Attack of the "effects"?

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2002)

Starting with the highlights: Absolutely superb effects all through the movie! My favourite was Yoda's light sabre duel. The depth & detail of the scenes was almost unbelievable it was so realistic. This film was a definite improvement on Episode 1.
A bit on the negative: Too much romance! In the words of my son: "It was Star Wars for women." Anakin & Amidala gave fine performances; But we don't go to a Star Wars movie for love scenes. (At least he didn't say "yippee" this time.)
The ending sort of left you hanging. But then so did The Empire Strikes Back. This is not necessarily a bad thing; but unlike "Empire Strikes Back" it seemed there should be a bit more wrap up.
I didn't notice anything spectacular about the acting. But the major actors carried their roles well (as usual). The new Anakin did much better than I expected.
All in all, I really liked the movie. It had all the requirements for the classic Star Wars movie: Plenty of action, lots of impressive effects, fantastic scenes (the best ever) and more exotic characters....And Jar Jar wasn't a major presence to my great relief.