best of a bad bunch

Rating: 6/10 (16 May 2005)

I think it's fair to say, if George Lucas had messed up this one he would have well and truly been considered a bigger muppet than Miss Piggy.
Well he didn't, he couldn't really. He has a classic tale at his disposal with the massive advantage of a transformation into one of the best known villains of the 20th Century.
There are some dodgy bits, but we're kind of used to them now and also, nothing as bad as the love story in Clones or Jar Jar in Phantom.
I don't feel the need to go into the ins and outs of the story as there are plenty of you who will doubtless pour over "significance" and whathaveyou. All I will say is thank the maker he came up trumps this time or I would be setting fire to all my Star Wars toys in the back garden.