Please people... get off the high horse.

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2002)

The only thing that makes me laugh longer than bad movies are people who take summer popcorn movies waaaaaaay too seriously. And reading many of the comments from posters who say they were "bored" or "almost fell asleep" or "was just as bad as Phantom", these poor unfortunate souls walked into the movie theater thinking the screening was going to be a boardroom meeting instead of a form of entertainment. Let me be the first to tell you, this movie is "fun." Pure fun. Isn't that, ultimately, what movies are supposed to be? Fun? Which is what Star Wars is supposed to be. You see, somewhere, in a galaxy far, far away, idiotic fans "Star Trekked" George Lucas' masterpiece, turning Star Wars from a movie into a religion. And in doing so, many "fans" took "Phantom" and now this newest movie way way way too seriously, forgetting the one aspect that made the original triology work so well in the first place - having fun.
Yeah, the dialogue is terrible (and he had a professional writer help him this time - one day he will learn that he's a brilliant producer, an OK director, but he should never pick up the pen ever again). The one-liners reminded me Arnie, and caused me roll my eyes.
But my criticisms ended there. The movie is FUN! It had me laughing. The love story actually, in some small way, touched me. The battle at the end of the movie in the desert was much more sophisticated than that haphazard collection of cut-scenese from Phantom. The acting was very good, and there were many soothing "references" to previous (or future) movies, something that Phantom lacked.
This is a very fun movie, and I will happily see it again. No, it's not Shakespeare. But if you're expecting Star Wars to be Shakepeare, you've got much bigger problems than the Jedi currently face from the Sith Lords.
Go, enjoy, and for God's sakes... HAVE FUN!!