Greatly connects the series!

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2005)

Better than I and II but original is the best. Sure, the visual effects is stunning.Don't blink or u'll miss. But the storyline is still incomparable with the original movies. call me old-fashioned but i prefer the set atmosphere. the movie is certainly very good action-wise, with edge of your seat thrilling star fighter battles , light-saber duels etc. but although being sci-fi, isn't as realistic and believable as it could be. think about it. if your enemy loses balance while jumping from his platform to yours, wouldn't u take the opportunity to strike him down while hes unprotected and not steady? but the movie pleases viewers anyway. i mean...fire,sound doesn't exist in space, but who cares? i would definitely not advise this to be a good children's movie, but they have something to look forward to as they get older. thank goodness there was no jar jar as well. just the fact he was in episode 1 made it a flop. the story tells the story very well of how Anakin becomes Darth Vader, and portrays his inner battles well...considering its Hayden Christensen, who was only chosen for the part because he looks mildly like Luke Skywalker. this is also one of those movies that has u thinking "ahhh yes i recognize that...i remember that" though this movie never seems to drift off the path of the main storyline, constantly telling the tale of the here and now of the war situation in the movie. at some points in the movie you may even feel a bit depressed by the scenes ur seeing, but if u see it through to to to the end it ends well. begins and ends well.it was also an enjoyably bonus to see the Wookie planet Kashyyk and getting a 2 scene glimpse of Chewbacca. also, the joy of seeing a light sabre battle was taken out, by the fact it comes so often its like a darn cliché'. and considering no-one really won the battles, except for the count dooku scene and the general greivous sccenes. mind you, those general grievous scenes were good though.it was also a shame to see all the Jedi simply being killed off by the clone troopers. not exactly what i had in mind. and another thing. there's probably sum answer to this, but i've never looked into it. why is there absolutely no mention of Coruscant in 4,5 and 6 when it is the basis of so much in the 1st 3 films. sure the senate was destroyed, but that doesn't explain the planets absence from it all. anyway, i still liked the originals best. probably because it had better actors.and because it was enjoyed by a larger audience, and so was designed for a larger audience than just these new age "hip" people who only want new actors with the latest 'greatest' technology...any way, it is not my job to convince u to like this movie or not, just to give u a different perspective to it other than your own. so see it if u haven't already seen it because it is worth it.