That's more like it!

Rating: 8/10 (30 November 2002)

'Phantom Menace' was a disaster. The story was boring, plus it included a disinterested performance by Liam Nieson and also the obnoxious Jar-Jar character.
Lucas listened to the fans (almost no Jar-Jar in Ep.II) and worked on the characters and story a lot more. If Ep.I was like that, this critical mood for the prequels wouldn't exist today.
Although the graphics are amazing, they still look not-real, but I guess that we all have to reconcile with the notion that Lucas has decided to create animated movies from now on.
My only major complaint is the fact that Lucas didn't hire Ryan Phillippe who auditioned for the part of Anakin. I just don't get it; Phillippe would be absolutely perfect as Anakin and he can act too...
8/10