Fairly Symmetrical

I went to see Attack of the Clones on Sunday. Aside from the idiot sitting immediately to my right, David Chess pretty much sums up my feelings.

Stop George Lucas before he writes again. Seriously, the man shouldn't be writing anything more complicated than a grocery list. He can write and direct action -- the various saber fights were very well choreographed (one thing I have always liked about star wars is the way that saber fights flow) -- but anything else is beyond the man's capability.

Things I did like:

1. Jango Fett's death and Boba's reaction to it.
2. Faceoff with Count Dooku at the end. Yoda is in fact a badass. I rather liked the calm, quiet dignity he maintained throughout. And after bouncing around like a mad fiend while fighting Dooku, pulling his stick to him and limping off again was just the right Yoda touch.
3. The space battle in the asteroid field. Classic star wars, the seismic charges were neat, and Fett's ship is cool.
4. The major assault. Actual tactics very nearly made an appearance here, with the use of gunships, missiles, etc. The gunships themselves: very cool. Oh, and those big guns that brought down the Trade Federation ship, did those distinctly remind anyone else of the Ion Cannons from Homeworld?
5. Yoda as a teacher. Shades of Empire, there.

Most of the rest of the movie I rather disliked.

In other news, Jenny has returned from Philly. All is right with the world again. :) We both could have used another day or two of weekend, though.