Bless you, George! The prodigal returns!

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2002)

When I saw Phantom Menace two years ago, my faith in George Lucas and the whole Star Wars series was shattered. "How could you do this to me? I waited for so long, and instead of Star Wars, I get Power Rangers!"
But I can honestly say that I am willing to forgive the travesty of Jar-Jar and the Phantom waste of time for the magnificence of this movie. I would have a hard time thinking of a better Star Wars movie than this one. It has all of the elements of the original trilogy you love: the action, the cheesy romance, the corny humor in the midst of tense situations, and, of course, the surprises at the end!
Like a breath of fresh air--some actual character development!
The music is much improved over Phantom Menace, and adds a great deal to the film. John Williams finally realized that the best music he wrote was 20 years ago, and that he should stick to that for his main theme elements.
Thank goodness Samuel Jackson is made to look like he can actually act!
Jar-jar is hardly in the movie!!!!!
Is it perfect? heh, heh. Well, there were two lines that made the audience laugh out loud in the theater where I saw it. ...And that wasn't because they were supposed to be funny...
But overall its a well-crafted movie, and, most importantly, THE MAGIC IS BACK!
One last comment: Die hard fans can look for all of the PARALLELS to Empire Strikes Back...
These MAY constitute SPOILERS, so I will try to be vague -- but you have been warned:
A FEW PARALLELS TO EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (in no particular order) - C3P0 Body parts - Asteroid Sequence - Cloud city = Clone city (city layouts simliar) - Main character sensing Pain of a loved one: "I have to go..." - "Join me, and together we'll..." "I'll never join you!" - Yoda sensing pain, suffering - The HAND - Final scene (Characters, hand, even music to some degree)
ENJOY! Please message me if you find more!