I cannot take it anymore!

Rating: 5/10 (30 May 2005)

THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN SOME MINOR SPOILERS(insignificant but important to some)
I am what you would call a StarWars fanatic, I would be the guy who debates Star Treck geeks until physical contact would tilt the scales my way. Let me begin by saying that the way the original saga was made was incredible. It was not special effect or story or the music or the acting or any other awesome aspects that made up episode IV, V, and VI; it was all of these things combined.
It gave that cozy feeling, the feeling of being taken away from this world and placed into another. Yes the critics didn't like it, due to slightly corny aliens and many other what you would call funny moments. All of the aspect of the movie (story line, acting, scenery, music, special effects, etc) must be balanced and merged perfectly in order to make something special. This is my view and I could be wrong.
All of my friends raved about Phantom Menace when it came out, for about half a year (I did too, swept off by the all encompassing hype). Then about two years later I could not make one of them admit that PM was not a mess-up of the saga. Off course it had very well made aspects and what is considered by many the best fight of the star wars trilogy. I just don't think anyone will let Jar-Jar go, Lucas I'm sorry but it was just silly.
The Attack of the Clones almost took me back, with the music and Luke like: what's his name. The bounty hunter and the amazing look into the way of life in the galaxy far far away. The biggest problem with that movie was the corny love acting and stuffing of the story into two hour film. i.e.--Some things are better (should be) left to the imagination. Don't some people feel like their intelligence is being insulted when the character starts to explain every piece of some (for say) visual information, or any other obvious information that only idiots would miss. It takes away from the realism when a character starts to communicate to the audience, anyone with average IQ should point out these moments in any movie; when a character talking to another character starts to say things that he/she or it would never say in a real situation (conversation).
Yes, with attack of the clones Lukas did strike one of the nerves and did create something that was descent. Movie went off, all of the excitement died away and with it, just like always in TV driven society, word of mouth eventually dominated. Thus driving same TV and online feedback that superficially created the excitement in the first place. In the end the verdict was the same... The Attack of the Clones was short of the expected... A year later I heard Lucas talk how he realized and listened to the people about his two new movies and that he seen the light... Yes the third episode will be great, with popper grip and caliber.
So I waited and believed.
I knew that it could not have corny love dialog and stupid characters. I knew that the best original villain would rise up from the ashes of war and show us true powers back when he was young and strong.
May 28, 2005. After writing my finals I realized that the movie was out for quite a while. So to the movie I went... 2 hours later, I was walking up the street cursing and spitting. Literally... My dad was doing the same thing, we were in awe. Good thing my brother didn't go, he would have gave me the courage to get up half way through the movie and leave. At the end somebody clapped, nobody screamed this time. I want to ask Lucas why turn the coolest villain ever INTO a backstreet boy like, delusional, dysfunctional, confused, dumb-dumb of a boy. He was the greatest Jedi ever and Obie just poof, puff: done him. This move has the greatest combination of corny acting from episode two, and ... never mind...
Yoda not only hangs with bad-ass Shaft but he used to roll with Chewbacca, RESPECT!
This is it, a balance; the first three episodes totally ruined the old last three episodes; for me at least. This move is currently rated at 8.something (high), which is just because of the early hype (the gloom) which is brought upon by hardcore fans that collect and absorb anything of Star Wars. Which have been blinded. I respect Lucas, he is like that father I never wanted, just kidding. I do respect him. But when you see a ship fly into a hanger, with beautiful background and stunning realizing effects (130 f.$%^g times doing the movie) and the character gets out and says one useless line that is just for a purpose of telling where that character is and what he is doing I think that is an overkill. I am aware that all previous movies had the same method of keeping audience toned up to the story but they were done with good balance of story telling, acting, music, and PROPER suspense. I did not get any of these things in Epesode3. This move was supposed to be evil, really evil. More evil than Empire Strikes Back. The list goes on and on... If this keeps up them Klingon Geeks will Rome this earth.
The Real End
5/10 Andrei Dob