Not So Great, But Better Than SW I

Rating: 5/10 (27 July 2009)

Some people try to excuse this childness of SW 1 and II by claiming that the original trilogy was enjoyed by kids. So What!? It was enjoyed by adult as well, and it was the adults that became the real fans. If Lucas would have stuck to his original format, this would have been a much more satisfying film.
In a desperate attempt to save money, I guess, Lucas produced a whole army of cartoon robots in a misnamed movie that should have been called Attack of the Robots, not clones. The only clone of a living being in this movie was Jango Fett's son Boba.
All of this is surrounded by an ineffective love story between two people of different ages. One would think that with at least ten years (and maybe more) between them, you would see that difference clearly in Amidala's overall appearance compared to that of Anakin. It does tell me something about Anakin's youth, however.
Also, too much line stealing from the first trilogy. I can live with the rebellious teenager at this point, though it seems border line believable from one who is to become a Jedi. Maybe I'm just expecting such individuals to be more studious at this point.