Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones [Blu-ray] [SteelBook] [2002]

All the issues from Phantom Menace have been resolved in Attack of the Clones. The pacing is much better, Jar-Jar is only around in a few scenes (and he isn't obnoxious), and midichlorians go without mention. The action is even more grand and violent than in 'Phantom' with huge clone on droid battles and over a hundred Jedi against more droids. The plot and pacing is kept simple but very well played out, and the acting itself is excellent, especially seen in Ewan McGregor's performance as Obi-Wan. He becomes Obi-Wan himself, and the way Ewan can display being a Jedi mentor so convincingly is Oscar-worthy. The only problem here is some romance dialogue with Anakin and Padme', which is either very corny or very akward. As in 'Phantom' the video and audio quality is phenomonal, and the strange bombs that Jango Fett's SLAVE I drops that make such an ominous BooMSH! noise, you'll rewind back just to here it (and see it again). The perfect example for great video is the mouth-watering, bright blue of Force Lightning. Despite not being made specifically for HD TVs, it actually looks and sounds better in HD, without any blurriness that you often get when watching DVDs in HD. To finish off the package we get a huge amount of special features such as deleted scenes, commentaries, featurettes, documentaries, yada yada yada, all in the best of quality. So overall, this is a DVD nobody with a DVD player shouldn't have. Attack of the Clones hits nearly everything right, and is deserving of your $20.

This movie was better than Episode I, but that's not saying much. Apparently Lucas read the hate mail about Jar Jar Binks and downsized his role considerably. The new Anakin may have been even more stiff and annoying than the one from Episode I if that's possible. Also, they never really made it clear which side Count Dooku was on. Seemed like he was on the dark side, but if that's the case then why rat out the Emperor to Obi Wan when he wasn't even being tortured for info. Seemed like he was working both sides of the fence but to what end? That was never explained. Like Episode I, Episode 2 was largely throwaway because nothing of importance other than the love story and the Emperor's continued ascension happened and they wasted an entire movie on that + another meaningless battle at the end which meant having to cram the real story of the fall of Anakin and the rise of Vader into the next movie. The dialogue was lame, the emotion contrived, and the battle at the end seemed more like Gladiator than a Star Wars movie. What's with all the fighting "down on the planet" anyway (what is this a bad Star Trek episode?). The name of the series is "Star Wars", not "down on the planet wars." As was the case for Episode I, am I sorry this movie was made, no but I'm sorry it wasn't better made.

Star Wars episode 2 is on of my favorite films ever. The special effects in this movie are so much better than the Star Wars movies before this one. I liked the chase scene at the beginning of the movie where Anankin and Obi-Wan chase down an assassin who tries to assassinate Senator Amidala. The coolest part of the movie was at the end where they show the clone troopers for the first time and they duel with the droids. The lightsaber battle at the end with Count Dooku was pretty cool too. The new animated Yoda looks so much cooler than the previous movies Yodas. The second disc has a ton of special features. There are some great deleted scenes and over ten mini documentaries that explain so much about the movie. There are also alot of theatrical trailers and TV spots too. This is a great deal as far as the quality of the movie and all the special features included. This is money well spent.

Being one of those that grew up on the classic trilogy, the prequels were definite step down. They were still fun, and brought at least some of the nostalgic feeling back, despite taking forever to release the full prequel trilogy. For this title in particular, the writing (including a misleading title, since it really doesn't involve clones until the very last handful of minutes) was not fantastic, but I still loved the characters and the universe as portrayed. With regard to this steelbook, regardless of the quality of the film, relative to the original Star Wars films; This is a great release. The packaging is beautiful, the features aren't missing anything that you really need unless you are a Jedi Master of nerdiness :D Overall, for those who would like to own the film, this is an excellent way to do it, if you want to have a cool, collectible set. It even matches my Episode VII steelbook.

This movie is great. That statement stands on its own, but is far too simple to describe how good this movie is and how it truly lives up to the Star Wars standard of movie. Episode I was an alright movie but was a big let down for many fans. The build up was impossible to live up to, but when it was released, Episode I just took away from most fans Star Wars experience. Episode II came back with a punch. In fact, it was a combo that just kept hitting hard. Anyone can appreciate an action film like this, as it was non-stop in this one. A Star Wars fan can appreciate this because it really shows us more of the Star Wars universe we know. Its good to see the overall story develop and proceed. Episode I faltered in this a little, but both seemed to be clearer when Episode III came out. Episode II was an action film that made the Star Wars experience fun again.

Some people are hard wired to love Star Wars no matter what. Having said that, as a die hard fan of Star Wars, I recognize the flaws of the prequel trilogy, and return of the Jedi as well. As for Attack of the Clones, I would have to place it neck and neck with the Phantom Menace as the worst of the saga. What you need to realize( if you are a SW fan) is that a bad Star Wars movie is better than a lot of "great" movies... In terms of rewatchability. With Clones, you get some great action, great music, and a few good performances(macgregor, mcdirmid, lee). Somewhere in this film is a good plot(it's hiding). Also there is limited jar jar binks. As for the bad, there is some painful dialogue, absymal acting(Christiansen, Portman) and some pacing issues. In closing, you can sum it up as a bad Star Wars movie, but still enjoyable.

Its Star Wars, need i say more? I bought the first release of Star Wars on Blu Ray a few years back. Although the packaging is nice, i dont like how you have to remove and put back disks into the sleeves. I also didnt care for the artwork. My brother has requested all 6 movies on blu ray so i bought the re-released 6 disk collection only to return it a week later when i heard they were releasing them individually in steel book. Yes you loose the 3 disks of bonus content, but the steel books look so much nicer. Almost want to pick up a set for myself. The bonus content on these is extremely limited, just commentary, which is kind of disappointing, but i rarely watch bonus content anyways...

No point in discussing the movie. Although, the prequel trilogy gets better per movie! This edition is pretty much for collecting puposes. FOX did a pretty superb job with the first 6 Star Wars movies in Steelbook. Each Steelbook is a glossy finish with debossed titles, 1-Disc, has commentaries as the only special feature, inside artwork, and the back cover shows the theatrical poster of the respective Star Wars movie. I already owned the "Complete Saga" box set, but these were too beautiful to pass up. I had to own them all. They also look real nice next to the new Episode VII: The Force Awakens! Get these while you can! :D