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Summary: Very, very Good
Review: Spectacular effects, wonderful music, some stalwart acting and a script with some mistakes: It's The Phantom Menace. Critics hae absolutely thrown this film from ground to ground, claiming that it was disappointing.Was it? No. Eventhough some of the dialog is quite bad, that is the only major drawback of the film. It does it's actual job very well in contrast: To introduce us to the charecters and build them up for the upcoming prequels. It is a very good introduction chapter to the saga. People say that there is no emotion in the film. Well what do they expect from a film which is a beggining paragraph? People forget this "tiny" fact. Actually George Lucas gives us much more than which we should expect: A good plotline with a lot of swashbuckling action and excitement. There is a constant sense of curiousity and awe that invades us throughout the film. This is the reason it is a success. The Widescreen Edition of the movie should only raise that experience, opposed to the Pan and Scan version. There is a 13 Minute documentry in the video, a 35 mm strip and a 40 page excerpt from the book, "The Art of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Along with the nice box it comes with, the collecter's edition is worth the price. I recommend this film, this video to everyone. It is surely the greatest introduction one can get about the famed saga.
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Summary: Decent summer movie , just where is the DVD!
Review: This movie is the first of the star wars movies. It more family friendly and it has the annoying person Jar Jar BInks(who I would love to kill or get out of the movie! Jar JAr is just extra stuff and comedic relief. Other than it OK just I wish they would of developed the story and Darth Maul ! Darth Maul is one of the lamest villians of last summer! Now please hurry up George Lucas and start putting your movies on DVD! But if you decide not fine, just expect to lose millions of millions of dollars in this new format superior to VHS tapes!
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Summary: A disappointing film in a disappointing format
Review: Nowhere near as good as the original trilogy, The Phantom Menace is only about special effects. The "force" stuff gets too weird, maybe even blasphemous. Jar Jar and others are obvious racial stereotypes which some will find offensive. The only reason to buy this movie is so you can enjoy the state-of-the-art *digital* effects at home. However, you cannot enjoy them in the inferior and outdated VHS format. Wait for the DVD.
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Summary: Worth seeing if you're a Star Wars fan, otherwise....
Review: This is the kind of film best viewed only once, as it's really designed with eye-candy lovers in mind and once you've seen the special effects there's nothing else of interest.
This prequel to the Star Wars saga isn't a patch on the other three films. The CGI special effects are very nice, yes, and it was good to see that title sequence again after all these years, not to mention the odd cameos by characters such as Yoda and Jabba the Hutt. But films today are sadly about money, not entertainment. The large varities of aliens are included in this film merely to sell models, the pod race is intended to sell a video game and the whole thing reeks of commercialism. Yes, alright, so there are some famous actors, but why are they there if they're not even given a chance to actualy act? Added to that is the fact that the two Jedi knights sleepwalk through the whole thing. There are some good moments, true. The Emporer-to-be is a wonderfully scheming character and Darth Maul is effective, though it's rather a shame he is underused. Some might say that this film shouldn't be too dark or sinister. But surely it shouldn't be on the level of a cartoon. There is far too much comic relief, most of the aliens are the Muppets relived and the underwater 'fish eaten by bigger fish eaten by still bigger fish' sequence is straight out of a Monty Python sketch. Hopefully Part 2 will be an improvement. It can hardly be much worse.
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Summary: The greatest "Star Wars" movie ever!
Review: George Lucas is a genius! This is by far the best movie ever! The only thing I don't like is that there's no DVD yet. But Lucas is busily at work on Episode II right now. He wants to make the DVD version as good as possible, so he's waiting to finish Episode III (2005). Jar Jar Binks is the funniest, most interesting "Star Wars" character yet. I don't understand some people. I can't wait to own this movie!
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Summary: . . . this movie sucked.
Review: This was the worst peice of (explative) I've ever seen. All the actors seem like they drank a quart of Robotusson before they went in front of the camera. I wouln't act in this miserable peice of (explative) if Georgre Lucus got on his knees and begged me, I don't care if it's star wars. It was better when they were all puppets and (explative). George Lucas should put this film back in his (explative) where it belongs; right next to his head. PS: Jar Jar Binks is the most annoying ethnic slur that I have ever seen in my life. Please kill him in the sequel, and don't show him any mercy.
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Summary: It's shame George and company want to bilk us for even more.
Review: 1 Star? That's right. 1 Star. This movie can't be shown the way it needs to be shown on VHS format. Lucas is just trying pinch every last little dollar out his loyal audience. This movie should be on DVD. VHS can't do it justice. It's a shame Lucas isn't on the DVD bandwagon because a many of his fans watch the Star Wars movies because they want to enjoy the art of it. I'll not spoil a good movie with a VHS viewing just to turn around and buy it a year later on DVD. 1 - Star. for a poor choice. 1 - Star for trying to get one up on the fans.
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Summary: We's-a gonna die? This movie kinda did..
Review: Okay..lets get this out of the way right now...this movie did not live up to the hype...I was a *little* disappointed, to say the least....to compare this movie to the originals is a bit unfair, but the movie still didn't strike me the way I thought it would...whoever put the trailer together for the movie is a genius, because there's not much more substance to the movie than was in those 2 minutes....there were too many flaws in the movie, and I think George is getting away from the elements that made the Original Trilogy so popular....this one was SO overdone---from the annoying characters (Jar-Jar, you know I'm talking about you, pal!), to the goofy underwater seen that was totally out of place, to that ridiculous battle between the Gungans and the Droids (hello....can you say "Ewok Battle"?) The diologue was terrible...the plot was pretty bad (for a Star Wars movie)...oh yeah, and the kid who played Anakin (who in their right mind cast him? ) seriously needs to run into oncoming traffic (well, that was bad...but you get the point)...anyways, for a true Star Wars flick...this died on impact....HOWEVER, I gave this film 4 stars....because in itself, it IS a pretty good movie! The special effects are breath-taking, worth watching for them alone...and it also is good movie to buy because, although I kinda had a bitter-sweet taste from it...I was fascinated by it at the same time...it's a movie you can watch over and over and over and not get <too> tired of....
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Summary: Lucas Masterpiece!
Review: I've watch all the Star Wars movies, and not one has grabbed me and taken me for such a thrill ride as Phantom Menace! This movie is filled with action and many twists and turns, and after the 2 hours you'll be begging for more! Liam Nieson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman do a wonderful job as Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Queen Amidala. This is a definate must have for any Star Wars fan, as this is the best Star Wars feature to date! Also recommended would be the Phantom Menace video game for either PC or PSX, also available on Amazon.com!
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Summary: More Than Worthy Prequel To The Classic Sci-Fi Saga
Review: After almost a year of anxiously waiting, Star Wars: Episode 1 hit home video. Although the majority of critics gave mixed reviews, The Phantom Menace was welcomed tremendously well, with box-office grossings of over $500,000,000. I can guarentee that this site will soon be filled with "I hate Jar-Jar" reviews. Although he did supply the movie with comic relief, I don't think he fit in with the sci-fi genre. Which brings me to the only thing I didnt like about the movie: It was too child-orientatated, but I guess that was what George Lucas might have been aiming for. The special effects were mind-blowing, and the action scenes were breath-taking. It was well worth the wait. All the actors did a superb performance as well. All Star Wars fans will adore this whole movie (except for Jar-Jar Binks possibly). Can't wait for Episode 2(and no, Leonardo DiCaprio is NOT going to be Anakin Skywalker).
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