Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (DVD)

I remember when this film came out, and everyone was out there raving on about it. I kind of got into this habit of making disparaging comments about it. If there is one thing guaranteed to drive me up the wall, it’s hype, and I can think of fewer cinema products that get more undeserved hype than the Star Wars films. They aren’t generally bad films, but none of them is the masterpiece that the fans would have you believe and Episode One really was a big bag of baboon poo. Nonetheless, when it wasreleased on DVD, I quite eagerly rented myself a copy, if only to provide myself with the justification to really slate it once and for all. Sadly, I’m not going to ...  Read the complete review

I’m not a great fan of the “Star Wars” thing as a whole, and it’s a rare occasion that I go to the cinema at all. However, I have a friend who loves both and so, as soon as the tickets went on sale, he sent a text message asking who’d like to see it. Knowing everyone else would, I replied positively. And so, a couple of nights back, eleven of us gathered outside the UGC Cinema in Enfield, hoping that what we were about to see would be as much of a waste of our time and money as “The Phantom Menace”. Let me settle that fear straight away. It’s a lot better than that. Yes, there are things that I still ...  Read the complete review

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the clones. One of the most eagerly awaited films of the year finally arrives at your local cinema today, and the anticipation for some (including of course my good self) has been as strong as ever. The media coverage surrounding this film has confirmed that for many the Star Wars series is by far the most enduring story in the history of cinema and will continue to be so for a good many years. After all, who’s going to care about some piece of costume jewelry forged in a dark mountain when you’ve got a good blaster at your side? One ring to rule them all? No, I’m afraid that place has been reserved for the gentleman in ...  Read the complete review

Well, after the completely awful Phantom Menace could Lucas ruin Star Wars any more? Well I guess the answer is yes and no. Attack of the Clones is an improvement on Episode I without doubt. However, it is nonetheless something of a stinker compared to the excellent Original Trilogy. The plot, as with Phantom Menace, follows young Anakin Skywalker, this time played as a young man by Hayden Christiansen, as he progesses towards the Dark Side of the force and becomes Darth Vader. In this instalment we seem him court Padme Amidala, the eventual mother of Luke Skywalker, amd throw the odd impatient tantrum. I think the reason that Star ...  Read the complete review

I will try and keep this review as un-bias as possible, however I do have to admit that I am a bit of a Star Wars fan! Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is the sequel to Episode I: The Phantom Menace, it begins around 10 years after the first instalment of this prequel trilogy and in many ways it is a huge improvement. This time around the story is aimed at the frustrated love between an older Anakin Skywalker and the now senator Padme Amidala, while the rest of the film revolves around this plot, the remainer of the film seems to be the more interesting with twists and turns and some great action scenes. The majority of the actors deliver ...  Read the complete review