Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 16, 2002
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JawsPapi87Aug 9, 2011
The script, acting and romantic theme are definitely pretty weak, but like The Phantom Menace, the entertaining moments and epic battle scenes topple the bad parts
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DukeJonApr 7, 2016
For me the weakest of all the Star Wars films. Hayden Christensen went a long way to killing this movie on his own as his performance was so wooden. Zero chemistry between him and Natalie Portman. Even Jango Fett and a cool clone wars battleFor me the weakest of all the Star Wars films. Hayden Christensen went a long way to killing this movie on his own as his performance was so wooden. Zero chemistry between him and Natalie Portman. Even Jango Fett and a cool clone wars battle at the end of the film couldn't save it.… Expand
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samsterJan 21, 2018
Horrible acting, ok action, and ok plot.

Plot: 4.5/5
Action/ Entertainment: 3.5/5
Music/ Visuals: 4/5
Acting: 1/5
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WapitikevMar 11, 2019
Torpedoing a decent movie, the cringe dialogue and wooden acting between Padme and Anakin seems written by someone who's never watched (or had in real life) a romance. One of Natalie Portman's worst performances. Still, a lot to like here,Torpedoing a decent movie, the cringe dialogue and wooden acting between Padme and Anakin seems written by someone who's never watched (or had in real life) a romance. One of Natalie Portman's worst performances. Still, a lot to like here, though. Still a far better movie than TLJ.… Expand
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alerikandersonApr 25, 2023
I don't hate Attack of the Clones, but I am still really disappointed about this film.
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SpangleNov 27, 2015
Attack of the Clones is not bad. To me, people who have a major hatred towards this film look at the originals with nostalgia glasses on. While Episodes V and VI are great, A New Hope is horrifically bad at times. Featuring awful acting andAttack of the Clones is not bad. To me, people who have a major hatred towards this film look at the originals with nostalgia glasses on. While Episodes V and VI are great, A New Hope is horrifically bad at times. Featuring awful acting and even worse special effects and writing, the original Star Wars film seems to be the basis for the prequel trilogy, as Attack of the Clones has some awful, awful writing (particularly the cringeworthy romance scenes) and some bad sequences of CGI. However, I will say that the special effects on the whole are vast improved. The acting, while not good, is nowhere near as bad as it was in the original. The original felt like amateur hour. In this one, you can tell these people are professionals, while is good. The action sequences in Attack of the Clones are all very good and the fight choreography is vast improved when compared to its predecessors. Finally, there is some killer cinematography in this one that really underscores how much time was put into making this one good. Overall, Attack of the Clones is not as good as the best of the Star Wars franchise, but is far from being the worst entry in the series.… Expand
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TheDude-Dec 9, 2015
Attack of the clones is the second installment in the star wars prequel trilogy saga, I will start off by saying that attack of the clones could have been a could have been a fantastic movie it just needed a few tweaks for example if theAttack of the clones is the second installment in the star wars prequel trilogy saga, I will start off by saying that attack of the clones could have been a could have been a fantastic movie it just needed a few tweaks for example if the relationship between Anakin and Padme was not written so awkwardly, if they didn't write Anakin like such a brat and if they had have put a bit more focus on the character building and we also could have used a lot more of Obi Wan Kenobi as he is the best character in the prequels, it could have been great, but that's not to say AOTC is terrible the action sequences are a lot of fun to watch and are well crafted, Ewan McGregor is brilliant as Obi Wan giving a lot of wit, sarcasm and bad assitude to the character and not to mention the movie has beautifully conceived landscapes and cinematography.
Verdict: Attack of the clones is aesthetically pleasing as it does have some great action sequences and cinematography and obi wan's sarcastic humour is very well written but the characters and story are nowhere near as fleshed out as I would have liked them to have been.… Expand
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TokyochuchuApr 29, 2013
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones has the biggest problem of any of the Star Wars films. Namely the romance between Padme and Anakin. Anakin spends most of the movie sneering and acting like a bottled up psychopath... And yet we'reStar Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones has the biggest problem of any of the Star Wars films. Namely the romance between Padme and Anakin. Anakin spends most of the movie sneering and acting like a bottled up psychopath... And yet we're supposed to swallow that someone as smart as a senator falls head over heels in love with him? Unconvincing to say the least. Aside from that, however, Attack of the Clones impresses with some great action scenes, a terrific final reel and an appearance from Christopher Lee. Which pretty much balances things out in the long run.… Expand
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ReviewerMan44Jul 1, 2011
Attack of the Clones is much better than the Phantom Menace, undoubtedly the worst Star Wars ever made. But its not a New Hope, an Empire Strikes Back, or even a Return of the Jedi...sadly. Attack of the Clones succeeds in many areas butAttack of the Clones is much better than the Phantom Menace, undoubtedly the worst Star Wars ever made. But its not a New Hope, an Empire Strikes Back, or even a Return of the Jedi...sadly. Attack of the Clones succeeds in many areas but fails in many more. As said with the Phantom Menace review, the key things that made the original trilogy so magical were its story and characters, universe, and the good acting. Attack of the Clones ties together many, many loose ends lying around with the series, and brings in adult Anakin Skywalker played by Hayden Christensen, who is ultimately dull and boring as an actor and feels sadly even worse than his younger version seen in the Phantom Menace.
Ewan McGregor is however, much better in AotC than Phantom Menace, seeing an overall stronger performance. Natalie Portman has improved slightly too, but still gives a bit of a "I'm only here to fill in the role" look off. The performances are overall average, and nothing compared to the original trilogy.
The characters are interesting and while Jar-Jar Binks is briefly seen we don't have to deal with his abomination of a character on screen for long. We see Boba Fett's father, the birth of the stormtroopers, and Anakin Skywalker's looming fate, and its all very great. The new CGI produced Yoda and other aliens makes the experience all the more realistic and is cool.
But when it adds up for what it is, AotC is still a very, very, very flawed piece of work, that while action packed and fun, lacks the flair or audacity of the original three, and what made them so great.… Expand
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YellowKirbyDec 19, 2015
Like 'Phantom', this entry in the beloved 'Star Wars' saga is too much like a video game, and has a terrible script. Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman were wooden,and Ewan McGregor wasn't much better.

The unnatural romance betweenLike 'Phantom', this entry in the beloved 'Star Wars' saga is too much like a video game, and has a terrible script. Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman were wooden,and Ewan McGregor wasn't much better.

The unnatural romance between Anakin and Padme is probably the film's biggest weakness. It portrays Anakin as a creepy stalker, and the script makes it worse. "I don't like sand."

Finally, it's too goddamn long! The war scene at the end becomes so boring, it's easy to lose track of who the hell is who and where the hell they are.

