Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones

Rating: Null/10 (2 June 2005)

It's hard to say anything that hasn't been said before about Star Wars, any Star Wars. All I can add is anything anyone has against the dialogue in the love scenes, Lucas knew prior to shooting, and it was completely intentional. The love scenes and the declarations of love were written and shot in an old-fashioned 1930s style, as pertaining to westerns and serials of the period. You don't even have to buy it, just read Mythmaking: Behind the Scenes of Attack of the Clones; it's very informative. Episodes I-III are very plot heavy. Each scene means something to the whole. And this episode is very necessary in making Anakin's pledge to the Dark Side work. If you don't watch this first or take what happens in this film as laid groundwork, then Anakin's turn in Revenge of the Sith will sound forced and contrived. I'm intentionally not breaking into a long list of I LOVE THIS and I LOVE THAT because it just sounds pedantic to me. Having rated it 10 (for the entire saga) should be enough. And besides, you can hear all the same crap from someone else.