The magic of the originals is back and better than ever!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2002)

STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES **SPOILERS**
FILM RATING: ***1/2
REVIEW: What ever happened in `The Phantom Menace' that left Star Wars fans with a sour taste in their mouth is GREATLY forgiven with this new Episode of the Star Wars prequel trilogy entitled `Attack Of The Clones'. George seems to have gotten it right this time around. The formula that surrounded the old trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI) as well as keeping to the feelings of what this trilogy has become with `The Phantom Menace.

The acting is what it should be and not as what it was in `The Phantom Menace'. In Episode I we seemed to have been treated with a William Shakespeare language going on, but toned down. Making the acting look kinda flat. You might find some in this movie but not as much, giving the actors plenty of room to act more natural. Which is good in my own opinion. At first Anikan seems flat, but as the story prgresses he gets better as well as his angry emotions. The way George does the story with his mother being tortured at a Tusken Raider camp is really great. And with Anikan coming at the slightest time to see his mother pass away was so dramatic and we could tell that this story telling was filling it's place more than ever. We can now see Anikan slowly being turned to Darth Vader. There are many plots that come into this film that it's hard to keep up, but I assure you, you'll start to understand what's going on.
SPOILERS:
The music fits perfectly with this movie as well as Jango Fett. He kicked some ass in this one I must say but feel victim to Mace Windu after the confrontation in the arena. We finally get to see action come with Yoda. I never thought George would pull it off but he did. What made the originals so great was R2D2 and C3PO always ending up in a funny situation. This time George let's that happen again, and it's funnier than anything that's happened to the Star Wars series. I must say, this prequel attempted the impossible and succeeded. It will be hard trying to beat this one, but with Episode III heading our way I can't help but feel that AOTC has only hit the tip of the iceberg!