Anakin

Rating: 1/10 (9 January 2002)

Underneath the Jedi lightsabre fights and breathtaking special effects, George Lucas has succeeded in making a great story for his fourth (or first, depending on how you look at it) Star Wars movie. This is not just a sequel that was made because Lucas wants more money (although of course, that would be one of the reasons too), but also because he has a story to tell: that even the sickest, cruelest, Hannibal Lecter meets Jack the Ripper villain was once a cute little boy. How in the world that the cute boy ever develops to be Darth Vader, that's the story of Star Wars Episode I through III.
This is the movie for everybody, which works in different levels for different person. Kids would love the robots and the lightsabre and the wacky characters like Jar Jar Binks. Grown ups would wonder how they made that CGI look incredibly real. As for me, the top reason why I watched this movie was Natalie Portman.
Aren't you looking forward to Episodes II and III (and, if Lucas remains true to his words, three other Star Wars movies)?