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Summary: Best produced DVD ever seen
Review: Lucas did not stint when it came to finally putting out a Star Wars DVD. If he had, the fans might have stoned him, after the wait; anyway, this DVD is sleek, with marvelous graphics and features you will keep discovering for a while. The movie itself is hard to review after having seen Episode II, but let's say it is a treat for the eyes and works very well as exposition for the entire Star Wars saga.
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Summary: Entertaining but ...
Review: ... not worth the hoopla. This was, at face value, an entertaining film. I enjoyed it although I was not mesmerized or bowled over by it. However, I do believe that George Lucas has essentially lost his mystical touch. You just cannot recapture the magic of the originals. Although it should be noted that I have never been a huge Star Wars fan. My husband is and even he was a little disappointed. He and all the other die-hards hated Jar Jar Binks. I, personally, found him to be great comic relief and a cleverly done character. But it was Liam Neeson who was definitely the stand-out of the film. I thoroughly enjoyed his performance. As for the others ... typical Star Wars fare I suppose. The fanfare over Darth Maul, however, was completely unjustified as he has a very small part in this movie. This movie is worth seeing and if you're a die-hard trilogy fan, definitely worth owning simply because it's against the code of the Star Wars buffs not to. As for the rest of us ... rent it before you decide to buy it.
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Summary: Good
Review: I didn't see the rest, but it was a good movie including Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor. Why this is better than all the other Star Wars movies, that feature Mark Hamill.
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Summary: Star Wars is Back!!!
Review: If you are a Star Wars fan, then you know that this is the first Star Wars movie to be released on DVD, which is a big deal.The movie is just ok, George Lucas seems to be a little bit rusty after a long hiatus of adding to the Star Wars universe. This is the first Star Wars movie, and introduces many of the character that millions have come to know and love such as C3-PO and R2-D2. The film follows the early childhood of Anakin Skywalker, the soon to be Darth Vader that we see in the original three films. The story moves along at a medium pace and includes all the usually Lucas fanfare of special effects and aliens. The pod racing scene is especially memorable. For anyone that liked the original Star Wars films than this movie will be enjoyable. It's key in understanding much of the Star Wars universe. A good film to say the least!
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Summary: Why bother?
Review: Why bother to see this movie, when there are so many good Disney pictures around?? This movie goes on the same category as Shrek, Monsters Inc, and Final Fantasy, and is much worse than all those... want to see a big, computer animated movie? go see Shrek... this has nothing to do with Star Wars as we knew it.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: Yes, I am a Star Wars freak. I must have watched the original movies ever since I was born!! My dad loves Star Wars, so I was a Star Wars baby!!
I remember my dad calling me over to the computer to watch the commercial for Episode I... I was so excited and counted down the days for the release!!
I loved the movie!!! Yes, Jar Jar Binks does get annoying, but so did C3PO in the originals!!! It is all part of the Star Wars World!!! I loved how we get to see the Republic before the Emperor!!! Great movie!!!
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Summary: Not as good as expected, but....
Review: ...could it have been? No one will no that answer. Nothing in my opinion could have lived up to the hipe surrounding Episode I, but all negative reviews aside I would have to say I still had fun watching Episode I. And that is what is important.
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Summary: People need to stop bashing this film..
Review: Sure it wasn't a good film but you have to understand it's a completely different time period, it took place 40 or somewhat years before the original Star Wars so of course it's not gonna be the same! I've grown to like this film a lot, because it's an introduction, and even though Jar Jar Binks as annoying as he is isn't as bad as you think, the Ewoks in Return of the Jedi were worse! The point of this story is to focus on the trade federation dispute and Anakin's training beginning after he's freed as a slave. I think many people expected it to start off like that and were disappointed because it didn't have much of a story. Star Wars ep. 4 didn't have much of a story either, it was an introduction to the characters and this is what ep .1 is! Ep. 2 is better than this only because the REAL story starts with that film as "The Empire Strikes Back" went into detail with Luke Skywalker, so in other words STOP bashing the film! It's not as bad as you think it is, it was probably one of the better movies that was out in 1999, imagine that?
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Summary: Anticipated for years, written over a weekend.
Review: Star Wars Episode 1 was easily the most anticipated movie of the 90s. However after waiting in line for 2 hours and finaly seeing the movie I was less then pleased with the movie.
First of all, the movie was way too commercialized. George Lucas threw everything he could into the merchandise industry from pop can labels to inflatable Darth Maul chairs. It really took the taste out of anyone's mouth. Seccond was the plot: Does anyone know what the plot was? I couldn't. I couldn't tell what the deal was with the Trade Federation and their dumb treaties. And why Naboo? Why some backwater boonies that no one cares about? My point is the movie had NO plot, and if it did George Lucas did a poor job of showing it. Third was the concentration on special effects: George Lucas spent too much manpower and money on the special effects. I give this movie two stars for the special effects. In the first Star Wars, they concentrated on BOTH the special effects and the script and it became the most grossed in movie of all time. (after inflation rates of course) The biggest example was the podrace, gosh what a boring scene! It kept going on and on. Fourth was the bad linking the other Star Wars movies: Anyone who has watched the original Star Wars as much as me can easily see many things that don't add up. Such as in Return of the Jedi, Obi tells Luke that when he met his father, he was already "a great pilot" but in Episode 1 he was just a little kid. Then there's my favorite point that Obi says in the Empire Strikes Back that Yoda was the "Jedi master who instructed me" but in Episode 1 it was Liam Neeson who trained him. 5th is the bad script, characters and acting: Can anyone honestly say that they wanted to see Jar Jar die? I was hoping that Chewbacca would eat him in episode II. His voice was annoying and I could hardly understand a thing he said. Then there was Annakin, granted young kid actors arn't the best in the world however why did they pick THAT kid? "Are you an angel?" "Then they blow you up!" Come on! Not only were those...lines but his acting was aweful. George Lucas should've picked someone like Haley Joel or someone who can read from a script without looking at it. Next we see Darth Maul. He had a lot of potential as a villian, he was dark, calm and had one heck of a weapon (double edge lightsaber) however George Lucas decided to spend more time on the pod race then concentrating on character development. Most of the script contained ...lines that would put the original Resident Evil game to shame... I nearly[became ill]during the pod race. The only reason why I gave this another star was because of the last Jedi vs. Sith fighting sequence. It was well done however it does not make a movie. Fighting sequences only make movies in the South Pacific. Overall this was a big disapointment and will reflect on George Lucas for years to come.
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Summary: Very Well Done!
Review: First of all let me start off by saying that I did get to view Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, right after I seen this. There is major diffrences. I loved this one, but the originals are too old for me to enjoy. But this is beyond superb. From the special effects, the acting and the directing, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is without a doubt one of my all time favorites. I loved the fact that Liam Neeson was in this. (He actually gives a superb performance as Obi Wan Kenobi's [Ewan McGregor] master). But like I said, I'm not a fan of the originals. If I was then I would probably dislike this as well. But the new generation accepts this and loves it! The DVD Transfer is beyond superb (one of the best DVD's out to date). I loved Jar Jar Binks (which is my favorite character) who is so funny that you will laugh until you cry. (Or for the die-hard fans, cry till you laugh). The battle scenes are absolutely marvelous and breath taking!
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