Looks really good. Let's hope the film-makers kept Lucas locked in a galaxy far, far away so he couldn't fuck this up like he did his last 3 films.

Watching the first 3 and the last 3 movies its so easy to see how George Lucas fucked it up, the first 3 movies were more based around the story set in wonderful universe, the effects were there to flesh it out, since it used models and props everything looked aged, scratched, filled with pockmarks from repeated laser blasts. The actors were in sets as well, it was easier to imagine Anakin's home world because they actually went and filmed in the Tunisian desert, Han Solo and Chewie actually sat in a cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. There was a tangible reality to the setting and events.

The last 3 movies were more about bombastic effects & CGI wankery, I mean really what was the reason behind Jar jar or that big disgusting thing Obi Wan meets in some diner? "ILM can do fake looking annoying characters" I actually remember that off one of their interviews.

The whole story of the first 3 movies was setting up the last 3, you already knew what was going to happen. It could have been a wonderful dramatic vehicle to see how Anakin slowly turns to the Dark Side by successive loses, where the power is the seducing factor not some old creep. But even then nothing was surprising or tangible because how are actors supposed to relate to something to the backdrop of a green screen? All the principal actors are award winning, yet they looked as convincing as the CGI characters because how are you supposed to emote to directions like "There is a big monster, look scared" or "You see thousands of Stormtroopers and a huge battle is taking place". Furthermore how is it that the past ends up looking far more advanced and futuristic then the present, its like they warped back in time technologically. But that just clarifies how visual effects took importance over the story line and characters.

George Lucas was never a good director of actors, he was always great behind the scenes making the effects work, and you can see how that took precedent in the last 3 films over making the story actually work. In some instances he seemingly just gave up, especially when Liam deduced Anakin's power by simple blood test, it killed the magical mythos of what being a Jedi was, and how it was so appealing to kids. The original 3 made it seem like being a Jedi was about believing in yourself, allowing the force take root within you.

The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite Star Wars film because it dared to be black, it dared to be a wonderful fantasy fable set in the future and more so it was actually directed by someone who sought to bring life and drama to the characters and events.

The Clone Wars special on Cartoon Network were amazing, they combined high fantasy with some actual character leanings, and in my opinion actually were better then the final film, which I thought was a enormous let down. Anakin becoming Darth Vader should have been the darkest chapter, yet it was all reduced to him being told by Emperor that his girl died, he screams "Nooooooo" and then is like "Okay so now am evil".

Well said, Farhad. I too love the "first" 3 ie. SW, Empire, ROTJ (<-- Yes, I like the Ewoks) but had severely mixed feelings about the last 3. I remember sitting down to watch Phantom Menace the first time, excited out of my gourd. But after it finished, I was conflicted. It's more Star Wars which was a good thing but the story sucked. Certain aspects of it kicked ass like the pod race, saber fights but the rest wasn't up to par. Like you stated, one of the main appeals of the original trilogy, was that everything had a used feel to it. It wasn't the pristine hospital that Star Trek is; everything look old and like it belonged there. I think CGI still has a long way to go (detail wise) before it completely fools the eye.

Come Attack of the Clones, with Chistensen's horrible acting and Lucas' awful romantic dialog, I started feeling like I was watching Alien 4, thinking "Where the fuck are they taking this series?..." Again, a few high points but over all, meh.

I did like how he tied it all together in the 3rd movie. That is that trilogy's only saving grace.

With all that said, I thought they already did "The Clone Wars" as an animated series? Not sure what this new flashy 3D version is all about...

OMG, Episode 1 was ok, 2nd was ok too, but the 3rd was a total disaster.
Looked like he needed 3 hours to put everything in there to make sense but still only used 2.

Lamest part of the new trilogy for me: Yoda already knows Chewbacca. Does every single character from the OT have to have some pre-existing relationship crammed into the new trilogy? Apparently..

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