My God, was this film awful.

Rating: Null/10 (8 January 2004)

Like everyone else, I looked forward to this movie, and was excited to see it. However, with the exception of George Lucas' family (and employees), any person who has seen TPM should be honest enough to admit that it sucks. It sucks long, and it sucks hard. The writing and direction are simply awful, and no amount of technical or visual legerdemain can redeem that. The saddest thing is that TPM (and the even worse Attack of the Clones) diminish the original trilogy. George, you had your billions: you should have left well enough alone.