Two Words: Yoda Rocks!

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2002)

I would never make it as a movie critic; they said the movie was slow paced, I looked at my watch 30 minutes into the movie & was surprised to see 2 hours had actually passed. They said the dialog was awful and the acting stilted; I watched Anakin struggling with his feelings throughout the film and saw my own teenagers on the screen. Lucas and Hayden nailed teen angst perfectly.
The one thing the critics and I agree on is the special effects. The movie is stunning with mesmerizing action. The digital characters are amazingly realistic; Portman and MacGregor had better watch out, George may not need them next time. I'm waiting for the spin-off starring Yoda, because in "Clones" Yoda really rocks!
The only thing I didn't like was the sound effects. Apparently all spaceships, speeders, etc. sound exactly like pod-racers. You would have thought Lucas could have varied that a bit.