Better luck next Time, George

Rating: 2/10 (26 August 1999)

I am just coming from the swiss premiere, and I am really disappointed. I already guessed that TPM wont reach Return of the Jedi, not to speak of New Hope or Empire strikes back.
Why made George Lucas a Disney-Movie? Disney makes 'em better! He once said, that he has to reach the generation which did not grow up with the trilogy. What a **** excuse. Most of this generation already saw the trilogy. The only generation who did not grow up with Star Wars was the one in the time of the New Hope. And they loved the real Star Wars.
I won't say anything about Jar Jar, he disqualifies himself.
There are two other thing that really made me angry:
1. The Pod Race. It isn't thrilling, it isn't cool, nothing. It is much more fun to play it on the PC. The whole scene is much too long and the cuts are not fast enough. You don't feel anything when you see this one.
2. Darth Maul: ok, I knew that he wouldn't reach Darth Vader. Nobody could do that. But pleeeease George: Make him more evil next time. Darth Maul wasn't but a better Federation Robot. I am not the one who argues about developping caracters and so on, New Hope worked well without it as well, but a Lord of the Sith should be really evil, and not only a good fighter.
There were may other things making me really angry, but lets not forget the good things of this movie:
1. Special Effects: Tremendous, the Visual Effects as well as the accustic. 2. Dart Sidious, although most of him was already shown in the teaser. 3. And what's most important: It's a Star Wars Movie. It's just as Brosnan-Bonds: Although they ain't any good, you have to see them.
But please, George: Don't try to take the Disney-Road, we love you for the Trilogy and not for Jar Jar, Computer Games and Merchandizing Stuff.
After all, I hope, Mel Brooks makes a Sequel to Spaceballs, someone has to comment TPM.