[Ponycar_302]

I saw the movie tonight and loved it. You have to remember that this is a twelve hour story. It's going to be slow at times in order to set up the later (IV, V, VI) films. I'm glad Jar Jar was limited-- he sucked in the first episode. It's nice to finally see Yoda in action. Later films talk of him being the strongest Jedi, but all we ever see him do is run his gums. It's about time we get to see what he can do. I thought that was the best scene of the movie. I do find it unfortunate that the special effects are better in the new movies than the older ones. For instance, in the first episode Qui Gon cuts through a steel door with a light saber, but in later episodes nothing like this happens. The fight scenes with the Jedi look natural in the first two episodes as opposed to the last three.