Elements of each of my movie & TV reviews:
Did I enjoy it & watch to the end? Yes
Would I rewatch it completely? No
If not, are there enough good segments to watch certain scenes? Yes
Do I care for most / some of the characters? Some- all of the Jedi, Darth Maul, and Padme
Are the movie flaws glaring or subtle enough to bypass? No
Would I recommend to someone else? Only if the the person likes sci-fi & Star Wars
The strong points of the movie:
The costuming especially w/ the princess is beautiful.
The sets are well done.
The new spacecraft are cool for the most part. The land vehicles are ok.
Jedi and Darth Maul fight scenes are awesome and up to Star Wars standards.
The weak points of the movie:
I think the writers / creators were trying to cater & pander too much to family audiences & kids...It didn't work.
The theme and mood was all over the place. The original first three Star Wars had way more focus and articulation of creativity and authenticity. This movie felt like it was trying to hard.
Some of the acting- Most movies critics would agree that the young actor who played Anakin was forced...Granted he's a little guy...But.
The pod race was cool but too long.
I'm not sure why the creators / writers thought it would be a good idea to add human ethnic stereotypes as part of alien personalities, but this movie has way too many. And all of them are obvious to the observer; maybe not to kids.
Jar Jar Binks- is a prime example of buffoonery and a waste of writing, filming, and screen time. The whole story set up around him and his world was a disaster. Taking that out of the Star Wars universe would have improved the movie so much.
The battle droids are extremely annoying and are mean't to be funny anecdotes but are cringe every minute they are on scene...
Did I enjoy it & watch to the end? Yes
Would I rewatch it completely? No
If not, are there enough good segments to watch certain scenes? Yes
Do I care for most / some of the characters? Some- all of the Jedi, Darth Maul, and Padme
Are the movie flaws glaring or subtle enough to bypass? No
Would I recommend to someone else? Only if the the person likes sci-fi & Star Wars
The strong points of the movie:
The costuming especially w/ the princess is beautiful.
The sets are well done.
The new spacecraft are cool for the most part. The land vehicles are ok.
Jedi and Darth Maul fight scenes are awesome and up to Star Wars standards.
The weak points of the movie:
I think the writers / creators were trying to cater & pander too much to family audiences & kids...It didn't work.
The theme and mood was all over the place. The original first three Star Wars had way more focus and articulation of creativity and authenticity. This movie felt like it was trying to hard.
Some of the acting- Most movies critics would agree that the young actor who played Anakin was forced...Granted he's a little guy...But.
The pod race was cool but too long.
I'm not sure why the creators / writers thought it would be a good idea to add human ethnic stereotypes as part of alien personalities, but this movie has way too many. And all of them are obvious to the observer; maybe not to kids.
Jar Jar Binks- is a prime example of buffoonery and a waste of writing, filming, and screen time. The whole story set up around him and his world was a disaster. Taking that out of the Star Wars universe would have improved the movie so much.
The battle droids are extremely annoying and are mean't to be funny anecdotes but are cringe every minute they are on scene...