Liked the movie - Hated Jar Jar

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 1999)

I have to say that although I liked the movie, it was neither as good nor as bad as I had heard. I liked it for the most part, but if I could have taken a little eraser and canceled the character of Jar Jar Binks, I would have enjoyed it more.
First off, his character's speech reminded me way too much of the character Prissy in GONE WITH THE WIND, offensive and annoying both then and now. There was no point to his existence other than comic relief, and the problem was, the people I was with didn't find him funny.
On the other hand, the effects were amazing, and the Pod-race scene and the "sword" fight with Darth Maul were spectacular. The underwater scene also blew me away.
I thought Jake Lloyd did a fine job as Annakin Skywalker, I merely took his character to be somewhat reserved (as a slave might be) rather than his acting as wooden. I thought the same of Natalie Portman. However, I thought Ewan McGregor was a poor choice for the role of Obi Wan.
Overall, the movie was fun but had it's flaws.