Not Star Wars....GROUND WARS

Rating: 5/10 (18 May 2002)

Ok, at least this movie is better then Episode 1. At least the special effects are pretty well done and the scenery looks very futuristic. There was one 'Star War' that I can think of right now and that was where Jango Fett and his Slave I start blowing up asteroids, which looked very cool in my opinion. That is about all I can think of that is any good with this movie.
*spoilers*
Ok, first of all, this movie is really trying to be Indiana Jones. Almost 3/4 of the action sequences are Anakin and the princess trying to dodge out of the way of giant smashing things in a factory, or people hanging onto flying ships. Even C3PO had enough agility/dexterity to be able to hang on to a robot that was swinging him all over the place. Clearly any human's arms would be ripped out of their sockets, but Lucas probably thought it would be funny with C3PO flying all over the place...it wasn't.
Second, he changed much of the background on Boba Fett, my favorite character of all time for Star Wars. I have read many books on him and used to be very obssessed with him. In this movie, Boba Fett is son of Jango Fett and is a clone. I don't know about this but I don't think Boba Fett had a father that he lived with. I believe Lucas introduced this character so he can sell new toys with a slightly different color. Boba Fett is not a clone by the way...Also, his father Jango already has the Slave I ship that Boba Fett later uses to kill everything with. Again, another error because Boba Fett customized the Slave I from a normal ship (don't know the name right now) at the Kuat Shipyard which is clearly stated in many different books on Star Wars. Another error is that Jango already has the Mandalorian Armor that he wears. This is another error that I will also talk about with the title of this movie, The Attack of the Clones. The Mandalorian Supercommandos were actually supposed to fight the Jedi Knights and lose, not the droids or robots. When Boba Fett was working as a journeyman protector, he killed a man and was exhiled. While wandering around, he finds the armor. He did not get it from his father which the movie basically shows.
Another problem with this movie is what everyone is talking about right now. Acting and/or script. It is the main reason this movie is just horrible. I won't even get in to it, other people have already written many words about it.
I would think Lucas would improve on the criticisms from Phantom Menace, but in fact he doesn't. Jar-Jar has a minor role but he is still in it. I still think those worms trying to kill the princess should've accidentally killed Jar-Jar to rid him of this movie that could have been good.

I'm tired of writing, so I will say one more thing. THIS MOVIE HAS NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AT ALL. Save yourself $8 and 3 hours and wait until it's out on video. I would rather watch Spiderman again.
5/10