During the duel, Dooku slashes through Anakin's arm. Star Wars is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (cue music) This fifth installment in the Star Wars saga takes place 10 years after the events of Episode I The Phantom Menace.After serving her maximum tenure as Naboo’s queen, Padmé Amidala now represents her people as a prominent senator. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar sy. Inside a secret hangar, Obi-Wan and Anakin fight Count Dooku who tries to escape. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie reviews & Metacritic score: Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. This is the first battle of the Clone Wars. It's not all perfect: the romance never escapes its plot device origins the dialogue is still clunky non-fans might get lost, and the mid-section lacks pace. Across the desert landscape of Geonosis, war erupts as thousands of clone troopers and their combat vehicles face countless battle droids. The Tusken Raider slaughter and Anakin's subsequent hate-fuelled confession is the most emotionally-charged Star Wars sequence since Empire's climax thankfully the glowering, preening Christensen delivers a suitably tortured performance. Lucas also bravely consigns his nominal baddies - Jango Fett and Christopher Lee's imposing Count Dooku - to the background, allowing him to focus on Anakin's fall from grace. Publication date 2020 Topics Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones, The Shroud of the Dark Side, George Lucas, Lucasfilms Language English. It's not as simple as white hats, black hats anymore: the proto-Stormtrooper Clones are here - oh, the irony! - led into battle by Yoda while the loathed Jar Jar inadvertently sets in motion the Clone Wars. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Extended Edition (The Shroud of the Dark Side) by NumeralJoker.
The first two movies were met with mixed reviews, with the third being received somewhat more positively. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, the first PG-13 film in the franchise, was released on May 19, 2005. Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padm Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.LookMovie Review. Phantom may have been just for kids, but thanks to its frequent decapitations and murky tone, Clones skews a lot older. Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released on May 19, 1999, and Episode II: Attack of the Clones on May 16, 2002.