Return of the magic

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2002)

Well hi there,
I'll make this short:
this movie brought back the magic in the SW series... where Episode 1 was a kind of prelude with some very nice bits in it (music, setup of grander schemes, saber duels, podrace), this episode really brings the magic Star Wars feeling back to the screen.
The acting was better than I expected, still soft in some spots, but, as someone said before, Star Wars is not always about the acting (Luke? Luuuuuuuuuuuuke?), but about the general magic feeling it tends to create. And Attack of the Clones really makes that happen, after a slow start (not bad start, just tempo-wise slow), the pace goes faster and faster, and I for one really like the way Anakin is potraited to succumb slowly to the dark side. Sometimes the movie is cheesy, sometimes too much CGI, but all in all, I think this one is very close to the original trilogy.
If you like Star Wars, go to this movie.
If you dont like Star Wars, just give it a try, I will guarantee that at least you will marvel at the effects, but maybe, just maybe, you will feel a bit of the magic too!
Lando