During that period, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) trained his Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Did this encounter change my opinion of the movie? Read on and see!Ĭlones picks up about a decade after the conclusion of Menace. That meant that my screening of this DVD offered my first observation of the film since I saw it theatrically in May 2002.
I planned to see it again, but my lack of enthusiasm for the product kept me from actively pursuing it, and it left theaters before I really started to care about it. Unlike all four earlier Star Wars movies, I only saw Clones once during its theatrical run. By that point, I thought it seemed like too little, too late.
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The movie also offered some good bits, but it reserved most of these for the climax. I went in with high expectations, which quickly deflated. I still loved the climactic lightsaber battle, and Menace offered enough additional cool scenes to merit a positive review from me.Īs for Clones, my initial experience went in the opposite direction. My opinion faded with each ensuing viewing, though some segments remained favorites. I didn’t read any of them in either case – I obsessively avoid any potential spoilers for these films – but I knew of the general tone adopted by critics, so this affected the way I anticipated each flick.īecause of those pre-conceived notions, I rather liked Menace when I first saw it. While Menace received relentlessly negative advance word, Clones got much stronger notices. It grossed a remarkable $110 million in that period and then dropped off sharply after the first couple of weeks.Īs a long-time Star Wars fan, I went into Clones with fairly high expectations, largely because I’d heard some positive buzz for the flick. However, $302 million marked a pretty big drop from Menace’s $431 million, and Clones nailed much of its money during its opening week or so. It also received generally stronger notices from critics and fans alike. Monetarily, Attack of the Clones grossed $302 million, which certainly is an awful lot of money. The franchise remained powerful enough that virtually any movie with the Star Wars name attached would make a couple hundred million dollars, but Lucas needed to produce something more memorable to create a legitimate hit.ĭid he succeed? I don’t know. Audiences felt somewhat burned by Menace, so George Lucas and company had their work cut out for them, to a degree at least. Subsequent Star Wars flicks would walk a tougher road. Nonetheless, it raked in more than $400 million and became a legitimate hit. Personally, I liked it, though I saw the piece’s flaws. Some fans might have preferred Threepio and the yo-yo to the actual result, as many folks panned the flick. After 16 years of no Star Wars films, that new entry could have showed C-3PO playing with a yo-yo and it still would have earned many millions of dollars. Sony 36" WEGA KV-36FS12 Monitor Sony DA333ES Processor/Receiver Panasonic CV-50 DVD Player using component outputs Michael Green Revolution Cinema 6i Speakers (all five) Sony SA-WM40 Subwoofer.Īs I argued in my review of the film, The Phantom Menace existed as a total “can’t miss” proposition.
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