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Summary: Howard the Duck Lives On
Review: If you ever needed evidence that George Lucas has lost his touch, see this movie. This movie was like watching a bad high school play. Although the effects were first rate, once again Lucas has allowed them to overwhelm the story. Natalie and Hayden have about as much chemistry as Thatcher and Pinochet! Note to Lucas, please let someone else write and direct these movies, "Howard the Duck" has be resurrected!"
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Summary: The best yet
Review: I thought Clones rocked. There were certain elements of the love story that seemed kind of hokey, but bear in mind that this film was set a long time ago when romance was alive and well and chivalry wasn't a bad word. Ewan gave an excellent performance. The chemistry between Hayden and Natalie was there and yoda, as always, was a charm.
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Summary: The Clone Wars have at long last begun..
Review: You can see it in Anakin's eyes... When he was talking about how he murdered the Tuskin Raiders... The lighting, the music, the darkside pouring from him, we knew right there that young Anakin Skywalker was starting to really feel the darkside. I enjoyed the movie, it's not my favorite Star Wars movie but I did enjoy it a-lot that's for sure. The best scene was probably the lightsaber fight with Count Dooku and Jedi Master Yoda. I mean Yoda has always seemed like he wasn't one for fighting; that he'd only do it if he REALLY had to, and MAN did he put on a show. All in all, it was great, and I can't wait to see Episode III now.
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Summary: Yoda is great, but out of character at the end.
Review: This was a really good film but to me one scene should have been edited out and put on DVD for a great deleted scene.
(spoiler) alert! The scene with yoda using a lightsaber! No! No! it did not work for me. He is such a good mentor and intellectual character that he didn't really need to get into a lightsaber duel at all. The scene is great looking and exciting but far feched, If you ask me. I know most people liked it, but I felt that if George Lucas would have thought this out more he would have seen what I see.
I think George is way better than anyone could be for these films and not downing him at all. If he would have stopped it with the force neutral scene between Dooku and Yoda it would have been enough. You don't need to see Yoda sport a saber even to prove his power!!!!
I do think that it was way better than It could have been and it looked cool but was just too much.
I also thought Hayden was very good as Anakin and my favorite seen was on Tatooine when he is telling Padme' why he did what he did with the SANDPEOPLE it was a VERY VERY GOOD scene and George should be PROUD! Obiwan was great and his battle with Jango was excellent! The arena scenes also excellent!
Droid factory scenes great and exciting. Air Taxi scene also good and the love story good. The C-3PO comic relief was very funny and made me laugh aloud!! The parts with his mother heart felt and well done.
To wrap things up Samuel L Jackson was GREAT! as Mace and kicked tail.
The lightsaber duel at the end was excellent and interesting
and exciting, one of the best!
I think the Yoda with a lightsaber thing will set in later and I will accept it, but for now GREAT MOVIE!
With that single editing flaw!
and maybe a little too slow for kids first half.
Other than that Excellent Movie! Awesome action and effects!
GOOD JOB LUCAS!
I would also like to add I loved The Phantom Menace and liked Jar Jar Binks. I don't know what the big deal is with him.
He worked better in TPM than AOTC though.
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Summary: This movie rocks!!!
Review: This was a fun movie to watch. The special effects were awsome!
I believe this movie had the sweetest battle scenes out of all the Star Wars movies. The actors may not get oscars but they did
a fine job. I don't understand what the stupid critics are talking about. This was a great movie and I really need to see it again. The people in the theatre cheered so much it was annoying. It was a lot better than Episode 1. I did like part 1
though. It had some mistakes in it but it was still a pretty good movie. The original 3 were true classics and I doubt that the prequals will live up to them. It is a fact that you can't beat a true classic. Still AOTC is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Even if you didn't like part 1 I would reccomend this movie.
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Summary: ¿Nothing compared to The Hidden Fortress¿
Review: I must admit, I was a bit disappointed by Attack of the Clones. The cast is great (especially Hayden Christensen as a wrathful and pugnacious Anakin Skywalker) and some of the special affects are phenomenal. I especially enjoyed the early chase scene, which takes us on a dizzying ride through the streets of a galactic metropolis. While the multiplicity of subplots keep the audience interested in the first half, many of the movies flaws become apparent by the half-way mark. The romantic scenes between Anakin and Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) are corny, and the dialog throughout the movie is cliched. (Oh, that monotonous mishmash about the force and the dark side!) Some of the man-to-man fight scenes are so out of sync that one wonders if the shots were seized from an '80s video game. Some other fight scenes are just over the top. For example, at one point, Yoda pulls out his lightsaber and incredulously metamorphoses from a cane-carrying, hard-breathing, furry ancient to a high school gymnast with more hop (and pop) than an energizer bunny running on steroids (or nuclear power!). Take a look at The Hidden Fortress (Star Wars inspiration) by Akira Kurosawa. The Japanese original is vastly superior even after 50 years. It puts Lucas and his special affects happy capering to shame.
