Why all the negativity ?

Rating: Null/10 (18 May 2002)

Star Wars has always been about fun, 2 hours of pure unadulterated fantasy, nothing too heavy, nothing too brain taxing, after all, the films are kids films (big or small !!!!!).
The acting and dialogue have never been of Shakespearean quality so why complain now, Christensen is no worse that Ford was, some of his acting in Ep IV was cringeworthy, but hey, we all loved it.
Mr Lucas was always going to be on a loser from some quarters comparing the new films to the original trilogy, because society now dictates that 'we' build someone up, then knock them down hard.
I took my 11 year old daughter to see AOTC, met up with her school friends and parents and we had a ball. The atmosphere in the cinema was electric, everyone enjoyed the movie, it was 2+ hours of escapism, nothing to gripe about, everything to enjoy. I left the cinema with a warm glow knowing I had seen the 2nd best Star Wars film, and of seeing my daughters and friends reaction to the Yoda / Dooku fight ( jumping up and down screaming and cheering ). I'm sure she left the cinema with the same feeling I had 25 years ago.
We will definatley be seeing it again and again, untill the wife threatens divorce, and even then it will be a tough call !!!!!
To all those unsure about seeing the movie GO SEE IT, you cannot fail to be disappointed, you will not be offended, it is a great movie. To the negative reviewers, I accept you have your own opinions, but lighten up, as i said at the beginning, these are fun films, nothing else, rediscover the child in yourself.
Oh, and the Yoda duel is the greatest thing I have ever seen in a film.