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Summary: ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE
Review: Where to start. I cannot imagine this movie being worse. Did a monkey write the script? Could the acting be more amatuerish? The Jar-Jar Binks character is an absolute abomination, and the perfect descendant of those ridiculous creatures from "Return of the Jedi," which looks like "Citizen Kane" compared to this joke of a movie. An utter travesty.
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Summary: star bores 1
Review: where's the plot? prequels don't make since as far as story development. we alreay know the important stuff, so why take us backwards and force us to watch it. i'll tell you why... easy money. it is obvious luca$ doesn't have anywhere to go with this storyline. i will admit that the special effects were good and john williams still has it but, i would only buy this if it were on dvd. sorry george, not interested.
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Summary: Great movie and an even greater DVD
Review: Whether you like the movie or not you cannot deny that this is one of the best DVD's ever published. Other DVD's claim to offer you the most features; this DVD simply does without saying a word about it... Fire it up for two or three times and closely watch the menu. Watch the extra DVD with all the bonus material and prepare to be amazed with the different views they offer you; one track with the different drawings, others with animation, then the last one with computer animation.If you are into Star Wars this is a must have. No doubt about it.
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Summary: Bad Gungan, good DVD!
Review: Whether you love or hate Jar, Jar, this DVD is worth his antics. The 2nd disc of this set is chock full of extras. As if the deleted scenes are enough, there are documentaries dealing with the fighting scenes, costume design and even Lucas's thought process when it comes to writing. (3 movies every 20 years, not to shabby.) This DVD set gives great insight into a fantastic world and the man who created it. Hopefully he will do justice to the original trilogy on DVD at some point...
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Summary: First step into a larger world
Review: Which is very much the case now that Star Wars has made the leap into DVD! Still you could have wished to have seen the deleted scenes in the movie when it was out in theaters to begin with! Probably would have softened the blow the critics gave it! Still that is what DVD's really are all about, and this one is very special indeed. While taking us into the making of film, we also got to see the theatrical trailers (the teaser I liked the most), as well as interviews with the cast and crew. Now in terms of the story and the characters themselves, I really did like the story format, and how Anakin Skywalker begins his road to the dark side of the force. It does mimic the other Star Wars movies, but in a way it makes you really think of the paths these characters have or will take. It's also very much the case of what George Lucas would have done with the previous movies, if he had the digital technology back then. Ultimately, "The Phantom Menace" really does stand proud, and apart. I can't wait to review "Attack of the Clones" when it arrives on DVD. A great movie all together!!
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Summary: Looks to be a good DVD...
Review: While feelings towards the first Star Wars prequal were mixed, no one is going to be disappointed with the DVD. It took a while, but LucasFilm's is making a grand entrance into the format. Unlike his good friend Mr. Spielberg, Mr. Lucas has even recorded a commentary track for this DVD. If this is Lucas' first DVD, I can't wait to see what he does with the rest of the Star Wars films and the Indy trilogy. DTS fans, Lucas has opted not to have a DTS track to insure the highest possible video quality. Here are the specs: The Phantom Menace, mastered by THX for superior sound and picture quality, presented in Anamorphic Widescreen and Dolby 5.1 Surround EX (English), Dolby 2.0 Surround (English and Spanish), and Dolby 2.0 Surround (French, for Canadian release) Audio commentary by Writer-Director George Lucas; Producer Rick McCallum; Co-Editor and Sound Designer Ben Burtt; Visual Effects Supervisors Scott Squires, John Knoll and Dennis Muren; and Animation Supervisor Rob Coleman, offering personal insights into the making of the film Seven never-before-seen deleted scenes with full visual effects completed just for the DVD release "The Beginning" -- an all-new hour-long documentary culled from over 600 hours of footage offering unprecedented access inside Lucasfilm and ILM during the making of Episode I Multi-angle storyboard to animatic to finished film feature, that lets you flip through the various phases of development of key action sequences Five behind-the-scenes featurettes exploring The Phantom Menace's storyline, designs, costumes, visual effects and fight scenes The popular "Duel of the Fates" music video that debuted in 1999 All 12 parts of the Lynne's Diaries, the web documentaries that first appeared at starwars.com Galleries of theatrical posters, print campaign, and never-before-scene production photos Downloaded by millions from starwars.com, the original theatrical teaser and launch trailers, plus seven TV spots including the "tone poems"
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Summary: A view of the past...
Review: While I am in general aggrement with most people that the SW Phantom Menace was trying a bit hard to be "cutsie" with younger audience members, and that it was not quite as character driven as the first Star Wars movie, it's main problem lay in editing. There were scenes and dialogue that were certainly unnesessary and caused more overal confusion than good. However, the story is actually very complicated, and the underlying premise is repeated throughout the film many times. There are many references in the movie that circumscribe the actual story. I had to actually watch it twice to understand the entire thing. Again, I believe this was due to poor editing. When I first saw this movie in the theater, many people still did not understand who the Phantom Menace was at the end of the film. I felt that the Director had made that painfully evident, even though IQ's do seem to have droped sharply since George Lucas has been away. Regardless, I hope that the next installment will be more "adult" than the first atempt, and that editing will be more careful, and the script more straightforward. The special effects were all Star Wars, they were neither overbearing like those in Matrix and the recent Tomb Raider, nor were they subtle. Everything looks like it's taking place where it's taking place, and Mr. Lucus is the only director that can make space look so close, and so livable.
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Summary: I doubt I will buy this
Review: While I did love the first three Star Wars, this version was not up to par.... I hated Jar-Jar Creap and the wasted storyline they had with the young Darth Vader could have been better.... I don't think they should have made him so young, it would have been better if he was in his early teens, where you can say, yeah I see why he went to the Dark Force... Instead we have a boring race to save the day. YARN!!!! But their is light at the end of this narrow tunnel... The other characters were way better.. Queen Amidala played by Natalie Portman was a freshing change in the story. Darth Maul was, well; what can I say EVIL. For the life of me I don't know why they waited 2 years before they put out the DVD I thought that was pretty stupid. Even if I really like this movie, and I had to have it I would never buy the VHS version, No way. Hopefully when the other two comes out they will release the DVD as well as the VHS.
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Summary: What happened??
Review: while i still give this movie a good rating i think that people should know that this are nothing like the original three star wars films. this film is good but not as revolutionary as its predecesors. it is still worth owning.
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Summary: Is this really a Star Wars film?
Review: While the action and special effects of The Phantom Menace are phenomenal, and the acting's not that bad, the story leaves a bit to be desired. We get quite a bit of "history" in this film, taking place about 40 years before "Star Wars: A New Hope". The problem is most of it's so contrived as to be unbelievable. The fact that the Force is explained as simply a symbiotic parasite in the body of the Jedi (and Sith) kinda takes all the romance out of it. Jar Jar Binks (good god in heaven!) is another reason that this film isn't as good as it could be. I understand the need for comic relief in a sci-fi film (C3P0 in the "first" 3 Star Wars films) but good grief! At least make him a bit part, not a major player. Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and the rest of the cast do a bangup job with their parts and the battle scenese are incredible, especially between the Jedi and Darth Maul. As a martial artist, I can really appreciate the choreography that went into those scenes. But they were a bit drawn out. Don't get me wrong, this is a great sci-fi film, but I do wish that Lucas had thought more before putting it on the big screen.
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