Attack of the clichés

Rating: 1/10 (16 February 2009)

I know it was my own fault that I actually bothered to watch Attack of the Clones. This film was billed as a space soap opera but I had remained foolishly optimistic that Lucas could recapture the awe and wonder of the original Star Wars (episodes 4, 5 and 6). But, alas, I was wrong. Most of the film is basically blue screen replaced by CGI at the back with no story line in front. To top it all, the cheese is spread so thick you expect them to burst into song at any moment. If there ever was an opportunity for a future Darth Vader to hum us a ditty, he had it on that hill courting the princess. To this day I've never even bothered to see episode 3. The hills are alive...