So, while defiantly an improvement on 'Phantom,' story-wise (but only marginally), Attack of the Clones doesn't do this beloved saga much justice.… Expand
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Aaron_WassermanMay 31, 2016
A slight improvement over Episode I. Still a poor movie. Written with horrible dialogue, bad effects, stupid plot, bad acting. It really is just a mess. The main part of the movie, the love between Anakin and Padme, is just terrible.
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SatiricalewokNov 9, 2014
This is without a doubt the worst of the six star wars films. The action is way too sporadic, and Hayden Christensen cannot act for toast. Having said that there is one good scene, but one good action scene does not a good movie create, andThis is without a doubt the worst of the six star wars films. The action is way too sporadic, and Hayden Christensen cannot act for toast. Having said that there is one good scene, but one good action scene does not a good movie create, and this is not a good movie. It also doesn't really explain or add to the overall storyline very much so you might as well just skip this one.… Expand
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DanBurritoSep 25, 2015
This is a joke right? Here is absolute proof that less Jar Jar doesn't necessarily equal good movie. What I wanna know is, who the €&@/ wrote the script? They weren't even TRYING! And furthermore, it's almost impossible to get over the factThis is a joke right? Here is absolute proof that less Jar Jar doesn't necessarily equal good movie. What I wanna know is, who the €&@/ wrote the script? They weren't even TRYING! And furthermore, it's almost impossible to get over the fact that Anakin was a child when Padmè was already an adult making their romance just creepy. Combine this with the fact that they have no chemistry (their so-called "love story" revolves around Anakin stalking her and becoming possessive of her) and it gets even worse. This is the WORST movie in the prequel trilogy- in fact, make that the whole franchise.… Expand
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grandpajoe6191Sep 24, 2011
George Lucas, similar to "The Phantom Menace", doesn't really give anything except for a high quality CGI battle in "Attack of the Clones".
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GreatbealloFeb 8, 2012
The original trilogy was thought provoking, original, and memorable. This trilogy is mind numbing, recycled, and forgettable. Although this movie is better than episode I, it still lacks nearly everything that I loved about the originals.The original trilogy was thought provoking, original, and memorable. This trilogy is mind numbing, recycled, and forgettable. Although this movie is better than episode I, it still lacks nearly everything that I loved about the originals. Anikan is such a **** The love story is stale. The plot is thin. This movie had some great ideas, but they were executed with clumsiness. Lucas should have hired some decent writers to help him, then perhaps we wouldn't have to struggle through the cliched dialogue. All in all there were some great action sequences, and Natalie Portman is always nice to look at, but this movie was not a success, and is insulting to the original trilogy.… Expand
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Thatonenerd2187Dec 11, 2016
Star wars attack of the clones has the same problems as the first one, but with less jar jar binks. However, the dialogue
is extremely terrible and is even worse than the phantom menace, and even the lightsaber fight was terrible.
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J42HmusicDec 9, 2011
Despite the improvement from its disastrous predocessor, 'Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones' offers little more than CGI and a feeble storyline. Yes, the battles are absolutley incredible, but it lacks a certain substance which givesDespite the improvement from its disastrous predocessor, 'Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones' offers little more than CGI and a feeble storyline. Yes, the battles are absolutley incredible, but it lacks a certain substance which gives a film emotional depth. However, brilliant music and battle scenes make the film incredibly exciting, resulting in nothing more than an average film.… Expand
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HalfwelshmanOct 9, 2011
The Phantom Menace wasn't an awful film, and neither is Attack of the Clones, but by-golly it comes close. The acting is even more wooden than in Episode I, the story even less engaging, and guess what? Lucas still can't do dialogue. HaydenThe Phantom Menace wasn't an awful film, and neither is Attack of the Clones, but by-golly it comes close. The acting is even more wooden than in Episode I, the story even less engaging, and guess what? Lucas still can't do dialogue. Hayden Christiansen sets a whole new standard for drab lead performances. He takes the mopey teenager thing to the extreme (despite the fact he's in his twenties) and the so-called "love" scenes between Anakin and Padme are laughable. Soppy doesn't come close, these scenes are almost unwatchable (especially Anakin comparing his sweetheart to sand). Ewan MacGregor admirably soldiers on through the poor excuse for a script, and does so sporting a fine space-mullet. There is undeniably a lot wrong with Episode II, but it does have a few good points. Temuera Morrison is the very definition of cool, and all scenes featuring Jango Fett are entertaining. The Geonosis area fight featuring an army of Jedi is also a true spectacle. Finally, we get to see Yoda draw a lightsabre for the first time. Fans were divided over whether this is a good or bad thing. I believe the former - Yoda bouncing around like an angry jumping bean with a sword is awesome. Attack of the Clones moves the Star Wars saga dangerously close to parody through the poor quality of the script, acting and story, but somehow, Lucas still managed to make it enjoyable...but only just.… Expand
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ZatchCMMJan 29, 2012
I enjoy Star Wars but this one is IMO the worst Film of the series (Not the entire franchise that goes to the holiday special) while the effects are nice the Romance crap just hurts Mr.Lucas you can't write dialogue so stop trying to, alsoI enjoy Star Wars but this one is IMO the worst Film of the series (Not the entire franchise that goes to the holiday special) while the effects are nice the Romance crap just hurts Mr.Lucas you can't write dialogue so stop trying to, also the pace is abysmal even as a kid I wanted little Jedi Annie and Padme to shut up so I can get to a well done Lightsaber fight. The acting by our romancing characters makes me want to hurl it's up to Ewan McGreggor, Samuel L. Jackson and Count Dracula himself Christopher Lee to salvage the thing but alas the were unable to.… Expand
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CooterPatooterMar 7, 2012
From the arena scene until the end credits represent one of the most amazingly fun and exciting 40ish minutes I've ever seen on a theater screen. From the opening of the film until the start of the arena scene represents one of the mostFrom the arena scene until the end credits represent one of the most amazingly fun and exciting 40ish minutes I've ever seen on a theater screen. From the opening of the film until the start of the arena scene represents one of the most stilted, badly acted, face-palmingly awful drags I've ever seen on a theater screen. A sizable improvement over the monkey-at-a-typewriter bull crap that was Episode 1 but this is still in a galaxy far, far away from the original trilogy.… Expand
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skyminsterMay 21, 2012
Star wars: episode II: attack of the clones is alright, it's an improvement on episode I (only a small amount of an improvement, mainly because jar jar binks is hardly in it and that it has a little more action in it). The good: some excitingStar wars: episode II: attack of the clones is alright, it's an improvement on episode I (only a small amount of an improvement, mainly because jar jar binks is hardly in it and that it has a little more action in it). The good: some exciting action, good music, not much jar jar binks, clones, cool Yoda (not weird puppet). The bad: boring politics, really cheesy, terrible acting (except from Samuel l Jackson as mace windu).… Expand
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potatoes351Oct 31, 2012
Ill give this film the benefit of the doubt...it had some good action scenes. Now onto the second major event in Anakins turning to the dark side comes his love for Padme Amidala and the death of his mother. Attack of the Clones highlightsIll give this film the benefit of the doubt...it had some good action scenes. Now onto the second major event in Anakins turning to the dark side comes his love for Padme Amidala and the death of his mother. Attack of the Clones highlights how the clone wars began and how Anakin first started to break the Jedi order. Again good special effects but poor execution from the once great George Lucas.… Expand
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woodelfFeb 10, 2016
so bad I've never managed to watch the whole movie, never resisted until the ending and I've tried twice. One of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life, and I'm 44.
Awful screenplay, flat characters, a lot of unintentional humor.
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aadityamudharApr 6, 2016
