thedarkjedi

There are NO SPOILERS in this. Apologies for my limited vocabulary...

I just saw this film this morning and was really impressed. It is infinitely better than the Phantom Mishap and I highly recommend it. It is definitely a film for more mature people this time (no stupid kids stuff!), with hardly any cringe-worthy material and only a little bit of Jar-Jar. The whole thing is a masterpiece (although it only really gets up to pace in the second half) and George Lucas has really done well this time. There is a lot more action in this one and the plot is beginning to come together nicely. I cannot wait for Number 3 ...

Comparisons to Empire Strikes Back will be made, as this one is very dark compared to Episode 1, but this is definitely a Good Thing. Get down that cinema now and watch this excellent film!

10/10

This film is far superior to the first part and I can't get enough of it. The actors are likeable and work very well as an ensemble, the action and story are very immersive and the score (by Alan Silvestri) is simply awesome. (The music on Young Guns is totally different, very inferior, and does not help to accentuate emotions at all.) On this note: anyone who says that Jon Bon Jovi did the music for this film is very mistaken. He wrote a couple of songs that appear on the end credits (and an album that was *inspired by* the movie) but Silvestri is the one who created one of the best movie scores I've heard, which is nearly as good as his Back to the Future music. (Shame it isn't available to buy anywhere.)

Now back to the film. It's both entertaining and moving, and also very funny and I highly recommend it. Like a previous commenter said, there's no need to see the first film as this one stands on its own very well and totally surpasses its predecessor. 8/10.