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Summary: Bogus, Awful
Review: There's simply not much redeeming about this one. The opening chase scene on Coruscant starts the film off well, but it's a long, steady downhill from there.It's hard to know where to start to try to list all of the things wrong with this film, so here are the big three: George Lucas is a bad director. George Lucas is a bad screenwriter. This film has no soul. Yep, I think that about sums it up. Lucas is a visionary, a storysmith, and a special effects mastermind. Those are his strengths, and when he has stuck to them in the past (Empire Strikes back being the best example), the results have been stunning. But his dialogue is ham-fisted and wooden, and his sense of humor has, if anything, become far more juvenile and immature since the original trilogy. ...P>I liked Episode I. I thought it was solid, if not spectacular. It introduced a new plotline and new worlds, and set the wheels in motion for the trilogy. My biggest complaints were, as mentioned above, the juvenile humor (Jar Jar, yes, but I thought Anakin was far worse), and the villains. Sure, Maul was good with the lightsaber, but given that we have no idea where he came from, he has virtually no dialogue, and he's dead by the end of Episode I, it was hard for me to get too involved with his character. In Episode 2, the situation is worse. Palpatine remains an uninteresting background character, I have no idea why the trade federation [guys] are back, and Dooku is a model of wasted opportunity. Arch-villain by committee? Unsurprisingly, it fails. Which brings me to the rest: although we meet many more Jedi, they don't have any more personality than the trade federation robots or the clones. Jango Fett is only mildly diverting, and although the tie to Empire/Return's Boba Fett is slightly interesting, it certainly doesn't carry the film. Natalie Portman's outfits are nice if you want to see some skin, but not particularly flattering (especially considering what a beautiful actress they have to work with). The love scenes are flat. SENATOR Jar Jar is an insult. Finally, don't get me started on Yoda. The CGI Yoda is a mistake -- he looks bogus all the way through. And that finale saber duel is one of the most ... Matrix ("I know kung fu")-wannabe scenes I've seen in quite a while. Give me a break. George, please please please put your ego down for the next couple of years and let someone competent write and direct Episode 3. Please. Say no to the Dark Side. It ain't gonna happen.
Rating: 
Summary: What were they thinking?
Review: This movie has some of the cheesiest melodramatic flop that I've ever seen, along with a pretty boy who pretends to be an actor, and badly at that. To call the scriptwriting and acting juvenile would be an insult to twelve year olds everywhere.
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Summary: Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse
Review: What a joke...picking right up from the mind-less, plot-less Episode I, "Attack of the Clones" should have been called "Attack of the Bores." Where exactly is the plot in these first two movies?
Sure, Annakin Skywalker is going to turn into Darth Vader, he's going to have kids with (now Senator, ex-Queen) Amadala, the "Federation" is going to turn into the Empire...but that appears to be it.
Just like Episode I, the plot lines are a complete and utter mess...
Who is Count Dooku? Why is masterminding a plot against the Senate?
Why does he want Amadala killed?
If the bounty hunter Fett is in league with Dooku, why was he living on that wacky clone planet, where the Federations' Clone army is being bred? And when when this army is used against Dooku's droid army, why is it such a big surprise to Dooku that such an army exists?...don't you think Fett would have told Dooku about what was going on?
And are we supposed to go along with the absurd sub-plot of Annakin going back to Tattoinne to see his mother...but oh no, she's been captured by the Sand People..now I thought that the Sand People were nothing but marauders and hunters, but amazingly, they decided to keep her literally hanging around for a month...oh, but here's Annakin to the rescue..oops sorry, she's dead now...what a disgrace The acting is dreadful. Ewan McGregor tried so hard to act like a young Alec Guiness, Hayden Christiansen is so pedestrian and plastic that he drags down every scene that he's in. At least Natalie Portman spent some quality time parading around in a tight space suit.
There are just too much special effects, you get caught up in watching all the spaceship traffic jams on the George Jetson-like aerial freeways that you forget there is actually supposed to be a story being told. Episodes I & II are a huge let down from the original three. They are a travesty. They foul the good name of "Star Wars."
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Summary: (4.5 Stars) The Magic Strikes Back...........