A major disappointment for a life long Star Wars fan. "Clones" has a bad, uninspired screenplay that earns snickers from the audience, especially Anakin and Padme's romance. The Anakin and Padme romance abuses the audience with so many oneA major disappointment for a life long Star Wars fan. "Clones" has a bad, uninspired screenplay that earns snickers from the audience, especially Anakin and Padme's romance. The Anakin and Padme romance abuses the audience with so many one line cliches I now call the movie "Attack of the Well-Worn Cliches." I don't know whether to blame the actors or the lousy screenplay writing for the quality of the acting. The movie also looks terrible because Lucas insisted on recording it in digital. Digital simply does not have the resolution of film and it really shows in "Clones." It's a pity because the movie would be great to look at otherwise, as Episode I was. I've seen "Clones" in both film and Digital and no matter how you look at it, it does not look as good as past Star Wars movies.… Expand
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BarneyOnMTJan 5, 2016
WHAT I LIKED: Unlike with the Phantom Menace, this prequel actually has us excited. Thanks to two great plots switching back and forth for the majority of 'attack of the clones,' audiences can actually begin to feel tense or expectant. What'sWHAT I LIKED: Unlike with the Phantom Menace, this prequel actually has us excited. Thanks to two great plots switching back and forth for the majority of 'attack of the clones,' audiences can actually begin to feel tense or expectant. What's more is there's LOTS more action in place of people sitting and talking space rubbish.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: It's just so dragged out thanks to politics that'd baffle any non Star Wars fans, poor writing and one 45 minute explosion of CGI action at the end. Plus why Lucas feels the need for the injection of such awful humor is ridiculous.
VERDICT: Not as dull as it's predecessor, 'Attack of the clones' is fairly good until the third act where it's just senseless action.… Expand
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LivingTribunalMay 18, 2018
Better, but still in last film's dilemma, but I was just happy to see Yoda fighting as a Star Wars fan.
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oDjentoJan 2, 2015
I'd say this is the worst film of the franchise. It's got Anakin being a menstrual little b---h, and hardly any redeeming scenes unlike the last film. Christopher is a cool character as Count Dooku, but doesn't come close to Darth Maul. TheI'd say this is the worst film of the franchise. It's got Anakin being a menstrual little b---h, and hardly any redeeming scenes unlike the last film. Christopher is a cool character as Count Dooku, but doesn't come close to Darth Maul. The CGI gets a bit over used in this film making some scenes look a bit ridiculous at times. The main memorable scenes from this film i'd say would be when Obi goes to Kamino, and the collesium fight. But even jango Fett's introduction isn't great, nowhere near as badass as Jango Fett's previous helmet always on performance. And trying to be impressive finally showing yoda fighting doesn't work, the fight seems unpracticale to watch in this film as it's just lots of jumping around Dooku mainly. I still like this film because i love star wars, but this is the only one i'd call average.… Expand
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ZorglyFeb 9, 2011
Hayden Christensen is one of the worst modern actors I can think of. To say that him and Natalie Portman (who had a surprisingly poor performance despite her being a fantastic actress) had any chemistry in this movie would be simply absurd.Hayden Christensen is one of the worst modern actors I can think of. To say that him and Natalie Portman (who had a surprisingly poor performance despite her being a fantastic actress) had any chemistry in this movie would be simply absurd. There are some pretty set pieces now and again, and it pushes the star wars story along nicely, but overall not a good movie. In fact its easily the worst of all 6. It should also be noted that Anakins speech about "sand" is one of the LAMEST, most PATHETIC, PUTRID, DESPICABLE, pieces of dialogue ive ever seen on film. I wanted to vomit all over George Lucas and burn down the theater. And i'm usually a calm person...… Expand
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WhiteTalpaDec 8, 2012
If you thought episode 1 was bad then wait until you see this. Awful love story, it tries to be funny and fails badly and the plot is just plain boring. This has to be the worse out of all the star wars films, however jar jar isn't in it! (YAY)
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jyzmanMar 8, 2013
The worst of the Star Wars films. The dialogue between Padme and Anakin is really bad, and the movie is pretty boring up until when the characters are chained up and attacked by animals and droids. The lightsaber fight at the end was tooThe worst of the Star Wars films. The dialogue between Padme and Anakin is really bad, and the movie is pretty boring up until when the characters are chained up and attacked by animals and droids. The lightsaber fight at the end was too short, it was good to watch Yoda fighting Dooku, but it was too short.… Expand
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jeff_reviewsJul 5, 2013
While stronger than the first, but no where near the original trilogy, "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" has a weak script, and works against the film from the technology put to it, but is still full of fun and battling scenesWhile stronger than the first, but no where near the original trilogy, "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" has a weak script, and works against the film from the technology put to it, but is still full of fun and battling scenes that aren't too disappointing.… Expand
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bfoore90Sep 10, 2016
Probably the worst adaption in the Star Wars universe. The action is cool and it makes it at least watchable, the acting is hit and miss as well when they are trying to act their way around Lucas's ultra crappy dialogue. To this day, JangoProbably the worst adaption in the Star Wars universe. The action is cool and it makes it at least watchable, the acting is hit and miss as well when they are trying to act their way around Lucas's ultra crappy dialogue. To this day, Jango Fett is the only character with any appeal to me but unfortunately he was almost entirely wasted in this god-forsaken CGI porn fest. The only reason Jango is there is to probably sell toys and to give Boba a backstory, which is cool but at least give Jango a solid foundation to stand on himself. I don't understand how people say the Phantom Menace was worse than this one because I really don't see it and still don't to this day. The plot is full of holes and inconsistencies, stuff comes out of nowhere and you feel like someone should took Lucas aside and told him "No, this sucks. Stop it." Theres not alot of structure to anything in this movie but the forced and sometimes creepy and awkward dialogue ultimately was what killed this movie, again this movie would have been better if someone took Lucas aside and said, "Stop it, this sucks. This is bad." The only reason I give this movie a 4 instead of a 0 is because its Star Wars and its something I have loved dearly since I was a child. Again, there are thing to like here(Jango Fett) but ultimately its buried by a dumpster full of CGI upped crap.… Expand
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imthenoobFeb 16, 2015
The complete miscast of Christensen tanked the movie but as a whole, It wasn't terrible. It had a few enjoyable moments but much like Phantom Menace, It left us wishing for a better end product.
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OnAnarchyAug 18, 2012
All I can say is: WHY GEORGE LUCAS WHY. The conversation on Naboo about sand made me cringe in my seat. Hayden Christensen is HORRIBLE. The music is a saving grace of the film, but there are just too many problems with the acting, theAll I can say is: WHY GEORGE LUCAS WHY. The conversation on Naboo about sand made me cringe in my seat. Hayden Christensen is HORRIBLE. The music is a saving grace of the film, but there are just too many problems with the acting, the writing, everything.… Expand
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SEROJDec 20, 2015
Without adding any spoilers, i would like to say that this part was actually not that great! Decent directing from George Lucas! The second part of the prequel "Clone wars" gets my 5/10!
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AaronWasserman2May 3, 2014
Once again Lucas manages to kill our love for Star Wars. This movie, like its is bad but slightly, and i mean slightly better. This movie is just a badly written pile of crap. From crappy acting, to bad effects, to laughable dialouge. thisOnce again Lucas manages to kill our love for Star Wars. This movie, like its is bad but slightly, and i mean slightly better. This movie is just a badly written pile of crap. From crappy acting, to bad effects, to laughable dialouge. this movie is a train wreck. However the only reason it pulls a 5 is for the musical score which is fantastic. The fights are very entertaining. and less jar jar and no more stupid kid. Hayden may not be so good due to his wooden acting but ill take him over that crappy kid.… Expand
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HealthConnectTVDec 4, 2012
The second film of the prequel series manages to do better than the first, but still meanders about in telling its story. The movie isn't bad by any means, but it seems stuck in a place where the creative team knew they had to save most ofThe second film of the prequel series manages to do better than the first, but still meanders about in telling its story. The movie isn't bad by any means, but it seems stuck in a place where the creative team knew they had to save most of the best material for the following entry.… Expand
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christhebeast42Apr 12, 2013
This is a completely stupid love story. That's it. That's the review. Why does Padme' marry Anakin? Watch redlettermedia's review on youtube. Also, I hate George Lucas.
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artardmosheaDec 12, 2019
There isn't much good to latch onto in this movie, the cg is definitely improved from the first movie; less jar jar, more kenobi, Jango Fett was cool.

