The force is not with this one

Rating: 2/10 (23 May 2005)

Well, the movie is a miserable failure on so many levels it is nearly impossible to decide where to start. First off let me declare that Episode IV is one of my top 3 movies of all time. I am a huge fan and actually thought Episode II had many redeeming qualities. But this pile of crap is a different story. I saw it in a packed theater and in many scenes the audience was bursting out laughing at how poor the acting was and how cheesy the scenes were. Most notable the entire scene where Samuel L Jackson is slayed by the soon to be Darth Vadar. The entire scene is a laugh riot and me and my date burst into tears at how hilarious the scene played out. Can you say bad makeup and horrible acting day? Omg, isn't it funny how R2D2 can 'jump' out of his spaceships in this film but not in Episodes 4->6? It's funny how bad this film really is. I saw it with 2 other huge fans as well and we just left shaking our heads in disbelief. Lucas needs to issue out a serious apology to all the fans he let down. He should recommision Eps 1->3 to a new director to 'remake' them immediately. The only good thing about this film was the last 20 mins which sets up the masterpiece Ep 4. And that was just because it brought back such warm memories of the best one of all. Yoda is cool as well, but the rest of the cast is a joke. The writing pathetic as well. Do not even think about renting this pile either.