One of the most overhyped films EVER! PERIOD!

Rating: 2/10 (31 January 2003)

Hands up anyone who thinks that George Lucas should be shot for ruining a great series of films. Okay, so he did direct Episode IV which is in many peoples views one of the greatest films ever, fair enough, but that doesn't excuse him from the travesty he has now created.
It seems that he has lost the plot a wee bit when it comes to telling a story. In this day and age, special effects are now advancing to a point where in some cases they are overshadowing the story. This certainly seems to be the case with Episode I. There is a plot there, the only problem is that you have fight your way through loads of special effects, as good as they are, to get to it. Even the acting is abysmal. It's about as wooden as what you'd find in a Z-grade soap opera. What a waste of talented actors such Liam Neeson and Samuel L. Jackson hey. Lucas is technical director not an actors one and it shows.
It would have been a wise choice to let his mate, fellow Beard, Steven Speilberg to have a bash at directing an episode to show how incompetent Lucas really is when it comes to telling a story. Even Peter 'Bad Taste' Jackson would be more than an ample choice at helming an episode as he has definitely proved his worth with the first two Lord of the Rings installments.
A word of advice George, give it up while you're still in front. Episodes IV - VI are great films and that's what they'll be remembered for, not some money making scheme that the new films appear to be.