Truly Amazing on so many different levels (EVEN AFTER 5 TIMES of Watching..hehehehe)

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2002)

This film is absolutely brilliant. Whether you like Star wars or not....it doesn't matter. This film is undeniably great, not just visually but acting wise. As a Brit Ewan McGregor is fantastic, he holds the screen well and how Liam Neeson did in The Phantom Menace he pulls off being the wise Jedi very well. Obi-Wan is essential to the plot as we all should know what is going to happen but Lucas keeps us guessing how it happens. Ewan McGregor especially as he seems so strong but has this degree of humanity that when watching, the viewer can really relate to. Episode IV to VI were so brilliant because of Han Solo keeping the comic element there....were episode 1 failed is to re-create a character of comedy....they tried with Jar Jar Binks and it did work to a degree but Han Solo was really arrogant and that made him appealing..as his comic relief was essential for the whole series. In Attack of the Clones (AOTC) Hayden Christensen amazes me as his acting ability is fantastic not only does he portray Anakin as strong and arrogant but his facial expressions are fantastic and change the whole tone of the movie.....he really shows that inside Anakin is a boy who just needs to get out so he can be a man. Christensen shows this brilliant and comes across very evil at times and really keeps the viewer enthralled as he allows everyone to see how he is slowly becoming seduced by the dark side. Anakin and Obi-Wan make this film amazing to watch and u can really relate to everything that goes on. Christopher Lee in a role much like his role in Lord of The Rings is a very good bad guy and is very arrogant. He really does give Obi-wan a nemesis.....Anakin is not only battling with his feelings with the Dark Side but with Padmé...on paper a love story doesn't really fit at all into the story because Star wars seems like a guy thing...just loads of action....but how wrong we could be. Lucas doesn't over do it....but emphasises on the natural feeling between the two...and Christensen really does show how versatile he is, as an actor....the chemistry between him and Portman make the film very interesting....and like I said before abt the need for relief from an all action plot...it is a nice diversion. If you see this film you have to see it for Yoda....as Yoda is absolutely brilliant at the end....tt final scene towards the end will be remembered form years to come...as 25 years of waiting to see what Yoda can actually do is finally seen. In conclusion to this epic adventure.....Lucas stays close to the story and fuses together the fundamental key characteristics of what made Star Wars, Star Wars....he substitutes Anakins arrogance for Han Solo's comic relief....but tt alone is not enough....so he uses the diversion of a love story to ease the whole action. At the same time he runs sub-plots into the film...introducing new ideas and although the eventual ending is already known....u never quite noe where the film is going to go next. This is what George Lucas has done amazingly....Im not a person who goes to see films over and over again...but films I truly respect and love for what they do critically should be watched and watched over and over again. Star Wars and LOTR come under tt category.....but AOTC has met the hype of the two new films together....it is a joy to watch...its only friday and I have seen it 5 times.....its not sad....if you see it...you can see no matter how perceptive u r to wot is going on, on screen u always pick up on sub-plots.....and Lucas has wrote this script like a book because its so unpredictable....Jango's character should return as tt is one of the minor details tt u can only pick up on if u see this film again and again...I suggest to any1 who has seen it, to see it again even if they do not like it....give urself a chance to see how great this film is...and how it works on the five levels a film should, Sociological, philosophical, Religious, psychological and suspense...the fact AOTC is such a big budget picture and it can do this is truly amazing......if u see one film this summer see this film. Get down to the nearest theatre that shows it digitally...becasue if you see it digitally...u will just simply look in ore...of the amazing effects....in the end....ull get your money's worth even if you don't like Star Wars...its a brilliant romance...its not a Pearl Harbour romance...it has depth to it....watch it twice...because if you dunt....it will plague ur mind.