So frustating - very pale in comparison to original trilogy

Rating: Null/10 (17 February 2004)

After watching Attack of the Clones a few times - I just find it so frustrating to watch when drawing comparisons to the original trilogy.
I only would wish that George Lucas would not make any more Star Wars films - as they are all just screwing around with the sentimentality of fans of the original.
The plot still revolves around the same bunch of dry characters. The acting is just so wooden when compared to the original trilogy - but I don't think the wooden acting is helped anyway with the horrible dialogue in the script. You will be just cringing at listening to the actors - it is painfully bad (see Yoda for the best/worst example). I feel that the characters in the original three have more soul - they are full of life unlike everyone in this film.
The sound effects are distracting to the point of unbearable. Every single creature has a distinct sound-effect, as well as every gun, every space ship - haven't these sound effect guys have ever heard about "Less is More"!
The visuals are equally as distracting and annoying as the sound effects. Just about every single shot is crammed full of computer generated effects (a la the Star Wars Special Editions of the late 90s). Yoda and even the storm troopers are all digital effects - it just feels cheap and soulless. Are we watching a cartoon here?!
I think that these new Star Wars movies have meant death for everyone's careers involved with it (maybe apart from Ewan McGregor).
The final action sequence is not bad - but why sit through 137 minutes of soulless commercial crud just to get there?!
George Lucas ain't a genus - and Star Wars Episode 2 is proof of this. I wish he would give up his day job! Even though this is better than the totally limp Episode 1 - it is still infuriatingly bad.