Excellent!

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2002)

I unlie 99.9999% of the planet have not gotten around to seeing the original series. It was something that just never caught my interest until the first Prequel came out. So I figured I might as well watch the films in chronological order.
After "The Phantom Menace" I was largely unimpressed and didn't know what all the Star Wars hype/obsession was about. Now I understand! This film was excellent and undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the year to date.
John Williams's "Love Theme" is perhaps the most beautiful piece of music he's ever composed. This film in no way parallels the first. Many doors are opened. The pacing in the first film was so slow it was painful and there was practically no information about anyone given. Here Anakin is a rounded character and the pace is unrelenting and we're constantly thinking but never bored.
This film is thoroughly enjoyable on all levels the two storylines both Obi-Wan's and Anakins are constructed beautifully and converge perfectly. This is a film I willing went back and saw two more times and I cannot wait until the third installment. The table is definitely set for many great events to take place.