great movie

Rating: 10/10 (22 April 2002)

based on other comments on this site, this movie should have been terrible. They were all wrong. Now to set a few things straight. George Lucas is not racist. The guy who did Jar Jar's voice was given the job because his voice was ideal for the character. Also, Jar Jar was not annoying. He was different that in other star wars films, but what about the elephant creature who played the piano in the bar? what about the Ewoks or the Jawas? None of them are what older people want in a movie- they are thought of as "cute" and "immature" but is there really anything wrong with that? Jar Jar lightens the film and adds a few slightly comical parts. He is not that bad and does not ruin the movie. Also, people complained about the acting. News flash! this is a Star Wars movie. If you want acting go see "A Beautiful Mind" or some phylosophical movie like that. This movie is supposed to be an entertaining Sci-fi film, not an oscar winning film. One more thing, there was nothing wrong with the effects. I thought they were very well done. why don't you try to go home and make a sequence like the pod race. and no, the pod race was not to long. It was fun to see and the effects were dazzling. It was not a waste of film. The people who did not like this movie need to remember that it is a PG which should also appeal to kids, not an R that is targeted to adults. Lucas knew this when he used Jar Jar, and Anakin and other once again "immature" characters. I enjoyed this movie and don't understand where all the complaints are coming from.