Just say Noooooooooooooooooooo!

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2005)

Hey, this review does contain the dreaded spoilers, so be warned. This film is easily the best of the three prequels. Unfourtunatly it too, is plagued with some of the problems and inconsistencies in the other prequels. Despite most of the major actors being okay there are two real problems with the acting. Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen. Anytime these two hit the screen I found myself turning my head in disgust. The interaction between these two was just stupid. Overall this film was very easy to abuse. Many of the scenes are quite comical and goofy. Not to mention the most made fun of scene in the history of Star Wars. Ever. I marked this spoilers, and most of you already know about this, so I am going to bring this up. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! When Vader finds out that Padme is dead he yells out Noooooooooooooo in a most ridiculous manner. I have seen this turned into so many joke websites that just hearing the word "no" or anything even slightly related to rejection I think of Vader. I have seen everything from Vader on wheel of fortune to Vader singing the "last train to clarksville". Another problem in the film is the whole massive Jedi conspiracy plot. Okay, if the Jedi are the supposedly most perceptive beings in the universe, and on many occasions can read or influence the minds of others how can they not even recognize a massive plot against them that many people they have close contact with share. Not even Yoda...who can sense just about anything even realizes that a bunch of people are going to try to kill him. Nice try captain perceptive. Other than that, the action in this film is decent. Fans of the series will find it easy to forgive all of the shortcomings. The film itself is not poorly directed, and the subplot is thankfully less involved than in Episode II. I would recommend that if you liked the others to check this out, but if you are trying to get into the series start with Episode IV and V. Don't come into this expecting the Empire Strikes Back like some of the hype will tell you. To me this a middle of the road film. By no means bad, and pretty entertaining. Just don't come in expecting it to be anything more than aesthetically pleasing.