thanks, Caeros. Someone else finally realizes what I've known for a long time. Star Wars has always been about the story, and Episode 2 had a great story. Some of the dialog wasn't so great, but the acting overall is actually on par with if not better than all of the other ones. For me, the movie served its purpose; it filled in a lot of holes, and it brought up some new questions to be answered in episode 3. There's quite a few things Lucas has to resolve in the next one, but I have no doubt he'll accomplish it.