The acting and the writing of the characters was abysmal. Probably the worst movie in theThere isn't much good to latch onto in this movie, the cg is definitely improved from the first movie; less jar jar, more kenobi, Jango Fett was cool.

The acting and the writing of the characters was abysmal.

Probably the worst movie in the franchise.… Expand
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Duskycarp116Oct 2, 2015
The only thing I like is the battle scenes and fight scenes. The CGI looks meh and the gun sound effects sound awkward at some scenes but it sounds cool for its time.
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waronassermanMay 3, 2015
uggg terrible! such a stupid movie, it really is, there's a couple of redeemable moments but not really, pretty lame Lucas, pretty lame. booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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RalfbergsFeb 29, 2020
I liked the movie, but given now I don't even much that happened in it, then it means it wasn't that great overall, even though i do think it is decent
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gameguardian21Jan 8, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was so disappointed in this film. It may have improved over the phantom menace, but that doesn't mean it is good. The worst part of this film is the love story. The worst I have seen in a film since twilight. It had terrible dialog, awkward scenes, and george should have never have written this mess. However, across the stars is a great peice of music, which focused on the love story. There are parts I do like about the movie, like the battle of geniosious. Seening the jedi as a group fighting gave me a exciting feeling. The lightsaber fight between anakin, obi wan, and dooku was pretty good, but the fight between yoda and dooku could have been longer and better.… Expand
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hassallNov 27, 2016
This movie made the prequels a little bit better but it hasnt come out the hole that the phantom menace dug. It did have some good scenes like the duel between Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Count Dooku. I'm going to give it a 7 because i'm nice
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Jaredc324May 6, 2019
IF you can see past the films undoubtedly lifeless sense of romance and mobility, there is a pretty decent movie in Attack of the Clones that keeps drawing me back in. It's adventures particularly with Obi-Wan enkindle a strong sense ofIF you can see past the films undoubtedly lifeless sense of romance and mobility, there is a pretty decent movie in Attack of the Clones that keeps drawing me back in. It's adventures particularly with Obi-Wan enkindle a strong sense of intrigue and even the emotion with Anakin and Padme carries throughout, but perhaps dwells too much on the romance and not on the conflict of his inner desires. But what Episode II flourishes in is tone and pace. It feels as if George cleaned a lot up after the heavily discombolulated Phantom Menace, and even if the film rides on fair amounts of cheesiness, it never seems to dust on my shelf like the way you'd expect.… Expand
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GrantD243Apr 25, 2018
There's no question about it in my mind; this is the worst Star Wars movie. And it's incredibly disappointing to say that because the Clone Wars is a time period in Star Wars that I love. The animated TV show was great (and so are many of theThere's no question about it in my mind; this is the worst Star Wars movie. And it's incredibly disappointing to say that because the Clone Wars is a time period in Star Wars that I love. The animated TV show was great (and so are many of the comics depicting this time period) but this movie doesn't do it much justice at all. The characters are pretty atrocious in this movie. Anakin finally reached his full potential on the annoying scale, Count Dooku doesn't get nearly as much screen time as he deserved, and Padme is damn near as bad as Anakin at times. The best part of this movie (and the reason it's not rated even lower) is Obi-Wan's plot line, at least it's serviceable. That brings me to the plot, and–uh–it's not good, folks. I get it. It's a love story about Anakin and Padme, but it's a very poorly executed love story. Cheesy dialogue coupled with boring scenes...blech. And even when we get away from the love story, the actual "clone war" is not nearly as entertaining as it could be and the final duel between Count Dooku and Obi-Wan/Anakin/Yoda is very disappointing. I do have to give Attack of the Clones some props for having some pretty impressive CGI (for the time), although I wish not all of the clones were CG. At the end of the day, Attack of the Clones is the most fast-forward worthy film of the franchise. Do you need to watch it at least once all the way through? Yes, but after that feel free to just watch the few good parts there are.… Expand
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AntonEgoJun 1, 2018
More of everything. On one hand, we got to see more cool environments, creatures and battles, but on the other hand we got more of the bad acting and horrible lines that we originally saw in episode I. However, the decrease of annoying humourMore of everything. On one hand, we got to see more cool environments, creatures and battles, but on the other hand we got more of the bad acting and horrible lines that we originally saw in episode I. However, the decrease of annoying humour from the previous movie and the cool scenes of this movie makes me like it a little bit more.… Expand
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notheguyOct 18, 2018
This movie is no so bad, this had a lot of potential that went un-used. Overall not bad, my favorite from the 3 prequels.
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zNeverSleepingSep 27, 2020
Muito fraco.

Dificilmente um filme me deixa com sono, mas esse aqui se esforçou e muito. Pra um filme com foto no publico infantil e adolescente, foca-se muito em assuntos políticos mal desenvolvidos, que são principalmente péssimas poisMuito fraco.

Dificilmente um filme me deixa com sono, mas esse aqui se esforçou e muito. Pra um filme com foto no publico infantil e adolescente, foca-se muito em assuntos políticos mal desenvolvidos, que são principalmente péssimas pois essas discussões muitas vezes integram personagens desinteressantes, o que torna o filme arrastado. O desenvolvimento do Anakin soou forçado e exagerado, assim como seu romance com a princesa. As cenas de ação padecem de criatividade - CGI atirando no nada não conta. As baralhas Jedi não foram de todo mal, mas não chamam tanta atenção quanto no filme anterior.

Enfim, cada vez mais Star Wars parece overrated.

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MarinadeJul 28, 2019
Episode 2 is my least favorite Star Wars film. The first half of this film is not great, it's featured with little to no action, the only action scene is when Obi-Wan & Anakin chase Zam the assassin and I didn't like it. Something aboutEpisode 2 is my least favorite Star Wars film. The first half of this film is not great, it's featured with little to no action, the only action scene is when Obi-Wan & Anakin chase Zam the assassin and I didn't like it. Something about Anakin skydiving to land on Zam's ship was strange. I'm all for the love story between Anakin and Padme but this movie spent too much time on it, and should have included for action scenes. Obi-Wan vs Jango Fett was alright, too short. The battle on Geonosis was alright too, best part was Yoda vs Count Dooku but even that was a little too short. Overall, this movie missed the mark and contains very few memorable scenes in the Star Wars franchise.… Expand
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DaG4mEJun 1, 2023
Attack of the Clones has some memorable soundtrack.
That being said the dialogue is meme quality. If it were not for prequel memes and the soundtrack this would be lower. The story is ok to be honest.
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kman5473Feb 25, 2019
Great action, great locations, color characters and universe expansion, yet it's lacking the plot context for me to really care at all about what's going on. There's just enough there for me to not fall asleep...until all the scenes withGreat action, great locations, color characters and universe expansion, yet it's lacking the plot context for me to really care at all about what's going on. There's just enough there for me to not fall asleep...until all the scenes with Anakin and Padme start. I actually think that's why I give this movie as high a rating as I did Episode I--I always skipped those scenes whenever I rewatched this movie growing up, so I don't even really remember the content of those scenes. Pretty sad, since the original intention of these prequels was to show Darth Vader's fall from grace in becoming among the most evil--yet potentially most complex--characters in the Star Wars universe. Yeah, don't really have anything else to say.… Expand
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OfficialDec 30, 2013
"Attack of the Clones" is just slightly better than its predecessor. We have some cooler action sequences but still remains a bit dreary. At 142 minutes, it feels slightly overlong, and when you look back, there are quite a few dull and"Attack of the Clones" is just slightly better than its predecessor. We have some cooler action sequences but still remains a bit dreary. At 142 minutes, it feels slightly overlong, and when you look back, there are quite a few dull and unnecessary scenes that are in the film anyways.… Expand
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MonsieurEamesJul 13, 2012
My least favorite of the Star Wars movies. Yes, the special effects are once again undeniably impressive, but the whole romance story is boring and the dialogue is sometimes ridiculous.
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cameronmorewoodNov 12, 2012
The battle sequences are nothing short of brilliant. What I have a problem with, is the love story between Anakin and Padme. For how much it tried, it just couldn't convince me.
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Sergio2008Jan 3, 2016
An improvement over it's predecessor, but still suffers from the same mistakes. Boring, poor dialogue, uninteresting love angle, and a drag too watch.
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TerenceYiboFeb 3, 2014
相较前传I，这部虽然有了很大的战斗场面，但那动画片的质感迟迟没有解决，故事比较无聊，也就尤达大师最后出来救个场。
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ThatCooperGuyDec 4, 2015
I was very reluctant to re-watch this movie because I literally have no good memories with this one, or any memories of it at all. That's the film's biggest problem, you can't recall anything in it, it's kind of just "there". Just sittingI was very reluctant to re-watch this movie because I literally have no good memories with this one, or any memories of it at all. That's the film's biggest problem, you can't recall anything in it, it's kind of just "there". Just sitting there, doing absolutely nothing. I feared it would be just as terrible and awful as any other Star Wars fan said it was, but to be honest, I didn't think it was that terrible to sit through.

Now, don't get me wrong. This film was bad, like... REALLY bad, but the writing was so tremendously awful that I found it really entertaining. It's not like "Phantom Menace" where it's sometimes bad and sometimes good. Instead it's sometimes really bad, but sometimes really funny. It seems George Lucas and this second writer (Jonathan Hales) had no idea what the hell they're doing, and it shows... it seriously shows...

There's barely anything I actually like in this movie. Ewan McGregor still does a good job as Obi-Wan and John Williams' score is alright, but it certainly is my least favorite Star Wars soundtrack.

One scene I like in concept and almost in execution was whenever Anakin finds his dying mother. She ends up saying "I love you" and dies in his arms, pretty cliché but it was pretty sad as well. Sadly, it's followed up by two really terrible scenes (one of them very funny).

