Good effects, needed better plot and dialog

Rating: 1/10 (23 May 2002)

Saw this a couple of days ago, I liked the previous movies episodes 3-4 "Phantom Menace" was Ok, with the exception of Jar Jar Stinks. Thankfully in Clones he is reduced to a bit part. Anakin seemed to spend half the movie moaning about this or that, the movie itself was a tour de force "pardon the pun" of special effects and it was good see more of the star wars universe than just deserts and space stations. BUT the plot was the worst yet, the love story was lame. And even a plot error C3p0 & R2D2 now seem to be main characters in these movies too, but in Stars wars 4 Obi wan has no memory of them. Maybe if George Lucas didn't try to do all the main jobs director, writer and screenplay. Episodes 4-5 were directed by other people and where the best of the five movies so far.
In Clones, when Obi Wan goes to the street cafe, for information, two of the digital characters "the cook and robot waitress" seemed to have some sort of shimmer at the beginning of the scene, which looked like a fault. A full digital Yoda was very good and quite handy with a lightsabre, a good number of the audience laughed as this scene started but it worked better as it went along.
Overall good effects but needed better story, effects only carry a movie so far, although I'm sure it will still make a zillion dollars