Review: Excitment,adventure,romance,and a lot of fun too..and if that isn't George Lucas's 1930's space fantacy,...than i'm not sure what is.A little over Ten yrs. have passed since the events of the first chapter,Hundreds of Star systems have left the Galactic Rebublic in rebellion to join a sepratist movement, leas by a mysterious figure by the name of Count Dooku.Meanwhile...we come to our young hero Anakin Skywalker,....who has now become the talented Jedi Apprentice of Master Obi-Won Kenobi.But has become distured & conflicted though his troubled dreams and his wreaklessness that fight against his Jedi training at ever turn.Meanwhile...Kenobi is dispatched by the Jedi to investigate a disturbing murder attempt on a Senator and friend.As it becomes his aprentence's responsibility to protect the Senator but all the while driven by his Forbidden obsesion for the the beautiful Pad'me Amidala(The once former Queen of the planet Naboo),now with ties to the Galactic Senate herself,and with his inability to let go of his his past, Anakin Skywalker's malice & disobedence toward his master and his own driven greed of power..leads him on the path to the Dark Side....and the end of freedom of the Galaxy grows near. (Directed by George Lucas and cowritten screenplay by Johnathan Hales)This second chapter of the early adventures of Anakin Skywalker recaptures much of the style and excitement that made the original Star Wars so beloved.Loaded with extra material this great DVD is a first class production in every sence of the word, and is a must have for any collector.
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Summary: Interesting "Easter Eggs"
Review: As with any movie that has several reviews, I normally avoid any additional comments unless I feel I have some unique to add. I do prefer the original movies (before they became special editions), but it's nice to see the history behind the original stories. Plus, you see ships and uniforms that look like they are a few steps away from becoming the objects so familiar in the original trilogy. ...mainly in the final scenes. You see the ships that will become the Star Destroyers and the clone uniforms look like the Stormtrooper uniforms. If you're familiar with the original trilogy, you should be able to recognize alot. That is the only thing I like about this movie. It provides the background information. These newer films are lacking something on their own. The emotional response isn't as strong here. It's more like big special effect, action scenes. The only emotions come from scenes with corny dialogue. I happen to like some of the deleted scenes. I prefered the family dinner scene (on disc 2) for establishing the relationship between Anakin and Padme. As for the Easter egg... I tend to get impatient in getting to the movie. I'll hit the Menu button or the Forward Search button to try to skip past the various logos and such before the DVD's menu. The name may vary among players, but on mine, the Forward Search is used to skip through segments in a movie. When the animated menu appears with the Star Wars logo moving backwards, hitting the Forward Search button will give you alternate menu formats. They all have the same options as the normal one based on the scene in the fighting arena. I usually get a menu based on the water planet. Once, I got another menu based on the first chase scene where Anakin and Obi-Wan are flying through the city. Those are the only other menus I've seen so far. I do not care for Lucas' newer efforts, but I do like seeing the Star Wars history this movie presents. That is my main reason for seeing the new movies. On its own, there is too much focus on special effects. The DVD set is full of extras - deleted scenes, trailers, production information. Plenty of stuff for the true fan.
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Summary: Stink of the Clones
Review: Like the smell of a wet Wookie's behind. This movie is a disgrace to the series and one of the worst I have viewed in a long time. The horrible casting and acting is alone enough to turn one away. Add bad dialog and the boredom of 3/4 of the storyline and buying this is like burning a $20 bill in the fireplace. Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) is the worst actor ever cast in a major picture. "Tormented by the dark-side" does not mean boring emotionless bad actor. After struggling to stay awake thru 1/2 of the movie I simply fast forwarded past any scene with him and Natalie Portman, who lowers her performance to his level. The scene with the stupid waterfall, what a bunch of filler junk. The action scenes are also way overboard, like when Anakin jumps out of the spaceship and grabs the back of the other. Force or no Force, give me a break. All technology, no true attention to story. Wanting to know the details leading to the next movie is the only reason to watch it, other than "well, I have all the others on DVD, i guess I need this one." Demand better movies and do not provide further profit to people who have obvoiusly lost thier touch at making movies.
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Summary: One of the best films ever made!
Review: After the somewhat dissapointing THE PHANTOM MENACE, ATTACK OF THE CLONES is a much more exciting instalment in the STAR WARS saga. Set about 10 years after the events in TPM, Attack of the Clones is a more action-orientated entry, with incredible battle set pieces. Hayden Christensen is Anakin Skywalker, the troubled Padawan to Ewan McGregor's Obi Wan Kenobi. McGregor's performance as the great Jedi Master is much improved, and Christensen's journey from envious apprentice to the echoes of the future Darth Vader is impressive, creating more believable characters. And thankfully, Jar Jar is a much more subdued character than in Menace.
Boasting a strong supporting cast including the brilliant Christopher Lee (Count Dooku), Ian McDiarmid as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett, the action, this time around is bolstered by strong presences. And even if Lee is simply reprising his role as the dark Saruman the White from Lord of the Rings, he's a great character, helped with a surprisingly good quality script. In addition, Morrison makes a good impact as the father of Boba Fett, and Samuel L. Jackson gets more action as Jedi Master Mace Windu.
