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Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Full Screen Edition)

Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Full Screen Edition)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A masterpiece overlooked???
Review: Ok, SW is not the best saga ever put on film; SW is not the philosopher stone some people think; SW is a part of my generation but not the religion: All that is true but whta the hell SW is a glorious spectacle, a super kind of movie-movie experience that now is nearly lost.

Of course, I am talking of SW as a whole and now I am supose to write abour AOTC. If you make me choose, I put it on top with ANH and ESB. Yes, it is that good. It aproachs to the masterpiece level. Somebody is going to want to kill me for my affirmation but it is my opinion.

Why a masterpiece?. Because it is the only one of the saga that tie film generes in a unified and seamless way. It is likerwe are seeing a mini history of the movies without loosing the unity of the story. You want western?, well what could it be most western than the Tatooine part with the burial of Anakin's mother and her rescue. You want film Noir?, plenty of it in the shades and the look of the big city, the misterious assassins and the keepers of the order, the elusive paths to an investigation. Romance? Lago di Como and Spain for Padme's home world, with the gorgeous colors and the bigger than life landscapes . Gothic Terror?, you name it, Christopher Lee and the gaudian towers. Romans?, obvious, the circus. War?, the kind of shots and movement of a good old time war movie with more new zoom like approach to a take. Cine club film ala Citizen Kane? the big library, the contrast of light, the puzzling approach to the unfolding drama. Comedy, drama, monsters movies with quite fantastic homenages. If you look at it closely even you could find little parts of musicals (The Sound of Music perhaps, ja,ja,ja) and a miriad of movie generes.

Let's hope that the next one is as good as this one. Lucas, you have the force with you again.

For the rest of you people that love to trash a movie like this, well you are missing the fun.

(Sorry for my enbglish, I am from Spain)

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: ...
Review: Ok, I'll be honest. If you were dissapointed by Episode I then you'll no doubt be dissapointed here as well. Forget the hype. Regardless of what people say this is still leagues upon leagues below the original trilogy. Non of the myth, magic, and epic scope are present. Wow, we see 2 million troops fight each other. And why should we care? The movie has big sights and big sounds, but it forgets that these are worthless to the audience if they have nothing to care about. Wait, let me correct that. It doesn't "forget". Indeed, were it to forget then at least it could be corny and we could laugh at it. But instead it tries to add emotion, via a love story that could have been pulled out of a donkeys behind. In some of these scenes it's hard to tell what's worse: the script or the acting. While certainly the writers didn't provide much for the actors to work with, then again one has to wonder whether it would have made a difference.

I love George Lucas, as a person. He supports and produces many incredible independent movies. He talks fierce politics. He criticizes everything that I think is bad about the movie industry. And yet he goes out and creates these movies that are hardly above that which he so fiercely opposes. Don't get me wrong, what is bad about Episode II is not what's bad about your average Hollywood action film. But it's bad nonetheless, and the fact that it's non-cliche to a certain extent makes it even worse to sit through. At least in the bad Hollywood movies we know what garbage to expect.

Don't get me wrong: visually speaking, and aurally, this movie is incredible. The same was true for Episode I. Indeed, the movie does improve over it's predecor in one respect: technicality. The movie is much superior in the effects department, and the music is much more epic. It is almost worth watching just to see it's visual glory, though admitedly once it leaves theatres this will make it even more obsolete then it already is. But if you can catch it on the big screen it's (arguably) worth it.

Just like Star Trek fans who praise all that is Star Trek, Star Wars fans (those who still remain) have lowered themselves to the same blind worshipfulness. I have little doubt that regardless of the quality of the film released, if it is called "Star Wars" it will make it's money. Being a once-obssesed Star Wars fan, a certain recollection of pain and sorrow gnaw at my nostalgic conscience. It is unfortunate to see what was once a glorious epic, a myth told by a brilliant magician, loose it's prestiege. It doesn't diminish the accomplishments of the original movies, but the fact that two movies of such drasticly different quality can share the same name is testament to the ever-lowering level of quality of the epic.

