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Summary: Cut Lucas some slack!
Review: Jezz, the movie wasn't that bad! I think many of the Star Wars fans had such high expectations for this movie, it was impossible for Lucas to live up to them. The special effects were incredible and the sound was simply amazing. I also thought it added a lot of cool little twists to the Star Wars history. The light saber duel and Pod race was worth the ticket price alone. I myself can't wait for the DVD to come out (if ever). So instead of nitpicking and finding as many faults about the movie as you can, try comparing it the other 99% of the movies out there. It won't seem as bad then.
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Summary: Sorry...
Review: just a few more things... Girls, you will find this movie breathtaking, if of course you are as sane as I. U will find it breathtaking because of Ewan McGregor, the cute actor who plays Obi-Wan in Ep I. The lightsaber duals were fantastic! BYE BYE
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Summary: READ THIS REVIEW
Review: Just a few years after its release, it's hard to believe that Episode 1 was the most highly anticipated movie event of the twentieth century. Like Christmas morning, it turned out that the aching anticipation and season's spirit were far more affective than the event itself. And just as we don't recall right off what we got last Christmas morning, Star Wars Episode 1 isn't mentioned when we sit around with friends and talk about our Favorite Movies Ever. But camping out at the theater that summer--yeah, that was awesome. Episode 1 was a colossal disappointment, and not just because of Jar Jar Binks. If that were the only reason, Episode 2 would have been great--instead of just its special effects. Some reasons why Episode 1 was terrible (let's hope George Lucas reads this): 1. No central villain. It should have been Darth Maul. Remember him? And he wasn't even cloned in the sequel... What we got for protagonists was a couple of alien viceroys with the most ridiculous b-movie Japanese accents. Ugh 2. Stupid plot that was mostly politics. Trade federations, senators, political manuevers, blah. How can you screw up a story about Jedi knights rescuing and protecting a queen, while coming across a Jedi prodigy being held as a slave? How can you ruin such a great premise? ANYONE could have written that plot better than how it was done. 3. A cardinal rule of movie-making: don't have children do drama. The last thing we want to see is a little boy doing a Marlon Brando role. 4. The characters we loved most--Obi Wan, Darth Maul, Qui Gonn--had smaller roles next to the teen queen, little boy, Jar Jar, and viceroys. And Yoda wasn't very wise. 5. Is meesa forgetting anything else? Exqueeze me. Pretty special effects are no substitute for a ruined story and uninteresting characters. It's difficult to say, though, which is the worse Anakin: little boy or whiny teen. I don't think I'll be the only one to say, "Thank you lord," when he finally puts on the black cape and kills Mace Windu. And hopefully Padme too.
But my hopes are higher for Episode 3. The way I see it is this: Episode 1 appealed most to 12-year olds, Episode 2 was for 15-year olds; if this is a pattern, Episode 3 will be for the crowd of 18 years. And that's not so bad. Right there with every other special effects action movie.
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Summary: Please stop these, why do you insist on it??
Review: just a message to Goerge Lucas asking him, why do you insist on continuing these story..!???, YES star wars was marveleous, (at its time of production) and it is still so good now to watch, and the following two parts "the Empire strikes back" and "Return of the Jedi" was compatible with the First version and were suitable to be produced, but now, "the phantom menace" is so so ordinary, these kind of movies is not suitable at all for our time, the movie production technology is very high now, we dont need more space movies, the star wars triology is spectacular, it was unique and ...stop... any thing more will be so poor in comparison with the first one, pleeeeeaase, stop it Mr. Lucas, dont ruin what you did.
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Summary: Star Wars today on VHS?
Review: Just a quick thought: So many people are commenting on Star Wars PM as if the special effects are so horrible. I'd like to point out that in a good theater that movie was so mind numbing that you walked out saying "whoa". Sure the plot was to be desired a bit, but were we really expecting to get the entire saga in episode-i? I don't own a vcr anymore, it broke a couple months back, and I don't care. A movie like SW-PM is meant for a great theater or DVD. Respect the movie for its amazing effects, and a saga that has become a part of american culture. It truly is a spectical in itself with or without the dreaded and silly Jar Jar. I can't even fathom why one would buy this movie on VHS. It would be like watching the Matrix on VHS: these movies just aren't the same.
