attack of the clones and 2nd star wars trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2006)

I know people love the Star Wars films.I think ATTACK OF THE CLONES is a fine addition. No its not EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. I think in general that people take these films too seriously and want to make them the way they would like or have it done.I hear a lot of comparisons to the 1st trilogy{episodes4,5,6} and how much better the 1st trilogy is to these new films. Yes the Jedi are more amped to do more unbelievable stuff they could have been grounded a little bit more.You have to understand once the director has us he can take us anywhere do anything. Some say JarJar is too much and gets on their nerves and other things that annoys them about the new trilogy. You can say the same of the Ewoks in RETURN OF THE JEDI.I don't enjoy the original trilogy any more or less than the new trilogy. I think they are both satisfying. I seen the original Star Wars A New Hope in 1977 when I was 12 and it is my personal favorite film. No movie will do that for me as far as a movie-going experience again. I think it has to do with being young and something making an impression on you that is lasting. Now that i am older movies don't do that same thing for me even though I would like them to. It happens once in a lifetime. George Lucas has said that he wrote all the Star Wars movies and the Indiana Jones films in the style and vein of the thirties and forties movie serials. He wrote and gave us a big part of himself and made some really great movies. George did have Lawrence Kasdens writing help on EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and RETURN OF THE JEDI that may have given those films some thing that may now missing from the writing in the newer films. Nonetheless, George Lucas has innovated movie-making and entertained us immenseley. ATTACK OF THE CLONES is a great middle film that leaves you wanting more like it is designed to do.