Alexrd said:

Bingowings said:

It didn't deserve a cinema release

I think that was the main reason for being so badly recieved. It was not made for cinema, it wasn't "the 7th Star Wars movie", and most reviews didn't realized it was a pilot for a TV series. Hence the surprise to many when they saw the premiere of the series.

But yes, the movie wasn't so bad. I enjoyed both Christophsis and Jabba's Palace parts. And they got Christopher Lee, so that's a plus.

I agree. If it had been a TV movie I think people would have looked more kindly on it.

As it was, I'd view it as a middle-of-the-road episode. A fun ride, nothing ground shaking.

Pity they didn't keep Lee on for the show. The dude who does Dooku is ok, but NO ONE is Christopher Lee.