Hitfix video review wrote:

"I'm here for Drewdemonium, as always with Drew McWeeny, who has given it an A+!"

"I did, I uh" raises index finger "somebody already asked me once today, does that make it a perfect movie? No, it means it is a Star Wars movie, 100%."

"Let's just start with, you liked the movie..."

"I did. I, um, it's one of those things, I've now seen it twice, and the second time gave me some perspective. Because the first time through, I will admit...

"...half the experience was a 7-year-old boy in my head going 'OH MY GOD THERE'S A NEW STAR WARS MOVIEEE', and it's really hard to not flip out a little bit when you can see Frank Oz's head while you're watching the movie, and you're all "Oh my god, I'm really in this theater, this is actually happening".

"The second time through

it felt like it was a chance for me to... a) turn sideways and watch my kids watch about 30 minutes of the film, because I was curious what would happen.

"And b) to get a little bit of distance and perspective and be able to watch it as a movie... I liked it more the second time."

"Oh!"

"I think I settled into it because now I knew what was coming and it wasn't about 'Wait, what is this, what is this piece, how does this fit', and more than anything I am convinced it is Star Wars straight from the tap."

MORIARTY Has Seen ATTACK OF THE CLONES!! And, Yes, Yoda ROCKS!!! wrote:

I’ll give you the short version first, completely spoiler-free: I think it’s a great STAR WARS movie, a hell of a good ride, and well worth your time. See it in a digital house if at all possible. And, yes, it’s true... Yoda owns your weak ass.

But, hey... I’ve never really been about the short version, have I?

Let me back up a few days. A friend of mine died.

And as I sat in the theater today and the 20th Century Fox logo came up, it was my friend I was thinking of. I can’t explain it. It was an emotional reaction that kicked in, totally unexpected. I was thinking of how strange fate is. I was thinking about how far I’ve come with STAR WARS films marking milestones along the way. And I thought, “There’s no way I’m going to be able to focus on this film. There’s no way I’m going to be able to pay attention.”

It is a testament to the accomplishment of George Lucas and all of his artistic collaborators on AOTC that the next 2 hours and 21 minutes simply flew by, and I found myself transported almost entirely. This is a remarkable piece of visual imagination, not like anything I’ve seen before. It is unique to the series, even as it manages to feel like STAR WARS, heart and soul.

And it’s nowhere near perfect. Flaws the size of glaciers. Just so’s you know.