Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones [M]

There is unrest and rebellion in the Galactic Republic, so much so that Senator Amidala has been targeted for assassination. Assigned to protect her are Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker. As Obi-Wan tracks down the Senator’s killer, Anakin is charged with the assignment of escorting her back home and watching over her there. But whilst in Naboo, the two develop a strong, but forbidden romance. 

Attack of the Clones was a really a filler movie if ever there was one, but who cares? It’s Star Wars, it’s classic, and it’s Ewan McGregor. Enough said. 

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… 

There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several thousand solar systems have declared their intentions to leave the Republic. This separatist movement, under the leadership of the mysterious Count Dooku, has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy. Senator Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to the Galactic Senate to vote on the critical issue of creating an ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC to assist the overwhelmed Jedi… 

I said it before and I will say it again, Attack of the Clones was really a filler; an almost uneventful film that simply set things up for the final, climactic episode. The purpose of this film was the set up the romance between Anakin and Padme as well as introduce the audience to the clones that play such a major part in future events. There’s almost no point in tiptoeing about the bush with Star Wars is there? We all know what’s going to happen. 

There is just as much action and comedy in this one as there was in Phantom Menace, there’s a lot more romance here however. 

Now, I am not usually one who badmouths an actor, mainly for the fact that I’m afraid they will read my blog one day and do something less than friendly to me, but I do have to say that Hayden Christensen who plays a more grown-up Anakin Skywalker, is a crook actor. Every time I saw him in this movie, I wanted to hit him and my brother and parents agreed with my strong feelings. However, the presence of Ewan McGregor made it all better. 

Starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson. Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Temuera Morrison, Jimmy Smits, Jack Thompson, and Rose Byrne, Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones was another rollicking instalment in the saga, but really just a filler; “the deep breath before the plunge” as Gandalf the Grey once said. 

Filled with amazing creatures, action, romance, comedy, great battles, and beautiful scenery, it may be a filler, but it’s still a classic.