Ranking the Movies of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
From worst to best:
3. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) — 4/10
Possibly the worst love story in the history of film, to be honest. The performances are awful, and the movie just looks bad. There’s some okay action, but there’s just nothing to care about.
2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) — 5/10
If you take away Jar-Jar, recast Anakin, give Qui-Gon some actual character, and maybe make the whole invasion plot make more sense, and this is a pretty good movie. Or, if you’d prefer it, this is an incredibly dumb movie with some good aspects to it.
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) — 6/10
Ian McDiarmid may be thoroughly chewing the scenery, but his is probably the most enjoyable performance of the prequels. There’s some good action, even if the movie does look pretty bad.
