All special effects and no excitement

Rating: Null/10 (13 December 1999)

It seems to be a trend these days with all big blockbuster up-coming movies. They buy the best actors but don't use them to their own advantage. They put hundreds of scenes of special effects into the movie for the geeks. Sorry guys, but you are. They add stupid characters like Jar Jar Binks who are not pivotal to the plot anywhere, but are only there to sell more action figurines. This is why more and more people are focusing on independent movies. Little budget for special effects, great plot/story content. Didn't the original "Star Wars" have a little budget? And how come the space ships and cruisers in this movie look more advanced than the ones in the future?