Painful to Watch

Rating: 5/10 (6 November 2002)

I saw this for the first time in IMAX format. While a couple scenes were quite good (esp. the gladiator-type scene), most of the movie was just plain awful. The writing, the acting and the story were often laughably bad. This is a perfect example of the "Emperor's New Clothes". Won't somebody stand up and tell Lucas that the quality of these movies has deteriorated beyond hope? If not for Natalie Portman wearing a ripped belly-shirt and no bra (with headlights often on), I'm not sure I could have tolerated sitting through this monstrosity. I still remember seeing Star Wars in the theater back in '77. It was an exciting and amazing experience. Now it's just a hopeless disappointment. George has ONE MORE CHANCE to redeem himself. Let's hope that he does!