I am glad that as a child I was introduced to these set of films from the original trilogy. Becuase this attempt to bring audiences back and introduce newcomers to a beloved saga that was sadly ruined by bad storytelling, horrific CGI, and a bad cast.
For most of this movie, it is incredibly boring and not motivating at all to keep watching. The only thing really good about this movie is the pod racing scenes which even then aren't directed well. Young Anakin is not interesting and even with the hype over the set of prequels of the unfolding of the dark lord. It really doesn't need to be made, especially this early in the timeline.
Liam Neeson's performance is really the only good one fo them all besides Anakin's mother (Pernilla August) who I think also did a good job. But Ewan McGregor and even Natalie Portman are underused and just plain bland. Showing no colour or emotion in almost any scene. However, this isn't the fault of the cast as George Lucas' decisions made this hopeful film become one of the worst in the series (second worse for me). Even as Lucas watched the final cut for the first time he disliked how he had made certain CGI elements a critical part of the plot. Such as Jar Jar Binks which as everyone knows, was not the Chewbacca of the prequels as George hoped for.
Overall this movie isn't terrible, it just needed a lot to be removed and refined in the script. Adding more emotion to the characters and some more practical effects as it is littered with early 2000s CG that just doesn't hold up at all. Watchable if you decide to binge the series. But I highly recommend you start at the original 'Star Wars' movie first or as Lucas would like you to call it 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'.
Review by Corrupted NoobieVIP 9BlockedParent2018-01-13T07:53:51Z
I am glad that as a child I was introduced to these set of films from the original trilogy. Becuase this attempt to bring audiences back and introduce newcomers to a beloved saga that was sadly ruined by bad storytelling, horrific CGI, and a bad cast.
For most of this movie, it is incredibly boring and not motivating at all to keep watching. The only thing really good about this movie is the pod racing scenes which even then aren't directed well. Young Anakin is not interesting and even with the hype over the set of prequels of the unfolding of the dark lord. It really doesn't need to be made, especially this early in the timeline.
Liam Neeson's performance is really the only good one fo them all besides Anakin's mother (Pernilla August) who I think also did a good job. But Ewan McGregor and even Natalie Portman are underused and just plain bland. Showing no colour or emotion in almost any scene. However, this isn't the fault of the cast as George Lucas' decisions made this hopeful film become one of the worst in the series (second worse for me). Even as Lucas watched the final cut for the first time he disliked how he had made certain CGI elements a critical part of the plot. Such as Jar Jar Binks which as everyone knows, was not the Chewbacca of the prequels as George hoped for.
Overall this movie isn't terrible, it just needed a lot to be removed and refined in the script. Adding more emotion to the characters and some more practical effects as it is littered with early 2000s CG that just doesn't hold up at all. Watchable if you decide to binge the series. But I highly recommend you start at the original 'Star Wars' movie first or as Lucas would like you to call it 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'.