Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones - Every Star Wars Movie Reviewed & Ranked

[@nicoreuel2092]

poor andy has to remember a literal albums worth of jingles

[@alecmartelle]

I want an album now, just with each jingle.

[@Pistol101]

“Why get the mouse..when you can get the whole herd of mice.” -Nick Scarpino, 2019 😂🤣

[@lkvideorang]

1:30:18 This to me is one of the most unintentionally funny Nick lines ever XD. How did no one react to that?

[@lobolink2772]

When seeing the prequels in theaters I would always defend episode 2 over 1, but when I got the blu rays a few years ago I couldn't believe how wrong I was. This movie is tough to get through

[@madouc5754]

In some parts better than Ep1 but the bad stuff is really bad.

[@slappydoodle]

Bro no in no way is epi1 better then 2 There both awful but at least we get a average fight scene opposed to the turrible maul fight

[@DarthDubie5]

You know what’s real wild? I’ve probably watched this in review more than I’ve watched the clone wars movie and I grew up in the 90’s lol

[@KalebHarris]

I’m coming back to these now because I’ve been seeing a lot of people saying these movies are actually good. I had to make sure I wasn’t insane for thinking they are awful. 😂

[@aoe41015]

2:28 Kevin that was a Slytherin laugh if ever I heard one.

[@mjenningssmith]

I think the reason why Owen doesn’t recognize C3PO in ANH is fairly simple. It’s a common model of protocol droid. It’s memory has been wiped so it has no memory of Owen. So Owen just assumed it’s a different unit. There’s no reason for him to assume it’s the exact same unit his step mother once owned.

[@karlydoc]

Bollocks

[@jcuttyfoe]

Andy's "now this is bad pacing" line was so damn good he didnt get enough credit for it

[@CresentSoul]

Hahah yeah. Yeah! Love it. Just absolutely luved it. The way he stroked it real gud. Yum yum!

[@jcuttyfoe]

@@CresentSoul ok weirdo

[@tylerwhiteley4606]

My thought on Sifo-Dyas was always that it was really Sideous using an already dead Jedi as a cover for the creation of the army that he would use to take control with order 66.

[@caelinnis]

That was true when the film was released. Legends expanded upon that, which would inspire George, and later Filoni and George would adapt the character in The Clone Wars show. "Sifo-Dyas" was a mishearing of 'Sideous' that was common, and George being George added it as an in-joke of sorts presumably. Warren Fu was used as the in-universe appearance of the character.

[@dustingreen4357]

Watched this earlier on twitch and I'm still upset my boy Watto never showed up

[@207iruleusuck]

spoilers

[@ConnorCreed3]

It's some kind of strategy to have Watto not show up in the movies where he does show up.

[@alexlawrence6440]

@@ConnorCreed3 same matter cant occupy same space kinda shit, greg will eventually prolly use something like that as a joke excuse for why he wasnt there

[@dustingreen4357]

@Big Aluminum so you mean to tell me that watto is actually Greg Miller?!

[@ThaCodFathers]

Dustin Green thats ridiculous hes too busy taking photographs of shirtless spiderman

[@CrispyToph88]

i cant stop laughing at kevins forehead mustache

[@killerdude35]

Jango lives there because he's the purest source of the dna they are using to make the Clones. They need his availability to consistently generate more Clones. This is actually addressed in the Clone Wars series where the Kaminoans mention that the newer clone troopers are less effective because they're now basically having to make a copy of a copy of a copy. Kind of like a bad VHS tape.

[@Antreu]

did yall see how some of the jedis acted at the end, when they were turning on their lightsabers? holy shit lol

[@PimpinPenguin96]

I don't understand how you guys dont think there aren't any redeeming moments in this one. The chase on Coruscant was exciting and made Coruscant feel so alive. Flying through the city really made it feel like an actual living planet, not some deserted base in the middle of no where. The mystery of Jango and who ordered the clones was engaging to me. The sound design of the spaceship fight with Jango and Obiwan was amazing. The introduction of the clones in the arena and fighting in the sandstorm was top tier action for me as a kid. The Yoda/Dooku fight was also amazing. I'm not saying the dialogue or anything is good, but this movie has some incredible set pieces and some exciting action imo

[@caelinnis]

By 'redeeming', they mean that nothing in the film is good enough to outweigh the bad unlike RotJ

[@Ruhul612]

Nicks versions of how he would do these movies sound amazing

[@reflectionist]

25:06 Remember "I, Robot" with Will Smith, Shia LeBouf, Alan Tudyk? In the third act, they bust into the stairwell, Sonny (Alan Tudyk) just immediately tells him how many steps it is to the top. Will Smith's character doesn't even turn. He just says, "Do me a favor and...keep that kind of shit to yourself, ok?"

