mediocre

Rating: 2/10 (19 May 2005)

I watched the original movie in 1977 when it came out. My kids wore the paint off the original Star Wars figures. This movie was a real letdown. The acting by Portman ( her high-water mark was "The Professional" ) and Christensen was wooden at best, and emotionless at worst. Lucas should have given the director job for the last two movies to someone else, as he did for 2 of the original two movies. The Jedi Knights were conveniently killed in droves when it suited that point in the movie. Only Yoda seemed to know that there was a "tremor in the force", and he was light-years away, while the others were shot at point blank range, some in the back...so much for Jedi powers... This just plain sucked. The first 70 minutes could have been cut. Darth Vader's near death on some sort of volcanic planet was problematic..as he burst into flames but managed to survive. If you like card-board acting and an orgy of ILM special effects this movie is for you. By the way, the birth of Luke and Leia was a virgin birth..Anakin is not the father. Didn't hear that mentioned in the movie....