Star Wars

i disagree with the first theory. From the new movies, part I is much and much worse than part II, which in factis even better than parts 4,5&6. Why you ask? Better story, more believable acting, fleshed out characters, all that in a film that isn't as long-winded yet still not too fast-paced.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of the first three movies, and  think they're awesome, biut according to me, part II is just a masterpiece. Just wait till I've seen III.

I hope it's better than Episode I and II. Episode I was pretty weak, and II was a big step up, and from what I've heard, III is supposed to be the best of all the new ones. But still, nothing can touch the originals.

The acting was better in part II. Look at Anakin who is VERY WELL played as a puber who is badly raised: having no morals, still being a kid, trying to be good but failing. And the script is woow... Pay attention to what political scheming Palpatine is up to, and I ask you after seeing part III where all of his plots unfold, is that story not DEEP? Far more so than the old trilogy; old man finds chosen one, chosen one trains and fails, then trains some more and succeeds. Sure the athmosphere was good, but so is it in part II, it's just different. And so it should be, the times were different!

I stick with the idea part II is the best yet and some people can't understand that because they desperately want the same. Nope, no progression.

Hamill had his faults (poor acting and didn't age well, for instance), but IMAO both the young and teen Anakin were truly poorly cast...I was hoping they'd replace the irritatingly one-dimensional Hayden C. for part 3, but no such luck. Hopefully he's had some training since episode 2.

I also had trouble taking Samuel L. and Liam seriously in a Star Wars setting (though it was no worse than Mr. Colt 45 as Lando), but was pleasantly surprised how well Ewan did as a young Obi-wan.

Is it my imagination, or does Ian MacDiarmid actually look younger with every new episode?

I´ve also watched again Episode II this week with my girlfriend (yes, she likes prog and is a Star Wars´fanatic ) and the acting is so bad, specially young Anakin. I think they selected that actor only because he can stare furiously. And, come on... the way the story is told, Amidala must be kind of stupid. One man that says the perfect way to rule a galaxy is a tyranny, that after loosing his mother slaughters the whole tuskan establishment.... and she falls in love with him!!

I´m dying to watch Episode III....