[@hype2teach]

2:12:31 I love the long pause from Kevin as he tries to process what Tim just said lol

[@CresentSoul]

Yeah, and did you catch his eyes go down. He really thought Abohr a good stroking huh

[@MikeSW]

I can not understand how anyone thinks that the Qui/Obi dynamic is somehow more believable than the Obi/Ani dynamic. There is no back and forth in Phantom Menace at all, it's like two people in completely separate worlds in every scene. I get liking Neeson as an actor and being drawn in by that, but there really isn't anything going on with those characters - not to the degree of Obi and Ani talking on the couch in the opening scene or when Ani loses his lightsaber. There's exponentially more chemistry there.

[@vinnybastos]

Obi/Ani there is at least a semblance of an attempt of trying to convey a relationship. It fails, but you can sorta see what Lucas was going for

[@Saugerdees]

00:46:00 - That would have been awesome if there was a love triangle. It would bring a new perspective to Obi Wan and Luke's relationship. "This is the child of the woman he loved and lost to Anakin/death", kinda thing.

[@zap9124]

Love Kevin's Hulk Hogan cosplay. Looks great BROTHER!

[@OneArmB4ndit]

I really liked the scene where they blew up the giant sphere ships. All you see in the battle is blue and red bolts flashing by each other

[@jhavelochjones]

A 2 and a half hour review of star wars attack of the clones 😂😂😂😂 IM READY

[@WobbleWobbleJay]

@2:11:19 is the funniest line so far, thank you Andy

[@SSgtRubberDucky]

In case anyone is wondering why Dooku's lightsaber hilt is curved, its because its designed to fight against other ppl with lightsabers because it give him better control of angles and stuff. Also bring back watto greg that was probly one of the highlights of this whole thing

[@thomasalley3121]

"Do you like Boba Fett? Well in this one you get to see him as a little kid!"

[@huebrgle8700]

This might be a weird thing to ask after watching so many of these "In Review" series, but are they ranking movies based on how objectively good they are, or how much they enjoy watching them? I understand that these coincide a lot of the time, but I, for example, enjoy watching Episodes 1 and 2 more than 8, but 8 is objectively better in so many ways.

[@pinoyguy75]

They definitely do it based on personal feelings. There's a lot of good criticisms, but if they don't enjoy the film, they'll build a whole case against it. They've even admitted in MCU in review to having a bias towards modern film making and story telling techniques.

[@ghostmkc4045]

Theyre affiliated with collider/ign ppl, what do you expect, accuracy?

[@ransommccarthy575]

Can we please, for the love of God, just have a series where Nick rewrites the prequels?

[@ihp7]

Uncle Nicky is gonna make me off myself with this "Dakoo" and "Jenga" nonsense lol

[@Oldnoname]

Nicks ideas are actually really good.

[@cameronamoils6915]

As to Nick's comments at about 1:54:41, I believe that the creatures in the audience at the 'gladiator ceremony' for Anakin, Obiwan and Padme are just spectatots native to the planet. Their army; as referenced by the guy speaking to Dooku, I assume is unseen.

[@SlayerGiant]

The most I’ve laughed at Nick Scarpino’s innuendos

[@madninja52]

The Ringer is doing a podcast as well about the series and they are lining up for the past two weeks. I love it

[@mpaulson4285]

Attack of the Clones works conceptually. In fact, on paper, Episode II is the most interesting out of the 8 episodes. IT'S A MURDER MYSTERY that becomes a conspiracy against the Republic. It's the first episode to show that Palpatine is behind everything. It's the episode that plants the seed of the dark side of the Republic. Every idea of this film is 10/10. How could George fuck this up with bad dialogue and poorly-written structure?

[@richardw63]

Actually just so the guys know, Doku actually isn’t a Darth. He was never a true apprentice of the dark side and they touch on this a little bit in the clone wars animated series. He was more of supporting sideous in his cause but he was never actually knighted as a sith lord, thus never making him Darth Tryannus

[@_PatrickStar]

2½ hours? Let's fkn go >:-D

[@Babinho95]

I’m at 1:27:00 in the video and they’re talking about wato. Does anybody know what happened to the explosive chip mentioned in episode one that Anakin had to stop him running away as a slave? Presumably they somehow took it out but this is never stated in either film and if it was left in there, then that would be an easy way to stop Anakin once he became Vader. I know it doesn’t really matter much but the thought occurred to me just now and I’m wondering if that might be a bit of a plot hole.

