A 9 of 10 on the account it's better than "The Phantom Menace"

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2002)

"Attack of the Clones", which is the second film in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, is about ten times better than "The Phantom Menace". The hype surrounding "The Phantom Menace" was phenomenal. When "The Phantom Menace" was first released, it disappointed a lot of people for reasons that are really to numerous mention.
"Attack of the Clones" is a lot better than "The Phantom Menace" for several reasons. First off, it is simply more impressive than "The Phantom Menace". "The Phantom Menace" seemed to rely a lot on action and special effects, rather than characters and story. "Attack of the Clones" has a lot more focus on story and characters, which is good. The romance between Queen Amidala and Anakin Skywalker is right on target. Luckily, the romance between these two does not get in the way of the films story, which if not handled correctly, would have almost certainly happened. The story is impressive as well. We get a lot of background information surrounding events that would occur in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. One example, which I believe to be the most important, is that we learn Anakin Skywalker's motives for becoming Darth Vader. Another would be is that we learn about the rise of the Empire and the formation of the Stormtroopers. Probably the coolest, not the most important, is that we learn some background information about feared bounty hunter, Boba Fett.
As I said before, "Attack of the Clones" may prove to be the best film in the prequel trilogy. It gives us a lot of information on upcoming events in the original trilogy.