not as good as empire, but best to do

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2002)

a) i'm a big star wars fan, so I didn't have a lot of expectations after PM. but AotC really is good. Of course, empire, NH were definitly better, and I guess, I'll even like RotJ more (I gotta go watch this one some more times to judge on this). But its really a very cool film
b) yoda kicks ass.
c) of course, anakin is still not as great as vader. but christiensen really does a good job. vader didn't have to do mimics at all, and there was no development in him either, but anakin does have to get somebody, and for this challenge, it is really good. but i still look forward to the first darth vader
d) sfx is great
e) sword fight (1st part) is absolutly great, what belongs the filming. 2nd part: aaaaaaaaaaaah
f) the main problem of AotC (as well as in PM) is, that there is no real hero (yoda kicks em all, but he is just yoda), and no real evil (lord sidious isn't big enough, and double lives are always problematical...
g) lucas does not try to explain the force with naturalscience anymore. thx god.
lucas did a great job, but it is imposible, that any prequel is as great as NH and Empire