Attack of the Inside Jokes

Rating: 5/10 (17 May 2002)

The movie itself was very good; the special effects were pretty seamless; it had the look and feel of all the other Star Wars movies. The only exception was the plot was likeÂ…. no, the plot was The Empire Strikes Back, in a jumbled order: Large scale army scene on flat landscape with armored walkers, restrained to be later killed by local monster, starfighter chase scene through an asteroid field, landing on a large object mid starfighter fight to hide from radar, hi jinks with a droid's head, leading lady falling for questionable good guy, bounty hunter proving that he is the coolest thing in the galaxy. The saving grace I was looking for, the lightsaber battle, was not at tall what I hoped, as Christopher Lee, Count Dooku, is not Ray Park. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan, I love the series, but I was looking for more. I didn't have high expectations, but I did expect better.