Rating: 
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?).
Rating: 
Summary: even worse than episode one
Review: The remarkably fine cast seems remarkably bad in this movie. Maybe it's the gawdawful clitches they're expected to utter? The remarkable special effects fizzle as well, with no plot, point, or story to back them up, and it's a real pity that this time, Lucas couldn't afford to hire a WRITER, like he used to do, back when his movies were great.
Rating: 
Summary: Better than Episode I, Still not a Classic like the first 3
Review: Star Wars Episode II is a very good movie. Does it live up to the legend of the original 3? Probably not, but that is OK this is a very entertaining movie with a good story, and it has improved on the Episode I. This is a very family friendly movie, although it does have some mild violence. Yoda's lightsaber scene is worth the purchase of this DVD as well as the additional footage and behind the scenes looks at the movie. I do recomend this movie so check it out and enjoy.
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Summary: A REVIEW FROM A STARWARS FANATIC,
Review: This is a good movie since I own them all and have watched them a thousand times I should know. The Acting is good, the Visiols are good, It has so many Blinking good things in it I don't know how any one could hate it. In fact every Single Starwars movie is good! p.s. I don't know how any one could hate it.
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Summary: nice special effects.
Review: Mr. Lucas has lost whatever made the first 3 star wars movies compelling, and the ability to get great performances out of limited actresses as well. This is just hilariously bad. Sure looks pretty though.
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Summary: Holy cow!! I had no idea... inescapably dreadful.
Review: Words fail me. I could not have imagined that ANYONE could make an expensive movie based on a hugely successful franchise that was so wooden, bloated, unengaging, and ridiculous as "Attack of the Clones". Worse, far worse than "The Phantom Menace". Is George Lucas under the spell of the Sith lords? (Aha! I have spotted you, Darth Nebulous!) Or has he turned over the controls to Jar Jar Binks? (Yessuh, himsa Jar Jar's back, to the delight of all who found him the most unredeeming element of the last Star Wars movie and therefore the perfect tool to lance the blister that has become the Star Wars marketing empire. I hope Lucas digitally inserts meesa Binks into ALL the original films, just to show the audience what he really thinks of them.) Worse than any of the above, this film is just boring, unless you find watching a video game masquerading as drama fascinating. I began to suspect that even the actors were computer animations. Where have you gone, Obi-Wan Joe Campbell? Your former acolyte has gone over to the Dark Side.
Rating:
Summary: Better on the big screen...
Review: I admit, I liked this movie when I saw it in the theater. It seemed far better than the Phantom Mistake.
HOWEVER, when I got the DVD for my birthday and I watched it at home, the special effects became suddenly "regular" and the acting became suddenly contrived and down-right bad.
Alas, with all the desire to love this movie, I can't justify it. The "love" scenes are unbearable, the acting laughable and the special effects OK. Thus, a 3 star movie.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome- But not as much as the original
Review: Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, the second prequel in the series, is a awesome action adventure. Compared with The Phantom Menace, the movie is great. Episode II starts out about 10 years after Episode I, where Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is now an apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and learning to become a Jedi. But there is a crisis in the galaxy, many systems are leaving the Republic, forming the Separatists. Fearing an attack, the Republic is voting on whether or not to create a Clone Army. After an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, an investigation was ordered by the Jedi Council, and Obi-Wan is doing the investigation. Meanwhile, Anakin is assigned to protect Amidela. Strange events unfold, and who knows what is to come in the third and final part of the prequels... This is so much better than The Phantom Menace, but of course not as good as The Empire Strikes Back, oh well. This has many special effects, complete with a speeder chase, exciting battle sequences, and of course the lightsaber duals.
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Summary: Featuring.....Less Jar-Jar!
