Graphics and special effects great; couldn't hear the dialogue in the movie due to poor music/audio mixing. Disappointment.

Rating: 5/10 (29 May 2005)

I am a big Star Wars fan, but was seriously disappointed with this film due to the fact that the music took precedence over the dialogue. My husband and I had to strain to hear what was being said, and repeatedly had to ask each other, "Did you hear what they said?" hoping the other person could fill in the blanks. I love John William's music scores, but wish that whoever was in charge of editing would've noticed that the music was far too loud, and the dialogue was way too soft. I would've also enjoyed more verbal interaction between characters...but I realize that Star wars is strictly fast pace, adventure, and it's history shows that it doesn't require much dialogue to keep the audience's attention.
Perhaps the movie would have been more interesting to us if we had been able to hear what was being said. Too bad...I feel cheated. I really wanted to know what was going on in the story.
Sorry I had to write such a poor review..especially for a movie I was looking forward to seeing.
Diane Bechard