The space battle at the end does feel like old school Star Wars though.
You mean the part where the 5 year old takes out an entire armada of ships with his nifty spinning trick? It’s a juvenile film that would be tolerable as a juvenile film without Jar Jar and the Gungans. Those guys just make it entirely unwatchable.
Gonna have to agree with you here. The lightsaber battle was the best thing of this part—it is pretty nifty.
Well it’s not perfect, but it’s a heck of a lot better than any of the fights on ep. II & III. It’s a bit clunky at times, but at least you feel like they’re genuinely trying to hurt each other. Unlike II and III in which they just frantically swing their glow sticks in some of the most obviously rehearsed fight scenes ever made. TPM may have some flaws but it’s duel is far more believable than the sequels.