It seems so telling to me that this rushed relationship plot should have one of the few development scenes for it cut while we have an endless speeder chase early on.
However overall I thought this was the best of the three films. The mystery (and horror reveal, really) of the clones and the arena scene and arrival of the Jedi was really striking at the time. For someone who grew up with the original trilogy when Jedi were rare, it was kind of amazing to see them in numbers in battle. Plus, of course, we finally saw Yoda in action, giving us some idea why he was the head of the order (aside from his long life).
Perhaps too it's because Clone Wars the series leads off after the 2nd film that it seems a number of important storylines are laid out in this one, whereas the third film is more like a checkbox of things that have to happen to set the stage for the next trilogy.
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However overall I thought this was the best of the three films. The mystery (and horror reveal, really) of the clones and the arena scene and arrival of the Jedi was really striking at the time. For someone who grew up with the original trilogy when Jedi were rare, it was kind of amazing to see them in numbers in battle. Plus, of course, we finally saw Yoda in action, giving us some idea why he was the head of the order (aside from his long life).
Perhaps too it's because Clone Wars the series leads off after the 2nd film that it seems a number of important storylines are laid out in this one, whereas the third film is more like a checkbox of things that have to happen to set the stage for the next trilogy.