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Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2002)

If you are a Star Wars fan (like me), you will love this movie. If you aren't you will love it anyway, but on a different level. George Lucas has given just about everyone a light-sabre, and there are some terrific battles, far better then anything in the other Star Wars movies. You see an entire army of Jedis, running forward and smashing aside laser blasts with their light sabres, and then crashing into an army of droids, which is truly satisfying, and the young Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan fighting back to back, which is a bit ironic really, considering what will happen in the later movies. Anyway, the battles are brilliant, and Yoda gives everyone a big surprise by turning up and showing us all just why he is the Jedi master. Unfortunately, the acting was pretty rubbish: Natalie Portman, who plays Amidala was completely flat, and Anakin Skywalker just couldn't pull off the bits when he wasn't angry. Samuel L Jackson was a bit of a disappointment too; he is an excellent actor, but was held back by the script. However, Ewan Mcgregor was excellent as Obi-Wan, and acted the part really well. No worries though, as the acting was never Star Wars' strong point, and the battles truly make up for it. There were also lots of references to the later movies: Anakin has his arm chopped off, we are shown how the Bounty Hunter Boba Fett came to be, and there is a brilliant line, when Obi-Wan says to Anakin, "I have a feeling you will be the death of me." So anyway, if you have not seen this movie, go and see it, as it is pretty damn good. Well done George Lucas, I can't wait for the next one!