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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

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  • 2h 22m
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Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, and Temuera Morrison in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
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Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a s... Read allTen years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
696K
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POPULARITY
148
49
  • Director
    • George Lucas
  • Writers
    • George Lucas(screenplay by)
    • Jonathan Hales(screenplay by)
    • John Ostrander(character created by: Aayla Secura)
  • Stars
    • Hayden Christensen
    • Natalie Portman
    • Ewan McGregor
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  • Director
    • George Lucas
  • Writers
    • George Lucas(screenplay by)
    • Jonathan Hales(screenplay by)
    • John Ostrander(character created by: Aayla Secura)
  • Stars
    • Hayden Christensen
    • Natalie Portman
    • Ewan McGregor
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    • 3.7KUser reviews
    • 333Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 19 wins & 65 nominations total

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    Samuel L. Jackson
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    • Director
      • George Lucas
    • Writers
      • George Lucas(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Jonathan Hales(screenplay by)
      • John Ostrander(character created by: Aayla Secura) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Just before Anakin goes to search for his mother on Tatooine, he has a conversation with Senator Amidala. The camera pans to their shadows as they talk, and Anakin's resembles that of Darth Vader. According to the DVD commentary, the Vader-like shadow that Anakin casts was not a visual effect, but a coincidence.
    • Goofs
      When Ki Adi Mundi first draws his lightsaber in the Arena, it is blue. After Yoda and the clones arrive, his lightsaber is green. Seconds later, when he gets on a ship, his lightsaber is blue again.
    • Quotes

      Obi-Wan: Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?

      Anakin: Don't say that, master. You're the closest thing I have to a father.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening logo for 20th Century Fox is static (to match the opening of Episodes 4, 5 and 6), instead of the animated 3-D logo used in Fox films at the time.
    • Alternate versions
      The 2011 Blu-ray release introduced a couple of minor editing changes that also carried over to the streaming and UHD versions:
      • When Anakin and Obi-Wan pass through the power coupling during the speeder chase on Coruscant, Obi-Wan now completes his line "Anakin! How many times have I told you to stay away from power couplings?" before the shot of them actually passing through (which originally came before the second part of the line).
      • Right after the lightsaber duel between Yoda and Count Dooku, three shots (a close-up of Anakin on the ground, a wider two-shot of Anakin and Obi-Wan, and a close-up of Yoda) have been moved to before the sequence of Count Dooku escaping the planet. After this sequence, it cuts to the wide shot of Yoda picking up his cane (which originally came directly after his close-up).
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    7/10
    Mostly entertaining
    If you listen to some fans of the original Star Wars trilogy, the new one is crap. This is, I've found out, true only with the Phantom Menace, which was very poorly directed and edited piece of film.

    Attack of the Clones in the other hand is in comparison a superior achievement from PM. But it does contain couple of unnecessary segments, which drag the speed of the film down. And some of the acting is, even in the standard of the Star Wars, pretty horrible. But happily all those under achievers are not in any important roles and seasoned actors like Christopher Lee (Count Dooku) do deliver what you expect of them. others deserving nomination here are Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu and Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine.

    So, the plot. Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) are told to watch over senator Padame (Natalie Portman) because of assassination attempts towards her life. This soon leads in Obi in discovery of secretly manufactured clone army. Who is behind all this? Will Padame and Anakin fall in love? When does Anakin fall in to the dark side? Will he become a Jedi before all this? Some of these questions are partly answered in AOTC, but some are left waiting for the third installment of the new trilogy.

    But as said, this is much better film than Phantom Menace. It's not best film in the Star Wars saga, but in my opinion it does deliver. It's mostly fun to watch, action sequences are good, special effects are even better and despise some bad acting and some pretty horrible dialogs, it wasn't pain in the back side to watch.

    So, my advise: don't listen to roaring Star Wars fans who claim this movie to be one of the worst things ever and don't listen to those, who claim this one to be best thing since sliced bread.

    Attack of the Clones is above average, but not the greatest thing ever either.
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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones
    • Filming locations
      • Villa Arconati, Dosso del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como, Lombardia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Lucasfilm
      • Recce & Production Services
      • Mestiere Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $115,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $310,676,740
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $80,027,814
      • May 19, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $653,779,970
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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