One of the best Star Wars Films to date...

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2002)

As a loyalist to Star Wars, I have nothing but great remarks for the movie. Nonetheless, I will try to make an objective critic of the movie without giving away details. First, this movie has more action sequences than any other Star Wars film; incredibly action packed. The movie puts you on your feet with the opening chase sequence, and then settles you down telling the love story between Anakin and Padme, then you're strapped on a rocket and away you go. This movie is the link between Episode I and the older Trilogy we respect so well. Not to get into detail, but it starts to show how Anakin will take down the Dark Side and how the human Anakin starts to become the mechanical Vader. It shows how Bobba Fett will begin to follow in his fathers steps. How Luke Skwalker ends up with his Uncle Owen Lars and even when plans of the Death Star begin. All these things come into play. Lucas did a marvelous job with the story, which is what Star Wars has always been about. In the midst of the story, Lucas throws in some hardcore battle sequences unlike nothing ever seen. The ending leaves you waiting for the third film. I am not on the academy award staff, but there were some one liners that did not seem to belong in the film as far as dialogue. But when you look at it, those are the little things that are in all films. These professional critics are hell bent on trashing movies because there were clichés in the movie. What movie doesn't have clichés? In all, Star Wars has never targeted audiences for Best Actor, Best Actress categories, it has always been about telling the story. Ask yourself, why did you go see Star Wars? You went because you want to finish learning about the story or you went because it's going to be an action packed movie with special affects. You did not go because you wanted to see how well some new actor said `I love you'.