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Summary: Wow!
Review: An excellent companion piece to The Phantom Menace experience, this book is best left to be read after you see the movie. But just try that! The artwork is so impressive, it seems as if it was simply drawn onto the pages of the book. Great cover, design, etc.
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Summary: Lucas Script Entertains, Visual Drawings Help
Review: Even though I haven't finished reading the script (I don't want EVERYTHING spoiled!) I am excited to own this. Lucas is back! He IS a good writer, contrary to his protestations. The script is VERY tight and moves fast. The dialogue is direct, to the point. Lucas's themes are well-drawn. There is a lot of foreshadowing in this screenplay. We've got a lot in store for us in Episodes 2 & 3.As far as the "book" goes, it is well laid-out. The storyboards used to illustrate the script are well-placed. It's instructional to see early versions of costumes and characters. It's also interesting that Lucas describes Liam Neeson's character as "sixty years old" -- obviously it was before Liam was cast! P.S. This is best read with the Episode 1 CD playing in the background.
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Summary: very cool for the more hardcore fans.........
Review: First off, I thought the flick was pretty good, though a little too slow in the middle. It needed more action, more depth, less clumsy dialogue, and less kiddie stuff. We all know that now. Okay. With that in mind, the screenplay is great in some parts, and groan out loud bad in others. If you're one of the more forgiving (and less bandwagon-jumping obsessed) hardcore fans, it's a treasure. Even with all it's faults, it's cool to sit down and read how the pieces begin to fall into place. Also, this is an uncut script, so a lot of the deleted stuff you see on the DVD is in here, as is some cut dialogue. Again, I wouldn't advise this for the passive Star Wars fan, but it is a must-have for the REAL (being a relative term, of course) Star Wars fan.
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Summary: very cool for the more hardcore fans.........
Review: First off, I thought the flick was pretty good, though a little too slow in the middle. It needed more action, more depth, less clumsy dialogue, and less kiddie stuff. We all know that now. Okay. With that in mind, the screenplay is great in some parts, and groan out loud bad in others. If you're one of the more forgiving (and less bandwagon-jumping obsessed) hardcore fans, it's a treasure. Even with all it's faults, it's cool to sit down and read how the pieces begin to fall into place. Also, this is an uncut script, so a lot of the deleted stuff you see on the DVD is in here, as is some cut dialogue. Again, I wouldn't advise this for the passive Star Wars fan, but it is a must-have for the REAL (being a relative term, of course) Star Wars fan.
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Summary: Dazzling! Great!
Review: I begged my parents to get me this book for Christmas, and after long hours of anticipation, I recieved it Christmas morning! I was sooo Happy! I just think you should get it to if you like action, adventure, and fantasy!
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Summary: GREAT!
Review: I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE. I HOPE IT IS AS GOOD AS EVERYONE SAYS IT WILL BE.
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Summary: Politics, intrigue, and the boy who would be Vader.....
Review: I have been fascinated with screenplays and the art of writing them since I read my first copy of Carol Titleman's The Art of Star Wars, a trade paperback which, along with production paintings, costume designs, photos of models, composites, and storyboards, contained the uncut fourth draft of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. (This, by the by, was the first time I saw the new moniker for the film everyone still calls "Star Wars.") In that book, I not only read lines of dialogue and relived some of my favorite movie moments (this was before I owned my first VCR), but I also saw scenes that had been left out of the final film, either left unshot or deleted after filming (such as Han's encounter with Jabba the Hutt.) Shortly before the premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, I was stunned when I saw The Illustrated Screenplay and Terry Brooks' novelization at my usual bookstore. Lucas had clamped down on the release of the Return of the Jedi novelization 16 years before (to prevent certain plot revelations from getting out too soon), and I had expected him to do the same with The Phantom Menace. Being the dedicated Star Wars fan that I am, I bought both and read them as the soundtrack album played in the background. The Illustrated Screenplay's version of The Phantom Menace differs somewhat from the finished movie. It is essentially the same, of course, following the Naboo Crisis from the arrival of Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi aboard the Trade Federation flagship to the parade at Theed. However, in an attempt to cut the film's running time to just over two hours, several heavily political scenes set in the Galactic Senate were nixed, which in a way helped the film. Sadly, a few lines which I really liked, including one involving Obi-Wan and a shorted out lightsaber, didn't make it to the finished film. (Other scenes, which were filmed but later deleted, can be read in their entirety and in context; it's up to the reader to decide whether or not deletion was necessary.) To me, reading the screenplay ahead of the May 19, 1999 premiere enhanced rather than detracted from the enjoyment of the picture. In fact, even while I was watching the much maligned Episode I (I think I am one of only the few non-Lucasfilm-connected persons on Earth who really likes The Phantom Menace) I not only understood what Palpatine was up to, but I could also see parallels between Anakin Skywalker's experiences and his son Luke's in Episode IV (which is set 32 years later). The storyboards presented in this book are only a fraction of the thousands used during the pre-production stages, yet they give the reader a hint of the film's visual rhythm and energy. They are almost as good as the ones by legendary visual artist Joe Johnston, who worked on the more popular "classic" Star Wars trilogy more than 20 years ago. For anyone interested in the finer points of screenplay writing and/or the strengths and weaknesses of the prequel saga, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: The Illustrated Screenplay is a good reference. Alex Diaz-Granados
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Summary: good book !!!
Review: I have seen starwars 8 times. My frind let my read a little of this book....just the little of the book made me whant to read more of it so I had this for a couple of days.. and to my appenion this book is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A Perfect Preparation for Seeing the Movie
Review: I highly recommend reading the screenplay before seeing the movie. It will save you from a lot of false expectations; and you will be amazed at how the dry writing and description, and the simple black and white sketches are brought amazingly to life in the real thing.
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Summary: Great book. Follows the movie almost exactly. I loved it.
Review: I really enjoyed this book. One of the downfalls is he has four things going on at once near the end. The same things are in the movie. I hope Lucas learns from his mistakes on episode I. The book was great and I recomend this book to all Star Wars fans.
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