The Best Star Wars Ever

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 2002)

Let's not mince words here. "Episode II" is the best installment in George Lucas' Star Wars series. Do not believe any of the negatives you might have heard --- too much love story, etc. It is all perfectly done and perfectly balanced, and it may be the most entertaining movie you have ever seen. "Clones" is the heavyweight CGI champion of all time. After seeing it you will say to yourself: "Now they can do anything, ANYTHING, they want on film." In our lifetimes, you will see actual living actors duplicated entirely on a computer and NOT be able to tell the difference. I'm convinced Lucas did not do that here simply so there would be an even higher level to achieve in Episode III.
There are one or two microscopic faults in this movie. The overuse of a fireworks popping sound to duplicate a sonic boom. The sudden right turn the script takes when Annakin senses his mother is in pain (there could have been a better plot device for getting the young Jedi back to Mom). Other than that, Episode II is mindboggling. It is all the wierd creatures and all the breathtaking action of the previous four Star Wars combined times ten. DO NOT WAIT to see it in the theater with the big screen's state of the art sound system --- viewing it in any other format would be a sacrilege. I gave "Attack of the Clones" a 10 (my first ever) and I think you will too.