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Attack of the ClonesВ was the first Hollywood studio feature filmed entirely with digital cameras, and nearly every shot is a special effects shot, every setting a green screen. Of all the live-action films in the franchise, this is the one that feels the most like it was untouched by human hands. Star Wars: Episode II вЂ“ Attack of the ClonesВ (2002)

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Related: HereвЂ™s Why Avengers Endgame Became the Biggest Movie of All Time The scavenger girlвЂ™s backstory and arc are convoluted to the point of being flat-out obnoxiousвЂ“ but this a fantastic actress she brings real emotion to what often feels like a B-grade video game. Best of all is Daisy Ridley, whoвЂ™s more responsible for developing the character of Rey than any of these scripts have been. The best part: Accommodating performances from a cast of overqualified world-class performers do wonders for this structurally disastrous film. Never before has there been a вЂњleave-your-brain-at-the-doorвЂќ Star WarsВ entry.В If you arenвЂ™t dead set on seeing grand entertainment that will move you, and youвЂ™re willing to settle for a dumb fireworks show, you could do worse than this.

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The best Star WarsВ films, the ones that have rendered this series immortal in spite of its low points, are far smarter than the average blockbuster: spiritual, carefully plotted, romantic. The other side of this is: Thanks to all of the ridiculous everything-including-the-kitchen-sink choices that were clearly made by many, many people, TheВ Rise of SkywalkerВ is fitfully maniacally entertaining. This is a series apologizing for itself when it didnвЂ™t need to. This is a submissive, sloppy apology for a terrific movie.

The Rise of SkywalkerВ kowtows to toxic fandom, retconning, quite crassly, the bold decisions of The Last Jedi. WhatвЂ™s more, this feels like a point-of-no-return move for the integrity of this series. Rise of Skywalker feels even lamer in light of the glorious payoff of the same yearвЂ™s Avengers: Endgame, HollywoodвЂ™s ultimate testament to filmmakers planning ahead and staying organized. Lucasfilm didnвЂ™t have a plan for the sequel seriesвЂ“and it shows. Long- running rumors that eventually became unofficial news stories about this troubled production have proven to be true. One feels uneasy just calling it a вЂњmovieвЂќ because that implies cohesiveness. Taken at face value, Rise of SkywalkerВ is, easily, by some distance, the worst Star WarsВ movie ever. Star Wars: Episode IX вЂ“ The Rise of SkywalkerВ (2019) Ian McDiarmid and Daisy Ridely in 'The Rise of Skywalker' (Disney/Lucasfilm) 11. The best part: The television series received a warmer reception, with positive reviews and an impressive six-season run. The cinematic future of the once-towering franchise remained in limbo for half a decade before Disney stepped in to shake things up.

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Released four weeks after The Dark Knight broke box office records and captured the zeitgeist, the Saturday morning serial approach of The Clone WarsВ felt dated and was shrugged off by audiences, grossing $68.3 million worldwide (compare that to Revenge of the SithвЂs $849 million haul three years earlier). The Clone WarsВ works best for very young viewers, and this is the only theatrical Star WarsВ film not to receive a single Academy Award nomination. The popularity and longevity of this decades-old series has a lot to do with how much it appeals to audiences of all ages, bringing families and generations together in passionate fandom.

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Set between the events of Episode IIВ and Episode III, this 98-minute 3D animated novelty served as a big-screen lead-in to the premiere of the TV show of the same name two months later. Roger EbertВ summed it up perfectly with the first line of his 2008 review: вЂњHas it come to this?вЂќ

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