A Great Action Film (With Romance)

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2005)

The Phantom Menace got me hooked in 1999, so I was excited to see Episode II. I saw it at 8:00 PM the day it came out. With the sound system blaring, it was quite a film. Set 10 years after Episode I, Anakin is now a Padawan.
After assassination attempts keep occurring on Senator Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are called to protect her. Anakin is 10 years older, and has been thinking about Padme ever since he left for his Jedi training with Obi-Wan. New characters such as Jango Fett and Count Dooku are introduced, and a classic, Boba Fett, is shown as a 12 year old boy. We get to learn more about the 'Clone Wars' that Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker spoke of in the original 1977 Star Wars, 'A New Hope.' And, of course, the thing that got me the most excited, Yoda uses a lightsaber in battle.
It is a good movie, with great action scenes and some of the most memorable Star Wars moments in the prequel and even the whole trilogy. But, there is a lot of romance between Anakin and Padme in the movie. That is one of the negatives. I thought that acting was good, and Hayden Christensen was a good choice for the role of Anakin Skywalker. Even though it is probably last on my list of Star Wars movies, I still think of it as one of my favorite movies. I just love all the Star Wars films.