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��� Alright, so there has been a lot of hype over this movie. � About 10 times more than any other big movie event in a long while.� So, keeping this in mind, it's important for you to understand that my opinions are largely based on my expectations walking into the movie.� I tried to convince myself that this was going to be a disappointment.� I tried to psych myself out so that I wouldn't be effected by all the hu-bu-bub going around.� I don't think it really worked though.� The movie was good and it was realistically what I expected but another part of me wanted it to really exceed my expectations and be worth all the hype. � It wasn't really.� If the movie had been released with all the history behind it, if it was just a story with no sequels and no super duper media behind it, I would've been a lot more impressed.� But this Star Wars had a lot to live up to.

��� Ok, the complaints: If I knew how to spell his name, I would. � The alien that helps Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson.� He is supposed to be a comic relief type of character.� I found him more annoying than anything.� Also, I think that I missed out on probably half of his humour because he was simply too hard to understand.� It was even harder in a crowded theater.� Anyway, I thought he was a tad over the top.

��� Also, I think it was a bad thing that I have already seen what eventually happens.� It was depressing to see little Anakin Skywalker knowing that he is going to become the enemy.� He's so cute and vulnerable in this film that you want to like him but you just can't because you know he's going to be the big enemy.

��� Also, it was a little odd also seeing little Jake and older Natalie Portman on screen together.� The audience knows that they will eventually end up together.� That just makes the scenes between them really awkward especially because the age difference is so obvious at this stage.

��� Also, this is really what annoyed me.� Ok, so Anakin is supposed to have this unbelievable gift for "The Force".� If this were true, I would've been much more impressed if his activities which end up becoming life saving (such as him in the fighter) were planned and not by accident.� Also, if Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor had a really good sense of the force, why didn't they realize who the real Natalie Portman was?� There are a lot of holes in this story.

��� Ok, the good things:� I think the acting was very good. � All of the cast, including young Jake Lloyd were wonderful.� I really like Natalie Portman and I think she was a good choice, she will be able to successfully pull of an older ruler for the next movie.� I love Ewan too, and even though his role wasn't a large one in this, I am looking forward to seeing him in the next.

��� I also liked the fact that they incorporated things from the sequels in order to make this prequel not look like one giant anachronism.� The fighters are roughly the same.� The civilizations haven't changed that much.� They still have the really grainy hologramic technology.� They still use the funky binoculars. � I did hear one complaint on Natalie Portman's spaceship.� However, I chucked it up to being a royal ship and therefore better than anything previously presented for a reason.� Also when you compare it to The Millenium Falcon, it still works because the Falcon was referred to as a piece of junk in Star Wars.

��� The best part of this movie is the fight scenes.� I think that it was excellently choreographed.� When Ewan and Liam are fighting the evil Darth Maul (or however you spell his name) my mouth was literally dropped open. � Unbelievable!� It was really good.

��� So, keeping all of this in mind I give it the score I did because it is a pretty good movie but there are a few little problems that doesn't make it 4 star worthy.