The saga has lost it´s magic.

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2002)

First of all, i want to point out that i´m a scifi-fanatic. About Episode 2... As a scifi movie this one is great. However, as a Star Wars movie, it sucks! Lucas has managed to kill every part of that special mood the Star Wars movies always had. What we have here, is an orgy of 3D animations. Nothing wrong with that, but this is too damn much. And those "realistic" 3D animated stand-ins, doesn´t move especially realistic. Everyone can easily see that they are animated. (Lucas, you should have contacted Pixar in that matter...) Humor, like in the first 3 episodes? Forget it! Kids will probably like this one, but old Star Wars fans wont! Episode 2 is not even close to worthy the name Star Wars!
See it, but think of it as the sequel to Fifth Element, Starship Troopers and/or Abe´s Odyssey...