Definitely think this flick represents a step up, in terms of quality, when compared with 'The Phantom Menace' but unfortunately it still has a few flaws, most of which centre around the character of Anakin Skywalker.
Although I was glad to see the back of Jake Lloyd I can't really say that Hayden Christensen was any less irritating. I certainly struggled to understand why Natalie Portman's Padme would show any interest in this petulant teenager which in turn made their final scenes together seem incredibly wooden & unrealistic.
However, apart from the above, everything else in this movie works pretty well IMO, the scope is far greater than that of the previous flick, there's an absolute ton of enjoyable & visually spectacular set pieces and the new characters, especially Count Dooku & Jango Fett, all fit rather nicely into the grand scheme of things.
As with 'The Phantom Menance', my most recent viewing of this movie was via a televised HD print and I can confirm it was real improvement on the first flick. Visually everything was so much sharper than before so I'll be surprised if anyone will be disappointed with the blu-ray when it's released later on this year.
Razorback Rating = Decent
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