The first scene is immediately after Anakin's mom dies, he slaughters all the Tuskin Raiders. Why? It's pretty clear Lucas is trying to show the audience that Anakin is moving towards the dark side with all these terrible things happening to him, but why does he have to kill the sand people? It would of been so much better if he had just snuck out of the camp with his mother's body and went back to Padme and his family members without killing anyone. Have him swallow the sadness like Luke did in the '77 Star Wars.

The second scene is when Anakin returns to Padme and has an outburst of how he killed all the sand people and how much he hates them, complete with him tearing up about it. It's so damn funny, but I feel really bad for Hayden Christensen (actor who plays Anakin). I get the impression that he's really trying to give a good performance, but Lucas' script is so terrible that it becomes so hilariously bad.

The digital effects are both pretty good and very bad, mostly suffering by the fact that instead of 20% practical effects it's now around 5%-10% practical, just about everything in this movie is a digital effect. A lot of it looks really bad, especially the greenscreen bits.

"Attack of the Clones" is so much worse than "Phantom Menace", it wasn't as horrendous to sit through like I thought it would be, but I still think it is definitely the worst Star Wars movie we ever got. I am never going back to watch this movie unless I'm in the mood for watching a movie that's "So bad it's funny".

I'm gonna try to make it my goal to see every Star Wars movie in a movie theater, but when I end up only having "Attack of the Clones" as the final movie to see, I hope it's with my friends so that we could have a "MST3K/RiffTrax" sort of commentary. That's how hilariously bad this movie is, I'll never be able to take it seriously.

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owlman1996Jan 26, 2014
The story is outstanding, the lore is incredible, and the dialogue is complete and utter garbage. Doesn't mean that it isn't good, though. This is where it really shows how the Republic is disintegrating and how Anakin is unstable.
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tigerskin84Nov 7, 2015
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This episode is the worst of the entire saga, cheesy dialog too much cgi at the point the only thing real is the actors, the romance between anakin and padme seems to forced and bad performed (both of them), even the fights are not good, the final duel of dooku vs anakin is bad really bad ...saved a little by yoda. the whole movie looks like a video game, what was george thinking?… Expand
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diogomendesNov 22, 2015
"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" is a slight improvement over Phantom Menace, although not sure about the other people, but I thought the plot was all over the place, and when I say "over the place", I mean there was too much of"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" is a slight improvement over Phantom Menace, although not sure about the other people, but I thought the plot was all over the place, and when I say "over the place", I mean there was too much of it in this movie. Too much stuff going on and little to no character development. The goofy characters returned, but the humor this time around was a little more successful, unlike the previous film, which sometimes felt too corny to generate laughs. In spite of overabundance of plotting, I was actually invested in what was going on, especially when action and special effects came into play. Obviously the Star Wars franchise always had a knack on this department, and clearly shows it here.

Maybe I'm nitpicking here, but I found myself bummed how the scene transition never changed. Too often this movie switched from one subplot to the other subplot, with the same transition, and sometimes those scenes were so short you could blink and miss them. Perhaps not a problem factor for some, but for me it was just irritating.

The force is with this movie, and while not in its fullest, Episode II delivered the thrills 5 times better than the predecessor did.

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SpiderPlayerMay 24, 2015
It's good, but not quite, history needed to be more engaging and interesting to a more than two-hour movie, despite having good special effects, he lost in history.
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MiracSpectacJan 7, 2018
Certainly a step above Episode I, but it's still a fine film plagued by iffy character development and poor acting. A good step in setting up the original films, but it's still just a bit above average on its own.
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anichelsJan 1, 2016
By far the worst movie from the prequels. It focused more on the actual clone wars than
the Jedi or the universe.
Loved the inclusion of Jango Fett/Boba Fett, thought the scene where all of the Jedi going into combat together was neat, butBy far the worst movie from the prequels. It focused more on the actual clone wars than
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Jeebus117Jan 25, 2021
Despite the use of Samuel L Jackson, this is the 2nd worst Star Wars film made, to date. There's a galactic war going on, and instead of showing that, we get frolicking?
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DokaluJan 11, 2015
George Lucas brings the fifth movie of the Star Wars series, now showing Anakin Skywalker as a young apprentice who has already developed certain skills, in the process of becoming a Jedi Knight, and a love story between Anakin and PadméGeorge Lucas brings the fifth movie of the Star Wars series, now showing Anakin Skywalker as a young apprentice who has already developed certain skills, in the process of becoming a Jedi Knight, and a love story between Anakin and Padmé senator (Natalie Portman). Also, of course, the growing dispute between the Republic against the Confederacy.
Although this is a nice movie, it’s not more than that. It is just another sci-fi film that, despite all the imagination behind it, when it is brought to the big screen it doesn’t feel as well as it should. The acting seems a little forced and not as good as I would like, the special effects are just fine for the time it was released, and the story is pretty good and imaginative, but unfortunately it wasn’t told as well as I would have preferred. The only thing that stood out a little, was the soundtrack that, as in any Star Wars film, is quite awesome. I recommend this film to any fan of the series, and also to everyone who likes sci-fi and/or action and adventure movies. But do not expect the film of the year because it is far from it.… Expand
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mm007Oct 14, 2016
[5/10]
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1.Anakin Skywalker was awesome. 2.Romance between Anakin and Padme. 3.against Count Dooku was awesome Master Yoda :p CONS: 1. Clones were boring, lifeless. 2.An unmitigated drag. Overlong, boring, self-involved,[5/10]
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1.Anakin Skywalker was awesome.
2.Romance between Anakin and Padme.
3.against Count Dooku was awesome Master Yoda :p
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EdwardGregoryApr 19, 2015
The collective fever that characterized the countdown to The Phantom Menace had long since dissipated by the time the first sequel prequel rolled off the ILM production line. Casual spectators, once stung, had decamped en masse to the newlyThe collective fever that characterized the countdown to The Phantom Menace had long since dissipated by the time the first sequel prequel rolled off the ILM production line. Casual spectators, once stung, had decamped en masse to the newly discovered Middle-Earth, leaving George Lucas with just the few million hardcore fans - true believers who, with all the apprehension of parents at a nativity play, willed their defrocked hero back towards respectability.

There are certainly stretches in the patchy Attack Of The Clones when Lucas’ flat-packed dialogue struggles to keep the hecklers quiet – Anakin’s seduction of the former Queen has all the charm of a teenage lunge behind the bike-sheds and none of the feeling – but by the time climactic ‘reel six’ cranks into high gear the saga’s reputation as the godfather of modern sci-fi spectacle is more or less restored. Indeed, when Yoda finally unsheathes his mini-saber and kicks Sith ass the faithful can reliably be found standing on seats hollering as if the outcome was never in doubt. But, as the little Jedi might say, in doubt it was.

Where Episode V fairly zipped around the galaxy with all the breezy confidence of youth, unafraid to travel anywhere, even dark places, the second middle child of the saga is saddled with an altogether heavier burden from which it struggles to escape. Empire hits the ground running on ice planet Hoth, Clones however, has a truly cold start to contend with, aware perhaps that the movie’s most pressing task is to simply atone for the more egregious sins of Episode I. Thus, Jar Jar is quickly sidelined, the upgraded CGI Yoda gets a showcase and those damn Amidala-clones are killed off on page one. On Coruscant we also meet the grown-up ‘Ani’ - okay so he’s a whiny teenager but that’s still a vast improvement on the bowl-haired moppet the world was asked to root for in 1999.

Also more powerful than when last we met is Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan, the Jedi who was simply wan in Menace is a much more forceful presence as a full-bearded Master, struggling manfully with the endless exposition and even landing the odd punchline.

Matters improve greatly in the final forty minutes: Christopher Lee’s Count Dooku arrives to provide some much needed gravitas, C-3PO turns up to do his C-3PO thing and Padme puts on a skin-tight white leotard. Best of all, Lucas finally cuts loose.

Also in the last reel we finally get to divine something of Lucas’ grand design, with ironic pay-offs for the fans still paying close attention - it is the witless Jar Jar who makes the creation of a clone army possible and Yoda who first leads what will become Stormtroopers into battle. In its own way, the end of Episode II is every bit as dark as the famous end of Episode V.

