Rating: 
Summary: we'll have to watch something more subtle this time zam
Review: this is the best film of all time in my view.ewan macgregor,natalie portman,hayden christien and frank oz bring the movie to life.tamuera morrison and daniel logan are brilliant as jango and boba fett.christopher lee and marton csokas make guest appearences as count dooku and poggle the lesser [wonder who poggle the higher is?].samuel l jackson however is extremely dissapointing as jedi mace windu.from the action packed courascant chase to the kamino escape to the arena battle and finally to the hanger duel.the best bit is kamino escape or obi-wan versus jango fett.
below is the main cast:
obi-wan-ewan macgregor
anakin-hayden christien
padme-natalie portman
yoda-frank oz
jango-tamuera morrison
dooku-christopher lee
windu-samuel l jackson
boba-daniel logan
poggle-marton csokas
nute\ki-adi-silas carson
Rating: 
Summary: It was better than the last one....
Review: But it still wasn't good.OK, they obviously minimized Jar Jar's part as much as they felt they could. That's a positive thing. No annoyingly cutesy child actors - that's another good thing. However, a complete lack of an interesting, coherent, well-crafted plot is a BAD thing! Anakin is given no character development - he's simly snotty and arrogant all the way through.
Why Amidala falls in love with him is a mystery - if she were portrayed as the ruthlessly ambitious polititian people keep hinting that she might be, it would make sense, but her character seems sweet as pie from start to finish. and WHY didn't we get to see Anakin slaughter the Tuskan Raiders? That would have been the most powerful scene in the story!! Overall, the first part of the movie (with the assassin) was best - but mainly because it borrowed an awful lot of cool ambience from Blade Runner. Later, the politics and plots are too vague and unexplained (and I LOVE court intrigue films!) No one's motivations are explained. And when, oh when, are those Clone Wars ever going to really get started?!!!!
Rating:
Summary: Pleasantly Surprised!
Review: I'm surpised that this movie didn't get a higher "score". I went to see it with my family, fully expecting NOT to like it. The reviews were terrible and my husband was less than thrilled over the last one. But the entire family loved it! It was fast-moving, entertaining, and we could see the development of the "bad guy" character that we know is evolving. I was sorry to see the movie end. I was still on the edge of my seat watching the action. We're going to watch it once more, now that we know how good it is! I'm convinced! It's well worth another visit. I'm even looking forward to the next one!
Rating: 
Summary: Special effects were too digital, Watch it for the storyline
Review: This was better than the first one but the special effects were too digital. I know George used a special digital camera with no film that sent the scenes directly to the editors, effects crews, etc & it made the movie different not classic. It would of been nice to see episodes 4,5,6 with this technology but it really did help with the way the cities & other places looked like. The acting was good enough to bring believable realism to the story. Hayden Christianson -------------------He was a great pick for portraying Anakin Skywalker as he seems to have this aura of both of the light & dark forces. Natalie Portman ---------------She was more interesting this time because her character had a bit more personality than the Geisha like statue I wish I could forget from the first movie. (She does not have any strange costumes this time around!)Ewan Mcgregor --------------I've watched quite a few of his movies since trainspotting & this time around he looks more like the music coordinator of the Star Wars theme (The man that was in the music video for the first movie, he was sitting next to George Lucas near the end of the video, Shoulder length red hair/beard.) Mcgregor was more believeable & intelligent as was the Obi Wan we've seen in Episode 4 but, is probably still years away from us seeing him with his new look. I kept getting distracted by my thinking about the music video & Jesus... but this has to be my most favorite character in the star wars films right now. Excellent job, Ewan!Yoda...! You seek answers, yes?-----He had to be the most digital character in the movie & spoke using reverse parables, The notible scenes are his indian style floating sequence & his fight scene "somewhere" in the film(I will not say when because some people have not seen this movie yet?)Yoda is a large part of the story as the jedi founder so I would give credit to the character either way!Jar Jar Binks-------------Jar Jar somehow got through security at the studio & surpassed the insomniacs of Industrial light & magic.. I would guess that him and his race of illiterate saltwater drinkers & slimydippers become eliminated during the clone war in the 3rd movie?!?!Palpatine---------The man playing Chancellor Palpatine has been in "every Star Wars movie" made playing the different ranks of Palpatine, including Emperor Palpatine in Episodes 4, 5, 6. He will play E.P. again in Episode 3. All that really needs to be said is wait for the DVD...and... Please make one last sequel with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, & Carrie Fisher!!! ?You could call it Star Wars: Episode 7- The Rebuilding (or Republic) of the New Empire (2008)? Most likely it will be disappointing like the Wing Commander movie. I expected the characters from the game but got Shaggy from Scooby Doo instead of Mark Hamill. ------Shaggy stars in Star Wars: Episode- 7 The search for Jar Jar
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Summary: SW II ROCKS!!!
