enjoyable,but christensen was terrible

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2002)

I saw Star Wars episode II last night on digital projection and it looked unbelievable. I had a good time,but I think Lucas needs to bring in another writer for the next episode if not for the fact that the dialogue especially between anakin and padme was stiff and wooden. Christensen was terrible and not convincing as the arrogant young jedi. But I think a lot of the problem was he was miscast. Joaquin Phoenix as a young jedi would have been PERFECT. Even Portman,who is usually a great actress, looked stiff. Macgregor was good as Obi Wan and his sequences of investigating the planet Camino and finding out about the clones and Jango fett was fun. I wish Lucas had gone deeper into the Clones themselves and why Jango was the host for these clones. The fight scene between Jango and Obi Wan was awesome. Jango kicked butt and was one of the best parts of the movie. Really slick character. The flow was hurt by the budding romance scenes and not enough on the clones or Yoda. The fight between Yoda and Dooku was cool,but too short. I guess we have to just enjoy the prequels for what they are,technical marvels.