Lighten up folks

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2005)

Frankly, I am a little perplexed by most of the negative feedback on AOTC. If you do not like Sar Wars movies in general, don't watch them so you can write crappy reviews (I would write a crappy review on LOTR films cuz I hate that genre so I have not even bothered to watch those).
As an adult I watch the original films with a bit less seriousness. They were clearly written for kids (be they 9 or 90) and are therefore campy fun. They were not intended to be intellectual poetry. Neither are the new films. Granted, there was something lacking in chemistry between the two lovebirds. But I thought everything else was spot on in AOTC. Skywalker is supposed to be talented but angry, everyone is supposed to talk a bit stiffly (similar to Roman or Greek plays), there are supposed to be spectacular battles (it's star WARS).
Those who are most vocal with their venom do not seem to understand the movies at all. The real plot has nothing to do with the Trade Federation/CIS, everyone is being duped folks! Anyone who understands this and is still angry is just frustrated because they know how everything going to turn out and they do not like how Lucas is piecing it all together. I personally would have introduced Anakin at an older age (9 year olds cannot act) and focused more on the clone wars. But Lucas chose to do it the way he wanted to. Tuff noogies.
This one was a lot of fun. The next one will be even better. None of the three have Han Solo, once again, tuff noogies. Lucas is nearly done now, sit down and write a new trilogy yourself and see if he will let you get it made in a few years. There are a lot of possible spin-off stories that could be explored. Otherwise, lighten up people, they're just movies!