Episode Snooze - Attack of the Clowns

Rating: Null/10 (5 March 2003)

I'm still amazed to see people so in awe of computer wizardry in place of good acting that I had to add yet another comment (I promise it will be my last).
Episode II was much better than Episode I in many aspects, but once again the movie was more about special effects and less about the story, acting, good script, etc. I for one love special effects, but there needs to be a balance somewhere and these latest installments just don't have it. I agree, each actor is good in their own right, but a terrible script can't make up for performances more stiff than an overstarched shirt. Special effects should be used to help a story along, not be the story itself. Star Wars by its nature needs special effects, but why can't they be on a more simple level, as in the first series?
I'm also amazed by people who actually talk about "giddy antcipation" for the films, hey, they're just movies.... I love the whole sci-fi genre but, I don't camp out to see anything or anyone, I have a life AND this whole Jedi religion thing.... PLEASE.... Like I said it's a MOVIE, get a life and move out of your parents basement.
P.S. There are NO hidden meanings in Star Wars....