Just what I had hoped for, almost

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2002)

I saw AOTC yesterday. In fact, I saw it twice yesterday. In fact Im planning on seeing it tomorrow. To all the critics and nay sayers out there I would just like to say that I think you all might be just a little crazy.

What I liked.
In one word, ACTION!!! From start to finish this film has an exciting energy that makes you want more.
Interactions between characters. It was great to see the characters together in this movie. I though the relationship between Obi-wan and Skywalker was great. I truly felt the relationship between master and student. A relationship that included respect, love and friendship coupled with jelousy and rebelion.
This movie is filled with ACTION!!!!!
The love story. OK, call me and old softy, call me a wuss or what ever, but I really enjoyed seeing this on screen. I was truly touched by the longing that Anakin felt when he expresed his love for Padme. What's amazing is that I felt this way even through some really clunky dialog. Thats a testament to both Portman and Christinsesn and their ability to take so-so lines and breath life into them.
THE ACTION!!!
The comedy of this film was great. I laughed so many times at this flick. Lucas did a great job of encorporating the the aformentioned action sequences with a comedic feel. McGreggor has a couple of really great one liners during some of his sceens, and in the final battle C-3PO actualy achives what Jar-Jar was supose to in TPM, make us laugh with strait physical comedy.
What I didn't like
There were very few things that I didn't like but there were a few
Jar-Jar. Even though hes only in the movie for a few sceens he still managed to suck. I do like the fact that he is responsible for giving The Palpatine ultimate power if for no other reason than to hate him more.
The Dialog(specificly the love story) While I thought most of the dialog was ok, the love story lines were pretty lame. If George got his wife with stuff like this God help her. One line in particular stand above all others as bad. That's the one about the sand. I won't repeat it here, it shouldn't be repeated anywhere. Luckly as I said before, in a whole the dialog doesn't destroy the film, but it dose stick in you side from time to time.
Jar-Jar. Still have a bad taste in my mouth from TPM. Wish Mace would have decapatated him instead of Fett.
Wanted to see Anakin kill the Tuskin raiders. This is just a small little point but I thought that would be cool. I guess George wants to hold off on that kind of evil untill E3.
Jar-Jar, Come on, you knew it was coming.
All in all, I really enjoyed this movie. I would have to say that it ranks up there right behind Empire but dosen't quite beat it, but what movie can. Im glad to see that Lucas isn't such a dope after all. One of my biggest problems with TPM was that I spent half the movie looking forward to the parts coming up. Not so with the origional triloigy and not so for this movie.