Up there with the originals - and Yoda fights!

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2002)

Brilliant, excellent, as good as all the original 3 movies. Having been a huge fan of Star Wars since my childhood I was a little disappointed by Phantom Menace. Not so Attack of Clones, it had everything - The humor, the action, the special effects, the dramatic plot, the immense sets with thousands of extras, etc. Star Wars fans, go see it as soon as possible.
Yes, perhaps the acting is wooden at times but so were the originals, no-one cared then except critics. Ewan McGregor is far less annoying as Obi Wan, having grown into the part well, and Christiansen portrays Anakin with a lot of maturity, he finds the schizophrenic nature of the character perfectly. C3PO and R2D2 are back with their double act, amusing as ever and Natalie Portman is better than in Phantom too, not as stilted, I felt. Plus Jar-Jar is hardly in it (although he plays a pivotal role in the war).
For the Star Wars fan there are a lot of extra plot points too. I found myself thinking 'Oh I see!', 'So that's why...' and 'I know that name!' all the way through. Very satisfying.
And it's a real treat to see Yoda displaying his skills with a light-sabre at last. Go see it, if you loved the originals then you'll love Attack of the Clones.