Unlike the Original Trilogy

Rating: 6/10 (3 April 2002)

I had a different attitude toward this film than did most people, because I have never seen this film as being a true Star Wars film. to me this film is more of what you would call a spin off movie,Like those 2 made for TV Ewok films(only these are about the early adventures of OB1 Kenobi instead of Ewoks)The prequel trilogy is not(and will never be) true Star Wars. However, I have seen this film called the worst film ever made- I thinks that is over stating it just a bit! This is not the worst film ever made, but Star Wars it isn't. I believe that Geoprge Lucas would have been better off to have made the prequel trilogy as its own entity, and having no ties to star wars.
this film at best gets 3 out of 5 stars from me. If you've never seen it,the special effects alone are worth watching it at least twice, and the Light-saber fight scene is the best one they ever filmed. I wish Darth Maul would've played a larger role in the film. I felt that the whole virgin birth of Darth Vader and the references to ancient Jedi legend about the ONE who will bring balance to the force-I felt that was all unnecessary. and the I believe that the pod racing scene should've been done different, I dont think any mother in her right frame of mind is going to be that willing to let her son drive something that fast,furious and deadly- the story would've shown more of Anakin's will power to disobey and do his own thing if the writer would have had him to sneak off and race the pod.I also felt that the concept of Anakin Skywalker is the one who built C3-PO was also unnecessary(then why didn't he remeber C3-PO in the other episodes-get my point)--it sounds like I disliked the film but in truth I liked it,but to me, I will always see this film(and its 2 sequels)as a Star Wars spin off and not true part of Star Wars itself.