What the audiences wanted to see...

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2002)

A quick note saying that this Star Wars episode is excellent! Granted, Star Wars is just a movie and doesn't consume my life (like it does for so many others), but Episode II compares to that of The Empire Strikes Back. The acting is decent, the dialogue is typical "Star Wars" dialogue, but the action sequences and special effects are fantastic. For the special effects alone, this movie is worth the $9.
The only lull were the love sequences, but they were necessary to make the love-interest between Padme and Anakin believable. But those sequences were done with cuts to other scenes that moved the plot along with rhythm.
In all, it's worth seeing again; worth buying on DVD when it hits the stores; and worth getting off George Lucas' back because of Episode I.