truly amazing

Rating: 1/10 (30 June 2002)

This movie absolutely amazed me and left me wondering. When did it really all go to hell? I like the original Star Wars movies. There nothing mind-shattering, but they're good. They certainly aren't good enough to have become what they became. An American institution. Moviegoers everywhere feel obligated to go see Episode II, even though Episode I was awful, because, well it's Star Wars. And I saw it too. But I saw it for free and still felt cheated. The movie has no heart. The dialogue is awful( fans say all the movies have bad dialogue and that's Star Wars ) The directing is flat, and yes I'll say that the special effects were awful. I enjoy a pretty landscape as much as the next guy, but in the end, I'm not gonna like the movie because of some establishing shots. The CG characters stick out like a sore thumb. The characters never really look like their anywhere( they often don't cast shadows or reflections ). The action scenes were boring( the clone factory one in particular ). And as for the big Yoda scene. I didn't see what the big deal was. It was as forgettable as the rest of the movie. Sure, the story is starting to piece together and there is no arguing that George Lucas has a vivid imagination. But the movie just left a terrible sour taste in my mouth. Let's hope it's mediocre box office sways him into making a decent movie next time and not worry about how many digital projection systems they'll be.