No mistakes this time. Pure pleasure

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2002)

As a die hard fan of Star Wars, I was one of the, I guess, few who really liked Ep. 1 (yes I even liked Jar Jar (although not as much)). And not just because I am a die hard fan. I liked it because of a lot of things. But the general opinion was that it wasn't really that great. So I was really nervous about Ep. 2 because I knew that if it also weren't really great enough, the public opinion about SW would decrease drastically.
But I must say I have nothing to fear. Apparently Lucas listened to the public opinion, and made the movie based on, not only his own vision, but also the vision of the great mass of fans. He created what I would describe as one the ultimate Sci Fi, if not just movies, of all time. It includes so much that will leave one speechless. Acting, effects, story, and it makes so much of Ep. 1 that may have been confusing, clear as daylight. It has many a great reference to the later movies (ie the earlier ones in our time), and so much saber battle one could easily catch oneself drooling :)
The young Anakin is doing a great job with the task of turning an otherwise good and clever boy slowly towards the dark side. The plot thickens, if you look at the overall triology in this one. It is Ep. 2 which is really a tough position, because it lacks both a proper start, and a proper finish. It is darker and more vile than Ep. 1, just like we saw it with Ep. 5.
But all in all, the movie will leave one really visually numbed for hours. Like the brain hasn't got enough capacity to store all the impressions it gets... Solution: Watch it again and again... and again.... and :)