"TRULY... DEEPLY... DESPICABLE"

Rating: 4/10 (25 May 2002)

Apart from the usual fantastic special effects we are used to seeing from George Lucas, this movie lacks the drama the original trilogy put forth.
These prequels have been one disappointment to the other.
Phantom Menace: I speak for all of us when I say: Jar Jar Binks?
Attack of the Clones: Spare me the corny details of Anakin and Amidala's love affair! We understand they eventually had to fall in love, we knew it all along, so why do we have to see them frolicking around green pastures? Han Solo and Leia were in love and we didn't have to take this torture. As if it isn't bad enough, the dialogues seem to be written by a couple of 8 year olds.
What happened to Obi Wan? Was he this idiotic Jedi who had to wait to be an old geezer to win our hearts and BECOME wise?
Yoda's gift is wisdom, he's not an action figure!
What's up with the assembly line scene? What's that got to do with anything? We know they're making droids! I wish they would stop underestimating us.
Let me get this straight, Jango Fett is a bounty hunter? Why does he hire a "changer" (whatever the hell that is) to do his dirty work? Is it absolutely necessary for Boba Fett to be even in this film?
I could go on forever but...
In a nutshell, Attack of the Clones is better than Phantom Menace but it doesn't stand a chance against the original Star Wars trilogy.
On a positive note: Jar Jar Binks is over and done with!