Of course, into all of this comes another epic, one of such tremendous scale that it threatens to dethrone Star Wars completely, both the new and the old. We are fortunate enough to be in it's midst, though many have yet to catch onto it. I point you to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, made by master story-teller Peter Jackson. It is darker, deeper, well written, and emotionally acted. Not to knock Lucas, but when it comes to making movies in the same epic vien the original Star Wars movies were made, Jackson has easily matched Lucas with but one of the three films yet to be released. And with bigger things coming Lucas better watch out.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: No one could have done a better job as Anakin!
Review: Although some people said that this movie was bad, I disagree.
I don't normally like Star Wars but this was a exception. I saw it with a few friends expecting to come out of the theatures anoyed. But I came out of the theatures loving it! Although some of the love scences were kind of cheesy, the acting was great! Hayden Christensen really stood out. I don,t think anyone could have done that role better. Natilie Potman did a good job too. But not as good as Hayden Christensen. Ewan McGregor and Samuel L
Jackson also were amazing. Because Attack of the Clones was so good, I might evening see the next one. As long as Hayden Christensen is in it, there is a chance!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very Cool
Review: Two things in this movie disappointed me. Obi-Wan's fight scenes, and and Anakin's lack thereof. Yoda's fight scene, however, was worth the price of admission. But Obi-Wan seems to have become a worse fighter in the last 10 years since fighting Darth Maul. Anyway, Aside from those two things, I found the movie to be perfectly enjoyable and fun.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: 2 in a half stars
Review: thsi i thought was just okay pepole hated episode one but i liked it. howevr i dint like as much. frist of all hayden chirtisan was so terrible in the role i heard he was good in other things. usally i dont attack perfomance i meanIlike jake lloyd but hayden really bothered me. so sorry if he ever reads this. second there was to much romance. The orignal trigoly had some romance but they kept to the back of the atction this is like the star wars the soap opera version. i did like the action espically yoda with the lightsaber. i will probaly get the dvd for the extras but overall i was dissapointed.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: George Lucas has completely lost it...
Review: Bad acting, incoherent story, horrible climax... I find it outrageous that this was the end result of a project that Lucas has been planning since the original trilogy. What it all comes down to is horrible writing. Anakin was horribly miscasted and his acting was painful to watch. George Lucas is so bad at writing dialogue that he actually made a cast of great actors including Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman look like stiff amateurs. The movie seemed to revolve around actions scenes that were indiscriminately thrown in the story left and right without any real build up to them.

Yes, it was beautifully shot, but to what end? A worthless heap of [stuff] that is called "Episode II: Attack of the Clones."

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: attack of the clowns
Review: when i saw the first Star Wars movie at the tender age of sixteen, i was transported to an exciting place, my imagination was piqued, and i was just plain thrilled down to my toes.

empire strikes back had a definite change in tone, but was still very entertaining

by the time revenge of the jedi rolled around the cracks started to show, it being by far the weakest of the three movies.

well Lucas has out done himself. the 2 prequels (so far) are wretched movies. the plots are obvious to nonexsistent, stating what we already know, but providing no surpises or characters that you feel even the slightest interest in. i'm mean come on, the most compelling and passionate character of the first prequel was Darth Maul.

and this Clones flick is just plain dumb, that ham handed Hayden Whatever couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. the "love" scenes were just plain embarassing, and seeing Samuel L. Jackson in a movie with out his signature M.F. line isn't even believeable.

do not buy this DVD. if you really want to get nothing for your money, give it to a politician.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best Star Wars Movie....period
Review: Phenominal movie! This one has it all. Jedi vs. Sith, bounty hunters, YODA, YODA and YODA. Not to mention a little romance, Palpatine manipulating everyone and Count Dooku. Christopher Lee is the man! The start of the Clone Wars, Anakin disobeying the Jedi Code and marrying Padme, and the chase through coruscant. The only thing that sucks is that it's a 3 year wait until Episode III!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Better than Episode 1, but still disappointing...
Review: A huge improvement on Phantom Menace, the effects were fabulous, Yoda [was great] (his fight scene is the best part of the movie), the plot seemed to start moving, and the dialogue (though hokey, but that a tradition for all the star wars movies) actually seemed to come off. Ewan shines this time around, and thank God JarJar was minimal. With all that in its corner, I still only give this movie 2 stars, and that is simply because Natalie Portman as Padmé and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker were the most tiresome, boring, and ridiculous characters to watch...AND THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS MOVIE IS TO SET UP THEIR ROMANCE SO LUKE AND LEAH CAN BE BORN!!!! I found myself enjoying the film when neither of them were present, but as soon as one of their contrived and forced romantic scenes (they literally look and sound as if they are reading names in the phone book when they are supposed to be desperately in love) I completely lost interest and hoped it would return to the Obi storyline. Such a disappointment.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Ok, can do
Review: I prefer Episode 1 to 2 simply because episode 2 emphaised too much on love. Although it is a must, I feel that it hinder the overall flow of the story. Lack of actions until the last part. Luckily, Yoda save the day. Overall, good special effects show that can be made better. But no matter how rotten it is, you have to see this show to complete the story.


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