What a bummer, George...

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2002)

I can't figure out why others thought this was so good. After so much excitement in the build up, I was very disappointed.
The story is disjointed and cliched, the action scenes purposeless. The Padewan disobedient at every possible moment (if Obi Wan says "yes, my young padewan" one more time I'll scream), the love story risible, young Anakin whined on and on (he was supposed to be a dark and angry character, but ended up sounding like a spoiled brat) and the sfx scenes ok when we finally got there. The most enjoyable moment was the hysterical scene where 2ft nothing Yoda fought 6ft 4in Christopher Lee (Count Dooku or someone else - I was too confused to figure it out). It was good to see Kiwi actors speaking Kiwi english.
I guess it's difficult to write something credible when one is trying to make all the bits of a story fit into a pre existing work. However, I don't know whether I want to see the last episode in 2005. Sorry George, Episode 2 sucks.