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Summary: Galactic garbage
Review: Just a short note: for some reason I feel like commenting on this piece of trash. This is the film that shows the Star Wars franchise is out of gas. (Actually I thought Jedi showed that, but here it's confirmed beyond a doubt.) Almost no originality, and the few original elements (Jar Jar Binks for example) are best forgotten. Little plot, disjointed, the Force is explained as a concrete biological phenomenon, even as Lucas gets further and further into the mythical mumbo jumbo in the ever-convoluted dialogue. No one talks like this, and if they did no one else would listen. The space battles are not thought out or memorable, yet the way they destroy the big enemy ship harkens back to New Hope and Jedi--how many times is George going to pull this stunt? The kid has the expressiveness of a slug. In short, for a master of "action" filmmaking, Lucas has made the dullest, most plodding film of the last 20 years. It's really sad that the most exciting and likeable character is R2D2. But the biggest surprise is in the special effects. Face it, half the movie looks like a cartoon. All this digital crap looks as fake as 1960s model work. Maybe some day they'll perfect the weights and textures enough to make convicing computer renderings of creatures and forests and space ships, but for now it looks like we're watching a high tech Playstation game--impressive for a game but still laughingly fake compared to real life. Lucas is wearing the Emperor's robes, and no one wants to call him on it. But then--who'd dare? George, you were out of ideas 20 years ago. Retire.
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Summary: Pristine DVD
Review: Just finished watching the DVD. The. Picture. And. Sound. Are. Spectacular. This is the one DVD you can pop in to show off your system to your friends. Just load up the pod race.
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Summary: BAD BAD and MORE BAD
Review: Just flat out bad, bad bad. I've been waiting for the next set of movies since 1983 and boy did this fall on its' face. Growing up with the original three movies I always hoped that GL would finish up the story-but this outing failed horribly. If you want it, wait for the dvd boxed set that will eventually be released after the EP III is released. Bad....bad....bad.....
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Summary: Lacking of X Factor
Review: Just like any other Star Wars fans, I awaited the 1st prequel with much anticipation & glee. But after viewing the movie, I asked myself, is this it. I wasn't convinced & back I went to the cinema for a second viewing but still, the answer remained the same. I had viewed the Star Wars sequels countless of times but never I felt any sense of boredom creeping in. They all are classics to me & they are that good! Considering that the sequels were shot 20 years ago give & take, George Lucas' brilliance is undeniable. This time around, with better technology, special effects offered is definitely the highlight of the movie with the much talked about pod racing, Jar Jar Bink which certainly provided a lot of light hearted moment. Natalie Portman's performance was quite restrained, probably noticing that there's a massive responsibility for her to carry over her shoulder, so as not to disappoint lots of legions of fans for the Star Wars series. Samuel Lawrence was quite subdued as a Jedi & I preferred to see him re-enacting his role in the Pulp Fiction, or even his role in the Negotiator, anytime. Liam Neeson provided a much needed screen presence. The highlight of the movie would be the duel between the Jedis & Darth Maul & it's ashamed that Darth Maul was killed off that simply. For such a lethal opponent like him, he should be leaving in a big bang rather than in the piece meal fashion as offered in the movie. Well, probably the fault solely lies on me, who has too high of an expectation which the movie couldn't provide. But to be truthful, no matter how neat the presentation is, it's lacking of this thing called soul. Just hope that the second offering would be better or much improved. Considering that the 2nd instalment is to be shot in Sydney, probably, there's going to be a cameo appearance of creatures in the form of kangaroo or koala bear that could sing "Waltzing Matilda"!
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Summary: Even worse than I remembered
Review: Just saw it again ... and it's much worse than I remembered! The visuals are great, some of them even beautiful, but the script and editing are horrible, mundane, plodding, and just plain silly. I thought the Ewoks were bad enough, but this episode is just goofy. And it's not just Jar Jar. Take him out (yeah, dream on) and you've still got a slowish mishmash of unimaginative drivel. Sure, Anakin looks cute when he curls his lip during the pod race, but what of the rest? The best part of the whole movie - the Jedi-Sith duel - is short and not always well photographed. The plot borders on idiotic. You have to see it for yourself (well, don't if you don't have to) to appreciate the understatement I'm using here. It's hard to state just how bad this film really is. I didn't think so before I saw it again on TV. I actually taped it, but promptly reused the tape afterwards to tape the end of a Seinfeld episode (Jerry: "What's mine is yours." Kramer: "Really?"). I've heard the DVD features are good, but I can't bring myself to rent it. Just awful.
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