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Summary: Now THAT'S more like it!
Review: "Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones" is FINALLY the film "Star Wars" fans have been waiting - 19 years now - to see! Though by no means perfect, and not quite at the level of "The Empire Strikes Back" or "A New Hope", it's damn close; it far surpasses the leaden (though strangely still watchable) "Phantom Menace" and the truly disappointing "Return of the Jedi". (Ewoks, anyone? Ugh.) Lucas' penchant for stiff dialog is of course present (compounded by the fact that, once again, normally very good actors are cast adrift having to perform against the blue and green screen backgrounds, essentially forced to direct themselves - Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, and the excellent Ewan McGregor and Samuel L. Jackson) but all the actors seem at least a bit more alive here, and are given much more to do. McGregor channels Alec Guiness with finesse, and Christopher Lee is a blast for his presence alone. (This marks a nice circle for the "Star Wars" series, as Lee's long-time Hammer Films co-star Peter Cushing appeared in "A New Hope"). The quietly sexy Christensen does the best he can with little direction, and in fairness manages to give hints of the darkness to come, and Portman is blessedly freed of her Kabuki makeup and is allowed to show some humanity. Temuera Morrison, as Jango Fett, also scores nicely, bringing menace to both some great dialog and fight scenes. And thankfully, Jar Jar is limited to what amounts to a cameo. Without question, though, the best is saved for last; Yoda, lovably crabby as ever, is finally given a chance to rock and roll as the Jedi Master he is. This scene alone is worth the price of admission!
Lucas finally seems to have regained his sea-legs and, along with the very welcome addition of co-writer Johnathan Hales (who has, for the most part, successfully stripped out most of Lucas' more insipid dialog and ideas), delivered a terrific "Star Wars" movie. I'm sure I'm not alone in looking forward to "Episode III"!
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Summary: More like 4 and a half stars, but still great.
Review: The wait was finally over and Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones finally hit theatres. And wow, did it surely not disappoint! Comparing this movie to the Phantom Menace does not seem fair, but it is justifiable (because they are all part of the same saga, of course). I won't reveal any of the plot. I do not wish to spoil it for anyone, but if you want a plot synopsis...check some of the previous reviews. First off - And I think almost everyone who enjoys Star Wars will agree with me on this one: Not too many scenes involving Jar Jar Binks! True, he does appear but his role is very minimal. So Lucas got it right on that one, right off the bat! Second - The movie came together better than the Phantom Menace. One of the things we want from these newer Star Wars film is the feeling of the old ones. That is the reason why we love them so much, they give us this indescribable feeling. Attack of the Clones had the feeling and the fluidity of the old trilogy. You were not bored. You were, in fact, enthralled. The characters were wonderful and more lively than the first movie. It had better and more mature humor than the first filmed attempted and failed at having. The fight scenes were unbelievable. And there was even a "love" and "lover's quarrel" type feel to it between Anakin and Padame (comparable to Han Solo and the Princess). Third - Finally! They are letting us in on the significance of Boba Fett and his father, Jango. I, as many others, have been wondering the real significance of him. Other than him being a bounty hunter for the empire. So that was a well-welcomed edition to the movie. Four - More Jedi action. (I won't spoil it for the people who haven't seen it, but it was very entertaining to see two Jedis we haven't seen fight before, fighting. To wrap it up, the movie was very pleasing. The direction was great and not as showy as the Phantom Menace. It was well-written and well-acted. George Lucas regained the old Star Wars feel with this one.
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Summary: Things Are Coming Into Place
Review: This was a very good movie for those who like the Star Wars series, and there are many (how many movies warrant 5 in their series?). It fills in many of the blanks, for instance how Darth Vadar lost his hand. Where people that you have come to know in the past came from. How the galaxies got to where they are. This movie was long on plot (or filler for the confusion of previous movies) and shorter on action, but not very short of action. The final battle scenes, the 'execution' scenes (very similar to ancient Rome) and the fabulous fight scene between 'Obi-Juan Kanobe', 'Anikan' and the current leader of the "dark side" of the force. We find in this movie that Yoda is the man! A great swordsman who I look for more from in the next movie. Yoda is not only the most knowledgeable of all the Jedi but, almost certainly, the most accomplished warrior among the "light saber" swordsman. The movie at times, will drag, for those who have not seen the previous Star Wars movies, but for those that have seen them, this movie will help connect the missing pieces. View this movie - and enjoy!
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Summary: May the Schwartz be with you
Review: You know the thing can't be too good when you are happy, yes actually happy to see Jar Jar Binks. I may have actually burst a vessle trying to hold in a case of the giggles. The problem with this movie is that it is trying to be sophisticated with all of it's political mumbo jumbo speak but it doesn't have the actors that could pull it off. I am sorry but that kid just ain't Darth Vader. p.s. I smell a best actor oscar for Jar Jar.
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