George, we miss the passion from the originals.

Rating: 6/10 (16 May 2002)

As a child, I must have seen the original three episodes about 100 times. The movie was presented to me in a way that was easy to understand and the characters were well defined. You knew who the bad guys were...and who were the heroes. The effects were awesome, yet simple compared to today's standards. At the end of "A New Hope", I couldn't wait to see the next movie. At the end of "Empire", I was jumping out of my seat...applauding and cheering.
But now....
My good friend and I saw it 'this morning' at a midnight showing. When it was over...no one clapped, or cheered. We all just walked out. I could sense from the other viewers the disappointment I also felt. The effects were wonderful....but almost TOO much. Where was the heart of the movie like "A New Hope"? My friend quoted it perfectly..."They should call this sequel 'Anakin Creek'".
AOTC is a good movie, but is far from reaching the standards we have come to love from the originals. It is much better than Phantom Menace (easy enough). I feel that Mr. Lucas has chosen to ignore the cries from his fans and decided to simply make a movie for himself. So many of the action sequences are OVERDONE. He might like all that eye-candy, but fans like us want a better story....not a city of floating cars.
We all have learned in English class the term "KISS" or Keep it Simple Stupid. There are too many plots going on that are poorly defined. The love story (or lack of it) is worse than a TV daytime SOAP. Finally, there is just WAY too much animation. My guess...you could easily cut out 30-45 minutes of the stuff and still have a great movie.
Please Mr. Lucas, review original Star Wars episodes. Create that type of energy and plot line for us when you make the next one. We like simple stuff like light sabers, tie-fighters, good guys, bad guys, and Han Solo. Leave the digital effects for Pokemon.
PS - Delete Jar Jar Binks.