Ra ra for Yoda!

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2002)

Well, having managed to miss Ep 1 at the movies, (made up for it a bit by watching it on a widescreen tv with surround) was glad I made it to the picture house for this one, which was better. Although still not a patch on the originals, particularly Empire Strikes Back.
The action sequences were great, (although lifting the speeder chase straight from the fifth element and the clone factory from the matrix was a little beneath Mr Lucas I felt), Ewan McGregor seems to have relaxed into his role this time, Samuel L Jackson was fab as Mace Windu and good old Christopher Lee nearly had me fooled too.
The big letdown was the romance... I couldn't help but compare it to Han & Leia... (i will never forget watching Empire Strikes Back when she calls him a scoundrel, and.... oh you know the rest). My heart strings were not pulled even a bit, and when Annikin goes off and kills the Tuscan Raiders... not the slightest bit of sympathy did I have... a shame, because a better actor would have done it for me. George, you should have gone for a young actor with some real big movie experience, there are a few out there y'know. We wouldn't have minded, honest! Natalie tried, and she was doing alright, but Hayden Christensen just didn't do it for me, I just wanted to smack him around the head.
My bestest favourite bit though, was Yoda... wow! What a star! Although I kind of miss the muppet, I don't think the Creature Workshop could have pulled that fight off with strings and sticks somehow...
All round good fun, but my nostalgia did get in the way a bit I think... perhaps if I was still 10 I wouldn't have minded so much.