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Summary: A slug of a movie.
Review: What can I say? Episode One is now two years old but still I have trouble watching it and not frowning at the whole atmosphere of it. It just isn't Star Wars. Sure, it's 30-something years before A New Hope and things are bound to be different, but what was lacking in mise-en-scene should at least have been recreated in style or tone. The style is all wrong because none of the original designers or artists were invlolved. And just how much CGI can one squeeze into a movie without it hitting overkill. Lucas as created here a behemoth of a movie that is both inconsistent, unengaging and unintelligent. His problem is that back in the 70s he, along with Spielberg, Coppola, de Palma, Scorcese et al had something significant to contribute to cinema at an artistic level. They all accomplished that, and all we have left are the assimilated remains of their expended genius. Luke Skywalker, the dreamer that every boy wanted to be, racing off on wild adventures away from ordinary life, is not substituted with an equally accessible character here. Everyone is already special. That's too bad.As for the DVD and it's multitudes of extras - who gives? Sure, all the supplementary material is a shrewd move on the part of Lucas but please, how far can he milk his fanbase before they all wake up and give him the collective finger. My fingers are firmly crossed for Lord of the Rings; even though this trilogy is destined to be CGI-hell also, we can rest more easily in the knowledge that it is at least a character-driven story, one about courage and spirit, and one that Lucas himself has forgotten how to write.
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Summary: All that waiting for this
Review: What can I say? Lucas falls flat. Sure the film looks beautiful but it has no magic like the first three. Gone is the shoot em up space cowboy thriller of before and replaced with a kids movie with adorable Jar Jar Binks. The enemies are droids so with the exception of Darth Maul there are no real fatalities in this film. What happened to legions of Storm Troopers and planets being destroyed. Instead, we have a cream puff movie where the end is all happy and laughs and no one is left no laughing. This would have been great as a Scooby Doo episode!
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Summary: it's Star Wars, what can I say?
Review: What can I say? This movie was excellent, but before I go into that, I'll talk mainly about the less-than-excellent parts of the movie. I know when Lucas pictured Jar Jar he mainly had little kids in mind, and that's admirable that he knows how to capture a wide audience (as if it's hard, I mean, come on, this is Star Wars!), but if you ask me, Jar Jar recieved a little too much screen time that could have productively been used on something more intriguing, like the infamous light saber battles. In my opinion, you can never get enough of those, there's just something about them that makes them stand out from the rest of the movie. Maybe it's because the light saber is the signature tool for Star Wars, and any hard-core Star Wars fan can never get enough of the light saber battles :). One other small thing that bothered me was that the pod racing scene was too long. I know that this was a big factor of the movie, and don't get me wrong, it was good, but after a while, it just lost its lure. Now that that's done, let's get to the good stuff. There's not much I can say, besides that the rest of the movie was great! The special effects were as good as anticipated, but everybody already knows that. Some things I thought that were really good that haven't gotten much attention I'm going to mention. One is the music, which was very well written and fit the movie perfectly. Another was the costumes. I don't know what the people at the Academy were thinking (and don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly the experienced movie critic-), but the costumes used in Star Wars were truly unique and deserved that Oscar. The actors also portrayed the roles well and appeared to be very real. Quigon and Obi Won were everything I would have expected and more--they played their parts very well. All in all, I think this movie was a great beginning to a great saga and I am impatiently awaiting the release of episodes 2 and 3.
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Summary: Jar Jar Steals The Show!
Review: What can you say about Jar Jar? He's cute, lovable, and I just want to take him home with me! I wish the rest of the cast had acted on the same par as Jar Jar (whoops I'm a poet!) The special effects were really trememdous; you couldn't even see the fishing line on any of the space ships and they looked like they were really in space! I would give this movie 5 stars, oh what the heck, I'm giving it 5 stars because of Jar Jar!
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Summary: Terrible, just terrible
Review: What did you do to the Star Wars I knew, George?
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Summary: Come on, IT'S STAR WARS!!!!
Review: What did you expected from a Star Wars movie? Something less than 5 stars? These movies are the reason why movies were invented people. And specially this one is the reason why DVD's and Surround Sound Systems were created!! Since the moment I saw Episode 1 on a movie theater I imagined the day in which I could feel the excitement of the Podracing, the tension of the jedi vs.Sith battle, the space sequences, all of them in the comfort of my living room. And the extras...THE EXTRAS! Two critiques: 1)Where are the original movies on DVD? Where is the Indiana Jones thrilogy!? 2)Do I have to wait until October?! Oh man!!!
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Summary: Star Wars Is Back!!!
Review: What do I have to say? Star Wars is back. I don't understand what all the bashing is for. This is a perfect installment to the Star Wars Saga. Those of you who hate this movie are either not true Star Wars fans or have no vision. A lot of you have said this movie is boring and that it's only gonna get worse. If you remember though A New Hope was kind of boring and didn't have the action or intensity of the other films. Lucas is Building up to a bigger and better story. The Phantom Menace is Just the building blocks to acheive that story...it's the first installment. As for the actors...Ewan McGreagor is an excellent Obi-Wan Kenobi. He amaziningly reseambles Alec Guiness from a new hope. Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ray Park, and Ian Mcdiarmid were also amazing. I can't wait for Episode II!
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Summary: Fun for everyone
Review: What ever you feel about Jar Jar Binks, seeing it a second time I enjoyed it. Not high brow.
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Summary: Hands Up!!! This is a George Lucas movie!!!
Review: What happened with that young director that some twenty one years ago presented us with a movie that sent our imagination soaring and that started one of the great cultural movements in the last century? Well, he became a greedy toy merchandiser planning to steal 8 bucks from you. Instead of placing a milestone in film history Lucas gives a flick intended for the Nickelodeon audience, toddlers that will throw a tantrum so they can get the cute-cuddly-tickle me- Jar Jar, and he whole assortment of useless children toys, as well as the Watto fluffy slippers. I know that he had to go for a young audience so he could continue the Star Wars phenomenon through the next generations, but he could have settled for aiming at +13 year olds, not for 4 and 5 year olds. This movie has a completely dull plotline that starts running until some fifteen minutes before it ends, the acting (specially Jake Lloyd`s) is pretty lousy with some exceptions, and the only really good thing are the amazing special effects and soudtrack. I ratted this DVD and it hasn`t even come out,and eventough I think it bites I will have to get it to complete my Star Wars collection. I hope Episode 2 is a lot better (but again, I doubt it), and for telling you the truth I could have lived with only episodes IV, V, and VI.
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Summary: An enjoyable experience.
Review: What in the name of all things good is wrong with all you critics? How can anyone bash this quality movie? This motion picture has offered me more enjoyment than any cinimatic event to date. Very rarley does a movie move me so much that I even consider cheering outloud. Well, the entire audience including myself cheered on more than one occasion, marvaling this outstanding movies incredible special effects, as well as heart-warming and faced paced plot. This movie is fun. We need more fun movies these days, simple as that. I am tired of seeing "films", and not movies. If I am going to shell out ten bucks for a movie, the last thing I want is to walk out of it depressed, or feeling ripped off. This movie has alot to offer, so dont listen to these inane negitive reviews and buy this DVD. By the way, this DVD is top notch,.. the best yet. This is much metter than episode II, by a long shot. One more thing,...STOP complaining about Jar Jar!! He is funny and adds to the movies overall quality. If you want an incredible movie that is fun to watch, for the hole family, with an ausome end battle and good old fashiond Star Wars feel, treat yourself with this gem of a movie. That is all.
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