better than phantom............. but so are most movies

Rating: 6/10 (19 May 2002)

Alright im just going to get this out of the way, Aotc is better than phantom. ITs got a better story,better action, better effects and just plain more enertaining in my mind. With that said i will now let you know that doesant mean its that great of a movie. The writing is still bad, the acting is still not that great, the special effects are still way over used( the aliens in costumes look much better than the ones that are all computer), and the love story is just plain bad. Im not sure what lucas was thinking when writing out the dialog but its like he cant figure out how to have interesting conversations. Lucas never uses more words than he has to move the plot along(unless its to make a sassy remark at the worst times)Maybe its just me but i like to see normal conversations sometimes so that we can really learn about the characters.Action wise the movie is pretty good. The fight between Obi wan and jongo fett is great and anakin going on a killing spree was suprising and just plain awesome. But other moments when the movie could be great its killed by stupid jokes. The end was getting really good until c3po has to screw it up with bad jokes that dont fit.If Lucas has done anything right its that ill see episode 3 cause there is still a chance to end star wars with a bang. FOr me thats having a plot twist no one see's coming.WHy does anakin have to be Vader? WHy does he have to be the father of luke? With a few great twists at the end of these 3 movies can make you look at the other 3 in a whole new light and give them a whole new meaning. But is Lucas willing to grow some balls and take a chance? I doubt it.