Caught up in the Star Wars thing again

Rating: Null/10 (21 June 2002)

(because I wasn't after the Menace.)
I enjoyed this one alot more than Episode 1. There were actually some plot lines that weren't that obvious - and here and there a dash of ambivalence about the characters. It was just enough to encourage some 'effort of thought' on the part of the watcher - to go with all the eye candy. It is worrying to think that the 'complexities' of the plot might account for it's disappointing box office showing (as some have suggested).
Some silliness along the way of course - I particularly enjoyed the moment when Ewan Mcgregor used the term 'south' to help position a planet in space. Most amusing. The gratuitous, 'Im beside myself' gag was also quite unforgivable.....
But for those who haven't seen it yet - do so. It's not bad for all that. It looks superb, and I found myself caught up in the whole fairy tale once more.