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Summary: Yikes!!
Review: Can we do something to remove Lucas from all future Star Wars endeavors? That would be helpful. Thanks
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Summary: Lucas has lost it
Review: Understanding why Attack of the clones is bad starts with understanding why New Hope and its sequels were so good. It really starts with the very first sequence of NH, Who could ever forget the black-robed Vader emerging through the doorway and not be immediately provoked by this archetypical evil. He is our nhightmares incarnate. The original trilogy is a space opera that is wrapped arund the most provocative truth of all - that we are the thing we hate the most. This is Freud wit a vengance. The original SW trilogy is great because of 5 words - "Luke, I am your father." That phrase takes a ho-hum albeit well-made space opera and turns it into one of the greats of all time. OK, the special effects are great, but its universal appeal is in the deeper stuff - self-hatred, gaia and salvation.There is sadly no such leitmotif in SW I or II. It is kind of surprising that none is pursued, because they were there to be had. Skywalker being torn from his mother by the Jedi, and his Oedipal pursuit of her is a pretty good start. Sadly it is a line not followed. She is dead and Luke is sad, but he never turns his resentment toward the Jedi who could legitimately be blamed for her continued misery and demise. It did seem a little lame that they had to leave her behind in I. I thought that they might have pursued it after watching I because Luke really is at a vulnerable age as the psychoanalysts would see it. The big theme that could bind the trilogy together is the issue of duty vs. desire, i.e Luke having to make a choice between love and destiny. But Luke is cast as a whining child, resenting his calling, wah, wah, wah. He never learns the lesson of the pitfalls in both, because he gets the girl. I'm afraid Luke doesn't get an A in the First Noble Truth in this one. If Lukas wants us to leave the theater feeling good that someone can have both a good time and save the universe too, he is short changing our intelligence. Oh, by the way, George, what iis the deal about Amadala giving up her crown? I thought that you were born to it. Dropping her station makes us lose the theme of unattainable perfection that was part of I, turning Amadala int a plain Jane in II. I don't know, maybe the denoument is somewhere in the third film. The speculation might be that Senator Palpatine finally shows himself as the evil emperor, and somehow Amadala is killed in the struggle between him and the Jedi. Luke blames his Jedi buddies, turning to the dark side. Obi-Wan is exiled because of the turn of events and Amadala's two kids are separated. The one becoming a senator, the other a farmboy daydreamer. There will be no apotheosis; Mr. Lucas will have to remind us of the trilogy that he made 25 years ago. Out of all of this, I figured out why Lucas hasn't graced us with a DVD version of the originals, though. If he took the chance and gave us NH, ESB and RotJ, we wouldn't pay money to see AotC. There is no doubt that all 5 flms are one great shootem up, and technological marvels of special effects. AotC is a terific film if you want to duck laser blasts and see a space melodrama. Where it fails is in the absence of the infusion of genius that was transfused into the orignal trilogy and left us craving for more for a quarter of a century.
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Summary: Bleh....
Review: Much better then Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, but not anywhere close to the original trilogy in class and character. More stale acting and wooden performances all around, followed up with a bunch of computer graphics. George Lucas is out of gas.
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Summary: Fits the pieces together nicely
Review: Hayden and Natalie are a striking couple even if their acting skills aren't the best, and they portray doomed lovers Anakin and Padme to the point where we dread Episode III because we know how things turn out for the attractive pair. This is Hayden's first major American film (he's Canadian) and I think he will get better as he grows older and more experienced.
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Summary: a pleasant surprise
Review: After the dissapointment of episode I, this was a nice change. The Yoda scene was great, as were other battle scenes.
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Summary: a hollow movie full of holes
Review: no emotion no character if this is what Jedi are supposed to be like no wonder the emperor kills them all.
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Summary: Clone of the Star Wars
Review: I really don't like this Star Wars movie. Being a long time Star Wars fan, I was very disappointed with this one. Sure the special effects were good (hence, I gave it 3 stars!). But, there is absolutely no chemistry between Anakin and Padme. They looked like they have to tolerate one another in an arranged marriange scenario. And what about that really bad... acting by Natalie Portman - she looked like she's fed up with the whole thing. I mean, she spoiled the whole movie. The only saving element was Yoda's kick-butt... fight with Count Dooku and Obi-Wan's fight with Boba-Fett. The final battle was hugely confusing and there was too many things going on at the same time. It was not worth the money to buy the DVD or VHS Video. I was so fed up that I gave it away to a 10-year old kid who knows nothing much other than it's full of action movie. I think George Lucas has lost his touch in making a good Star Wars movie. Perhaps he should chat with Peter Jackson (director of Lord of The Rings) to get some fresher pointers.
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Summary: Much Better Than The First...
Review: Better than its predecessor, Anakin is finally played with passion and good 'acting'. Hayden Christiansen is one to watch as the young Darth Vader. The films picks up from Episode I (strangely, ha ha) where the Empire sees the Sith have become more powerful and the clone wars have begun. With the same computer generated style of Episode I, Clones has succeeded in making a very fine looking film. Ewan McGregor is worthy but dismissable as is Natalie Portman (unfortunately two of my favorite actors). Somehow their performances seem on auto pilot as most Star Wars actors have been accused of over the years. Good news, though, Jar Jar Binks has a limited role this time! Although every second he is on screen is still as painful as nails on a chalkboard. With good action sequences and an intriging development in the cause for Anakin's build up of hatred, Clones proves to be worthy of the Star Wars name. ****stars
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Summary: Good Movie
Review: Dialogue is sometimes lame and the acting is a bit shaky, but the effects make up for these faults.
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Summary: Praise for George Lucas!
Review: This is the second best Star Wars. The best one was A New Hope.
It is definatly better than The Phantom Menace ( Which was still good, but it craved more action) This movie has the most everything of them all. The most action. The most love story. The most Yoda. The movie is of course mostly Anakin's story, and it reveals many reasons why he became so full of anger. This is another great Star Wars from the most gifted director ever, George Lucas.
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