Fun and exciting, but Jar Jar Binks should die horribly

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 1999)

The movie itself was really good. It didn't live up to all the hype surrounding it, but then again, what ever does? If you don't go in with these lofty expectations, I think you'll find the movie quite entertaining and fun.
Now I'm going to nitpick, these didn't necessarily make the movie bad, but they did suck.
1. Jar Jar Binks should be completely cut out of the movie. He's a stupid and annoying character. (For those of you who don't know, he's the fully CG character that follow Qui Jon and Obi-wan around.)
2. The little innuendo's between Anakin and Queen Amadalia were just a little too "ew ew, he's 9 and you're 17!! EW!!!"
3. Don't scientifically try to explain the force. Its just the force. (I'll let you see the movie to explain this, its a minor point, but annoying.)
4. Lightsabers should be able to cut through forcefields damnit! That's why they're such a damn cool weapon. (Once again, see the movie.)
Now parts that I REALLY enjoyed.
1. Darth Maul. All I can say, without giving anything away, is that he's bar none THE coolest character in Star Wars. Even though he has like 5 lines, his presence, and sword technique are just WAY TOO COOL. Trust me, you'll be blown away by the fights that he has, especially with the 2 jedi at once. DAMN cool!
2. Senator Palpatine/Darth Sideous. He was great as well! He did a good job conveying a certain duality, while remaining manipulative, good job!
3. R2D2: All I can say is that droid rocked out! I really liked him in the movie. I've always wanted an astromech droid, and I now want one even more. C3P0 was cool too, just because you could see these cool spinney things in his head! *grin*
4. The cameos. All I'll say about this is look for some cool things on Tatoine. Especially in the pod race, sitting on the mountains, "watching" the race. ;)
I'm going to go and try to see this movie again this coming weekend when I go home. There are just SO many things that go whizzing by, that I want to have another look-see to see what I missed.
So enjoy. Go see the movie if you can get tickets, it's well worth it!