Pathetic successor to brilliant original trilogy

Rating: 1/10 (24 June 2005)

This movie is so unbelievably bad, it is almost unwatchable. This trip to the theatre was one of the few times I seriously considered asking for my money back. The characters were forgettable, the plot ridiculous, and I *hate* movies where some Whiz Kid is the hero. My friend brought his 2 children, aged 4 and 5, which was good, since the entire movie was aimed toward them. Almost all of the special effects money went to creating aliens who were virtually unconnected to the plot. When the Jedi was killed near the end I thought, "who cares" since I couldn't even remember his NAME at that point. On the drive home, I realized that I couldn't name the alien with the big ears, or the Queen or Princess or whoever she was. And I had just seen the movie! If all of them had been killed, I would have just shrugged. The plot, along with the ridiculously bad writing and acting, made it impossible to care about them. All this from a man who saw the original Star Wars 50 - yes FIFTY! - times IN THE THEATRE!
A truly pathetic successor to the brilliant original trilogy.