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Better, but still not up to his original.
Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones ~ Ewan McGregor
Sigh. Yes, AOTC is better than TPM. Unfortunately, that's not saying much. Both casts, even without the obvious repetition of returning characters/actors, are easy on the eyes, but Lucas flattens their performances. These actors are never allowed to live up to their potential; having seen at least some of them in other films, I know they can be MUCH better. It's a wonder they managed to perform this stuff at all. Lines are toneless, and the action moves rapid-fire from one thing to the next without a hint of why we should really care, or sometimes even any clue as to why anyone would choose to do what they do. Add to that the tennis-match editing that bounces us from Tatooine to Geonosis and back again so fast it's hard to keep up with who you're watching and where he is, and it is painfully obvious that Lucas means exactly what he says when he claims to care only about special effects (which, incidentally, were not all that great; the water was glaringly artificial, and Yoda's bouncing around like a rubber ball struck me as ridiculous, not impressive...a more complete analysis [by other pros] of 3D flaws can be found in Computer Graphics World's July 2002 issue).
The only scene that gripped me at all was Shmi's death; Lucas slipped up and allowed Hayden to emote. It was almost enough to make me cry. Almost...
A few moments of nostalgia when we see the exterior of Luke's future home and the characteristic bickering between R2D2 and C3PO were delightful, but the mass confusion and bad jokes in the arena scene take the joy right out of it. Honestly, now; "I'm beside myself"??? That was lame in elementary school.
I may get the DVD eventually, but I'm sure not going to the theater for that one again. There are too many other films out right now that I want to see, and a number of others coming soon. Lucas could definitely use some help from Spielberg and others on the directing and scripting; the only things selling this movie are the eye candy actors and the first two words of the title: Star Wars.
Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones ~ Ewan McGregor
Sigh. Yes, AOTC is better than TPM. Unfortunately, that's not saying much. Both casts, even without the obvious repetition of returning characters/actors, are easy on the eyes, but Lucas flattens their performances. These actors are never allowed to live up to their potential; having seen at least some of them in other films, I know they can be MUCH better. It's a wonder they managed to perform this stuff at all. Lines are toneless, and the action moves rapid-fire from one thing to the next without a hint of why we should really care, or sometimes even any clue as to why anyone would choose to do what they do. Add to that the tennis-match editing that bounces us from Tatooine to Geonosis and back again so fast it's hard to keep up with who you're watching and where he is, and it is painfully obvious that Lucas means exactly what he says when he claims to care only about special effects (which, incidentally, were not all that great; the water was glaringly artificial, and Yoda's bouncing around like a rubber ball struck me as ridiculous, not impressive...a more complete analysis [by other pros] of 3D flaws can be found in Computer Graphics World's July 2002 issue).
The only scene that gripped me at all was Shmi's death; Lucas slipped up and allowed Hayden to emote. It was almost enough to make me cry. Almost...
A few moments of nostalgia when we see the exterior of Luke's future home and the characteristic bickering between R2D2 and C3PO were delightful, but the mass confusion and bad jokes in the arena scene take the joy right out of it. Honestly, now; "I'm beside myself"??? That was lame in elementary school.
I may get the DVD eventually, but I'm sure not going to the theater for that one again. There are too many other films out right now that I want to see, and a number of others coming soon. Lucas could definitely use some help from Spielberg and others on the directing and scripting; the only things selling this movie are the eye candy actors and the first two words of the title: Star Wars.