An improvement over Episode 1

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2002)

Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones...whew, that's a long title. Anyway, it's an improvement over Episode I. "Clones" has a more mature story than "Phantom Menace" and interesting villians. The much-maligned Jar Jar Binks has a reduced role, and a young man, not a kid, is the lead actor in the movie. That bothered me about Episode I. Negatives: I still think George Lucas relies too much on computer- generated special effects and doesn't concentrate enough on developing his characters. IMO, none of the main characters in Episode 1 or 2 are as interesting as Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, or even Princess Leia. I hope "Attack of the Clones" is released to DVD sooner than was the case with "Phantom Menace."