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"Episode II is one of the best American movies ever made." ...."(Hayden Christiensen) could have taken acting lessons from me." WAIT A MINUTE! How can a movie wherein the lead actor can't act be "one of the best American movies ever"? Here's MY take, if anybody cares: Episode II is a pretty good movie, but for one reason only- it has jaw-dropping special effects. The battle at the end is grander than anything Lucas has attempted before. But the dialogue is hideous, the acting (except for Ewan MacGregor, who has Alec Guiness DOWN) is infomercial quality. OK, it is better than The Phantom Menace, but it lacks ANY emotional impact. I blame it on Lucas being a great tech-head but a lousy director. Don't know how many agree with this, but the only time Star Wars ever brought a tear to my eye was the end of "Return of the Jedi". You know, the only film in the series Lucas DIDN'T direct (Richard Marquand, wasn't it?). Compare an emotional rollercoaster like The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to Attack of the Clones, and maybe you'll see what I mean. (Can't wait for The Two Towers!)