Not as bad - or good - as it could have been!

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2005)

Well, Lucas got expectations up high by announcing the best Star Wars movie ever, and, I must say, I'm disappointed. The movie was great, of course, and there was some nice, intelligent dialog going on (Well, I only heard the dubbed version.. *beurk*). But you can overdo the VFX-stuff, you know! Leading to SW, this film should have been less pepped up with huge CG sets and great effects, as the original trilogy is going to look ridiculous compared to E3. VFX perfection level goes up and up all of Episodes I, II and III, but then, with SW, it drops to a level that makes those wonderful films look, well, almost boring! Finally, a question @ English Audience: Does Anakin sound terribly snobby and bored during the romantic/emotional scenes in English as well? For that would really be a spoiler, looking towards the DVD release ;-)