Real entertainment - A very interesting piece in the Star Wars Puzzle!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2002)

Let's make it clear, Star Wars is not "Apocalypse Now", "Requiem For A Dream", "2001 A Space Odyssey" nor "Solaris". Star Wars is Star Wars. I am a hard critic on movies, but I am always objective. Star Wars was always intended to be spectacle with depth. Attack Of The Clones is a fantastic spectacle. Though it is hard to judge as a single movie, it is easier to review when seen as an EPISODE of the Star Wars Saga. Attack of the Clones brings strong and important elements to the Star Wars whole while offering to the viewer a non-stop, very entertaining chapter to the Saga. I strongly suggest the first time viewer to watch the previous Star Wars chapters in order to fully appreciate this film. No film since the late Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut have offer me that kind of visual stimulation. Simply beautiful. Critics that says the film is slow-paced must be living on another planet. That is the fastest (can I use the term for cinema?) movie I have ever seen. The 2 and a half long movie was still too short for my taste, I hope a longer version will soon be available on DVD.
The best of all Star Wars episode ? No. Most thrilling, yes, darkest, yes. Still, falls second to the sophomore Empire Strikes Back.
Spider-Man, released earlier this year, looks like a visit to the dentist compared to Attack Of The Clones.
Star Wars fans will just go crazy about this movie.
A+