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UrbanlistenerJan 12, 2016
Like the previous one, it is not a terrible film nor a good one it is just okay. No improvement over episode I, what was good is still good, but what was bad gets a bit worse, uh hum Hayden...
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hanneguacamoleJan 8, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can usually sense how much I like a movie for how long I will stay up at night to watch it. This episode took me nearly three days. While I certainly enjoyed Attack of the Clones more than The Phantom Menace, I hesitate to say that it truly was a superior movie. George Lucas tries to bring a sense of imagination and distance to each film, but in this case the aspects of Star Wars that originally made me love it were glaringly absent.

The plotline of Anakin and Padme could not have been more predictable, and with each passing minute I grew to dislike Anakin more and more. Knowing he will turn to the dark side, his character development is apparent, but not exciting, not memorable. The Attack of the Clones is not particularly clever and it reminded me strongly of being made with sadness rather than the wonder I sensed in the original trilogy.

I truly wish each character in Episode II would be as well-spoken as Yoda. I felt that the performances by Obi-Wan, but Anakin and Padme in particular, were quite lifeless. I wanted so much for them to light up the screen with their friendship, as we saw with Luke and Han and Leia, but in no way was this the same. All I sensed was disdain and resentment – a demure cousin to what we have known.

If only Lucas had realized that for this trilogy to be magnificent, it must be able to stand on its own and not serve solely as a prequel to the (obviously superior) original movies. Anakin's journey may be similar to his son's, but Luke Skywalker is infinitely more charismatic and entertaining to watch. I love Star Wars, and I always will, but this could have been so much more.… Expand
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spencieMar 15, 2018
Another terrible Star Wars movie, this one is almost painful to watch. Ewan MacGregor is cool and makes this movie less painful to watch; he's the only reason why I can watch these prequels without puking. Attack of the Clones is still a veryAnother terrible Star Wars movie, this one is almost painful to watch. Ewan MacGregor is cool and makes this movie less painful to watch; he's the only reason why I can watch these prequels without puking. Attack of the Clones is still a very bad movie.… Expand
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CineAutoctonoMay 20, 2016
Star Wars: "Episode II" was not good but it was better than the first , especially when you already were we presented the adventures of Anakin , Obi Wan and Padme , startup has not thrilled me , then I was conveying little emotion, and veryStar Wars: "Episode II" was not good but it was better than the first , especially when you already were we presented the adventures of Anakin , Obi Wan and Padme , startup has not thrilled me , then I was conveying little emotion, and very intriguing the end, but it did not like me.… Expand
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kyle20ellisSep 9, 2020
I do agree that this is the weakest of the six Star Wars movies, but it wasn't by all means a terrible movie. I will admit the dialogue is weak and gets nowhere at times, the plot isn't as well thought out and felt convoluted at best, HaydnI do agree that this is the weakest of the six Star Wars movies, but it wasn't by all means a terrible movie. I will admit the dialogue is weak and gets nowhere at times, the plot isn't as well thought out and felt convoluted at best, Haydn Christensen does give a truly abysmal performance as Anakin and although the presence of Jar Jar Binks was toned down here his presence anywhere seemed jarring. Still despite the major flaws, it is a marvel to look at with stunning sets and impeccable CGI. The battle sequences are well choreographed, the pace is somewhat brisker than in Phantom Menace and the performances with the exception of Christensen are very good.

Natalie Portman is quite captivating as Queen Padma, and displays a lot of emotional depth. Frank Oz is excellent as always as Yoda, and Ewen MacGregor is more at home here than he was in Phantom Menace. There is no doubt though that the acting honours go to Christopher Lee as the villainous Count Dooku. Then again, Lee is an exceptional actor who can act anything you throw at him. Plus John Williams' music was outstanding. Overall, a decent movie while the weakest of the Star Wars franchise. 6/10 Bethany Cox… Expand
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IntelliCriticOct 30, 2015
Although the Attack of The Clones rests in my memory for its fantastical war scenes and glorious man-to-man combat, I cannot help but sigh at the real essence of this film: a sappy plot overflowing with uninteresting unlikeliness andAlthough the Attack of The Clones rests in my memory for its fantastical war scenes and glorious man-to-man combat, I cannot help but sigh at the real essence of this film: a sappy plot overflowing with uninteresting unlikeliness and predictable advances. I have heard some call the second film of the Star Wars prequels their favorite of the whole bunch, and while I fully understand from where these viewers formulate their preferences, I also see a certain horrible opinionated oversight therein. That is to say amidst entire worlds of explosion of emotional drama, Attack of The Clones slaughters any true notion of moral obligation and its inherent power. By this, I mean that the united force that is the Jedi Council is at most a colorful group of cerebral inquisitors, while the growing Dark Side is at least a seriously formidable twister of control through deception. Additionally, the confusedness and passionate rage of central character Anakin paints him too soon as the future agent of darkness, sapping out a potential element of surprise that the film failed to utilize. In the end, one should watch Attack of The Clones as a juvenile war cartoon, if one should even watch it at all.… Expand
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FlickFreaks83Dec 11, 2015
There are certainly stretches in the patchy Attack Of The Clones when Lucas’ flat-packed dialogue struggles to keep the hecklers quiet – Anakin’s seduction of the former Queen has all the charm of a teenage lunge behind the bike-sheds andThere are certainly stretches in the patchy Attack Of The Clones when Lucas’ flat-packed dialogue struggles to keep the hecklers quiet – Anakin’s seduction of the former Queen has all the charm of a teenage lunge behind the bike-sheds and none of the feeling – but by the time climactic ‘reel six’ cranks into high gear the saga’s reputation as the godfather of modern sci-fi spectacle is more or less restored. Indeed, when Yoda finally unsheathes his mini-saber and kicks Sith ass the faithful can reliably be found standing on seats hollering as if the outcome was never in doubt. But, as the little Jedi might say, in doubt it was.

Where Episode V fairly zipped around the galaxy with all the breezy confidence of youth, unafraid to travel anywhere, even dark places, the second middle child of the saga is saddled with an altogether heavier burden from which it struggles to escape. Empire hits the ground running on ice planet Hoth, Clones however, has a truly cold start to contend with, aware perhaps that the movie’s most pressing task is to simply atone for the more egregious sins of Episode I. Thus, Jar Jar is quickly sidelined, the upgraded CGI Yoda gets a showcase and those damn Amidala-clones are killed off on page one. On Coruscant we also meet the grown-up ‘Ani’ - okay so he’s a whiny teenager but that’s still a vast improvement on the bowl-haired moppet the world was asked to root for in 1999.

Matters improve greatly in the final forty minutes: Christopher Lee’s Count Dooku arrives to provide some much needed gravitas, C-3PO turns up to do his C-3PO thing and Padme puts on a skin-tight white leotard. Best of all, Lucas finally cuts loose. The classic trilogy bristled with seat-of-your-pants filmmaking, our heroes bouncing from cliffhanger to cliffhanger, and in the final section of Episode II – almost four hours into this prequel enterprise - Lucas at last cranks up to this Saturday morning serial pace: from the Tex Avery goofiness of the droid factory, to the Cecil B. De Mille grandeur of the gladiator arena, the action never lets up.

