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Lol Roeper liked that shitty ass love story.

I grew up with the prequels and loved them all at the time but I think they're pretty bad films now for all the reasons Ebert gives here. I'll accept that there's a goofy charm to Phantom Menace and there are redeeming features in Revenge of the Sith, but Clones is an indefensible film imo, as bad as anything Disney did. I cannot believe Roeper said CG Yoda was better than the puppet

"I love you though I mustn't love you" had me spitting out my water

I'm somewhere in-between Ebert and Roeper on this one. I only marginally recommend it just because the action that is in the film - and there actually is a lot of it - is done really well, and the visuals of course are great. But I absolutely do agree with Roger about the banal script and dialogue. Just remember the future Darth Vader saying, "I hate sand." 🙄🤭🤣

Well Yoda did look better.

Mr. Roeper was not a fan of The Fellowship of the Ring. Ok….

Did Lucas actually audition Hayden Christensen or did he just randomly pick a headshot out of the pile?

"Maybe they invented these clishés..." "That's a great idea."

Roeper was WAY off on this review. Roger was spot on.

Wow Ebert had this one spot on

Roger gets cranky without his tub of popcorn

This was made at a time when there was clearly planning in the special effects and no planning in the writing, but nowadays, there's no planning in either.

Richard Roeper was such a hack

I remember sitting in the theater in disbelief at how bad it was. Not disappointing, unwatchable. Would've walked out but I wasn't the one driving

“You’re Yoda, nobody can stop you!”

Changing to DIGITAL was one of Lucas' most critical errors here. The OT has this GROUNDED imagery on REAL film, it's just more realistic and gritty. The over glossy DIGITAL camera made these films sometimes look more like Video Games than movies. Lucas got over obsessed with the TECHNOLOGY over the storytelling, and it cost it. As the Prequels remain hated to this very day.

Aw.

Attack of the Clones is the weakest Star Wars movie (the sequel trilogy isn't even Canon to me, since I refuse to watch it). The reasons I find it worth watching is because of Christopher Lee as Count Dooku and the arena battle. The dialogue is really hokey even for by Star Wars prequel standards and it doesn't feel as adventurous as the other five movies. I still liked it, but it's far inferior.

This is the first and last roper vid, back to 80s gene

Ebert is SO right about the "chemistry" and dialogue.

Roeper paid off: confirmed

"Begun the Clone Wars has."

The digital camera Lucas used wasnt even 1080p.

Eberts words were ahead of their time. He wasn’t sold by the series’ legacy or the recently developed CG effects. He looked to the presentation, writing, and acting that would stand the test of time.

I’m sorry, but all three of those prequels were just downright boring. I watched them all again on DVD and not for one minute was a drawn in. All the characters were so distant and detached I found myself hoping they would be killed off by the end of the movie so they wouldn’t return for another sequel. The CGI was perfect. Everything else was flatter than day old beer.

It's always mad interesting to see how nostalgia bias has affected the prequels nowadays compared to when the films released all those years ago

So funny.

Roger ebert is 100% right in this

2:34 bahahahahahhahahahah that aged well.

I agree with Roeper. I love attack of the clones.

Lucas filmed a scene of Padme's family having lunch with Anakin and two kids playing with RD-D2. That was more fun than the boring C-Span in space stuff.

LOL! Obi-Wan Kenobi jumped into the sky and kicked Jango Fett like a Midway Mortal Kombat character.

This installment was the weakest in the series because…. Well, Lucas never could write. If Lucas had a lot more help with the damned script (it “won” a Razzie for a reason). And well… it could have been great. The screenplays for the original IV, V and VI actually had nominations. And as for the direction, well… he doesn’t seem to even notice his actors themselves aren’t exactly excited to be working on this project. Could he tell what a boring film he made?

Kind of funny on the contrast with the Roeper guy, if Gene Siskel had still been alive and doing this show, he would have disliked it a lot more than Ebert did

Terrible (but nostalgic, for me) movie, but better than the Disney sequel trilogy movies in every way. That is pathetic to think about lol.

Ebert is 100% correct!

Ebert is right on.

Ugh Roeper. The worst.

Ebert nailed it. Moment I first seen Yoda jump off the walls with his laser sword I was done. Completely ruined his character and it was stupid. So much cringe and Roeber saying the dialog and delivery was good, should be ashamed to call himself a critic. Shrugging my shoulders

Ebert hand-picked Roeper because he was no intellectual threat to him.

The whole problem was, George was entirely focused on the visual effects in the prequels. I guess he just figured that the basic story he sketched out would be sufficient because everyone would going "OOOH, AAAH" at 1000 space ships at once, going pew pew on the screen. It didn't work, and he even admitted afterward that he was trying to do too much, visually. And the great thing is that Roger Ebert saw right through that. I don't think you can fault his review, in any way. He nailed how dull the actual movie was despite all of Lucas's digital flash and sizzle. I don't believe Roper's review was an honest one. I think he was merely doing a counterpoint to Roger, but it wasn't a very convincing one.

George Lucas says that the reason so many people were turned off by the prequels, is that they weren't made for adults, they were made for children...as all of the Star Wars movies under his guidance. Problem is, the political stuff in the prequels are utterly boring for any child to sit through. Really Mr. Lucas, just admit that the prequels sucked like many of us feel the same way.

If you live around Chicago you're used to Richard roeper having shitty opinions like this.

Ebert is right on all fronts. Bad video game looking CGI including overuse of greenscreen, wooden dialog, and wooden acting. Yeesh. Thanks Roger. Rest well friend.

I very much like AOTC on the whole, but Ebert’s on the mark on the dialogue. Especially in the first half. Just so much exposition it’s mindnumbing. The Padme/Anakin stuff doesn’t bother me personally cause I always saw it on as a statement on how Anakin being in this repressive cult and Padme being a ruler her whole life who was robbed of a childhood would negatively effect their love lives. But I can see how some may find it grating regardless of the logical, narrative justification. I think the second half makes up for it’s shortcomings. The portion where the movie becomes the Searchers and the big arena battle with the Ray Harryhausen are big highlights for me. Also loved how it ended on the founder and leader of the would-be Rebel Alliance standing shoulder to shoulder with the Emperor overlooking the birth of the Empire.

I'm calling it right here: This is staged! The movie sucked and both men knew it. But... the show couldn't completely tear down the work of such a powerful Hollywood icon (and friend) like George Lucas or else there'd be hell to pay. So, they staged an up/down disagreement. 'That way, they could say what truly needed to be said about this abomination of a film... without the show itself throwing the picture into the trash like the dumpster fire that it is.

I loved it when the last half of their reviews went on longer for more than 30 seconds

"Croucing Yoda Hidden Dragon" lol

I agree with ebert on 1, i agree with richard on 2!

In retrospect Attack of the clones is garbage compared to Revenge and Phantom. AOTC is filled with looney tunes moments mixed with like horrific violence its such a weird misfire im glad ebert saw through its millions and millions of dollars thrown at it