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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
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Release Date:
16 May 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
A Jedi Shall Not Know Anger. Nor Hatred. Nor Love. more
Plot:
Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala while his teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi, makes an investigation of a separatist assassination attempt on Padmé which leads to the discovery of a secret Republican clone army. full summary | full synopsis
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Jedi Knight
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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35 nominations
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Terrible script & poor editing make this a poor clone
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ewan McGregor | ... | Obi-Wan Kenobi | |
| Natalie Portman | ... | Senator Padmé Amidala | |
| Hayden Christensen | ... | Anakin Skywalker | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Mace Windu | |
| Frank Oz | ... | Yoda (voice) | |
| Ian McDiarmid | ... | Supreme Chancellor Palpatine | |
| Pernilla August | ... | Shmi Skywalker-Lars | |
| Rose Byrne | ... | Dormé | |
| Temuera Morrison | ... | Jango Fett | |
| Daniel Logan | ... | Boba Fett | |
| Jimmy Smits | ... | Senator Bail Organa | |
| Jack Thompson | ... | Cliegg Lars | |
| Leeanna Walsman | ... | Zam Wesell | |
| Ahmed Best | ... | Jar Jar Binks (voice) |
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Also Known As:
Attack of the Clones (USA) (short title)
Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version (promotional title))
Star Wars II (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA) (video box title)
Star Wars: Episode II (Australia) (TV title)
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Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version (promotional title))
Star Wars II (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA) (video box title)
Star Wars: Episode II (Australia) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence.
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142 min | USA:120 min (IMAX Version)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Malaysia:U |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:Livre |
Hong Kong:I |
South Africa:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Australia:PG |
Austria:10 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Finland:K-11/9 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:10 (original rating) |
Iceland:LH (video rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
Netherlands:MG6 (video rating) |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:11 |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:G |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:PG (cut) |
USA:PG
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The droid factory chase sequence was not in the original script. Anakin and Padme were originally captured as soon as they arrived on Geonosis. George Lucas wrote an additional action sequence based in the droid factory to lead up to their capture that was filmed in March 2001.
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Continuity: When a Clone Trooper finds Padme after she has fallen out of the gunship on Geonosis, she tells him to get a transport ready so they can follow Anakin and Obi-Wan to Dooku's hangar. There's no way she could have know they were going there; she was unconscious when they did.
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Naboo lieutenant: Senator, we're making our final approach into Coruscant.
CordÈ: Very good, Lieutenant.
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Naboo lieutenant: Senator, we're making our final approach into Coruscant.
CordÈ: Very good, Lieutenant.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special (2003) (TV)
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During the chase between Obi-Wan and Jango Fett through the asteroids, the sound effect of the bomb is delayed. Is this an error in my copy of the movie?Why does Jango Fett hit his head on the door as he enters his ship?
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I just watched this on DVD last night, having seen it in the theatre. I was very disappointed when I watched the scenes that had been cut, as they fleshed out the story a lot more than the final cut. You learned more about the wasp creatures near the end of the film and why Dooku enlisted their help. Padme's character was a lot more established as well in visits to her parents house and in a confrontation with Dooku.
Many people have commented on the wooden acting of the two leads, which I somewhat agree with, but Christensen is not that bad an actor, and neither is Portman.
The problem with both this film and Phantom Menace is Lucas' dialogue. He writes lines which no actor, even in a fantasy movie, can say without sounding like they're reading them off of cue cards. This can be excused when the line is SF technobabble, but when it's supposed to be intimate romance it comes off as clumsy, forced, and utterly unbelievable. Considering that we KNOW the ultimate fate of each of these characters, these make scenes where they are put in peril uninteresting, since you already know they'll survive. Lucas really blew the chance at creating highly developed, memorable characters in my opinion.
In addition, both this and Phantom Menace sorely miss a solid supporting cast to the two cardboard character leads. Where is the Han Solo/Chewbacca/Lando of these movies? Watching the original trilogy, the chemistry between Han and Chewie gives the movies a much broader appeal than the soap opera Skywalker saga. Imagine the original trilogy with only Luke and Leia as the two main characters -- it'd be far less interesting!!!
Ewan McGregor is given a lot more to do in this film as Obi-Wan, and he acquits himself very well, although I think the scenes on the clone world would have been much better if he had been accompanied by Mace Windu. We almost always see Jedis travel in pairs, until Kenobi's solo visit. Christopher Lee does well in the limited screen time he's given. Samuel L. Jackson gives a one note performance as Mace Windu ... we're never convinced that he's as powerful a warrior as he's said to be. And when a CGI Yoda is the most expressive character in the film, you know something's just not right.
Lucas has really painted himself into a corner to deliver the goods in Episode III. In my opinion, to tie up all the loose ends he's created between Phantom Menace and this film, Episode III might have to be 4 hours long.
In summary, this is a decent film for fans of the Star Wars saga, and certainly better than Phantom Menace, but it still doesn't break much new ground. Compared to the colorful entertaining space opera of the first trilogy it's rather dull and predictable. Hopefully Episode III will give Star Wars fans a movie that can be held up to the high standards of the originals.