Star Wars: Episode II – Angriff der Klonkrieger (2002)

Star Wars: Episode II – Angriff der Klonkrieger: Directed by George Lucas. With Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee. Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

“Iu0026#39;m going back and watching all six Star Wars films so I can go see u0026quot;The Force Awakensu0026quot;, and last night I watched u0026quot;Episode II: Attack of the Clonesu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI have to say that I find this to be a really enjoyable movie. I tried not to like it when it first came out due to its name. Seriously, George Lucas…u0026quot;Attack of the Clonesu0026quot;? I mean, I get it, but there were lots of options for a better name than that. u0026quot;The Clone Armyu0026quot; would have sufficed. But I digress…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAgain, I really like this movie. It suffers from a bit of poor dialogue and bad acting between Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen–their on screen romance feels very much like a bad daytime soap opera rather than something worthy of the Star Wars franchise.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd yet, that bit of dissatisfaction aside, I find this to be a fantastic film overall. The storyline is great. The opening chase scene is great. Obi-Wanu0026#39;s search for the missing planet is great. The final battle is great. Most all of it is great.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd, one thing that I greatly appreciate about this film is Christopher Leeu0026#39;s performance as Count Dooku. Funny name aside, Lee turns out a convincing portrayal of a lead antagonist that makes you understand what the Dark Side is all about. I found Darth Maul to be rather lacking as a villain in u0026quot;Phantom Menaceu0026quot;, but Lee makes up for this in profound fashion.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut I suppose the most important thing that I enjoy about this movie is that it just brings so many pieces of the puzzle together. Anakinu0026#39;s story advances in a way that is plausible and believable, even if Christensenu0026#39;s portrayal suffers at times. This movie sets up his path to the Dark Side in profound fashion, and makes the six films flow together. I like that sense of continuity, and so Iu0026#39;m giving this movie 8/10 stars. Again, the cheesy soap opera stuff between Anakin and Amidala is a major blow to the film–but all in all itu0026#39;s a great movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSide Note: If I wanted to, I could get really critical about one element of the overall plot here. This whole Dark Side thing and the people involved in the plot to take over the Republic goes completely unnoticed by Yoda and Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson). That really cheapens the whole Jedi thing, in my view–the most powerful Jedi in the world are right in the midst of the people who are orchestrating the fall of the Republic, and they canu0026#39;t even sense it. Strange. Same goes for the fact that Dookuu0026#39;s back story is so wrapped up in the Jedi. How could they never sense this disturbance in the force in a way that would root it out?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhatever the case, that does bother me when I think critically about the film. But I try not to do that, but to instead watch it at face value and enjoy it for what it is, and on that merit I give it the 8/10 stars.”