[@rashrit]

I assumed the reason Jedi won't reproduce or have any kind of attachment to anyone is exactly what happens to Anakin; because attachment can lead to anger and hate and suffering, which could lead to the dark side

[@bennettdoe6662]

Corridor Crew did a reaction to the CGI in this film and they actually gave props to the team for making all the clones CGI in this because that gave the studio complete control on lighting and the fights during the battle of Geonosia

[@Deloreon]

Saw this as a kid and quite enjoyed the things that make it a (insert insult) movie.

[@saintlarfleeze3551]

Sorry to spoil this, the deathsticks guy did not turn his life around.

[@bangobuck8722]

SaintLarfleeze In my head canon he does

[@jasonc2341]

Library lady never said the planet was deleted. She said it straight up didn't exist.

[@tescosfinest4464]

Jason C She said if it’s not in our records then it doesn’t exist, Which is true as they have every planet/system on their data base and the only way they can’t be there is if someone removed them, which would only be possible by a Jedi (at the time it was count dooku) and she wouldn’t assume that.

[@GandalfGreyhame3]

1:13:52 Thank you Andy for all your portrayals

[@zdgro]

These movies could've been so good. I hope they get remade somehow one day

[@bennettdoe6662]

I remember Yoda's fight from the trailers. I was hyped. I am with Kevin that scene was great in the movie.

[@JustinWPruett]

Holy shit Nick is on fire! I’m 20 minutes in and he has me rolling. 😂😂😂

[@JonathanJuan]

Wasn't the Bechdel Test passed in Episode I when Keira Knightly told Natalie Portman to clean R2-D2

[@vinnybastos]

Not if you consider that R2 is a boy droid

[@njdbrasil6]

and this is the one thing that upsets me the most about star wars movie in general is we never get an idea of how much time is passing in the movies but just fyi attack of the clones takes place over 14 days

[@roccoborghetti4693]

Bro I put this on in bed, fell asleep, woke up and realized we didn’t even get passed Dex’s Diner.

[@ReaperHunter23]

All of the Watto interjections throughout this in review, but circumstances prevent him from being in the two reviews that actually have him in it.

[@caelinnis]

Revenge of the Sith isnt a great film but it actually feels like a film with actors made by a director and that really elevates the entire thing.

[@njdbrasil6]

Owen was Luke step uncle. I think he looked older than 10 in this movie. So I would assume that Cliegg had a son before he met Shmi

[@bennettdoe6662]

You actually hear Quigon's voice once it cuts back to Yoda. Which makes whether or not Yoda knowing super unclear. 1:37:00

[@cadvan6]

I remember despising this film for ages but I saw it quite recently, and a lot of the stuff in the first act I was really into now being a bit older. It was cool and very surprising for Star Wars. Sci Fi detective noir, assassination plots, political intrigue, mystery, we got to see more of the Coruscant underbelly; it had so many cool elements...but they were done so poorly. I think I was into it so much because it was in Star Wars but god damn, it would've been so good if it was yknow...good. Also, controversial opinion, Hayden Christensen...not a bad actor; he just got burned so badly. He's not a great actor, but he's definitely not a bad actor and low key it kind of wasn't his fault.

[@slappydoodle]

Definitely not a bad actor but certainly not a good one Jumper Ahhh oh God I just remembered bits of that movie

[@jacthwakk8328]

I love Attack of the Clones unequivocally, probably my favorite Star Wars movie. It's such a bold and unique film, and I hate that it seems like I'm the only one who feels comfortable praising it unabashedly.

[@aaron-downey]

🤢

[@mikecunningham4682]

Theres so much in it to love if you're just open to finding it

[@vinnybastos]

In fairness, I think a lot of complaints lobbed against the Jedi's stupidity was sorta the point Lucas was trying to make, that is then reinforced by Luke in Episode VIII: The Jedis SUCKED. Just in this movie they fail to consider Dooku a threat, fail to see the Clone Army as suspicious, fail to see that Anakin is troubled and MOST IMPORTANTLY, their dogmatic practices of celibacy and detachment are essentially what drives Anakin to the dark side. They are blinded by their hubris

[@daimonclarke]

Kevin’s hat looks like a cool albino walrus cop

[@tomcaswell1529]

Man I wanna see Nick write these movies.

[@mjenningssmith]

Wait- when does Anakin get a blumpkin?

[@tylermonkovic570]

I watch this one like 3 times a week

[@jrclw4587]

can we just talk about how they put all of the money into the bug leader, he looked great, also i dont know if you guys noticed but theres like 500 functioning droids in the arena, and then it just cuts to c3po in the same arena thats completely empty except for dead droids??

