A truly great picture!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2002)

To be treated to such a wonderful movie experience is a unique time to let yourself go and forget everything around you. I could not do this with Spider-man. I just didn't like it. It was ok. With that said, one week later I saw Attack of the Clones. This movie is lightyears ahead of Spider-man. Everything work, even the slapstick comedy and the play on words. The visual scope od the picture is outstanding. The two new planets, as well as the additions to the old one (i.e. Naboo and Coruscant) really give the audience a real perspective at not only the beauty, but also the dark and gritty elements that has made the original trilogy so great. The acting is fine. Anyone who says Hayden Christensen i playing Anakin too arrogantly is right. That's the character. Anakin is an arrogant person. This is what makes him greedy for power. The love story works. Natlie Portman and Christensen provide a truly ramantic love story that makes you feel that they should be together, while also hinting at their togetherness' inevitable destruction. The action sequences weere unlike any I have ever seen. The chase sequence, the asteroid field, the arena, and the lightsabers all look spectacular. The one character that really does steal the movie is Yoda. We already knew he was a Jedi Master, now we see why. Lucas has enhanced his vision tremendously. The Phantom Menace was a decent movie, though not the greatest ever. Attack of the Clones makes The Phantom Menace a better movie. If you haven't seen it, rush out for a visual masterpiece that will take you in and leaveyou breathless.