HUGELY ENTERTAINING

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2002)

Manage to catch the film in a midnight show on Wednesday.I'll try to be short and spoiler-free.The overall feeling one gets after seeing this film is that STAR WARS ARE BACK!!!Really this film delivers and is superior to the Phantom Menace in all aspects. The story is very good and its laying the groundwork for the classical trilogy.Humor is there in the right moments and in the right amount.Obi-Wan has the best lines and it was so lovely and funny to see C3PO and R2D2 sharing some screen time.The only thing that doesnt work is the love story.Written very poorly but performed ok is a step below the rest of the film. The work of ILM is clearly superior and if you have the chance of seeing the digital projection you will fully understand.The images are richer in depth and color with great details.You'll have to watch the film over and over again to apreciate its work.The work in Coruscant is excellent and the planet of Camino is great.The Caminoeans are the best aliens in this film. Acting is clearly far better due to the presence of a convincing Hayden Christensen,a very nice work from Natalie Portman(they match very well on screen), a perfect Ewan McGregor and of course Christofer Lee,Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett, Ian McDiarmid as Senator Palpatin.The role of Samuel L Jackson is expanded and his fighting scenes are great. The action is this movie is UNBELIEVABLE.Star Wars means action and we surely get what we want.There are great sequences like the chase of the jedi starfighter by Slave 1 or the fight between Obi-Wan and Fett.The fight in the Geonosis Arena is like nothing you have ever seen in a Star Wars movie.And finally Yoda is the one to watch for in the movie.Yoda as you have never seen or imagine before.Just sit down and enjoy. On the whole this is a hugely entertaining movie,is a real Star Wars movie which will keep you going back for more in the days to come.The best movie of the year is here!!!Dont miss it.