Mostly Harmless

Rating: 8/10 (17 May 2002)

Well part 2 has arrived. Like everyone who is going to see it for the first time I had the wonder, not the wonder of how amazing it was going to be, but the wonder of 'I wonder if it's any good'. So by I went in with mixed expectations and am glad I did. Yes over all it is better than The phantom Menace, but then again it could have been better. What stuck me most is that there are very few stand out moments, like the pod race in part one. What everyone will remember is the Yoda fight scene which is fun but short. The only other big moment was the space battle but again it seemed to short. Is it just me but has ship to ship combat which made up much of 4,5 and 6 to me so exciting almost been forgotten. The love scenes were there but apart from that they are not worth commenting on. Another thing that got me was that I have always had the idea that Jedis are hard, lightsaber welding mother f***ers, but in this film they do come over a bit wimpy.
Well was it worth the wait? No. Is it crap? No. Is it to complicated? At times. Should Mr Lucas direct ever again? Hard to say, No. Is the dialogue good? Well, I Believe that the Jedis use many many words, when one would do! So No. Is it any good. Well I enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed the Scorpion King. In fact,these films have many things in common. They have sword fights, They have lots of wonderful looking sets, they have wooden acting. They are really both fun no brainer. Maybe one of the biggest insults I have ever given to a star Wars film