Star Wars: AOTC Reviews Pour In

Dork King writes "The New York Time's Review of AOTC (free reg, yada yada) notes that Attack of the Clones doesn't look good for fans. Thankfully, I'm not a fan." Also, dw5000 writes "The BBC has a favorable review of Attack of the Clones on its news website, as well as an executive summary of what the UK papers are saying about AotC. The populist tabloids love it, while the broadsheets are giving cautious approval. Hmm. Maybe I won't wait for DVD ..." I also noticed Variety has a review up as well. Also, for those who have lost all hope for Star Wars, I submit to you the date of the Spider-Man sequel: May 7th, 2004. You should know that spoilers exist in one or more of these stories. Beware!

Comments

Movie reviews and best-seller lists

[Infonaut]

I couldn't help but notice how we're all watching like hawks to see how the new Star Wars movie is being reviewed, especially in the context of Slashdotters' comments about bestseller lists.

I wonder what it is that makes us so skeptical of the perceptions of others when it comes to books, but so eager to hear the opinions of others when we're talking about movies.

Re:Movie reviews and best-seller lists

[Malcontent]

The truth of the matter is that it does not matter how good or bad this movie is. The last one sucked massively yet everybody went to see it anyway. Everybody will rush out and see this one too just because it says star wars in the title and geekboys think they will be super cool if they are first in line.

There is a sucker born every minute and two to take him. Lucas knows how to milk the suckers for all they are worth.

Re:Seeing it ...ahem... digitally

[rosewood]

Wow - I hope you are just trolling

I dont dare discount the culture of NYC

However, if your ignorant statement is a true reflection of your beleif then you can see why so many people hate New Yorkers and their fucking snobby attitude

Can you sleep at night in the dark and quiet and have a cool non-polluted breeze come through your open window that no one is going to break in through?

Can you drive 15 miles and be in the middle of no-where?

I live in a City of half a million. Sure, thats small but I can go to a festival this weekend w/o fear and enjoy and have a good time.

As for Gas-n-Go - well here its Quick Trips, the best convinience stores known to man-kind - I can go in there after midnight and not fear it will get robbed. I can shit on their toilet and not get some disease.

Oh, I can also get a tech job in Wichita - and $65,000 goes a long way here

Cost of living here is way low, and quality of living aint shabby at all

Re:Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews

[dswensen]

Well, a couple of things:

1) There's still a week to go before the film is released, and plenty of critics don't release reviews until opening day.

2) Sci-fi films of any kind rarely do well with film critics, regardless of their pedigree.

3) Films that are absolute critical flops often appeal to filmgoers a great deal. Witness Titanic.

4) As long as there's a Star Wars fan or film critic still alive who grew up with the original Star Wars, none of the new movies will ever get rated higher than the classic trilogy, especially ESB.

5) Some people will like it regardless of the quality of the movie.

6) Some people will hate it regardless of the quality of the movie.