Attack of the clones....

Well, I did not like the movie. I do feel it is worth seeing though. I mean, I would not tell people they shouldn't see it based on my opinion. Everyone should see it if they want to and formulate thier own opinion whether or not they like it. It isn't worth bashing each other over as some in this thread are doing. It's just a movie, not a lifestyle, and most certainly nothing more than entertainment. That said, I will give a brief description of why I personnaly did not like it, just as I didn't like the first one.

1. Nothing will ever meet the standards of people who were hardcore into 4,5, and 6. Those movies broke ground, were new and for the first time in many years made science fiction accepted by the masses and taken seriously, not as a campy b movie like the early 50's and 60's sci-fi flicks. 2. Episodes 1 and 2 so far have had to cram way too much story in them for the movies to flow well. They got to throw in how the empire came to be, history of Vader and the events surrounding his fall from grace, as well as enough action scenes and interaction as they can to give movie goers characters to interest them and make them want to see more. If you remeber, 4-5-6 each had a very simple story to tell and the events took place all in a very short amount of time. 1-2-3 has to cram several years of events into the same amount of movies. I think impossible to do without rushing the story in each movie...jumping from event to event,resolving each situation unbelievably fast.

3. 4-5-6 had a semi realism to them because of older special effects techniques. Such as the actual making of Jabba the Hutt,people actually wearing alien makeup and prosthetics. Where as in our new age of computer effects...that slight look difference makes it more difficult to immerse yourself in the movie. It just didn't feel as real to me.

4. We are not given any characters to relate with. 4-5-6 had realistic emotions in the characters...they were alive.... 1-2-3 gave us lifeless characters with very little personality or or depth. Qui gon in my opinion was the best because of the actors ability to make us 'feel' his wisdom, gave us the image of the jedi in thier prime as they are hinted to be like in 4-5-6.

5. 4-5-6 gave us a villain that remained in all 3 movies. Let's face it, we all like the villains. So far the only villain we can continue to see in 1-2-3 without him being killed off the same movie he is introduced in is Palpatine. So here again, I got excited to see Darth Maul...only for him to die so fast....now i was excited to see Jango....just so he can die as well. At least I got to see Vader in all his coolness 3 whole movies...even if his demise was not perfect in some eyes.

I'm sure I could write more....but I'm trying to remain objective, not put too much emotion into my opinion. I just thought perhaps others may share my ideas and might like to see that others also share thiers. Thanks for

I think you really hit on a good point with #4 and #5. After considering how Lucas has gone about constructing the stories for TPH and AOTC, I've come to the realization that Lucas should be commended for his active imagination at creating characters and ideas, but chided for not controlling what has become an obsessive and destructive tendancy. Darth Maul is such a great example of a villian, who if scripted with greater depth and care, could have been fabulous evil force for all three movies. I am briefly thinking of a storyline where Anakin is with Qui-Gon and Obi Wan towards the end of TPM (not haplessly joyriding around in a space battle, my God), and Maul senses something about Anakin just before combat. Maul's motivation now is to capture Anakin, while Qui-Gon and Obi Wan fight for the little boy's life. Maul does kill, Qui-Gon, but escapes from Obi Wan in TPM. Then, thru AOTC and EP III, it falls to Maul to track down and capture Anakin for Sidious so that he could be turned, and perhaps Maul attempts to kill Anakin in EP III to protect his place at Sidious' side (notice the interesting parallel to IV thru VI). And Obi Wan dispenses with Maul in the EP III for a far more climatic resolution to that rivalry. I believe the story would have worked so much better if Obi Wan and Maul were seen as the main combatants thru the movies, with Yoda and Sidious playing the cerebral chessgame, all battling for Anakin's soul. Anakin and Amidala's love story would be relegated to an important but lesser sub-plot. Sadly, I think Maul was so ripe for character development and longevity thru the entire prequel trilogy that I just can't believe Lucas didn't see the potential. It is unfortunate that GL felt the need to complicate the prequel plots needlessly, and I can't help but wonder what a good scriptwriter and editor could have accomplished. Of course I shall remain a fan of the series, despite my misgivings. So I am indebted to GL immensely for much happiness. But, I can't stop telling myself that I know there is a far more satisfying, emotional, simplistic and cohesive story that could have been told and filmed.