[@cevans322]

I HATE how nick says Dooku lol

[@preyingocelotgames4397]

Lol yea I noticed that 😂

[@flyhigh271]

Holding out hope that Gary is in on the Rogue One review!!

[@TheOlympicHero1]

It's curved so he can wield it one handed, like a fencer.

[@mattfennell9852]

Thanks for the show :)

[@TheSasuke73]

There's a theory that Anakin unknowingly used his force powers to manipulate Padme's subconscious into loving him. It's one way of explaining how she could fall for him when they have zero chemistry and she clearly didn't have feelings for him at the beginning of the movie because of how much of a creep Anakin is.

[@preyingocelotgames4397]

Ahhhhhh haaaa! I'd take that!

[@joezacc235]

Obi Wan gets gwumpy wumpy😆😆😆😆. This had me dying. 1:12:10

[@prentice1215]

1:08:50 They tried that after Fett's death. Didn't turn out well, the 'product' just wasn't the same. The reason they kept him around was to provide fresh tissue samples and such on occasion so they'd always have the freshest 'stock' available so to speak.

[@white-dragon4424]

In ANH, Obi-Wan says that the Jedi protected the galaxy for a thousand generations, not a thousand years, so Lucas couldn't even keep that continuity.

[@STJebus]

The Fan Edit of this movie is fantastic

[@XxCrankyMoosexX]

So wild to me that they think Episode II is worse than I. Phantom Menace really adds nothing of substance that couldn’t be added in the Attack. It’s so useless. Not saying this movie isn’t bad, but Phantom is just so vapid.

[@davidwilhite9290]

Nick contradicts himself so many times this 'In Review'. Do you want things explained to you by the characters or not? Pick a lane, lol

[@madrocts]

It's almost like it's smart to use both show and tell in a movie. You sort of have to pick and choose what moments to show and what moments to use exposition for.

[@zvolchen117]

I just started watching KF and have been binging reviews, and I think Nick thinks he's a lot better at writing and story development than he is. It's even more frustrating in the Lord of the Rings reviews. They need to get somebody that actually knows what the hell they're talking about.

[@SteveTheSuperSanchez]

I know it's not established in these movies. But since Jango's armor is blue, he might have been part of the death watch or possibly trained with them. They were trained to kill and defend themselves from Jedi. Which might be why he was able to kill the Jedi easily during the battle on Geonosis.

[@infinitecorpze]

Gotta say, the intro music is not hypin me up

[@Julie111110]

I can’t help but love this movie

[@15Puzzler15]

There was a scene when Padme talks to Shmi in TPM.

[@Darkwing_Drunk]

I like the clone troopers, but that is mostly due to the Republic Commandos books.

[@ethanbowden7256]

Yes! It's two and a half hours long! Now I don't have to re watch the others to fill my time.

[@zerotohero1483]

Just be hyped for Ep 3 cause that fight scenes in that movie are dope

[@joshowens8628]

Two and a half hours?? My body is ready, Plot Daddy

[@njdbrasil6]

Dooku convinces Sifo-dias to order the Clone army built in secret, it was paid for by Dooku Dooku was Jinn's master btw Dooku was only the twentieth jedi in the history of the order to voluntarily walk out. He was one of the dominos that Palpatine set in motion to weaken the Order for Order 66.

[@TheLaw87]

9 adverts in the first half of the review boys

[@marklaw7777]

Waaaaaay too many adverts!!

[@khorne41]

I hope someone in the next saga dual wields a lightsabre and a small light-dagger kinda thing

[@hype2teach]

2:11:20 Waking up Monday’s like...

[@bennettdoe6662]

I had the Lego set for Anakin going to kill the tuskan raiders. I took me years to realize that what he was doing was bad. lol

[@arodz21]

1:12:11. That just made me SO DRY

[@beausmith2720]

So many adds in the beginning

[@jizzledoops6789]

For real. It was a bit aggressive.

[@Deloreon]

What a different time..... what a different time. 🥺

[@chrislopez5301]

I get it but man phantom takes the cake as the worst lol

[@amiadfredman]

I'm really surprised about some of these critiques. Obviously all the Anakin scenes are horrible, but I thought the obi-wan stuff, like Dax's Diner, was some really cool world building. We didn't need to know who this guy was, but it was clear him and obi had history which I thought was cool. Just some weird critisms here. Like them wanting padme to be into obi-wan? Who wants that?

[@Mike_L.]

