Attack of the Clones

[rivka]

We saw it. There were elements of it that were visually impressive - some good fight scenes and chase scenes - but overall I thought it was dire. I was laughing at lines I'm pretty sure George Lucas wanted me to be moved by.

Nothing I say about the movie could possibly match this stunning summation elsewhere:

Yes, the visuals are ravishing--although even there my suspension of disbelief broke down at times, for Lucas's technological world is so incoherent that the CGI is less the equivalent of a roller-coaster ride than being rolled downhill in a barrel full of Occam's Best.

But the dialogue! I feel like I've been beaten on the head with a Stupid Stick for 2-1/2 hours. It is an amazing accomplishment, as though the script were created by an act of spontaneous generation, without the intervention of a writer.

But we will watch it again. Deborah figured out how to enjoy it: pretend it's opera. We know the plot, have it linked to the visuals and the wonderful music of John Williams. Next time we'll pop it in the DVD player and select a language we don't understand. Deborah wants Swedish. I'd like German so I can catch a word or phrase here and there.

Then we'll be able to enjoy the myth without distraction.