Too much of a good thing

Rating: 4/10 (22 May 2005)

Where to start? CGI is wonderful, but too much reliance on it and you have this movie (and others like it). I loved the original 3 movies because fx and characters were beautifully blended (done even better in Lord of the Rings). It seems to me that Lucas was so disappointed in not having more sfx in the first trilogy that he's gone bonkers with it now. Word to the wise, George: less is more. There were several good things in this movie, despite the following: Anakin should have been a teen actor; what the Queen lacked in spirit she made up for in over the top costumes and makeup; Jar Jar needed subtitles-I don't know about anyone else, but I gave up trying to figure out what he was saying about 3 minutes into his first scene. For a movie that is supposed to set up the next 5, there was little background explanation..again, too much CG. Ah, well-GL is laughing all the way to the bank.