Strong Is the Force w/ AOTC

Rating: 10/10 (14 May 2002)

George Lucas - although the master of bad dialogue - draws us back into the wonderful Star Wars universe we came to know & love decades ago.
AOTC ushers in a host of Star Wars mythologies that have long been points of conjecture and debate w/ fans and scribes. The origins of the Fett family, Anakin's evolution into Darth Vader, the very spawning of the Clone Wars. While we, for the most part, know WHAT is going to happen in this and the future, final installment - the fun is EXPERIENCING HOW IT HAPPENS.
AOTC is a stunning visual delight. These are FX of the Gods! AND IT'S ALL DIGITAL! Lucas not only introduces digital filmmaking to the mainstream but makes a spectacle of it, and it looks AMAZING! The Star Wars universe comes to impressive light in AOTC - awe-inspiring visual work that is, surely, Oscar bound. -Natalie Portman's costumes are something to behold themselves, and I hope to see them appear in the Academy Awards' Best Costume Design category - other high points include Sound, Sound FX Editing, Visual FX & Art/Set Direction.
Not everyone will enjoy the second chapter of the Star Wars Saga. So what? For those of us who DO enjoy a universe overflowing w/ unprecedented imagination & creativity, the action is the juice. AOTC is pure, concentrate fun.