Frustrating

Rating: 5/10 (20 June 2002)

So much has been said about the script, acting and CGI defficiencies that I need not mention them again. But something that hasn't been touched on and is for me the most frustrating factor in this who nostalgic mess is this.
Lucas has obviously made an effort as the years have passed to portray the Star Wars galaxies in a scale that is more and more epic. A galaxy with thousands of inhabited worlds and Millions of Billions of People and Aliens. Why is it then that Lucas insists on linking all of the main characters together in unbelievable chains?
Count Dooku just happens to be one of Yoda's ex-apprentices, Qui-Gon-Jin was Dooku's apprentice, Obi wan was Qui-Gon-Jin's apprentice and of course Anakin is Obi-Wan's. Why is this necessary? An epic order of knights keeping peace across the galaxy? Or a small fraternity living in a box?
One of the villains just happens to be the father of Boba Fett. How many bounty hunters are there in the galaxy? What are the odds that this same son of Jango fett should be the bounty hunter that stumbles across Luke, Han and Leia in episode 5?
One of the secrets of Star Wars original success was that everything seemed fresh and new, not recycled! And the epic setting was only hinted at while concentrating on the characters. Lucas is now creating a story for a setting instead of a setting for a story, and boy does it show! As for the rest of the movie:
Likes- The Clone Troopers. The fight choreography. Anakin's character. The excellent end sequence following the battles.
Dislikes - John William's bland score. the script - deary deary me. The whole coruscant opening sequence. The truly horrible scene where Anakin is in bed muttering about his mother! Lucas' inability to direct well. Jar Jar Binks. the wise Yoda stating the obvious over and over again.

Roll on the Two Towers