Review: -MOVIE-
Well, it's definently an improvement over The Phantom Menace. The love story seems a little...odd...at times? But, it's Star Wars and it includes the big action scenes that we all love. What I thought was very nice about the film was that, even though we know what's going to happen in the long run, it still keeps us in suspense. Deep down you DO want to know HOW Anakin turns to the Dark Side, and HOW the Galactic Republic transforms into the Galactic Empire. Lucas and ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) once again pull off the impossible, and create a visually stunning masterpiece. And, oh, the wonders of DVD. It looks and sounds absolutely great. Now if we can just get the original trilogy... -SPECIAL FEATURES-
Basically the same amount of bonus material as "The Phantom Menace" DVD, "Attack of the Clones" features a variety of documentaries that I actually found to be very entertaining and insightful. No repetitious featurettes. By watching all of them you get the full picture and scale of the project. But what would it be without the Deleted Scenes? Every good filmmaker knows that you have to leave something on the cutting room floor. Quite a bit was left out this time around. The deleted scenes are in great quality, and fun to watch. I'm unhappy that "Beneath the Dome" was only a trailer. The whole thing (a "mockumentary") is being released seperately. Overall, a stunning film, and a load of DVD stuff that Star Wars fans can dig into.
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Summary: A Soul-less Piece of Digital Garbage
Review: Director Irvin kirshner's vision of the Star Wars universe in The Empire Strikes Back was an incredible work of science fiction film making. Classic in every respect. Unfortunately, things started to slide with Return of the Jedi and its abysmal prequel, The Phantom Menace. Things get no better in Attack of the Clones. From a life-like worn universe of interesting characters, places and simple storyline, the prequels have followed a darker path where special effects take precedence over storyline (and a tortured one at that). One major problem with AOTC is its "been there, done that" content. We've seen most of it in other movies. Coruscant: Already done in Blade Runner. Geonosis arena battle: Already done in Gladiator. Jango Fett/Obi-Wan asteroid chase: Already done in The Empire Strikes Back. Geonosis insect creatures: Already done in Starship Troopers. Coruscant bar scene: Already done in "Star Wars". Coruscant chase: Already done in The Fifth Element. Shall I go on? The acting in AOTC is just plain bad. Part of this could be attributed to the fact that the actors were forced to play in front of a bluescreen with no interaction with "real" characters. So in effect, when you see Anakin swinging his light saber, he's actually doing so in front of a blue screen. In the original trilogy, the actors actually interacted with a "real" Yoda and a "real" Jabba. The actors could actually see the other character and it definately shows in their performances. Another problem with AOTC (and TPM before that) was its need to cram so many locations into a two hour movie. In two hours we get to visit Coruscant, Tatooine, Kamino, Naboo and Geonosis. On the other hand, all three of the origianal movies basically had three locations. Star Wars: Tatooine, Death Star, Yavin. The Empire Strikes Back: Hoth, Dagobah, Bespin. Return of the Jedi: Tatooine, Dagobah, Death Star II. A very simple pattern which worked well and was less confusing to viewers. And does the storyline necessarily have to be so confusing? The original trilogy was very simple. Good vs. Evil. You knew who the bad guys were and it worked on every level. On the other hand, AOTC is a confusing romp through unending plot holes. It also suffers from a storyline that seems written to enhance the CGI rather then the other way around. Lastly, the so called romance between Anakin and Padme had no chemistry and was unbelievable. True, Padme probably had an attraction for bad boys (as Leia did for Han). However, in AOTC, Anakin is portrayed as somewhat of an immature punkass and Padme comes off as being much too sophisticated for him. In fact, Padme even refers to Anakin as "Annie" and comments that he'll always be that little boy that she met on Tatooine. The final problem with this romance is Anakin's disclosure to her that he just "whacked" an entire village of Sand People. Wouldn't it occur to an enlightened Padme that perhaps this Anakin guy has some serious issues. Anakin: "I just killed off an entire village of sand people. The woman and children too. How was your day?" The original trilogy was a combination of different talents. Directing, writing, producing and art. Now, with the prequels, everyone around Lucas is a YES man. Apparently, no one in the Lucasfilm organization has the guts to tell George Lucas that his ideas suck. Oh well.
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