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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

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Reviews Counted:216

Fresh:143

Rotten:73

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Containing more of what made the Star Wars series fun, Attack of the Clones is an improvement over The Phantom Menace.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:May 16, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $310,301,696

Synopsis: In the second installment of the Star Wars series, EPISODE II--ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is now a teenage Jedi apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor).... In the second installment of the Star Wars series, EPISODE II--ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is now a teenage Jedi apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Together they must protect Senator Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) from a militant group of political activists that is trying to assassinate her. This group is led by the evil Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). Among other troubles, Anakin faces some hard choices as he begins to fall for Padme, knowing this love is forbidden by the Jedi knights' creed. In addition, Anakin begins to show his rebellious attraction to the dark side--which will eventually conquer him, when he becomes the future Darth Vader. The story is set 10 years after STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE, and there are appearances by some of PHANTOM's characters, including Jar Jar Binks. CLONES also brings back familiar faces from the original STAR WARS: the lovable droids R2D2 and C3PO, and Yoda, who plays a key role in this film. Lucas creates an impressive array of beautifully rendered alien planets and beings, sleek spaceships, and dazzling effects; he remains at the head of the class in terms of technical ability and visual imagination. The film's climactic final sequences show the magic with which CLONES' earns its place as part of the beloved STAR WARS series. [More]

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson, Kenny Baker, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Jimmy Smits

Director: George Lucas

Director: George Lucas
Screenwriter: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales
Producer: Rick McCallum
Composer: John Williams
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Star Wars fans will be in heaven.

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
07/28/02
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

...less irritating than its immediate predecessor — but it may be going too far to say it’s a better movie. It may be going too far to say it’s a movie at all

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
07/26/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Basically, it's pretty but dumb.

Full Review Source: HoleCity.com | comment Comment
07/23/02
Catherine Cantieri
Catherine Cantieri
HoleCity.com

Es divertida, visualmente espectacular y muy entretenida. Simple y sencillamente te sorprenderá.

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
07/16/02
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Lucas returns the series to its roots, delivering a cartoon-like adventure that uses special effects to enhance rather than replace storytelling.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
07/12/02
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

Meant for Star Wars fans. It is there to give them a good time.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
07/12/02
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

While it's not quite what the first three were, it's on the right track. This one definitely is an improvement from `Episode 1'.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
07/09/02
Paul Salfen
Paul Salfen
Supercala.com

If you fell asleep within the first fifteen minutes or so of this movie, and only woke up before the last forty minutes or so, the truth is that you wouldn't miss much.

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
07/08/02
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

Se Obi-Wan e Yoda continuarem a brilhar desta forma, duvido que o Império dos Pessimistas consiga derrubar o trabalho do Mestre Lucas.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
07/02/02
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

The film is probably worth seeing for the sheer spectacle of it all, for the sake of obtaining valuable information, and for finding more closure on a story that has always been missing several pieces.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
07/01/02
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

This is the film Star Wars fans have been waiting for since 1980.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
06/17/02
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

It's still got enough magic to coast on sheer goodwill.

Full Review Source: Daily-Reviews | comment Comment
06/15/02
Shay Casey
Shay Casey
Daily-Reviews

As bright as a light saber, George Lucas strikes back with stunning imagery and the best ending yet to his popular series.

Full Review Source: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland | comment Comment
06/14/02
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

The battling Yoda looks ludicrous, like Kermit the Frog in a Matrix fight scene.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
06/13/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

less Jar Jar, no discussion of taxes and trade blockades, and more Jedis, violence, and sex appeal

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
06/13/02
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Lucas has never been able to conjure another Han Solo, a character who could, with simply a wink, remind us that this was just an overgrown Saturday afternoon serial.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
06/13/02
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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In the end, what I appreciated most was the unpredictability of it all.

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06/11/02
Steven Snyder
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies

Clones largely brings everything together, deepening the arc of the entire story ... and restoring the mythological grandeur that helped establish the series in the first place.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
06/11/02
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

What Lucas needs to wrap up this franchise properly is a return to the fundamentals: less overplotted hooey, more thick blue liquid.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
06/10/02
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Action Good! Love Bad!

Full Review Source: Reno News and Review | comment Comment
06/06/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Reno News and Review
 
 
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