Unsurprisingly, the least anticipated movie of the saga suffered at the box office – Episode IV raked in more money at the US box office back in 1977 – and remains largely unloved by the fanbase for its emphasis on the central love story but despite no real improvement in dialogue or acting it functions perfectly well as an old fashioned romantic epic, complete with standalone set-pieces, rich political intrigue and a painters’ pallette. Indeed, so indebted is Lucas to David O. Selznick here, ultimately he may have been better served abandoning his own trilogy structure and boiling both Episodes I and II down to a 3-hour Gone With The Wind style classic – an approach that would have at least halved all that damn anticipation.… Expand
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NestriReviewsDec 30, 2015
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones is a huge improvement over it's predecessor, doing a better job by executing the story well. However, I just hate Anakin in this movie. He is poorly written, acted and he just lacks the charisma of Luke. He's so damn boring. And the relationship between Anakin and the Queen is just so damn corny and lacks elegance. However, I liked the villain here (Dooku), because he was interesting in this movie. As for the bounty hunter, he was nothing special. His personality is almost non-existent in this movie really, but he looked cool with the Bounty Hunter armor. But, the last 30 minutes were badass, and just because of those final minutes, this movie gets a solid 6. I mean, watching Jedi Masters fight together was epic indeed. So, this movie is nothing special, barely decent, but it's still a massive improvement… Expand
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ColeSoderstromDec 12, 2015
The worst Star Wars movie out of all 6. It was by no means a bad film but it had more bad quality so than good. The good was that Ewan Mcgreagor did a fantastic job as obi-wan jar jar was not in this film as much Yoda was badass great battlesThe worst Star Wars movie out of all 6. It was by no means a bad film but it had more bad quality so than good. The good was that Ewan Mcgreagor did a fantastic job as obi-wan jar jar was not in this film as much Yoda was badass great battles and action and jango fetc was pretty cool. The bad was the romance between Anakin and Padme. Don't get me wrong romance can be awesome in a Star Wars movie for an example Han Solo and Leia but this was just terrible. R2-D2 was CG that sucked. Hayden christiansens performence was bad. The story was meh. Lots of CG that was obviously fake. In conclusion this movie was not bad but not good just ok.… Expand
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yoshi8869May 23, 2017
Ok, first off, I'm a huge Star Wars fan. I grew up on it. I'm still obsessed with it and it is my primary inspiration as a screenwriter, but this film is near garbage. Its few strengths (Ewan McGregor, John Williams, and Christopher Lee) areOk, first off, I'm a huge Star Wars fan. I grew up on it. I'm still obsessed with it and it is my primary inspiration as a screenwriter, but this film is near garbage. Its few strengths (Ewan McGregor, John Williams, and Christopher Lee) are completely overshadowed by its glaring flaws (Anakin and Padme on Naboo for almost an hour of the film). The final duel is disappointing and the film could probably be omitted from the saga with little loss to the story. It's utterly pointless. 5.75/10 -JR… Expand
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EpicLadySpongeJan 3, 2017
Attack of the Clones manages to be better than its predecessor. However, with little of its flaws running over the film, it's only safe to say that even with the increase of action that the predecessor is hardly aware of having, it can evenAttack of the Clones manages to be better than its predecessor. However, with little of its flaws running over the film, it's only safe to say that even with the increase of action that the predecessor is hardly aware of having, it can even be a boring ride with Hayden Christensen rubbing majority of this movie's screen time with Natalie Portman.… Expand
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BorgorosJan 11, 2020
A movie that has a lot of good moments, and some very bad moments! It is full of huge epic action-scenes, cool character interactions, but oh my the love story are so dreadfull... And some of the CGI are outdated. But less Jar Jar, everythingA movie that has a lot of good moments, and some very bad moments! It is full of huge epic action-scenes, cool character interactions, but oh my the love story are so dreadfull... And some of the CGI are outdated. But less Jar Jar, everything on Kamino, Count Dooku, sabre-battles, Jango Fett and the story arc is good!… Expand
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PachekoviskMar 17, 2016
BAD
The worst star wars film. (not including the holiday special)
Terrible acting
Weird romance
Excessive use of CGI
REALLY BORING, even as a kid I found this film boring!

Just Bad
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nahtan1244Mar 20, 2017
Alot of people may disagree and at the same time maybe agree with me but I some respects I actually like attack of the clones. It's not perfect but after watching a documentary on star wars I have come to appreciate the prequels in a way IAlot of people may disagree and at the same time maybe agree with me but I some respects I actually like attack of the clones. It's not perfect but after watching a documentary on star wars I have come to appreciate the prequels in a way I don't think i ever had. AS I have said before this movie is not perfect. Cringe worthy dialogue is the biggest problem with this movie. A little too much is focused on anikan and padmeas relationship. It distracts from a well put together story with historical and religious undertones brilliantly weaved into the story.The action is alot of fun and the light saber fight's are well choreographed. So in short a brilliant well told story and great acting from the supporting cast is overshadowed by stilted dialogue and a cringworthy romance but this movie luckily is not unwatchable unlike the phantom menace… Expand
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FuturedirectorMar 18, 2016
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones is even more intense and fast than the other Star Wars classics, and there's a notable improvement with storytelling and conclusion. Anyway, it needs more to be ranked as one of the best Star Wars' picture yet.
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SrPepeNov 29, 2017
El problema de esta película es que es poquisimamente entrañable. Ya me la olvide casi toda de lo igual que da en el mundo Star Wars. No aporta ni quita nada.
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Muskrat147May 31, 2016
Arguably the worst of the prequel films, Attack of the Clones is a decent entry in the saga. Though still riddled with poorly written dialogue and political chit-chat, the film featured many more action sequences with improved special effects.
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CalandriaSep 29, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, I agree with the critics about like the love story between Padme and Anakin, the plot in this parth is awaful and i must stand out the Hayden Christensen´s Script is bad, here George Lucas commited an error, theremore it is almost 1 hour the movie, the only dialog that it is effective, it is just Padme and Anakin enter in the Geonosis Arena.

But this parth bad, not cloud all the good aspects that the movie has.

-At first very good, kind of crime film with pieces of Blade Runner.
-The world: Better than the episode I (Kamino,Geonosis, Coruscant, Tatooine, Nabboo...)
-Characters: Dooku,Yoda,Obi Wan, Mice Windu, Jango Fett...
-Politics and War: Geonosis battle follows entertain me like the first time.

Conclusion:
It is a little worse than the episode I, but Episode II is a good movie too.… Expand
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MasterRileyJul 20, 2016
While I enjoy this one more than Episode 1, it isn't much better. It still suffers from pretty much everything the first one did; too many digital effects, a poorly written script, and poor performances. It does have some great action and isWhile I enjoy this one more than Episode 1, it isn't much better. It still suffers from pretty much everything the first one did; too many digital effects, a poorly written script, and poor performances. It does have some great action and is still a enjoyable experience, just not to the same level of the original trilogy.… Expand
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sL360Jul 8, 2018
Out of all the Star Wars films (no, not counting the new ones) this one is the hardest to sit down and watch. I own it on DVD and Blu-ray but the disc is as factory fresh as I got it 7 years ago. It's a pretty big pile of crap to digOut of all the Star Wars films (no, not counting the new ones) this one is the hardest to sit down and watch. I own it on DVD and Blu-ray but the disc is as factory fresh as I got it 7 years ago. It's a pretty big pile of crap to dig through.

At the center of it all lies Anakin; He is quite simply unbearable. He spends the whole movie contradicting Obi-wan, arguing, yelling, fuming, complaining and expertly selling to us that his character is a spoiled teenage brat. It's PAAAAINFUL to watch. I understand George, I get it..You want to show us young Vader was a brash, headstrong and unconventional entry into the Jedi Order but please, stop. His whole arc didn't work. This trainwreck gets worse when Padmé is thrown into the mix; The poor girl wears an almost constant look of concern on her face in reaction to Anakin's juvenile and downright disturbing attempts at romance before he breaks off into an angsty tangent about sand people and his difficult life, only to try again and 'woo' her by borrowing as much cheese from space Romeo & Juliet. Any time a shot established Anakin and Padmé in the same room together I couldn't help but roll my eyes and hold my breath until the godforsaken scene would end. Somehow they get MARRIED in the ending which is mind-blowing to me. They have NO chemistry, but I guess answering the call of the plot is good enough reason for them to get hitched and start makin' little Skywalkers. I'm still convinced Anakin used the force to persuade her or something. There is, however, one part with Anakin I did like, his brush with the dark side on Tatooine. After his mother dies in his arms, his eyes and following actions reveal just a hint of the man he will become; It's a very strong character moment. (Yes, it is no coincidence this scene is mostly devoid of any dialogue.)

When AOTC isn't shoehorning smelly teen love in our face it deals with politics and intrigue. This will either bore you or enhance your viewing pleasure. Personally, watching Padmé blab about government and debate is an instant mood-killer but at least the council's interactions gave us insight on how Jedi business worked before the Empire. The plot itself is confusing at times..they mention Sifo Dyas like you're supposed to know the bastard and Anakin's massive growth spurt is still hard to believe. And...who the hell is Dooku? Why did he betray the order? Why are they talking about these things like I should have known about it already? These are just a few red flags that kept popping up when I watched this for the first time. It really drags on too long in a few parts.

