If I were to use one word to describe Attack of the Clones, that word would be improvement. While it is far from a perfect movie, it is an improvement over The Phantom Menace and thats pretty much all that can be said for it. I only hope that Revenge of the Sith will get me out of my prequel humdrum before I move on to the original trilogy, which are definitely the three superior films. The critics were entirely right, this does contain much more of what made the original trilogy fun, although the … more
My very first review here on Lunch was my ESSAY about this movie. Lets cut to a more condensed hate of this blight on the Star Wars film series. Please see that review "He was a good Friend" in the moviesucktastic community for more. Years have passed between Phantom Menace and Anakin has grown and is being taught the Jedi arts. Knowing how all powerful he is supposed to be coupled with Obi Wan keeping him on a short leash has made him angry and frustrated. Anakin's … more
"Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace" opened a whole new chapter in the Star Wars saga introducing us to a young 9 year old Anakin Skywalker during a time of moral conflict in the Galactic Republic. "Star War Episode II- Attack of the Clones" is set ten years after the events in the previous films and while it is more stunning and visually attractive than "The Phantom Menace". But as a continuation of the great Star Wars Saga "The Attack … more
Star Wars was a good friend of mine and I almost lost this friend and never looked back because of this one film. Star Wars has had a million things said about it, groundbreaking, trendsetting, exciting, fun, whimsical, innovative, landmark, I can go on. Not one of those aforementioned adjectives comes into play when I think of this movie. Millions of people flocked to see The Phanom Menace back in 1999 and it was the most hyped THING on the face … more
Despite Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menance giving George Lucas a big new bank account, the movie was panned by several critics and fans alike... mostly fans. Were fans being a bit too picky or were they dead on with some of their complaints? Well, a little bit. Although the biggest criticisms of Lucas's prequel trilogy really doesn't stem from whether or not he got things right nearly as much as it centers on aspects such as the acting, too much CGI and the writing. … more