Nothing special

Rating: 6/10 (9 June 2002)

Episode II was better than Episode I, but that doesn't really mean to much considering how bad Episode I was. AOTC was just your average summer movie with a bad plot and VERY BAD dialogue. I mean, it seems like the actors half to pause before delivering the next line. There is no flow in conversation, but then again most of the characters don't have anything meaningful to say. Example, when Sam Jackson says "The party is over." Did a 5 year old write that?

I really didn't think the acting was as bad as many people seem to think. I think the dialogue was what made the actors seem so bad. Hayden Christensen is no Bob Diniro, but I don't think he was that bad. I thought Sam Jackson had the worst performance.

I was highly disappointed in the Yoda/Dooku fighting scene after hearing about how good it was supposed to be. I mean, what did it last maybe a minute. And all Yoda does is jump around and do little flips in the air. I thought the Dooku/Obi Wan fight was better.

Also, there are too many CGI monsters and backgrounds. The big battle scene in the coliseum was a poor rip off from Gladiator. I mean, all those CGI monsters just look to fake and all the robots running around, you can't pay attention to anything because there is too much on the screen at the same time.

FINAL VERDICT: If you want to see a good summer movie, watch Spiderman. You will only like AOTC if you are a Star Wars geek, so don't waste your money at the theater on this.