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Summary: 2 and 1/2 hours of trite, mish mosh but SFX are great!
Review: 25 years ago George Lucas began a phenomena called Star Wars. The 1977 movie spawned two quick sequels and moved Lucas' ILM(Industrial Light and Magic) into the movie effects forefront. 16 years pass and Lucas takes another stab at the Star Wars mythos with Phantom Menace. Gone are the characters you cheered for in the first films replaced by flat, boring, and nondescript rags of characters. The enthralling plots and endearing characters were gone so Lucas decided to overcompensate by giving us a chunk of eyecandy without the things that truly make a good movie.
ATOC is a step ahead of the ramshackle film that was PHANTOM but the plot is still sketchy and the actors are worse. The lightheartedness of the first trilogy is replaced with cheesy dialog. Hayden Christiansen is gawd-awful babbeling like Forrest Gump at times. Lucas himself seems to be caught up in making the movie digitally as opposed to true content. ILM has enough clients already George you don't have to put together a 2 and 1/2 hour ad for your company.The epic storyline/space opera from the original trilogy is gone what remains is an undeveloped endless wave of characters and a mish mosh of tidbits to suck in old school fans. Don't get me wrong I loved the effects in the movie,as always ILM is top notch. The movie is just too slow no REAL action occurs until the last 1/2 hour of the movie.
My biggest disappointment is YODA. ATOC has the dislexic little green man speaking eloquently and jumping around like a extra for a kung-fu scene in the new MATRIX film. UhGGHHHH! Bring back the Yoda puppet!
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER, ATTACK OF THE CLONES IS AMAZING
Review: The familiarity of seeing a Star Wars film in the cinema is a unique experience. The lights dim, the famous logo appears accompanied by that blasting theme tune by the great John Williams, and then the audience knows that they're in for a treat. After the somewhat disappointing Phantom Menace, Episode 2 takes a step towards the dark side and subsequently is much more exciting and enjoyable. George Lucas knows what audiences want, and this one succeeds admirably. 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 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 (phew!). Boasting a strong supporting cast including Christopher Lee (Count Dooku), Ian McDiarmid as Supreme Chancellor Cos 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. Moving away from the plodding politics of the first film, events in this one are all about action, with lightsaber fights aplenty. And yes, Yoda DOES have a really awesome lightsaber duel (hear the audience cheer!) Stunning combinations of CGI and live action at once make for some incredible action scenes. The romantic sub-plot involving Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman is sometimes stilted, but the main plot line makes for a truly incredible action-fest. John William's score is brilliant, echoing his works for Superman, Hook and Jurassic Park. The CG in this film is even better, and the astonishing cities and vistas are fully realised with some incredible FX creations. Lucas' vision of the many planets and cities are explored extensively, in particular in one scene, where we are greeted with a neon light- drenched metropolis not unlike the Rouge City in Spielberg's A.I Artificial Intelligence. Indeed, many influences have found their way into the film, including an amazing battle arena sequence reminiscent of Gladiator, albeit with lightsabers, echoes of Lord of the Rings and The Matrix-fuelled battle scenes. The action, characters, creatures and FX all combine to create an involving experience that will leave you breathless. Star Wars fans will not be disappointed. Building up the action quota to a blistering last half hour (I was cheering at the screen at this point accompanied by many friends), the lightsaber battle near the finale is quite simply, the best lightsaber battle EVER. Amazing. Simply amazing. Forget what you thought about Phantom Menace. This one is absolutely astounding.
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Summary: Good Movie but....
Review: Star Wars was the first movie that I ever saw, needless to say I am a Star Wars fan always have been, probably always will be. I have seen Episode II twice now and I must say it was better the second time around. The first time you see it you have all of these expectations from the past three years and if something does not live up to them then you are disappointed. I must say that there were some aspects of the film that I was disappointed in. The action at times seemed slow and a bit forced, especially during the final big battle. The jedi seem to be moving in slow motion. Also, I feel that they took the character of Anakin a bit far, he acted more like a 15 year old teenager than a 20 year old jedi apprentice. I was also disappointed with the relationship between obi-wan and anakin, the chemistry just was not there I felt like it was the last Batman movie with Batman & Robin basically at each others throats all over again. The CGI and digital enhancements are what makes this movie great. Going from a puppet Yoda to totally CGI went smoothly. By Episode III they should have it close to perfected. Also the storyline is more mature than anything we have seen in any of the previous films. All in all I would have to give it 4 stars, I feel that with all the anticipation and hype that George Lucas did a good job, not everyone is going to be happy with it because we have all formed our opionions on how it should be, but in the end we just need to sit back and enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Star Wars ROCKED!
Review: Lucas finally learned that even with all the improvements in technology, it's still better to leave some things to the imagination. (Of course you can never have too many Jedi battles.) I'm not going to spoil it, but the ending is very satisfying. The movie deals with the splintering of the Republic, but the main focus is the "forbidden love" of Annakin and Padme. It's laid on a little thick, but the acting is passable (barely). Best quote from the movie - Obi Wan to Annakin, "someday I feel you're gonna be the death of me." The special effects look real this time, the sound is incredible, and most importantly, they stuck that annoying Jar-Jar in the background. Episode I had its moments but Episode II shines! See it in a quality theater.
