Are you all fools?

Rating: 3/10 (16 May 2002)

Everyone seems to be getting sucked into the hype...... All these 'as good as original trilogy' comments are annoying me. This film is bad. Simple as that. It's not just rose-tinted nostalgia for the old films that makes me dislike this one so much - i can see the good bits, but they are far too few and lost in a sea of CGI crap. I don't want to watch 100 computer generated guys fight another 100 computer generated guys..... when they actually got into some one-on-one lightsabre action with Dooko (or whatever his bloody name was) was much more like it...... If Lucas wants to focus on the lovey dovey bit, fine by me - BUT at least find a pair of actors who have something resembling chemistry. I found it impossible to believe that Portman and rubbish bloke had any feeling whatsoever for each other - it was like watching droids kiss, it was so mechanical. And if this is indeed a kids film, i wonder how many 8 year-olds out there are itching for heavy discussions about inter-planetary politics.... OK, there were some very pretty CGI bits, but the minute a human actor was in the midst of it the effect was ruined - it reminded me of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, only not as funny. We liked the Millenium Falcon because it was wobbly and the actors were actually in it, we don't want shiny silvery things that exist only on a hard-drive. This rant appears a bit form-less and random, so I'll shut up now. I hope you all enjoy the film, but doubt you will.