Our Least Favorite Star Wars Film | Attack of the Clones

<p>Everyone is entitled to their own opinions on how they feel about stories. Many have created lists of how they rank the Star Wars films, most will put Episode I at the bottom of that list. While we don't claim that Phantom Menace is a great film, we believe that Attack of the Clones is a misstep for Star Wars, and a missed opportunity with the lead up to the era of the Clone Wars. The storytelling is what we have the largest critique for in this particular entry. While we have our own opinions, we share them knowing that many will not agree with us, and that is completely okay, just sit back and enjoy this journey of Parallel Quest. If you think we are totally off-base with our assessment, we'd love to hear from you :)</p><p>Intro</p><ul><li>Stories From the Guys:</li><li>A Conversation about Cuties on Netflix and Storytelling<ul><li>A well-intended theme but maybe not the right way to go about telling this type of story.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>MAIN TOPIC: Attack of the Clones (Timestamp - 00:48:00)</strong></p><p>History</p><ul><li>Attack of the Clones was released May 16th 2002</li><li>Was one of the first movies shot on a high-definition digital 24-frame system (aka, not film stock)</li><li>The first <i>Star Wars </i>film to be outgrossed the year it was released, finishing 4th at the box office</li><li>As a joke, the working title of the film was called <i>Jar Jar’s Great Adventure</i></li><li>Lucas originally wanted the clones to be Lando Calrissian, but later changed it to Jengo Fett (although, in <i>A New Hope</i> it’s alluded that Lando is a clone)</li><li>Lucas added the droid factory scene after the initial shooting due to a lack of pacing. They shot it in four and a half hours--which is why it’s terrible</li><li>Despite negative reception, it still kept with the SW theme of pushing technology in film. The new way of filming digitally is pretty much the standard now</li><li>Received a 65% on RT and Ebert gave it a 2 out of 5<ul><li>Did win two awards at the Golden Raspberries: Worst Screenplay