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Summary: VHS only? Yikes!
Review: Special Effects extravaganza on VHS only? Yikes..I will not touch a VHS movie anymore regardless how good it is. Especially realizing George Lucas attitude toward DVD. Ban THX and Lucasfilm for not supporting 16:9 Anamorphic DVD!
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Summary: Special-effects saves the movie
Review: I would rank "Phantom Menace" ahead of "Return of the Jedi", but behind "Star Wars" and "Empire Strikes Back". Postives about the movie: 1) The special effects are dazzling, and it takes repeated viewings to see everything. 2) Great sound effects and musical score. 3) The battle near the end of the movie between Darth Maul and the Jedi Knights was exciting. 4) The pod race was terrific to watch, especially if your TV has a stereo system and a large screen. Negatives about the movie: 1) "Phantom Menace" lacks a charismatic star, like Harrison Ford or even Carrie Fisher. 2) Script is weak at times, and the plot is confusing. 3) Jar Jar Binks gets too much camera time. 4) Jake Lloyd, the boy who played Anakin Skywalker, was too young for me to believe he could accomplish everything he did in the film. 5) The movie was about 20 minutes too long. If it wasn't for the wonderful special effects, I would probably have given "Phantom Menance" a lesser rating. Still, it's a fun movie to watch, and hopefully the next one will be even better.
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Summary: DVD Version
Review: A film worthy of the 'Star Wars' name, but alas, it will not find its way in to this movie lovers library. To ignore the DVD consumer with this film is nothing short of a slap in the face. With Mr Lucas' crusade to make movies their most enjoyable in both sight and sound, it is inconceivable that he would choose to ignore DVD and opt rather for the inferior platform of VHS. It is for these reasons that I refuse to purchase this film on VHS and strongly encourage all other DVD owners to do the same. We are a growing (the fastest growing in media history! ) segment of the home video population. Please do not forsake us. In parting, I say to Mr Lucas, congratulations on another science fiction masterpiece, I look forward to watching it the way it was meant to be seen and heard.
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Summary: Episode One Finally reaches home
Review: Before I even get into the film itself, I must say that the standard edition is NOT the proper way to view this film. Unlike the original trilogy, Lucas utlizes the entire theaterical screen, and on the standard version bits have been cut off as to make the action seem cramped and uncomfortable. The lightsaber duel against the destroyer droids at the film's beginning is a good example of this. Sometimes a character will turn their head, only to stare off at nothing because the other character has been cut off. By all means, shell out the extra $$ for widescreen, its worth it. Other than that, Episode One is an excellent, action-packed sci-fi film, with incredible special effects (no-duh), a John Williams patented score (featuring duel of the fates) and cameos by several familiar characters. My only complaint is that the boring parts of the movie do start to get to you on the standard edition, because the extra interesting surrounding eye-candy has been cut off. I still fill a tingle run through my body each time I watch the federation ship blow up at the film's conclusion, it's THAT good!
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Summary: A great movie! (that just doesn't compare to the original)
Review: When this movie first came out, i bought my tickets a week in advance and showed up at the theater 2 hours before the movie began. 2 hours and 13 minutes later, i walked out, amazed. My eyes never left the screen the entire time, and my hands were still shaking with excitement from it. My brain was numb, and I came out of their completely satisfied. Then, a week later, the numbness wore off, and I began to compare it to the previous Star Wars movies. This movie is a great movie, one with amazing special effects and interesting (yet predictable) plot twists. Still, the originals still stand in a class of their own, that this one does not reach. This is definately a movie I encourage you to see, however don't watch with expectations of the original trilogy. This movie loses alot of it's glamor on the small screen, but is still one that should be bought, watched, and put on a shelf, but do not stack it with your older collection of the original trilogy, because this doesn't even come close.
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Summary: It needs to be on DVD
Review: Come on George Lucas, quit being money hungry and just release this movie on DVD. We all know that Lucas is only wanting people to buy it on tape now, than have to buy it all over again on DVD in a few months or years. Come on, this movie was meant to be in the DVD format, quit witholding it! Other than that not so minor complaint, the movie is great, and I definitely WILL NOT buy it until it's released on DVD. I aint that dumb. I'm not going to buy the same movie twice.
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Summary: Great work GL!
Review: George Lucas has written a fabulous script for TPM! This is by far the best movie I've ever seen.
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Summary: Worth 5 stars, but...
Review: Don't get me wrong, but this video is well worth 5 stars, maybe even more, but I had to take off 4 stars simply because it isn't available on DVD. Lucas must be pretty greedy, if he's expecting everyone to buy it on tape right now, than buy it again when it finally comes on DVD. As if he isn't rich! That disappointed me when I found out that this movie isn't coming on DVD, and I bet i'm not the only one. Other than that, the movie is great. I'm still going to buy it on tape.
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Summary: Don't be cynical, It's STAR WARS!
Review: Sure the dialogue was a tad on the crappy side. And Jar-Jar Binks was just crap. But this is the only Episode I we're gonna see. Your whines will not get us anywhere. The breath-taking art direction and those bad-ass light saber duels (particularly the climactic one) is enough for this easily amused Star Wars nerd to rush to purchase the $40 widescreen edition (which I just came back from doing). I not ashamed to say that I enjoyed this movie at the theatre as much as I loved taking part in the anticipation. The whole thing was an experience I was glad to be a part of. It was also a wonderful exercise of the joy of immaturity. I bought it for the sentiment and the memories more than the quality of the script.
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Summary: Favorite
Review: I don't see why people don't like Jar Jar Binks. I mean, doesn't he save Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan at the beginning, and then save everyone at the end by telling Queen Amidala about the Gungan army? I think this is the best Star Wars movie ever, and am GREATLY anticipating Episode II
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