Felt like a Star Wars movie again

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2002)

People expect another New Hope or Empire (by far the best). I don't think that can happen. Having said that, man, this movie rocked! But no one I see it with seems to appreciate it as much as me. I will grant that some of it is cheesy (a good 25-30 minutes are pretty [unintentionally] funny) and the acting isn't great (though Ewan McGregor was perfect), but I don't understand people's gripes about the storyline. I thought it was phenomenal AND much more subtle than most people seem to realize. Example- the request for the clones by Lord Tyrannus. If that name doesn't ring a bell, YOU MISSED A LOT.
The movie did what it had to do brilliantly- set up the events of the third one (much like ESB and ROTJ).
But more important than any of that was that the movie actually felt like it came from the Star Wars universe. Phantom (which sucked) lacked that feeling- it could have been about anyone, anywhere. This one had the flavor, the Force, and the fights that ALL of us wanted to see. And that is undeniable.
Better than Jedi this movie was.
Peace