Mediocre by any stretch of the imagination

Rating: 2/10 (11 September 2005)

I've watched Attack of the Clones twice; once when it first came out on DVD, and again last night. The first time I watched it, I still had a bit of the Star Wars fan left in me (I've seen the original cut of the first movie over 200 times), and I couldn't stomach most of the film. A few good action sequences, but nothing even remotely resembling a plausible story.
The second (and probably last) time I watched it, I tried to view it through the eyes of just a science fiction movie fan in general - forgetting the Star Wars mythos that Lucas co-opted for merchandising. The film still falls short on all counts except for having good special effects. Unfortunately, Lucas has forgotten that a good story is what drives a good sci-fi film, not effects that can be sold later on. There are plot-holes and gaps of logic that trucks could easily be driven through.
I'd easily prefer watching Cat-Women of the Moon or Rocketship X-M to ever sitting through Attack of the Clones again.