But I believe the best parts of this film revolve around Obi-wan; The Coruscant chase and subsequent bar scene, all of Kamino, the Jango Fett encounter, fight and chase (Temura was an incredible inclusion), the face to face meeting with Dooku and Geonosis; Observing the future master in action, be it in combat or diplomacy felt very real and interesting. In hindsight the movie really should've just focused on him. Ewan McGregor once again sells a very convincing Obi-wan. Kudos. There's still something I can enjoy watching in this mess. Seeing Yoda fight for the first time in his prime is pretty neat too. Truthfully, it was ridiculous watching him bounce around yelling his old man war cry, but the little green guy always had this awesome, mystical yet silly charm to his presence. His place in the setting is very form-fitting, his duties as a master ever more apparent than they were in ESB. Instead of just hearing about it in his exposition, we actually see him teaching the young ones and imparting wisdom to Obi-wan and other jedi. You notice that despite how awful this movie was, it still managed to treat the older characters we already knew with respect and dignity, thus believably lending them an existence outside their original source material? Well, minus Anakin of course...ugh. It pains me to admit this film might not have been all bad had Lucas just dropped the terrible Padmé subplot and reworked most of Hayden's scenes and lines. John Williams composed pieces that gave such life and instant recognition to the Star Wars locale which shines especially when it isn't bogged down by dated CGI, but it's just impossible to ignore the issues that persist in its screenplay.

All in all Attack of the Clones is a boon to the universe more than it was to itself. All the stories, games, books and shows covering the events and characters of the Clone Wars were far more entertaining. (Seriously, after playing Bounty Hunter I like Jango Fett more than his son, and Republic Commando is simply perfection, just to name a few titles.) Despite the movie's blunder the world of Star Wars still felt larger than ever, and I was absolutely thrilled to be a part of it. I only wish I could say the same now..… Expand
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TiagoGM18Mar 27, 2017
Let's put it like this: this movie is a lot of fun for kids.
The acting is sleep-inducing and the characters are not the greatest. The narrative is somewhat fun and the action sequences are quite entertaining. It would be better if YodaLet's put it like this: this movie is a lot of fun for kids.
The acting is sleep-inducing and the characters are not the greatest. The narrative is somewhat fun and the action sequences are quite entertaining. It would be better if Yoda didn't have a lightsaber at all.… Expand
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Dragonfly44Nov 28, 2017
Horrible acting and an even worse script ruined this movie. I enjoyed it for the most part and the battle scenes and story is great and I really wanted to give this movie something higher, but if we had better acting and a better script thisHorrible acting and an even worse script ruined this movie. I enjoyed it for the most part and the battle scenes and story is great and I really wanted to give this movie something higher, but if we had better acting and a better script this movie would be so much better.… Expand
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Bugger217Sep 9, 2017
Like The Phantom Menace before it, Attack of the Clones has loads of imagination on screen and a few thrilling action sequences, but is also plagued by horrible dialogue, bad performances, and stilted direction. In some ways it's anLike The Phantom Menace before it, Attack of the Clones has loads of imagination on screen and a few thrilling action sequences, but is also plagued by horrible dialogue, bad performances, and stilted direction. In some ways it's an improvement over Phantom Menace, but in others, it manages to be worse. The central romance is one of the least believable I've ever seen in a film of this size. Chemistry between the actors is non-existent. It's strange to see just how much George Lucas lost touch with Star Wars fans in the years between the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy.… Expand
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GunganFeb 12, 2018
For the longest time, Attack of the Clones was considered my personal low point in the series, but after re-watching it during a palette cleansing session following the latest entry, I found that it held up a lot better than I thought.

TheFor the longest time, Attack of the Clones was considered my personal low point in the series, but after re-watching it during a palette cleansing session following the latest entry, I found that it held up a lot better than I thought.

The biggest problem with this entry were some of the casting choices, poor acting, and excessive reliance on CGI for the more nonsensical action sequences like the robot foundry. A lot of people complain that there were too many CGI sequences in general, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of the sequences people think are CGI were actually done with real sets and real props. The blending at that point had just gotten to the point that the two were indistinguishable.

Attack of the Clones fixed some of the problems from the previous entry, but added some new ones of its own. Regardless, I appreciate that George Lucas had an overarching story line for the trilogy and stuck to it. The story is consistent, and coherent, and even challenges your understanding of character motivations, such as with Dooku.

The visuals are still on par with what modern audiences expect. Locations are once again fantastic, and we are introduced to more new settings. It progresses the trilogy, but doesn't really blow your mind with any revelations.

Well worth watching, particularly if you have a soft spot for angsty CW quality romance.… Expand
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spacebear1Dec 9, 2017
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a film that is considered for some, worse than previous film, and others who feel the opposite way. I actually liked it better. I will say that the romance was really dumb and corny but I don'tStar Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a film that is considered for some, worse than previous film, and others who feel the opposite way. I actually liked it better. I will say that the romance was really dumb and corny but I don't blame the actors for that. But I liked that they cut down how many senate scenes there were and I enjoyed the final fight with Count Dooku although it had a really stupid part with them just waving around lightsabers in the dark. In the end, I enjoy this film and part of that is probably my nostalgia. My rating would be a 6.7/10… Expand
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dougwiggins5Dec 15, 2017
Attack of the Clones is full of ideas... but lacking in emotional resonance. The film places all of it's bets on a romance plot that neither makes sense from a character perspective nor is well realized by the chemistry of the actors. TheAttack of the Clones is full of ideas... but lacking in emotional resonance. The film places all of it's bets on a romance plot that neither makes sense from a character perspective nor is well realized by the chemistry of the actors. The highs of this movie probably top its immediate predecessor but its lows definitely undermine it. See this movie if you like the historical evolution of special effects and if Coruscant is inherently interesting to you.… Expand
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TheRussianatorApr 6, 2018
Ian McDiarmid and Ewan McGregor can't save this movie from horrendous dialogue, awful characters, messy plot, and a stand-out laughably bad performance from Hayden Christensen.
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LoletinAlexisJun 6, 2020
Although Episode II is not a masterpiece, it has much more interesting elements than Episode I and, above all, it has a better script.
Let's remember that thanks to this film we have both series of The Clone Wars.
On the negative side,Although Episode II is not a masterpiece, it has much more interesting elements than Episode I and, above all, it has a better script.
Let's remember that thanks to this film we have both series of The Clone Wars.

On the negative side, Hayden Christensen's performance is very improvable and the romantic plot is quite disastrous. After the disaster of Episode I, you've got an interesting, well-spun and very funny film.
My congratulations, George Lucas.… Expand
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CTHReviewsMar 7, 2018
While it's much better paced than The Phantom Menace, and boasts (slightly) better effects, Attack of the Clones still fails due to extremely poor characterization and dialogue. None of this is any more true than with the romance betweenWhile it's much better paced than The Phantom Menace, and boasts (slightly) better effects, Attack of the Clones still fails due to extremely poor characterization and dialogue. None of this is any more true than with the romance between Anakin and Padme.… Expand
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merijnjFeb 21, 2018
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I dont like sand. Attack of the Clones is a (bad) CGI heavy, poorly written mess.
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bishop04Mar 10, 2018
Attack of the clones, the second installment in the prequal trilogy, is the weakest out of all the movies. The pacing is off and some of the diouloge is bad and story line is off. Overall, they are some great scenes and plot points in theAttack of the clones, the second installment in the prequal trilogy, is the weakest out of all the movies. The pacing is off and some of the diouloge is bad and story line is off. Overall, they are some great scenes and plot points in the movie, with an epic battle in the end. It might be the weakest but its still an enjoyable movie to watch at home 6/10… Expand
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AkidomaJun 21, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Points positifs :
- Kamino, et la présentation de l'armée des clones
- course-poursuite Obi-Wan/Jango Fett dans la ceinture d’astéroïde
- Anakin qui part secourir sa mère - combat d'arène et l'arrivée des clones
- la bataille de Géonosis - le déploiement des clones du plan final accompagné du thème de Vador

Points négatifs:
- jeu d'acteur d'Hayden C.
- Les dialogues
- duel anakin/dooku

Conclusion : ce film est sauvé par les scènes qui ne concernent pas Anakin (sauf 1)… Expand
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