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Summary: Disappointing movie
Review: Being a die-hard Star Wars fan, I was very disappointed with this film solely because of the acting. Christopher Lee and Ewan McGregor were the two bright spots in the movie, but Hayden Christensen was horrible. I know that he's portraying the downfall of the main character, but I was very disappointed. As far as Natalie Portman and Samuel L. Jackson, I feel that they could have replaced them both with cardboard cutouts. The acting on both parts was just plain flat.
I enjoyed the action scenes (I laughed out loud during Yoda's lightsaber battle) but I cringed everytime Anakin and Padme were on the screen.
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Summary: Not the best Star Wars, but what are ya gonna do?
Review: I'm not going to go off about the cardboard acting, the bland script, the lack of any real continuity or even the over use of special effects. I'm going to tell you that the best way to view this is to turn off the adult portion of your brain and let that kid inside you come out and take over. If you don't, you'll go insane.
This is the most action packed Star Wars yet. Tons of Jedi lightsaber action. Cool space battles and if you haven't heard yet, Yoda kicks some serious butt. The beginning is a little thrown together. And it takes a little too long to get going, but once it does, it really gets going. The action scenes are fast paced and look very cool.
The DVD is packed with extras. The extras alone are worth the price of the DVD. If you are a die hard Star Wars fan, you already own this. If you are considering buying this, do it. You get your money's worth. But don't look for any Oscars to be awarded for acting. And don't look for deep plot.
Just sit back and enjoy the show as you would have when you were a kid!
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Summary: I love this movie! Buy it!
Review: "Phantom Menace" was enjoyable but was badly marred by weak acting and spotty storylines. "Attack Of The Clones" manages to fill in some of the holes from that one and brings the saga more into the field that I thought was missing from the Episode I movie. The love story, while suffering from ocassional cheesiness, was very good. The DVD edition is far better than the VHS edition and the picture quality is much clearer. Please buy this! It's worth your time.
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Summary: Buy it for the 'Extras' Disk
Review: If you're considering buying this DVD, you've probably already seen the movie. You already know that it's a tightly plotted space opera that emphasizes action over characterization. You've already seen the special effects that are getting so good you hardly notice that they are special effects; you've already seen the climactic battle between scores of Jedi and hundreds of robots, and the light sabre duel where Count Dooku - my favorite character - defeats both Obi Wan and Anakin before facing off against Yoda. You've probably even formed an opinion already about whether Hayden Christensen as Anakin is really as terrible an actor as some feel.What you haven't seen yet is the second disk of the set - the "Special Features" disk. Unlike other DVDs where the extra features are mostly scraps saved from the cutting room floor, the extras for this DVD set clearly involved a lot of careful production work, and probably represent more effort and money than many films in their entirety. Here you will find detailed descriptions of how the digital characters were created - along with stories such as the one on how the CG (computer graphics) team convinced George Lucas to go with a fully digital Yoda, or on what kinds of challenges Lucas continually threw at the team. Those more interested in the human characters may be interested in the actors' viewpoints: Christopher Lee's reflections on playing a swordfighter at the age of 80; Natalie Portman's discussion of how Amidala's role in this movie as Senator differs from her previous role as Queen; how Sam Jackson managed to get his character Mace Windu the only purple light saber in the galaxy. You may even want to give Christensen a chance to explain his apparently disjointed acting: he says he was attempting to portray the dark side of the force as an external influence that occasionally took control of his character, rather than something that came from within. You may not think that's a valid interpretation of the role - I don't - but at least you can understand what he was trying to do, whether or not he succeeded. Also on the extra disk are eight scenes that did not ultimately make it into the movie. Many of these scenes are primarily characterization. For example, the scene in the home of the Amidala family, with Padme's knowing mother and sister teasing her about her 'boyfriend' Anakin, and her father talking to him about her welfare, makes the subsequent romance between Anakin and Padme seem much more believable and natural. For each of these scenes, George Lucas discusses why they were cut; in most cases, it boiled down to cutting them because they didn't advance the story, even if that meant losing some background information - an interesting tradeoff. The final extra is on the main disk: the full length narrative tracks where Lucas and others explain the hows and whys of what they were doing in the movie itself. I found the discussion of the space chase scene between Jango Fett and Obi Wan particularly interesting: during the movie, I hadn't noticed that there was no music for most of this scene, but once it was pointed out, it was obvious how the absence of music served to intensify the scene for me. After spending a few hours viewing the extra features in this DVD set, I was able to view the movie itself again with a renewed sense of appreciation. And that, I think, is the best reason to consider buying this DVD set.
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Summary: Good
Review: Loved the First Episode, and this movie was good. It wasn't the best though. I thought it could have been better with out so much emphasis on the love story. Oh well I guess that it's an important part of the story. I would recomend this to those who like the Star Wars series
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Summary: Misunderstood masterpiece
Review: The people who bash this film quite simply don't get it. They throw around cliches they heard from uneducated critics: "The film has bad dialogue" or "The actors are terrible." But what you'll never hear is that the dialogue is highly stylized, based on conventions set forth by John Ford films and Flash Gordon seriels; or that the actors are from an external school of thought, and are not of the method -- which makes for a different performance.
