Dare I Say I Wasn't Thrilled?

Rating: 7/10 (27 May 2002)

Attack of the Clones. It and The Phantom Menace do not compare to the Classic Trilogy for several reasons, and I am getting tired of trying to point this out to people. 1) Too much CGI! There is something in writing we call "suspension of disbelief"...too much CGI over blue/green screened backgrounds wears down your attention, you keep wondering why Obi-Wan looks so flat... Lucas wants you to feel like you are in that world, and I can't while I am busy wondering how I slipped into a world where perspective is askew. 2) Wooden Romance. The romance between Anikan and Amidalla was described as wooden to me...I second the description. When she confesses her love for him, I was not there. Anikan's rage and sadness I got, I did not get this love. 3) I realized the biggest problem; no good lines. My friend figured this out, and I agree. I can quote the Emperor's lines from RotJ word for word. I found maybe a few lines from tPM and AotC to quote. The script is too hard, rigid, it isn't natural. I feel like I am watching a poorly made documentary about the history of the Republic and the rise of the Empire, not a Space Opera! In closing, Attack of the Clones is a good sci-fi, but it does little to live up to the Classic Trilogy. Sorry fanboys.