I think their critique is that the 50s diner/Americana vibe, with the droid having a Brooklyn accent etc, doesn't fit very well into the larger star wars universe. It's too earth-like. At least that's my opinion. As for having a love-triangle, it would make for a more interesting story than what was shown. It would add more character motivation and create pathos.

[@echo5225]

The love triangle would have made no sense for obiwan

[@Mike_L.]

@@echo5225 it wouldn't make sense for this version of prequels obi wan, no. It would take a complete rewrite, it wouldn't be a simple edit. Maybe it would've been worse though, given Lucas' handling of romance... Lol

[@echo5225]

@@Mike_L. If he is going to break the rules it needs to be with satine lol

[@Mike_L.]

@@echo5225 oh right. I really need to watch the Clone Wars series.

[@elsuenosalvadoreno]

1:59:36 Why the fuck does Nick say Dah Koo the day it differently like ten seconds later? It drives me fucking nuts like when he said Her Moynee

[@MikeSW]

Is the force purely genetic? They talk in EP1 like it just pops up randomly.

[@LoganFerguson]

The force is not genetic. Everything has midichlorians (except ysalamir, but they're not canon anymore). The concentration is random. But having a parent who had a high count increases the chance their offspring will have a high chance. It could be argued that's why love is forbidden for Jedi, because of the risk of two force users creating an uber force user who's far too powerful and potentially a danger to the galaxy.

[@MikeSW]

@@LoganFerguson Pretty sure its forbidden because it prevents individuals from being subsumed by the Jedi order, which would be doubly important in the Star Wars universe where sexual competition has literal superhumans at play. It's pretty common in religion to take that part of human nature off the board - the Jedi would be no exception.

[@daynmitchell7543]

Tim is Greg

[@njdbrasil6]

Nick keeps saying Anaking should be craving adventure and action. But isn’t that what yoda says to Luke that a Jedi should not want those things

[@jcuttyfoe]

Nick should’ve wrote these movies omg 🤣

[@DanH-kk4hc]

Some of the criticisms here were a little silly or just incorrect. They spent five minutes harping on Obi-Wan going to Yoda to verify information that was already verified by the librarian...when it wasn't. She never said the data was erased, and in fact kind of gives Obi-Wan shit for insinuating that something that exists wouldn't be in their database. He has one source saying Kamino exists, and official records saying it doesn't, so he asks Yoda for advice. Nick seemed hung up on all of the bugs leaving the arena, but I don't know why he assumed every life form on this planet was a soldier simply because they have a military. It's just an arena, like the Colosseum or Madison Square Garden - they're largely just spectators. I don't think it's that weird that lightsabers were more common and less special in the heyday of the Jedi. Vader is impressed with Luke's new lightsaber because it's a feat just to find the parts and technical know-how to make one because the Empire has gone to great lengths to get rid of all remnants of the Jedi. It shows that Luke has been studying and has gone to great lengths to obtain it. It makes sense that they wouldn't be as special in a time where they are issuing them to even children. Not everything in the original trilogy has to be so sacred. I don't know why it's inherently bad that Obi-Wan was welcomed on Kamino. The intrigue comes from WHY they are expecting a visit from the Jedi while the Jedi have no knowledge of them. I also don't think the brief shots of the Death Star plans overshadow anything about the actual story of this film. It's just a tease. I think it's kind of weird to complain about all of the exposition and then have a problem with not explaining how Obi-Wan knows Dex. He just knows him, because Obi-Wan exists in this universe outside of just what we see in the movies, and he has friends and contacts. There are PLENTY of gripes to raise about this movie without stretching so hard to find or manufacture faults.

[@iCyFlaMeZ96]

I basically agree with all of your points though I do also generally agree the movie is pretty damn bad. I kinda don't blame them too much because when you're on a roll of trashing it's easy for there to be some collateral damage. With the Kamino point though, I agree with what Kevin was saying but I also think Nick's point is very valid too, about wanting more conflict in the scenario. That's a pretty conventional screenwriting pillar and that scene did subvert that a bit. I thought it was mostly fine though.

[@shamimnarayan4877]

Fuck I love Kevin! My man!!!!! Hahahaha

[@warensemblem8594]

Sounded like Nick called Palpatine Palplantain at one point...skipped back and he didn't but it would've been funny if he did

[@alexlawrence6440]

If you hadn't corrected yourself, I'm about 2 hours in and was just gonna believe you on blind faith and had started to laugh ..

[@starfang7]

and fans still think Last Jedi is the worst film, lol.

[@TheAutisticCowboy]

Movie still sucks, but that was totally a laser grid in Padme's room.