The most enjoyable?

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2008)

No, the Prequel Trilogy is not as good. Yes, there are countless things(and this has many) to pick at, some downright cringe-inducing. But if you look at them, and try to choose the best parts, I would say that this fits my summary... for the new ones, of course. And we must decide by some system how viewable these are, because, let's face it... an awful lot of us are going to sit down and take them in, in spite of not expecting to be as into them as the OT(original... yeah), and knowing that we won't really be. My two cents? This is the most overall entertaining and re-watchable of the PT. As far as thrilling and fun light-saber swordplay, choreography, execution(in fact, of all six), yup, the best, all the way. The action, in general, receives top marks, as well. The villain... do I need to describe its awesomeness? If you have no idea what I mean, you probably haven't seen the film. The score... magnificent. There are beautiful images in this. But yes, there are awful moments herein... you've likely at least heard of them. The comedy takes a bit of a dive, with more than one piece of toilet humor(and there's a reason the slapstick isn't that popular, although there are exceptions). The acting could be better, but that goes for most of Star Wars(be honest now, people)(meanwhile, Neeson... wonderfully cast). Character writing, especially for the leads, could be more fresh for the franchise. The plot isn't bad, and develops reasonably. The pacing is adequate. The effects are pretty spectacular, if not always real-looking, but it only gets worse in the latter area, and some practical ones are still used here. The dialog is the least embarrassing of these three. The design is great. The DVD has trailers, TV-spots, about twenty(do note that length vary and not all have running times that go beyond ten minutes) featurettes, deleted scenes and a commentary track. I recommend this to fans of the series, George Lucas, and Ray Park(who rocks). 7/10