Moving away from the plodding politics of the first film, events in this one are all about action, with lightsaber fights aplenty. Stunning combinations of CGI and live action at once make for some incredible action scenes. The romantic story involving Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman is sometimes stilted, but the main plot line makes for a truly incredible action-fest. And what's more, the action is more emotionally-involved than Episode 1. With Padme's and Anakin's forbidden love fuelling hatred and anger, the story is more involving than CG gungans and droids in Episode 1.
John William's score is brilliant, echoing his work for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, wih some of his best work. The CGI in this film is even more impressive, and the astonishing cities and vistas are fully realised with some incredible FX creations.
The action, characters, creatures and FX all combine to create an breath-taking experience that will leave you breathless. Star Wars fans will not be disappointed. The DVD extras are even more impressive than the special features on the Ep.1 Disc, with a terrific Commentary with George Lucas and the Special Effects team, "Making Of"s, fascinating deleted scenes, trailers, T.V spots and tons of production info. This is a must-have DVD.
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Summary: Visual feast with little punch or plot...great effects, tho!
Review: In Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, George Lucas brings us another special effects extravaganza fit to please even the most jaded sci-fi fantatic. The aliens, the starship battles, the light saber duels, and even a completely digital Yoda in battle like a whirling dervish, are more than enough to please the senses. Hayden Christensen does an amicable job as the young adult Anakin Skywalker. However, both he and Natalie Portman (reprising her role as Amidala) struggle with a weak script throughout the film. The couple gradually falling in love as it's presented to us in the film is about as believable as Watto becoming a Jedi. The somewhat Byzantine plot involving the ascendance of Senator Palpatine to the role of "temporary dictator" to the Republic is decent enough even if the motives of all involved are pretty simplistic. But when it comes right down to it, what do we come to a Star Wars movie for? Plot? Characterization? Deep, lasting meaning? Of course not! We see Star Wars movies for the epic, the effects and the adventure. And this film has plenty. From Obiwan's duel with the bounty hunter, Jango Fett, to seeing the Jedi army in battle, this film has all the excitement you could possibly want. The one thing that's missing from these prequels, however, is the sense of attachment. I just don't care about Anakin, Amidala and Mace Windu, like I did Luke, Han, Leia and Chewbacca. My main attachment to the film is seeing a young Obiwan Kenobi and seeing R2-D2 and C-3PO in action. The lack of attachment leaves the film a bit hollow when it comes right down to it. So to summarize, enjoy this film for the visual feast that it offers, but don't expect the phenomenon that was Episodes IV through VI.
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Summary: one of the best
Review: Attack of the Clones is one of the best entries in the star wars universe, like the Phantom Menace, it has massive ground battles between soldiers, and unlike any other star wars, has almost all the jedi knights and masters rushing into combat all at the same time. One thing thats really eating me up inside is 'Why do people think Ep2 has bad dialogue?'
Sure Hayden Christiansin is a bad actor but has anyone even SEEN ep1? the dialogue was much more severely horrid in ep1, i mean, especially that gayass little kid who played anakin, he makes such a huge emphasis on the most obvious things, and the stupid way ObiWan talks in ep2 (ex. "Good call my young padawan" / "Only in your mind my very young padawan") is EVEN WORSE in ep1, In other words, go buy this one, cuz its good, makes use of its jedi instead of just a pathetic little lightsaber duel or two, and has an interesting plot, If you REALLY pay attention you can figure out the whole deal with Dooku and Sidious,
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Summary: 3 stars only for the content.
Review: I am a moderate Star Wars Fan, and leaving all biases aside, I would only rate this DVD 2 stars if not for the last 30 minutes and the "behind the scenes" content. Part 2 is a very mediocre movie at best. The two stars of the movie, Portman and Christensen, seem to drag through the movie, barely lending any emotion to an already dead script. Should we be moved when Young Darth is crushed to hear his mother's dying words, only to slaughter those sand people and their children? The queen / senator's (or whatever) response is "we all make mistakes". I believe that Little Darth would be moved to do this, but her response is so ridiculous. Is that a simple mistake? Shouldn't she be worried that her love interest (of which she has been keeping secret all this time) can slaughter a hundred or so "beings"? It seems as though the dialogue was rushed, which is hardly acceptable since Lucas had decades to hone a script worthy of Part 4 and Part 5 (Part 6 was good, not great). The movie didn't satisfy me until maybe the last 30 minutes when a smidgen of the epic feeling the original movies had emerges. Decent performances by Lee and McGregor somewhat make up for the other poor performances, but in no way do they make up for the rest of the film.
The feature contents of the DVDs should satisfy the avid Star Wars fan, and possibly leave the rest of us not curse the 2 hours we wasted on the movie itself. I am, however, looking forward to the third installment, given that it lives up to the last 30 or so minutes of the second. Oh yeah, Yoda's fight scene is not that cool, maybe funny (why do these master Jedi need to fight with swords anyway?).
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