Attack of the Clones, like The Phantom Menace, are grand, operatic sci-fi/fantasy epics. Nearly every scene in the Star Wars films is highly calculated and textured with mytholigical imagery.
And the beautiful thing about the films is that you don't have to think that deeply into them to grasp their fun. But people simply won't let themselves be taken away by the sheer excitement.
People ... it makes you look silly to bash something when you don't understand it. It's cool if you don't like it, but don't roll up onto these boards telling educated moviegoers that Star Wars is bad, because it just isn't.
Long live Star Wars. May the Force Be With You!
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Summary: Could have been so much more!!!
Review: This film really was a let down to me. I have been a fan of all things Star Wars since I saw the first film and this film had the potential to be so much more. I think what killed it is Lucas jamming everything into one film what realistically could have been it's own trilogy. He wasted so much time on the romance between Anakin and Padme that it played out like soap opera in space!
It was also disappointing to have such a hyperkinetic lightsaber duel in Episode One between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul only to have Christopher Lee digitally masked onto a stuntman and use inset shots to make it appear as if he is fighting Hayden Christiansen. Granted Lee is upwards towards his 80's, but it could have been filmed better.
What I did like was the opportunity to see Yoda throw down! That was the payoff. My hope is that Episode Three will make me appreciate this one after the trilogy is over the same way "The Empire Strikes Back" seems better after watching "Return of the Jedi"
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Summary: What's the problem with it?
Review: I am writing this review because all the other ones I read were saying the movie is horrible. I am a Star Wars fan and I love the classic trilogy, and I like The Phantom Menace, and I LOVE this one.
I think those peolpe who say this new trilogy is bad aren't real Star Wars lovers, because George Lucas is only telling the other part of the story he started years ago, in 1977. Why do people say Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman are bad actors? And why is the love story so horrible, if it is almost like Romeo and Juliet ( which is one of the best stories ever written)?
Attack of the clones has a lot of good, if not perfect, scenes. The chase in Coruscant, for example. It has never been done before, it's new and the SFX are awsome. The scene were Anakin confesses to Padmé that he killed the tuskens is really dramatic, and it is an example of the great acting talent of both Natalie and Hayden. The duel between Yoda and count Dooku is perfect, could someone want more? That's what I dreamed of watching for years after seeing the originals.
So, to conclude, I'd like to say that I am truly enjoying what George Lucas is doing, and if someone doesn't agree with my opinion, I am going to say to you: You are NOT a Star Wars fan. Because the Star Wars fans appreciate everything the director gives us, and when we watch one of the movies from this saga, belonging from the old or new trilogy, we have fun. And that's what everyone should be doing.
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Summary: Likely To Capture The Minds Of Many Generations
Review: This film was a spectacular film, with all of the nuts and bolts of Star Wars Romanticism. Many critiques have been made about actors Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman's acting abilities, but to no avail. You cannot argue that one of the best filmakers of all time would or has to allow "bad acting" in his films if he didn't intend for the characters he wrote himself to be portrayed the way they are in this film. To the point, Lucas has enough money and time to make things exactly how he wants them. And the claims that Lucas stooped to "sex appeal" (Amidala appears in a shoulderless, tight leather outfit) is completely untrue. Remember Return of the Jedi? Princess Leah is in a metal outfit far more revealing than anything in this film. Everyone has said that they hate Anakin, because he is corny, cheesy, and predictable. I would like to argue that Anakin is meant to be hated, corny, cheesy, and predictable! That is why he becomes Darth Vader in the first place. I believe that Lucas made Anakin to be resented by the audience, a complete 180 from the way everyone likes Luke Skywalker. The people who complain about this film are those who made up their own versions of what they thought it should be, and aren't letting George Lucas tell his own story.
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Summary: Horrific, but great fodder for MST3K
Review: Joel! Bots! We need you! This movie begs for your commentary. Maybe someday we will see an MST3K revival that disses this film. I'm 37 years old, and female. I loved Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back, and tolerated Return of the Jedi (parts were good). Phantom Menace was "mostly harmless", with the exception of the awful Jar Jar Binks stuff. But this movie takes the cake! I was struggling not to howl with laughter during any scene with Anakin in it - especially the love scenes. During one scene, where they were alone in her bedroom, he came across as a creepy stalker-rapist, and I wanted to shout at her: Get out! This guy's a nut! There is NO logic to the fact that she went from "You'll always be that little boy" (gag) to "I love you". It made no sense. He is not even remotely loveable or even pitiable. Had Joss Whedon made this movie, he would have made a masterpiece... but sadly, George L made it, and he's gotten either cocky, lazy or senile. Not sure which. Anakin is a sulky psychopath - and Padme is as dull as can be. Neither had any chemistry and it made no sense that the movie ended the way it did - given all the obstacles.
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