Lucas how dare you!

Rating: 2/10 (5 April 2006)

I am a huge fan of Star Wars. I enjoy the original three films a lot and think they are intelligently written adventures. This film is anything but that.
The dialog is so strained and poorly written I wonder when SW became a soap opera instead of a space opera.
The special effects are so heavy I am surprised anyone can swallow them. Lucas has become so focused on what he can do with computers he never thinks about if it will look authentic. To much green screen and not enough reality. I cringe every time I see a CG character because they are so clearly fake. Spend some of your millions on extras Lucas.
The plot is so miss focused. We are supposed to see the rise of a great evil. Instead I see the rise of one real whiny kid and a politician not a great evil (unless you consider politicians the great evil). Where is the evil power that threatens to crush all that is good.
Avoid this film, it is a good excuse to sell action figures and that is it.