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 ... Read review
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drama beyond the customary eye-popping spectacle, long-time franchise collaborator John Williams' score follows suit with a rewarding and compelling mix of tragedy-tinged romance and epic action, enveloped in a pervading air of approaching doom. Dispensing with The Phantom Menace's exuberant, youthful orchestrations, more at home in E.T., Attack of the Clones pleasingly mirrors Williams' work on franchise zenith The Empire Strikes Back. Fans will delight in the increased appearance of the series' classic themes, underlining the wider saga and tantalisingly foreshadowing future events while, like a Bond score, retaining the series' beloved musical signature. Williams frames the film's tragic romance with a beautiful love theme, "Across the Stars". A sweeping epic with a melancholic edge, it's the strongest track, the "threatened romance" theme further showcased in "Anakin and Padme" and "The Meadow Picnic". Yet, the action cues find Williams on equally glorious form. "Jango's Escape" and "Bounty Hunter's Pursuit" are thoroughly exciting fare while "Zam the Assassin" is a breathless 11-minute epic, with Williams exploring new ground, with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-esque percussion and, surprisingly, electric guitar. The forbidding atmosphere reaches a deliriously thrilling crescendo with "Return to Tatooine", "The Tusken Camp" and "Love Pledge and the Arena", a heart-rending collision of romance, action and inescapable dread, interwoven with a plethora of the series themes. When "The Imperial March" makes a full-blown appearance in "Confrontation with Count Dooku"--as a victorious fanfare, no less--it recalls the best heart-stopping moments of Williams' original Star Wars orchestrations. Coming so far in to such a distinguished career, this is an impressive, memorable work that once again showcases Williams' virtuoso affinity with cinema and, beyond that, a magnificent fifth segment in his eventual Magnum Opus. --Danny Graydon
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With George Lucas' Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones impressively showcasing rich ... more
drama beyond the customary eye-popping spectacle, long-time franchise collaborator John Williams' score follows suit with a rewarding and compelling mix of tragedy-tinged romance and epic action, enveloped in a pervading air of approaching doom. Dispensing with The Phantom Menace's exuberant, youthful orchestrations, more at home in E.T., Attack of the Clones pleasingly mirrors Williams' work on franchise zenith The Empire Strikes Back. Fans will delight in the increased appearance of the series' classic themes, underlining the wider saga and tantalisingly foreshadowing future events while, like a Bond score, retaining the series' beloved musical signature. Williams frames the film's tragic romance with a beautiful love theme, "Across the Stars". A sweeping epic with a melancholic edge, it's the strongest track, the "threatened romance" theme further showcased in "Anakin and Padme" and "The Meadow Picnic". Yet, the action cues find Williams on equally glorious form. "Jango's Escape" and "Bounty Hunter's Pursuit" are thoroughly exciting fare while "Zam the Assassin" is a breathless 11-minute epic, with Williams exploring new ground, with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-esque percussion and, surprisingly, electric guitar. The forbidding atmosphere reaches a deliriously thrilling crescendo with "Return to Tatooine", "The Tusken Camp" and "Love Pledge and the Arena", a heart-rending collision of romance, action and inescapable dread, interwoven with a plethora of the series themes. When "The Imperial March" makes a full-blown appearance in "Confrontation with Count Dooku"--as a victorious fanfare, no less--it recalls the best heart-stopping moments of Williams' original Star Wars orchestrations. Coming so far in to such a distinguished career, this is an impressive, memorable work that once again showcases Williams' virtuoso affinity with cinema and, beyond that, a magnificent fifth segment in his eventual Magnum Opus. --Danny Graydon
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Chicken: Star Wars. This all-new special episode includes an extended edition with 15 minutes of brand-new footage and over 2 hours of special features. The DVD features Star Wars veterans Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) and Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks) as well as Seth MacFarlane, Breckin Meyer and Seth Green as once again the Robot Chicken crew take a twisted look at all six Star Wars films and intergalactic hilarity ensues!
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Willow Smith, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Alice Braga
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: Great Special Effects, Great Sound Track, Hours of Bonus Material Disadvantages: Story Could Have Been Stronger, Hayden Christensen
...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 ... ...you would expect from a Star Wars film, are absolutely spectacular. Wether your on the desert world of Geonosis or the constantly raining planet of Kimino, every one feels unique with its own race of people and its own look and feel. You also, for the first time, get a look at the lower levels of Courasant. The lightsaber fights are, of course, awesome, and while the fights may not be as dramatic as the final battle in Phantom, there is a particular ... more
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 a great performance, McGregor continues in his role as Obi Wan Kenobi and is as great as ever, Portman again plays Amidala, however this time is not irritating in the slightest (apposed to the previous film where she drove me mad, like a spoilt child). The presence of Christopher Lee adds a certain level of prestige to the film, this is a smart choice by Lucas as without Neeson, an older and distinguished actor was needed and fills the role superbly. The only exception to the great cast is Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), while using unknowns has worked for Lucas in the past this time it fails, and fails quite miserably ,it does (See what I done there?) Christian comes as across as wooden and emotionless, not a great choice for the main character in a love story eh?
