gud movie, but not as good as phantom menace

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2002)

Before watching this movie at the theatres, i had expected it to be a moderately gud movie. At first sight the 'cover art' remained illustrative to keep consistent with the previous movies, which i thought was best despite the age we are in with modern photography. The film started out well, but i began to have doubts as the movie progressed for numerous reasons. I thought the acting of Anakin Skywalker by Hayden Christensen was poor, and the performace of Obi-Wan Kenobi by Ewan McGregor wasnt as consistent as it was in the Phantom Menace. Especially in the emotional scenes, Anakins acting suffers a great deal due to lack of facial expressions and carisma. Even when his mum dies, you can tell the fake mourning blatently. The love scenes between Anakin and Padme didnt contain any depth, again due to Anakins poor acting (Natalie Portman as Padme was passable, but again not as gud as in Phantom menace). Obi-Wan was a much stronger character in the phantom menace, and he looses much of his acting quality due to keeping a still face for most of the movie. I thought the young Anakin in the phantom menace was a much better actor than the older one in Attack of the clones because of convincing acting. I thought another downfall of the movie was the dialogue, and corny jokes. A better dialogue delivery i think was in the older versions of star wars. The soundtrack however was good, as it captured the essence of the movie which was based on love more than anything else. One thing i didnt like in the phantom menace, was the 'over-doing' of special effects, which i think was solved in this episode. it was moderate and kept realistic, although the jedi masters gliding in the air was abit daft. Overall a good movie, but not as gud as the phantom menace.