For fans...

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2005)

First of all, I'm a huge SW fan... one might even call me a die soft-geek or something like that. And, my dear fellow geeks, this is the prequel you've been waiting for. Forget the horrors of Phantom (no Gungan lines whatsoever! No annoying little brat yelling Jippee 'cause he can be a Jedi, ...), take the SFX of Clone, add Galaxies of darkness, et voilÃ : the best prequel of the set. It's a guarantee; you'll probably be faking light saber battles for weeks and weeks, and even pop in a little Sith-toned 'Riiiiiiise!'.
However. Even though Hayden Christensen learned to act and looks way cooler, he can still be pretty annoying. And however the Star Wars magic is all over the theater thanks to the AMAZING special effects, some battles are way to chaotic and messy to look good on screen. And last but not least, Lucas' overdid it... with a fixed ending, writing can be a bitch I guess, 'cause the storyline is very sloppy from time to time, even a bit forced.
From a critics point of view, I would say 5/10. As a fan boy, I'll give it 9/10.