This movie was not very good

Rating: 4/10 (1 June 2005)

I love Star Wars from the original 3 movies, but I won't like this one just because it has the same name. This movie(along with I & II) have a powerful legacy to follow and I was surprised at just how bad the script to this movie was. The dialogue was trite and cliché and there was little character development. In the original 3 movies, it was very easy to connect with the characters and to identify with the story simply because relating to the character's personalities was so easy. This should have been the *primary* focus in this movie. Special effects are wonderful, but they are icing on the cake and if the cake itself is ugly and no good, then the icing is suddenly very unimportant. Now I won't go as far to say this movie was ugly and no good(and maybe because I'm being nice to a degree), but the saying "with greater power comes greater responsibility" comes to mind. Much more should be expected of this movie because of its legacy and this movie did not deliver. I was tempted to rate it a 3, but I suppose 4 is probably more appropriate since I think I'd be letting my emotions get the better of me if I gave it a 3. I'm in awe that this movie had a user rating of 8 stars. Did we all see the same movie?