I should have waited to see Star Wars II on DVD

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2002)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones was pretty much what I expected. I wasn't really looking forward to going to this one since I had been disappointed by the "re-makes" of episodes IV, V, and VI. (So-called improvements to IV, V, and VI failed to eliminate artifacts and visual flaws in scenes with star patterns for example. In those re-makes I had expected technical adaptations, not character additions). But with Episode II - Attack of the Clones, I could not detect such imperfections (short of the tape change markers). In my opinion, the continuity to the story could have been better; there seemed to be some jumping around from one set of characters to another. The fact that the story takes place before episode VI limits the parameters to the extent that there was little room for expanding the story itself. In my opinion, the movies should have begun from episode I instead of episode VI. In any case, I managed to sit through much of the movie with some level of patience. About the last 20 minutes contained most of the action which was (in my opinion) somewhat predictable. I emphasize somewhat. Perhaps I would have enjoyed Attack of the Clones if I were 16 again, but I would have preferred to see it on DVD & on my 70" TV. When the movie was over, there was NO APPLAUSE. This is the first time that I have been to a Star Wars Movie when this did not occur. The small crown could have had something to do with it...maybe.