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Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2002)

As the NY Times said: "...the event will have all the spontaneity and surprise of an election day in the old Soviet Union."
I had hoped for more. I had hoped that Mr. Lucas was going to redeem himself from the fiasco that was Phantom Menace and create...more. Up until this point, romance had always been living right under the visible surface of the story line. It was an important part of the plot...and what made it important was that it was always inferred. Forbidden love fighting with the bravado that only a space cowboy can create produced a wonderful sub plot. Now it's a hokey love story where the best acting is done by a green guy that is entirely computer generated.
The high points are all attached to a reference from the first trilogy and sitting in the audience, you will note this with the murmurs, giggles and such. The Abbott and Costello teaming of R2/3PO, first references of the deathstar, the world where we first meet Luke grab us.
That all being said, it's STILL a must see. Finally, Mr. Lucas at his worst (not saying that this is his worst) is still better than most at their best.