Despite its flaws its a lot of fun

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 2002)

I'll let everyone know right off the bat that I'm a big "Star Wars" fan. I have seen the original trilogy many times and plan to see it many more times. I also played with all the toys when I was a kid, I even had a C-3PO case to keep them all in. The big problems which have been stated countless times are the dialogue and the romance. George Lucas needs someone who can write good dialogue to co-write the screenplay with him for episode 3. The romance was weak though it was not as bad as I expected it to be from what I was told. Still the Anakin's line about the sand being course has to be one of the most unromantic lines ever and also one of the worst lines in movie history.
On the positive side the story was interesting. The action sequences were great, especially Yoda (everyone was cheering!). The characters were all interesting, too. And, of course John Williams' music was great. In enjoyed Christopher Lee as the bad guy (he always makes good bad guys). He just turned 80 so I hope he stays alive for Episode 3. Fortunately all of "Lord of the Rings" has been filmed so if he was to croak tomorrow it wouldn't affect that but it would "Star Wars."
I give this film a 7/10. And I can't wait for Episode 3.