The effects, as you would expect from a Star Wars film, are absolutely spectacular. Wether your on the desert world of Geonosis or the constantly raining planet of Kimino, every one feels unique with its own race of people and its own look and feel. You also, for the first time, get a look at the lower levels of Courasant. The lightsaber fights are, of course, awesome, and while the fights may not be as dramatic as the final battle in Phantom, there is a particular scene towards the end of the film when the Jedi launch an attack themselves which is simply jaw dropping. I can guarantee you have never seen anything like this before.
I think in a film with as much melee combat as this I should talk about choreography. In a word, excellent. There is really nothing bad I can say about the choreography, each Jedi/Sith has his or her own style of fighting. This is where Lee comes into his own, and his previous experience with swords clearly shines through in the final battle. When released Episode II brought us some of the best lightsaber battles to date.
The sound is as usual, breathtaking. Preformed again by John Williams, the music is a mix between Phantom and music from the original trilogy which works great. While it still feels like an entirely different film, the music makes us aware of where we are going and the merge between to 2 trilogy's. The effects are also great, with every blaster fire, every lightsaber swing sounding like you would imagine it too.
While Attack of the Clones is a great film in itself, you can't help but compare it to the original trilogy. Simply, it has nothing on it. The choice to make the film a love story dampens the enjoyment. While the last half an hour or so is great, its quite a dragged out story. I found myself wanting to see more of Obi Wans story apposed to Anakins. Although like I mentioned earlier, its a lot better than Episode I. Also Jar Jar is almost obsolete in this film! Yay!
Now onto the DVD itself, I must admit I was very impressed with the level of content available. There is hours of bonus material, and the majority of it is interesting and informative. A Star Wars fans dream, it features several featurettes on different aspects on the making of the film, from location to the special effects used there's everything. One of the most impressive things about the bonus material are the deleted scenes, each one comes with a small commentary beforehand to explain what the scene is about, what they were trying to achieve and why it was not included in the main film. Its very interesting and comes with some of the best deleted scenes I've seen to date.
To sum it all up, while Attack of the Clones is a great film, there are a few aspects that has let it down. Don't get me wrong, the film is still great and its not enough to bring it down but it could have been better, the story could have been stronger and more time and though went into picking your lead character could have produced a film on par with the original trilogy. But the films worth a watch, and with the bonus material I would recommend it to anyone who liked any previous Star Wars films.
AndyCreighton 22.05.2009 (22.05.2009)
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Advantages: Count Dooku & Yoda Disadvantages: Its a little bit too long
George Lucas has drawn a line in the sand and DARED other film makers to cross it. All the complaints we directed at Phantom Menace were heeded and have culminated into simply the best movie I have EVER seen. So much is waved in our faces as temptation, Jedi Battles, A young Boba Fett, Luke's Aunt and Uncle as they were, and some excellent Jedi and Sith Powers used and well displayed. If you don't see this film at the cinema then you HAVEN'T seen ... ...Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala, watching the formation of the evil Empire yet to come and the fall of a great Alliance of systems for trade which would become the start of the Rebel Alliance. It needs the large screen and THX to appreciate the nuances. This is a film that will require at least 3 viewings to take it all in. I forgive George for allowing Jar Jar Binks to return, but if a Jedi falls over 1000 feet he'd leave a big hole in a spaceship ...
atytyut2434 23.02.2009
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Advantages: Better than Phantom Menace, maturely made Disadvantages: Christensen doesn't hold the screen
...of the prequel trilogy for Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, George Lucas and co released the second entitled Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Unfortunately for the film, it was released in the same year as SpiderMan, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets. This, coupled with the mixed reviews Phantom Menace recieved meant that Attack of the Clones was not as successful as it should have been. It is a more superior ... ...come to expect of the Star Wars saga.
Samuel L Jackson returns as the Jedi Knight Mace Windu, and Ian McDiarmid is once again excellent and charismatic as Palpatine. Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker have their fifth film as C3P0 and R2D2 respectively, and Frank Oz once more gives Yoda his voice. Christopher Lee lends his vast experience in taking over the screen as Count Dooku - brilliant performance as ever from the master of horror. The remainder ...
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