Review: I think SW II was a great movie despite of what some other people may have thought. I have a question for those who totally bashed this movie in every way possible. What attracted you to SW in the first place? The exquisite diologe or the special effects? Now, I frist saw the original trilogy in 1997 when they brought out the special edition so i don't know how much of a difference that made to those who saw it in 1977. But i also got the last available copy of the original, origiinal trilogy and it didn't seem that much different. So anyways I think we were all attracted to the fantasy and eye popping special effects in the first place. Who cares if the diologe was a little bit corney? It was only that way in a couple times. Yeah maybe padme and anakin didn't really seem to be in love or have chemistry but did han and leia? SW would be totally setback if Lucas had to fire Hayden and go search for another actor who had great chemisty with Natalie. Anyways I just wish people would stop bashing this movie and thankfully latley, this movie is getting a lot more good reviews. I was satisfied beyond my expections because I was going to see SW and not Shakespere. The war scenes were so stunning i'm still taking it all in and i saw it twice! SW is the best movie i've seen all this year so far and can't wait for episode III when all our questions will be answered.
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Summary: Engaging fantasy
Review: "Episode II" or Star Wars is a satisfyingly exciting adventure, and it leaves me wanting to see the next installment. There is certainly no shortage of action and spectacular effects and settings (monsters and huge crowds of creatures and clones, a crowded futuristic metropolis, light sabers and laser guns galore, space chases with explosions, etc.) I loved the scene in which our heroes are forced to battle monsters in a kind of Roman Coliseum. Fans of the series will especially enjoy a scene of Yoda dueling with a light saber. In this episode we also see the budding romance between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala. (Okay, so the acting and dialogue ain't great, but then it never was in any of the other Star Wars films either if you look at them objectively. Alec Guiness is a noted exception. And Ewan McGregor does a pretty good job here playing the young Kenobe.)What matters most here is the plot, as we begin to suspect the clever manner in which Chancelor Palpatine may soon wreak havoc on the Republic. The film does a good job of capturing the dark atmosphere of a world about to collapse. There may be a general absence of the lighthearted fun which pervaded the earliest Star Wars movie (now known as Episode 4) but the mythological tale that needs to be told here is not a funny one. As Yoda says, "begun this clone war has," and it's not always a pretty sight - though it is a spectacular one, and worth seeing on the big screen.
