Star Wars: Episode II, A force to be reckoned with!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2002)

This movie has excelence written all over it! I utterly loved this film. Not only does it return us to the original feel of the first trilogy, it gives us a new one that levels on the same merrits as the first. This film makes Episode 1 also better, becasue this practically starts off where the other left. Apart from it being 10 years later. The plot and overall themes are both excelent and dark, with a few added twists and suprise thrown in for good measure. And trust me, there are some scenes that will be instant classics among all other scenes in film history!
The special FX are top notch, and although there might have be the same amount or more fx in this movie than the last, to me at least, I didn't feel swamped by them. They just "were". Yes there is "eye candy" loads of it, but it won't detract you from whats happening.
Ok, now I've read that the critics say that the dialog and acting was either bad, or campy. But come one! It's Star Wars! I believe the acting to be good infact, however the dialog is just as good as any of the other movies. We shouldn't be expecting Shakesperean prose, rhyming couplets at the end of each act! Altough there was one in the end of Episode 1, actually. :) It also contains the fair amount of humor we all love in the first trilogy, but which perhaps Episode 1 took a little overboard and made it childish. This one goes back to its roots and gives you a chuckle and sometimes a hardy laugh, but never does it try to be too overly wacky.
Overall this is a definite improvement over Episode 1 if you think Episode 1 was bad. (All though I didn't)This actually helps Episode 1 bridge some of the gaps it had with the first trilogy as well. Its exciting, its suspensfull, its funny, and its sad! Everything you want in a blockbuster summer movie! Trust me, this is a excelent movie! When the credits started rolling the only thing I was angry about was the fact that now, I got 3 years to wait for part 3! ***** out of *****