WOW! Yoda kicked ass!!!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2002)

Lets face it. The Phantom Menace was very flat and so thin it makes a supermodel look obese! I went to the first midnight showing last night in Canterbury (it finished just 7 hours ago) and all I can say is George Lucas has redeemed himself. Whilst TPM was mainly all talk and little action, ATOC was all action. I mean in the first ten minutes, you see a cool scene of Obi Wan and Anakin chasing an assassin.
It had better wit than the TPM. Less Jar Jar Binks and Anakin got some hormones!
Ewan McGregor showed a more mature personality. Whilst in the TPM, he seemed moody and unlike how Obi Wan should be, he was more like Sir Alec Guiness in ATOC. Could be just the beard but he fitted better into the part.
Samuel L Jackson shined as well. He showed his movements as a Jedi and proved to all critics of TPM that he was not all talk and no action.
One of the funniest scenes was when Palpatine is given all the emergency powers, one line will always remain with me. "I love the Republic"- thats a lie but it was done so good, the audience roared with laughter.
But my absolutely favourite scene was when Yoda came in to face count Dooku (played brilliantly by Christopher Lee). I never knew the little guy had it in him! Those flip flops, those light sabre moves- we saw a very different side of Yoda!! And when he went for his stick afterwards-the roof caved in with too much laughing!
I give it a 10/10! Good work Lucas. Now if you can top that with Episode 3, then you are some genius. Come on, bring it on!!