WARNING: SPOILER : The Attack of the Missed Opportunities

Rating: 5/10 (12 July 2002)

WARNING : SPOILER

STAR WARS II - from worst to best ... ============================================================>Assembly-Line / Stamping scene - worst scene of the movie, should be deleted. adds nothing to the story.
Car Chase Scene - borrowed from "The 5th Element" - 1997 sci fi film with Bruce Willis.
Arena Scene - one of the most tired and over-used movie scenes, borrowed from "Gladiator" most recently.
Marriage Scene - missed opportunity - its a very sad thing to get married in private.
Ending - missed opportunity - this is a Saturday afternoon serial film, there was no cliff-hanger til next time, George blows it again !!
Love-Hate Relationship - missed opportunity - i never saw her push him away HARD, and then PULL HIM BACK IN, and she should have been UNFAITHFUL with others to really drive a knife through his heart. I have _personal experience_ with a love-hate relationship, and this movie DOESN'T DO IT at all all. The viewer should have cried, imho.
Love Story - missed opportunity - viewers did not fall in love with Actor or Actress and thus the viewer did not get involved in the story. Both Amidallah and Anakin were wooden (although Anakin got much better when he got pi**ed off, and Amidallah is a better actress this time around.) Lucas would have done better to find a 25-year-old to play Anakin who looks like a high school kid, like Michael J. Fox.
Yoda Sword battle - missed opportunity - Yoda should have been much more of a pacifist, and he should have taken up his sword much more reluctantly than he did in this movie. I saw the movie in a theater with only 30 people, and this part, which was supposed to be the high point, turn out to be the low point for me.
Obi-Wan Kenobi - most animated actor of the film, all the scenes were he got to act were very good scenes.
Fight with the Bounty Hunter on Ocean Planet takeoff platform - my favorite scene in the movie. This one raised the hairs on my neck.

Overall Relative Ratings :
Star Wars IV - 10 stars
Star Wars V - 11 stars (is this possible?)
Star Wars VI - 5 stars
Star Wars I - 4 stars
Star Wars II - 5 stars