Squaremaster316 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 * out of ***** With two of the worst supporting characters in film history (Jar Jar and Anakin), horrible dialogue, Neeson's character making one stupid decision after another, and an uninspired plot with an overabundance/dependence on CGI, this film has more than earned its sour reputation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killimano3 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 It's been a long time since I last saw this but after watching it again I realize that there are only a few real problems. Unfortunately those couple things bleed into almost everything in the movie. Jar Jar is obviously the most glaring problem and I have no idea why George Lucas ever thought that he was a good idea to include. Jake Lloyd's acting also wasn't that great as young Anakin but i'm not going to fault him on that given he was eight. People seem to complain a lot about the politics and trade route stuff but I actually was fine with that stuff since I found the politics of the prequel trilogy actually quite interesting. Darth Maul should have had a larger role. The fact that he only really appeared near the end and had a single line was kind of disappointing. The action and CGI was actually pretty good and helped the movie a lot. The pod racing I was not really a fan of. Could have cut that part down a lot... or removed it. Overall the movie was OK. It had too much dragging it down for me to really like it all that much but it but I didn't necessarily hate it either. I just thought there were some sort of stupid writing decisions made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 A 'C' and not a D/E because it's a Star Wars movie and that alone keeps it from truly being a bottom feeder film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The pod racing sequence is far, far too long. It's like Lucas waited for all the tension to dissipate before bringing to an end. For me,all the Pod Race scene does is remind me of how much better the Chariot Race in Ben Hur, which Lucas shamelessly steals from ,is. It has drama and tension, and everything that is lacking in the Pod race. The main is in Ben Hur director Willian Wyler kept the focus on the ract as a duel between Ben Hur and Messala,but Lucas totally lacks a focus in the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulder Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Despite being the worst of the SW films, it's still overall a good film. Gets way too much hate and I'd consider it highly underrated. For me it's a 7/10 or a B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 One of the worst blockbusters of all time. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 One of the worst blockbusters of all time. F It doesn't feature robot testicles. So incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It doesn't feature robot testicles. So incorrect. I said ONE of them. RoTF is easily up there with them, but at least that film was a mess. This isn't a mess. It's so dull and inept to the point of being atrocious. TPM, RoTF, and TLA are the worst blockbusters of the past fifteen years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaremaster316 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I said ONE of them. RoTF is easily up there with them, but at least that film was a mess. This isn't a mess. It's so dull and inept to the point of being atrocious. TPM, RoTF, and TLA are the worst blockbusters of the past fifteen years. And XMO:W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Duel of the Fates and the Pod Races are great and famous scenes so its not the worst blockbuster ever by any measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 (edited) Duel of Fates is a cool scene in of itself but it really has little context or build-up within the story. It just randomly happens. Edited May 11, 2014 by C00k13zilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I watched this as part of my Star Wars marathon with a group of friends last week for Star Wars week, it reminded me why this movie sucks and is a straight F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShouldIBeHere Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) I was blown away by this as a 9 year old kid. Did not re-watch it for over 16 years and saw it again a couple of months ago. Nothing left of the magic I saw in it as a kid. D+ Edited August 19, 2014 by ShouldIBeHere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketheavenger Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I don't think this deserves quite as much hate as it gets. The podrace and the lightsabre fight at the end are fantastic and Liam Neeson is badass as well. However, I do agree that young Anakin and Jar Jar are very annoying and that all those political things aren't interesting at all. Star Wars is supposed to be a space opera, not a political thriller. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I liked the political parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketheavenger Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) I liked the political parts It's just my opinion. I don't think they were necessarily bad, I just didn't care for them. Edited August 20, 2014 by miketheavenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Rewatched it and raise my grade to 4.5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I found it lame and dissapointing back in 99 but it didn't ruin my love for the OT nor I was hating on it. When I watched it again last year I was shocked by how much worse it really was. It truly is one of the most terrible blockbusters in every way possible. Absolutely nothing works in this movie. And the worst part is that despite JarJar Binks, the neverending podrace, the terrible excuse of a plot about the trade federation that sends the characters from setpiece to setpiece for no reason the movie could have worked. If Lucas had maintained the light adventure spirit of the OT and the characters were at least interesting none of the above failings would have mattered so much. I'm not saying it would be a great movie but it would have been an OK movie, maybe even enjoyable. But everything is so stiff and lifeless it makes every terrible aspect of the movie even worse. F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Haven't seen them in like 2 years so I bought them all in blu-ray. My enjoyment level is huge still, but its pretty bad haha. New score. B- (82) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Haven't seen them in like 2 years so I bought them all in blu-ray. My enjoyment level is huge still, but its pretty bad haha. New score. B- (82) aka Road Warrior/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...