Begun this Clone War has!

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2002)

I was lucky enough to get tickets to the opening night of "Attack of the Clones" and let me tell you it did not disappoint. As bad as the name of the movie, I was expecting something along the lines of Phantom Menace. This is far from the truth! While Phantom Menace put emphasise on the special effects, AOTC goes into much more story detail. Without ruining it for you all, basically it starts off 10 years since Phantom Menace. Anakin Skywalker is older and more arrogant and Obi-Wan is more efficient at being a Jedi Master. This sets and backgrounds of the movie are unbelievable, and the music totally rules. John Williams has once again put a masterpiece together and used it on another master piece. Not only that, but he uses known tunes to signify important parts, such as the Imperial March.
What is also good to see are a lot of Australian Actors in it. Mainly because it was filmed in Australia, but it is still good to see recognisable faces. One thing that really made it stand up against Phatom Menace is the storyline in the movie. In Phantom Menace, the storyline was basically to introduce a few characters, but never really had much of a story. In ATOC, it is very easy to see what will connect with what. As a major Star Wars fan (although I didn't dress up), i noticed a lot of references to all the other SW movies, such as one funny quote that Obi-Wan says, "Honestly, one day i believe you will be the end of me!". But not only are the jokes references, but also character references and story references. But not only is the storyline good, but the jokes are many and plenty of laughs are had (look out for Yoda!). I believe that George Lucas truly wrote this one for the SW fans, not just anyone who happens to go see it.
However, be you a Star Wars fan or not, i thoroughly recommend you go see this movie. The action, storyline, music and even the romance, work well together to produce a terrific movies. May The Force Be With You!