Worst of the saga, but not a bad film overall.

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2010)

This is perhaps one of the most publicly criticized films of all time. Lucas' first star wars film in almost 20 years- the most hyped of all of them- and most felt that he botched it.
It's been on DVD for eleven years now, and I've seen it many times. Minus Jar Jar, this movie would be an 8 or a 9 in my opinion. Amazing special effects and spectacular action scenes make this movie great. The plot is more of a "oh, that's how it started" thing, so it's not a best picture winner. But it's been hated for far too long. The acting is how it should be; Jake Lloyd was just a kid then (just like his character), so his corny lines can be forgiven.
Exceeding absolutely EVERYONE'S expectations was the end lightsaber duel. Brilliantly choreographed, good use of special effects, and a tragic loss at the climax that is followed by a SICK killing move that ends the antagonist, Maul (a great bad guy, despite saying, like 13 words).