Nice. Not so kiddie-proof.

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2002)

This one at least feels like Star Wars. I do wonder how the Jedi Council in their wisdom somehow allows Anakin to cut off contact with his mother ten years, letting her live as a slave instead of putting her up someplace nice on affluent-looking Corruscant.
They can fly across the galaxy in a blink. Don't they at least have e-mail?
As imperfect as this may be, if Attack of the Clones had been Episode 1, the second Star Wars prequal would have knocked Spidey off his perch a little more soundly. The Phantom Menace, despite the "exit polls" Lucas talks about, was suffocating, too spoon fed and child-proofed for any suspense to get rolling. It was a good-looking failure. Lucas threw over his devoted fans for somebody younger. . .just like Marcia did to him.
Sorry. Had to say it.