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Summary: FINALLY, George Lucas gets it right again!
Review: Like the mythical Phoenix, "Attack Of The Clones" rises triumphant from the ashes left after Episode 1 crashed and burned. It absolutely ROCKS. I think what happened during our screening says it all; I don't remember the last time an audience applauded at the end of a film ... tonight, the audience was on its feet clapping and cheering DURING the film!!! I won't spoil it for you, but I bet the reaction is the same the world over - and when you see the scene that caused this reaction, you'll know immediately what I mean. THAT scene is going to be THE talking point regarding this film, I guarantee it. Guys and gals, even if you were burnt by Episode 1 as I was, put that behind you and see Episode 2. You won't regret it.
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Summary: What do you do when people decide it's a great movie -
Review: months before they even see it? Ultimately, it doesn't matter - it's only a movie. There are real wars and real senators and real disputes that could use our attention, but we come here to escape. And for a lot of us, to try and tune in to what has become our collective myth. To be curt, Lucas is a lousy director - a great visionary, but a lousy director. This is a good thing, or should be - I'd take being a visionary over being a director any day. Creating an interesting universe is one thing, breathing life into it is something else. Some of the lines we're handed here are bad enough on paper, but the delivery is worse - stiff, wooden performances from actors I've seen do better. I wanted this to be good, I really did. Most of the people in the theatre had already made up their mind that they would enjoy it and the few good scenes kept their faith strong. As I tried to get into it, I kept thinking "So much money and so much talent and this is the best Lucasfilm could do?" Come on, put a little soul into it. Credit does go to the production design folks - the battle at the end might be worth the ticket alone. It looks like they pulled all the great pulp Sci-fi illustrations together and came up with some beautiful machines. But that's all, just beautiful machines.
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Summary: The best of the series
Review: Just watched the Attack of the clones and it is well worth the effort to go and see. The fight scenes have a very nice plausability until you get to the free for all near the end. Anakin is slightly too mad all the time. A little unrealistic for the first half of the film. That said the movie is A+. Very nice duck and weave story telling with a few unexpected suprises. The biggest laugh in the theater was about Yoda. You have to see the movie to understand. Good use of the force skills throughout the film. Too bad Lucas decided the force was green blobs in your blood rather than spiritual. That was the worst let down of Phantom meanace. I went to a theater that claimed it was digital. If it was they should abandon any further attempts at digital presentation. The upper half of the screen was slightly out of focus. In total, nothing will ever beat seeing Star Wars in the theater in 1977 as the total change in movie making and the boldest attempt up until that time for a movie going science fiction experience...but Clones is my best of the series. I would like to see it in the theater again, but will wait for the DVD since no theater near me can do it justice.
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Summary: Better than Episode 1...
Review: This movie is FULL of special effeects and action. Th acting is adequate, but Lucas needs to work on his dialogue. I feel like the story is rushed much more than the original movies, and the lack of strong characters like Chewbacka and Han Solo are what's lacking. I am looking forward to seeing how Anakin finally turns, but it seems like it will be difficult to do in only one movie. He still seems so far away from evil in this episode. See the movie, It's fun. Don't expect Empire Strikes Back and you'll be OK. It's a great SF movie.
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Summary: Lucas Strikes Back
Review: Yes, Phantom Menace was a dissappoint, but I think AOTC will satisfy most of the Star Wars lovers out there. I certainly enjoyed it, and nearly gave it five stars. I had some problems with the dialogue, which was a little too stiff and pulp fiction-ish, even by Star Wars standards. There was a liveliness to the banter between the characters in the original trilogy that's lacking here. Still there are plenty of memorable characters and fantasy worlds here, and Lucas seems to have regained his storytelling touch. There is also a climactic battle that lives up the best we've seen in the other films.
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Summary: What are the critics talking about?
Review: OK - Just got back from the premiere of AOTC in CT on the digital screen. I am still spinning. First of all - the clarity of digital is unbeleivable. There were a few times it looked 3D. Absolutely astounding and kudos to Lucas for trying to demand that we could all see the movie this way. If you can get to a digital theater - DO IT!!! You WILL notice the difference. OK - so the movie...I read the reviews over the last few days and I read a lot about flat acting, fake digital charactors, and no chemistry between Padme and Anakin. SO I have to say that, after the many flaws of Phantom Menace, I was prepared to be a little disappointed in this movie - and I doubted that the great George Lucas could still write and direct a STAR WARS quality film. But tonight I saw a much different movie than what those reviews were describing. I was chilled, I cried, I sat on the edge of my seat for 2+ hours and left in a whirlwind frenzy from all the excitement. Anxiously waiting for when I will go see it again tomorrow. What on earth are those critics talking about? Did they not see the same movie I did? The dialogue and interaction between Padme and Anakin was very typical of the way an 18 year old boy might express himself when trying to explain feelings he has never felt before. Their chemistry warmed me - and Anakin's frequent nudges toward the darkside disturbed me. His performance was fantastic, as was Natalie Portman's. The digital charectors were amazing and the fight scenes (yoda in particular) were astounding. If you see 1 movie this year - SEE THIS MOVIE. Its fun, Its fast, its emotional, it is everything a movie should be and a great addition to the Star Wars Story.
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