I came... I saw... I almost fell asleep.

Rating: Null/10 (14 May 2002)

Wow. I saw a screening with some friends last night... and boy was this a lame attempt of Lucas trying to regain his PERMANENTLY LOST creative talent. I have to admit, it WAS better than Phantom, but it will never beat the old trilogy.
I must say it had some great affects... better than Spider-Man's. But at least in Spider-Man there was character development, a GREAT plot, GREAT acting (save Ms. Dunst), and great directing skills.
There was no character development. The worst plot yet... since when were Jedi like priests? They can't have girlfriends? Utterly bull. Lucas is trying to come up with better ideas. The acting was...hmmm...how do i put this? oh yeah: AWFUL. Ewan M. and Samuel J. were the only good parts. The directing is the same as the acting, it would have been better off made by retarded monkeys.
The action was good, well coreographed, as always. But I didn't get the same adrenaline rush as I did in Spidey. Who does Haden C. think he's fooling? He should be a clothing model... so he wont have to open his mouth and make an idiot of himself. The Yoda fight was cool, like most of them. But the clone attack thingy was pretty lame. The title sounds like a bad political statement.
In the end... this was the worst movie of the summer. Still better than Phantom. If you are a die-hard fan don't expect much. Spider-Man is much better. All Clones is is Battlefield Earth with a Star Wars makeover, good effects, and two more good acting jobs. If you need to see a movie this summer... see Spidey while you can. But of course if you must cure your insomnia, see Clones, it will do just the trick.
2/10