unbelievable fx, cheesy dialogue (possible spoilers!!!)

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2002)

i´ve always been a star wars fan since i saw "jedi" in 83 as a five-year-old. and i was about 70% of a complete internet star wars freak/nerd this year, meaning i tried to find information about this movie for the last 3 months or so online, but not any longer than that, and not at any cost (e.g. trying to find and download it). but: i was hot as hell waiting for the release, and i saw it in a midnight premiere in my local theatre.
i was completely blown away.
the movie was about 135 minutes long, but it didn´t seem that long to me. from the opening titles, music and all, to the coming-much-too-soon good-ol´ closing titles, i was glued to my seat, only disturbed by anakin´s many cheesy lines to padme, reminding many people in the audience of bad soap operas. but i can assure y´all: it wasn´t SO much time.
what i meant about it´s length was: in the beginning, there were some very cool action scenes that i had actually FORGOTTEN by the time the movie was over. the last act is so completely mind-blowing for anyone who ever liked a movie with special fx in it, it makes you completely forget time and everything.
all those lightsabers on screen, laser shots, deflections, sounds, lasers BURNING through armies of enemies... i was almost screaming. it was star wars with a big W. i have seen a lot of sci-fi flicks, trek series, everything, and believe me: the spacefight in "jedi" is something that will never be surpassed, but the ground fighting in "clones" is phenomenal.
something that was also very nice to see were the connections to the old movies (especially "hope"): tattoine, mos eisley, the lars´s farm (including the sunset and the fitting music), aunt beru... and, finally, c-3po and r2-d2 as we all know and love them. the killer was r2-d2 unleashing his never-before-seen repulsor-flight-pack. that was SO cool.
the story is a bit complex, never trust anyone with a cloak and dark music. there were many planets, and settings, and it was all good. obi-wan (e. mcgregor) is now a full-on jedi master, and the king of cool. lots of fun (but also boredom when it comes to the romance... as i said above).
conclusion: an absolute must for all sci-fi-fans, you will LOVE it. "clones" might really be the best of the series, it´s got the magic and all. for non-fans: my girlfriend liked it too. but don´t expect too much good dialogue and unexpected storyline twists. do expect over two hours of fun cinema and visuals galore. i rated it 9/10, but that one point missing is only because anakin´s teenage problems and love banter was a little too much.