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Summary: Attack of the CG
Review: A long time ago in Hollywood CA...A young, considerabley brilliant writer/director named George Lucas had a vision of creating a universe all his own. Well the rest is history. His brainchild spawned arguable the greatest trilogy ever made. Now fast forward to the "new" Star Wars trilogy, what happened? Where is the magic, where is that brilliance, where is Han Solo? They're not around anymore, they were abandoned in the early 80's for a career in computer technology. The new Star Wars trilogy is less a man expanding his mythical legacy and more an excuse for him to display his innovations in computer graphic effects. Case in point: Episode II, Attack of the Clones. Anyone who is reading this review has no doubt seen the film so there is no reason to plot summarize, instead, a few observations. First, this film is a joke as far as the acting is conserned. Ask any good director, casting is 90% of an effective performance. Hayden Christensen? He whines, he cries, he can't deliver the diologue (which was terrible, but hold on). As in Episode I, Anakin is not sympathetic. Aren't we suppose to care that this young man will subcome to the dark side and a life of evil? At this point it will be a relief when he becomes Darth Vader, Anakin is not interesting, as say, Luke was. Other priciples, particularly Portman, are also aweful. The relationship between Padme and Anakin is laughable. If they did not say they were in love out loud, no one would believe it, she looks repulsed by him, not seduced by him. The script, what is this? The story is there, but the screenplay is horrible. Who is Jonathan whats-his-name? One can only imagine how bad the script was before he pollished it with lines like, "I don't like sand it's rough and coarse, but you're smooth." Ahhhhhhhh! Where have you gone Lawerence Kasden, our galaxy turns it's desparate eyes to you. And on another note is the computer graphics. George Lucas has made amazing strides in the industry with ILM, they are the Jedi of special effects, but come on! This looks more like a cartoon than live action. In Return of the Jedi, the dog fight between the Rebelion and the Empire looks so real, how did they do it? In Attack of the Clones (and in Episode I) it's just computer graphics and it looks as such. Did Yota have to be CG? How are the actors suppose to perform against characters and settings that aren't there? Instead they stand against a green screen, and a director who could not care less about their performances, describes to them what will be around them. It's enough to make a grown man cry. Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola are suppose to be two of Lucas's good friends. What kind of friends are they being by letting Lucas take everything out of what made Star Wars great? At least tell him he needs to turn it over to another director like he did before. Give him some advice, please, there is still time to save Episode III. Star Wars was great because it was creative, exciting, and we cared about the characters. I wonder when years from now, when there are six completed films, how many people watching them for the first time, in chronological order, starting with Episode I, will actually make to Star Wars (Episode IV). Unless Episode III is amazing, I wouldn't. Shame on Lucas.
Rating: 
Summary: not up to par but worth seeing
Review: Say what you will about George Lucas, you have to give the guy credit for setting himself a difficult task in "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" (and I do mean beyond trying to deliver a film that will meet the almost impossibly high standards of his millions of fanatical followers). By choosing to place Anakin Skywalker front and center as the story's main focal point, Lucas does what few others in this business are willing to do - which is to risk making a crowd-pleasing epic without a likable central "hero." After all, since this film is a prequel and not a sequel to the original trilogy, we all know that this brooding young man will end up turning into the irredeemably evil Darth Vader. Of course, Luke Skywalker fulfilled the requirements of conventional hero for the original series and even Han Solo, though he was a bit of a rogue and a scoundrel, always allowed his virtuous side to break through when the chips were down. Anakin, though, for all his internal struggles in this film, is predestined to go over to the Dark Side (certainly in the next installment). The pre-knowledge the audience is privy to from our acquaintance with the later chapters gives the film a kind of poignant sadness at times - or at least it would if Lucas had done a better job as both writer and director in bringing it out. Unfortunately, the dialogue is so poorly written that Anakin comes across as little more than a petulant, peevish, moony-eyed schoolboy most of the time - hardly either the "greatest Jedi knight" we keep being told he has the potential to become nor the future Hitlerian dictator we know he will one day be. His romantic, puppy-love interludes with Senator (former Queen) Padme Amidala are embarrassing at best. We have indeed come a long way from the fun love triangle involving Luke, Han and the feisty Princess Leia. In fact, that seems to be the basic trouble with this film, as it was with the previous installment, "The Phantom Menace." Somewhere along the way, someone drained all the FUN out of "Star Wars." The first three films seemed so fresh, so adroit, so light on their feet. The prequels, though they are not without interest, feel bloated, top heavy and devoid of any real conviction or excitement. One cannot fault Lucas, I guess, for becoming overly fascinated with