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Product: Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Full Screen Edition)
Rating: 2/5

Technically brilliant, emotionally daft

A few years back, in a documentary about the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, George Lucas gave his take on the proper place of technology and effects in movies. "A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing," he said, as I recall. Indeed, the original "Star Wars" films succeeded not just because they were special effects bonanzas - they were good, human stories as well. There was a heart behind all that technology.Unfortunately, the heart stopped beating for "Episode II - Attack of the Clones," a film that is at once visually sensational and emotionally numb. Its action sequences recapture much of the visual energy and fun of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, but what's missing here is the emotional punch of those classic movies. "Attack of the Clones" is built around the forbidden romance of Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala, and the romance is a clinker, a non-starter that is so banal that you shake your head and wonder what in the world attracts these two to each other. There's absolutely no spark between the two characters or the actors who play them (Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman), the sequences in which they fall in love play like geeky ripoffs of "Romeo and Juliet," and worst of all, the whole affair is punctuated by horrid pieces of dialogue like this one from Anakin: "I don't like sand. It's rough and coarse. You're soft and smooth." And then there's the problem of Padme, who is drawn as something of an idealist and a humanist, marrying with a guy who isn't all that opposed to autocracy, and who turns out to be a mass murderer to boot. Is there such a thing as Dr. Laura in the "Star Wars" universe? Is Padme that stupid? She isn't drawn that way, and because of the lack of spark in the romance between her and Anakin, I didn't buy that she's all that enamored with him, either. Of course, that's part of the risk of making romance the anchor of an effects-driven epic film like "Attack of the Clones." and it's the same risk taken in "Titanic" and "Pearl Harbor." If the romance works, as it did in "Titanic," then the story becomes far more human and involving, and the action scenes are just sauce for the goose; if it fails, as it did in "Pearl Harbor" and "Attack of the Clones," then the characters and storyline feel like filler, a way to pass the time until the next action sequence starts.And that's the rub: the visuals and action sequences are so brilliantly conceived and executed that the failures in the storyline, script and acting are that much more obvious. No "Star Wars" film, even the first one, featured great dialogue, but at least the interplay between characters was fun and energetic. Here, we get people who sound as if they're at a business meetingThere are scenes in which "Attack of the Clones" tries to rise above itself, chief among them being the sequence in which Anakin's mother is killed by sandpeople, and he takes his revenge by slaughtering their whole village - an effective foreshadowing of the man Anakin will eventually become. There's also an implied philosophical idea about the nature of evil men: they're usually driven by fear and anger, as Yoda suggested in "Episode I." In Anakin's case, there's also a strong desire to do right, even if he's misguided - and we see Palpatine (the future Emperor) playing on that idealism.And, of course, there's the scene in which Yoda finally gets his Jedi groove on against Count Dooku (Christopher Lee, who's obviously having a ball). When I first saw this film, I had no idea this was coming, and for me, it ranks right up there with any of the great moments from the original trilogy.These items are laudable - you can see Lucas trying to make "Attack of the Clones" more than a mere piece of kiddie-oriented fluff - but they're far too little, and too late. I'm reminded again of Lucas' platitudes about special effects being nothing without a good story. The visual splendor of "Attack of the Clones" is such that it's far from nothing, but imagine how good this film would have been with even a decent script to complement its visual excellence. Hint to Lucas: the best "Star Wars" movie was "The Empire Strikes Back," and Lawrence Kasdan wrote it. Hire him - hell, hire anyone - to write the next "Star Wars" movie.

Product: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

A MUST BUY!

Don't buy any DVD's if you don't buy this one! ITS A MUST!!!
It also includes the prewiew of Revenge Of The Sith along with TONZ of other extras any DVD hasn't seen before! What more could you want?

Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

An absolutely gorgeous DVD, well worth the worth.

Thank you George Lucas for finally putting a Star Wars movie onto the DVD format. This DVD is a must have for every Star Wars fan who owns a DVD player. The movie images are razor sharp and the sound is so good, it's like watching the movie the first time, everytime.Even the documentary DVD is worth watching with alot of features.Thanks again Mr. Lucas from a life long Star Wars fan.

Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

ALL OF THE STAR WARS MOVIES ARE FUNNY AND GOOD.

LETS START WITH JAR JAR BINKS.WHY WHY WHY DO PEOPLE HATE HIM SO MUCH.HE'S SO FUNNY LIKE CHEWEECCA.WHY BECAUSE HE TALKS STRANG. SECOND. ANAKIN SKYWALKER PLAYS AS A KID IN THIS MOVIE. KNOW KIDDING LOL LOL LOL LOL AND LOL AND FACE IT IM A STAR WARS FANATIC. THIS IS JUST A NEW BEGINNING.

Product: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

Lucas has lost his mind

Ok for all the people who keep insisting that the pre-quil trilogies are as good or better than the originals-wake up. Just because a movie has a Star Wars logo on it does not make it any good. Pairing awful acting and obvious and pathetic digital effects have made the pre-quil trilogy sad and insulting at best. If anyone out there likes Star Wars, and wants to watch a great movie, episodes 4-6 are it. This is a great set, some of the greatest films ever concieved. But, as I said, Mr. Lucas has lost his mind. He keeps "improving" the originals-making them worse. Ep. 4-6 looked real, maybe a little sketchy but nonetheless real. Adding shotty digital effects all over the place greatly cheapens these films, and since we will never see the classic original cut movies on DVD, I suggest everyone buys this right away, before old George Lucas does anymore damage. BUY THE CLASSIC TRILOGY!!!!THE PRE-QUIL TRILOGY SHOULD NOT EXIST!!!!

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