Lucas should have watched Star Wars before he made this.

Rating: 4/10 (6 November 2005)

It's not that this is a terrible movie. It's not. It's just not the same type of movie at all. I could go ahead and list all the problems with the movie, but it's been done hundreds of times on this site.
I will just say, I agree with most all of them. I felt the dialog was cartoonish at best and forced deliveries made them seem even worse. The line everyone quotes from Darth Vadar that gets everyone upset is actually painful to watch really.
I won't list a bunch of specifics. You can read on to other spoiler reports if you want.
What I dislike most about this (and the other prequels) though is that Lucas seems to have forgotten what Star Wars was in the first place. FUN.
Where the heck is the fun? Where are the jabs between characters? The human interaction? That's what I miss most. I could forgive all the blunders and plot holes. Forgive the cardboard dialog. Forgive the overdone CGI. Forgive the glaring weakness of the Aniken/Darth Vadar transition... I can't forgive Lucas for taking all the fun out of the movie. This thing is like watching the PS2 video game. Sure it looks great but come on... at least let me play with the joystick.
Sad. Not terrible, just shouldn't really be part of the Star Wars saga. It's just not the same sort of movie experience. Not even close. There isn't a smile in this movie.