While writing a Jango Fett toy review today, I realized that Episode II: Attack of the Clones came out about 20 years ago, in 2002. It just doesn't seem like it was THAT long ago...
Yep, came out in late spring - I think May. I was a senior in high school and I think the seniors had already been let out for the year. Me, my buds, and a few other nerds waited in line for the box office to open to buy tickets.
I'm not sure why we did other than it was a fun thing to do. It was still the time of packed midnight film releases and buying physical games at their midnight release/launch party and then racing home to play with friends.
We knew Ep 1 had pretty much sucked. I remember liking the second one a lot better at the time than the first, however, I still think Jango Felt is just a really cheap, bankrupt idea. It was nothing more than a way to get the cool Boba Fest on screen in the prequels. Just pandering to an audience who thinks they know what they want.
George, you went too far.
The 2nd LotR movie also came out in 2002.