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Summary: Phantom Menace
Review: This movie served it's purpose well. I think that it explains many of the situations we enjoyed in the seccond trio of stories.
I realy enjoyed the enhanced sound and graphics of the dvd over the video tape. If you have a surround sound system this dvd is a must.
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Summary: Great first chapter of the Star Wars Saga.
Review: This movie sets up the Star Wars saga beautifully. Some people fail to realize that this is only part one of a six-part saga, and there is much more to come. The main focus of this film was to show how Palpatine came to power, which it did. When viewing this film, you should not look at it as a stand-alone movie, because it is not. Most of the really good stuff is still to come (the rise and fall of Anaking Skywalker). This is what most people want to see, but they will just have to be patient, it's coming. The whole point of The Phantom Menace was to set everything in motion. Also, the reason it may seem more youth-oriented is because it is told through the eyes of a innocent nine year old boy. This was done on purpose, so that the transformation into Vader will be even more drastic. How could such a good little boy turn into the essence of evil? These things will all come together nicely, and in the end, we will have one hell of a six-part saga. It would have been alot easier for George to cater this movie to the public, but he is more concerned with the story as a whole. And I am very glad that he is.
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Summary: Mixed feelings, but still pretty good.
Review: This movie showed off what Lucas does best with his very well done special effects. The movie looks really good without seeming overdone. The acting is as good as can be found in any movie, there is not a bad actor in the bunch. The lightsaber fights are spectacular. They did well to bring in Ray Parks to coreograph the fights. The movie manages to keep the kind of light space opera tone, while manageing to upgrade the movie to current standards. I don't know if Lucas could have done any better, and I have to respect his descion to change the way the movie is presented. All things must change, or what's the point of makeing more of them. What I didn't like was the way that the movie lost the more serious tones of the first trilogy. Some of the writing just doesn't take itself seriously. The battle sceanes outside of the lightsaber deuls are just too kiddy. I missed the way that in the previous movies the particapants seemed to take what they were doing seriously. To take someone elses words, "they shot fake looking laserbeams at each other and dodged them like they were real." They went to far putting in a pod racing sceane that was there just for a video game, and they overwrote their comedy, and drama, making the movie seem too contrived at times. But overall this movie is still better than most. For kids who havn't seen the old Star Wars this will be an exciting introduction to this great world. And perhaps that was the point after all.
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Summary: It hurts to say this, but...
Review: this movie sucked. Sure the special effects were fun, even though Jar-Jar looked like a glorified Wallace and Gromit, and it had a great battle scene at the end, but other than that, this movie was a complete waste of my time. Personally, I'll wait for the Lord of the Rings movies.
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Summary: Best. DVD. Ever.
Review: This movie suffers from mixed reviews. People Love it or Hate it (on the net, anyways. Most folks I know in the real world think it's a fine addition to the Star Wars universe). No denying that or the fact that one side probably will never change how the other side feels about it. I myself, I love it. It's not as good as the original Star Wars or Empire Strikes Back, but it's on par with Return of the Jedi, which still puts it in my top 4 all time favorite flicks :) The biggest problem I have with it is the Gungan/Battle Droid battle. It's just a little too video game looking there. Other than that, the FX were amazing. Liam Neeson totally embodies the status of Jedi Master. Jar Jar may be annoying, but his presense is not ruinous to the movie. I could go on and on, but there's no need. Everyone has an opinion on the movie, and now you know mine. Let's talk DVD. Everyone raves about "The Beginning" documentary, and it deserves it. But I couldn't help but think I could easily watch another hour or two of it. As imformative as it is, it still seems only the tip of the iceberg for the making of the movie. The web docos were all nice, I enjoyed each and every one. Lot of info in those few minutes. I liked the deleted scenes, but I know there are more out there, so come on George, cough 'em up! It was also nice to see the previews and trailers again. They are well put together and still get the anticipation pumping to see the movie even after watching it numerous times. Also a very imformative commentary from George and the Team at the Ranch. This is a well stocked DVD and worth the wait. It's saying something when the movie's detractors are raving over the DVD, but as a big fan of the flick, it's simply over the top. Well done, George, my man, and bring on the Clones!
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Summary: AWESOME EFFECTS ,OVERALL GREAT MOVIE
Review: this movie tells you what happend to Anakin Skywalker and how he started out as a nice young boy . This episod showed the true nature of darth vader as a youg boy.The movie,in my opinion,is,I have to say, the best movie I've seen in years but, STARWARS:EPISODE 2 is far more better though.STARWARS ROCKS!!!!!
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Summary: EXCELLENT MOVIE!
Review: This movie ties with ESB! It is so hard to compare which one is better. I was told earlier today that people will only like this movie if you have an eight year old's mentality, yet this is so not true. Jar Jar Binks is not a racial character at all. He is put in there strictly for comedy! Look at Jabba The Hutt! Did anybody say he was not a good character b/c he was fat? Did people become offended by him for obesity? NO! And then comes the aliens in the blockade. They may have an accent, but is that making racist remarks? Certainly not! This movie is by far one of the best movies ever made, and should not be missed!
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Summary: the force is back!
Review: this movie was a box office hit for more reasons than 1! many people are skeptical of it because they had astronomical expectations. the movie was in no way a failure, it can be enjoyed by all. star wars fans who have been in a coma for a year won't be disappointed when they see this. the viewers of the movie shouldn't have been so skeptical of characters such as jar jar binks. lucas made this movie in his vision, not to be a hit because it had young, "hip" stars that everyone knows. he actually got actors who have the amazing ability to act. this movie was a great achievement, i saw it 8 times in the theatre. may he force be with you!
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Summary: good introduction to the series.
Review: This movie was a good starting plot for the six films. We have some old characters, some that were alluded to in 4, 5, and 6 and alos ones that we are sure to see in the next two. I, like many other viewers had a big problem with Jar Jar but hey, be optimistic. He isn't in the last three so he could be on the casualty list. Maybe Anakin gets tired of his antics, embraces the dark side and slaughters him. Otherwise, we should ratethis film not in relation to the other three, but as a seperate film altogether. It was a good kids film, accessible to hardcore fans and casual viewers. The problem that I think most people had was that their anticipation was held too high after over 15 years wait and they didn't get what they expected.
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Summary: I can't Believe they Call this Star Wars!
Review: This movie was a mockery to all true hardcore starwars fans. It's not that it is that bad of a movie but i think we were all a little disappointed in this one. Maybe it's just me but i would have a higher standard coming from George Lucas himself. Jar-Jar Binks is what sealed the fate of this movie for me. I don't know about you but after waiting so long since the first series i think ol' George might have lost his touch.
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