Be honest people or broaden your minds!

Rating: 4/10 (5 June 2002)

While this movie does not come close to the atrocities of such movies as Manos, the Hands of Fate it is sorely lacking from anything brilliant or even the quality of the original Star Wars which was not perfect by any means.
*The dialogue was awful and hampered anyone who could actually act. I am trying not to remember any examples; however, Yoda's speech was painful like never before - this still haunts me.
*The special effects were great in places and awful in others. For example: The shot where Anakin "surfs" on the back of the "cattle-creature" was horrible. They could have done something totally different without crappy CGI that achieved the same end purpose.
*The romance was quick and unbelievable. No futher comment needed.
*The style/tone of the movie was so mismatched. For example: Yoda's lightsaber duel should have made jaws drop in awe. Up to that point, the scene was so dark that the induced hilarity totally ruined it.
*The plot is too complex for its own good. Not that it is hard to follow, but so much seems to be left out of what should be there; however, anything longer would be just that much more pain.
I can go on but I don't need to do so. Anyone who gave this film a 10 is a mindless drone, deluded into believing the prequels were actually what they could have been and should have been. These drones were abandoned by the "god" himself - not that Lucas should have made the movie the fans wanted, but he could have made a good movie.
This is the first movie I have seen during which I wanted to leave but also managed to stick it out. At least I saw the teaser for the upcoming Matrix films; it helped justify my $6.50 ticket. SWII: 4/10, D+