Fantastic!

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2002)

If you've not yet seen this movie, you may not want to read any further... ...Fantastic! That is the best way for me to sum up this movie. I know that a lot of people were disappointed in The Phantom Menace, I was NOT one of them. But this movie is far superior. The story was better, the film was set at a faster pace and the action was spectacular. A visual masterpiece. It is indeed, as Mr. Lucas said, a darker movie than the last. But it is to be expected in the grand scheme of the Star Wars story. The first battle of the Clone Wars between the Jedi and the Republic is akin Gladiator meets..well...meets Star Wars! The final duel sequence between Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) and Yoda is breathtaking. To see the little Jedi Master movie around so swiftly and display his prowess lets the viewer know exactly why he is the Ultimate Jedi Master...he steals the movie.