This movie was just plain basic and boring. Something was missing compared to the original, and I don't know exactly what, but I have some contenders.

High frame rates *do* in fact make things look more realistic. That also makes them flat and banal. It lookwd more like a soap opera or a home movie than an epic film.

There writing was even more basic and bland than the original as well. Unfortunately this time the acting was not enough to elevate the CW quality dialog and story.

I feel like this is James Cameron's Phantom Menace. Either he has eliminated anyone in his circle from challenging him, or this movie was made only to sell toys, or both.