his matted backgrounds, computer graphics and special effects, but it does no one any good to have all that hardware whirling by in the background when the action in the foreground is so banal and uninteresting. Even the set pieces here - a flying car chase through a crowded city that defies all known laws of physics, a cluttered battle scene that takes place in a gladiatorial stadium - don't get the adrenalin pumping in the same way that the space battles in the original "Star Wars," the race through the forest in "Return of the Jedi" or even the pod race in "The Phantom Menace" did. And I will reiterate a comment I made three years ago about that last film. Why is it that, in a movie with "Star Wars" in its title, are there virtually no outer space battle scenes in this picture? Is that really too much to ask? A few other problems plague the picture. R2D2 and C-3PO, whose one-sided bantering lent such charm to the original films, have become virtual extras in the story by this time. And since the rest of the script is so entirely witless, the few moments they have together stick out too much as obvious (and not very effective) attempts at comic relief. No longer do these two uniquely nonhuman characters feel like an integral part of the action. Even worse, the once endearing Yoda, with his annoyingly inverted sentences and his never-ending string of sanctimonious pearls of wisdom, has, quite literally, become this movie's Jar-Jar Binks (who does appear but in a much more limited role). The acting by Hayden Christensen (Anakin), Natalie Portman , Samuel L. Jackson and Ewan McGregor (a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, and who is going to believe that McGregor will mature to become the distinguished Alec Guiness?) is serviceable at best, as the performers have been put there basically to deliver the stilted dialogue and serve as foreground for the upstaging special effects. So, after all these complaints, is "Attack of the Clones" worth seeing? Surprisingly, the answer is "yes" and it really has nothing to do with the special effects. The reason this film is worth seeing is because Lucas has undertaken to pull off something virtually unique and unprecedented in modern cinema. He is attempting to tell a complete story over the span of six different movies. Even when we can see how the film isn't coming together the way it should, we can't help but plug into the narrative development itself. Because we know how it will all end up, we want to see how the missing pieces of the puzzle will fall in to place to give us the complete, total picture. So even if each individual installment doesn't exactly carry us away, there's enough interest in the vision itself to keep us coming back for more.
Rating: 
Summary: George is lossing it
Review: This movie was very boring. People began to leave at about 1/4 of the movie. People who stayed were falling asleep around my seat. The graphic and sound was very good. At one point I thought I was watching the cut-scenes from Grim Frimdago (in the café) and Abe's Oddworld (the princess jumping around in the factory). I tried to find a reason why a "great" movie like this was so boring. I came up with this conclusion. This movie did not have any philosophical or psychological value that made my brain entertain. Nor did this movie provided any mystery for me to solve. Usually you have something to talk about after watching a movie but not for this one. I didn't even like the computer graphic. Graphic was very good but it was not real. The feeling of "being there" was not in this movie. It was missing the feeling of "THERENESS" if I might make out a word for it. In the old movie, when you saw a X-Wing flying by, you knew it was a model; but in a sense, it was REAL and it was THERE. If you have nothing to do, go see why there is all the hype about digital movie. If not, don't waste your time waiting in long line to go see this movie.
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Summary: Good Prince Yawn
Review: It has been said many times that special effects and computer graphics will make acting irrelevent. This movie is the ultimate proof that this is not true. This movie has excellent special effects, great computer graphics, and some excellent plotting. It has characters that we care about from the previous movie and a built in audiance. What it is lacking is acting, and this turns what should have been a blockbuster into just an ordinary movie. These performances were more wooden than Al Gore, Even Chrsitopher Lee could not bring order to this chaos. This movie reeked with boredom, the big fight at the end was better, but the animated fighting Yoda, of which I have heard others rave about didn't work for me. He looked like a bouncing tribble. Again the plotting from the clone planet, Our young bounty hunter, the trade federation still wanting revenge on the queen etc... really had potential. Even Ms. Portman's slowing shrinking clothing (Which my 11 year old noticed right away but I didn't, must be getting old)couldn't make this movie interesting. It could be said that because this picture has to be shoehorned into a particular place that limitations exist, it is a crime to the other 4 movies which were all much better that they failed. I am reminded about something Elijah Wood said in an interview. He and some other cast member of LORD OF THE RINGS were visiting the location of this movie. Wood commented that Portman thought them odd since they kept referring to themselves as "hobbits". She made it plain she was Natalie Portman NOT Padmé Amidala. Too bad she didn't think like the Hobbits, that might have been the difference between an avg movie and a classic.
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