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Summary: What were you guys expecting, really?
Review: Doesn't anybody remember the Ewoks? Remeber when Lucas made Greedo shoot before Han? As good as Empire was, I still feel like I'm watching the muppets. Star Wars movies are basically for children. But even for a children's movie, this is a pretty bad one, and I'm not just saying that because of the hype. I really did try to like it. Any of those actors (minus the kid of course) are exceptional actors in their own right, especially when they are working with good directors and writers. They might have well been puppets, plus its hard to work in the shadow of Jar Jar, right. Technically,the DVD looks great and has tons of extras. But, if you're like me, you don't care how it was made or even why. The 2 stars I gave are for Natalie Portman for being so beautiful. I remember sitting in the movie theatre before it started thinking how I wish my dad (who told me sometime in the future there will be 6 more Star Wars movies) was alive to see this. When the movie was done, I thought he was better off.
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Summary: A truly satisfied and delighted fan
Review: Don't believe the hype or the ridiculous negativity. This movie was brilliant. I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan, and I just loved it. The special effects were so phenomenal...I saw it 11 times in theaters and saw something new each time I saw it. I think what people don't understand is that is Chapter 1 of a 6-part story, and that things that weren't quite explained here will be in the next 2 movies. It's like reading the first chapter in a book and already knowing the last 3 chapters. And I WAS a kid (only 3!) when SW premiered in 1977, who am I to complain about the kid angle now? I love the new definitions of the Force, and watching how Palpatine clawed his way into power. And Jar Jar Binks? Give him a break! He was sweet, and he DID have a point! A very important point, I might add. Some people should remember that that this kind of negativity is just as damaging to kids as too much violence in movies. I would LOVE to see a DVD version of this sooner, but hey...I'll take what I can get, because I can't wait to see this again (and again and again and again!)
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Summary: Misunderstood Hollywood Blockbuster
Review: Don't buy into the hype of hating this movie, it truly delivers on everything that made the original trilogy so great. The story on the surface dumbfounded some, and completely enlightened the true Star Wars fan, the ones that realized what the "real" story is: Palpatine's rise to Supreme Chancellor. And finally we get this amazing film on the far superior format of DVD. I would have been happy with just the feature, but check out those extras! The Force is strong...
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Summary: One more complaint
Review: Don't get me wrong I'm a complete nut for the Star Wars series. But by not releasing this film on DVD my feeling that George Lucas does not really care or understand what he has created has been confirmed. His devoted fans of 23 years have been for many weeks begged him to release his films on DVD and he has seriously let us down. Consumers have been begging him to take their money but George apparently wants to hold out for more. He touts his films as being state of the art but he wants us to buy the inferior picture quality of VHS so we'll all end up buying both versions. He knows that because he sold a lot Special Editions to people who already owned the original. Does anyone seriously buy the press release from Lucasfilm? There are a lot of firms doing excellent transfers to DVD all George had to do was pick up the phone. (How busy could he be? I hope he's taking bathroom breaks.) Even a bad or mediocre DVD is better than VHS anyday. Personally I believe this decision and even parts of the film PM has seriously undermined the spirit and the good cheer the original trilogy gave us.
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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: Jar Jar? Please...
Review: Don't get me wrong. I loved this movie - I saw it five times in the theaters. But the one thing that really bothered me was the character of Jar Jar. I realize the movie was intended for a younger audience than has become Star Wars' following...but Jar Jar was too much with his silly pig latin talk and just plain stupidity. I didn't think he added to the plot at all. What I was very impressed with was the end, how there were so many things going on at once (three? four? different large events) and they were all followable and linked and made sense. I also thought the casting was fantastic. Ewan McGregor made a totally believeable young Obi-Wan, and while we obviously had never met an older Qui-Gonn Jinn, Liam Neeson was wonderful in the role he played. And little Jake Lloyd had the perfect look for Anakin; young, innocent, charming, but with a quiet intelligence and intensity that spoke volumes of his abilities. Did anyone else find the explanation for the Metichlorians (sp) to be rather trivial and silly? I really didn't like it at all. I'd tend to think of the Force as being something metaphysical - not something you can quantify by taking a blood sample. That and Jar Jar were my main complaints. Other than that, what a FANTASTIC movie! Have four years passed yet????
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Summary: Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Review: Don't get the 'regular' cropped screen version. Other reviews you may have read warn of this tragic viewing experience. Only the wide-screen version will do. I was very upset at the cropped version which I viewed the other night. Don't waist your time.
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Summary: The Force is strong with this one
Review: Dont you hate it when DVD reviewers spend 10 paragraphs describing how cool a movie was instead of reviewing the DVD itself? Dont worry, I wont do that. The movie was good. Onto the DVD now.
This being the first Star Wars DVD, you would think that a lot of features would show up. Well, dont worry about that. There are enough features here to keep your attention for days. First onto the audio and the video quality.
The Video quality for the movie is outstanding, with crystel clear, sharp quality that really enhances it. The Audio is also excellent, especially the excellent musical score and all the sound effects that have been remastered.
The Features is a good enough reason alone to own this disk. If you want behind the scenes features, documentarys and deleated scenes, you got e'm. The first thing people are going to look at, is of course, the Deleted scenes, involving a Waterfall sequence, extended Podrace clips and more. They are very interesting to look at and very satisfying. The Documentarys are also very cool, including a hour long documentary that shows Jar Jar tests, The sets being built and my personal favorite, the feature that shows early annimation tests for the podrace and sub sequences, be sure to look at the early versions that are increadebly funny and laugh out loud hilarious to look at. Just wait untill you see what a early version of Sebulba looks like!
But theres more, if you are truly determened you might find the elusive(and very funny) Bloopers and outtakes, Hint: Watch every feature from beginning to end.
Overall, this is a very cool DVD that is definiatly worth picking up. Dont miss it. The Good:
Its a Star Wars DVD! Loads of features The bad: Nothing And the ugly: Nothing
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Summary: one of the 4 best films ever
Review: Easily as good as any of the other three star wars films. This movie is sure to become another classic. Despite all of the negative reviews, this movie has every sense of wonder that the classic trilogy had. TPM is great mythology like the others. It doesn't flatter itself by simply showing off its CG effects like so many other films of its genre do. There is substance to this movie. With characters such as the noble jedi, the evil lord darth maul and the duality of his senator/sith master. Even Jar Jar Binks helps the film along because he brings a quality of three stooges-type humor that hasn't really been done before in a star wars film. Overall the film is great, from its opening with the Naboo blockade until the end with the four simultaneous battle sequences. By the final scenes one can only eagerly await the next movie where the tone of the series will begin to darken.
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Summary: Too Much Violence
Review: Effects-soaked saga is now on DVD, with dozens of special features. Jedi Knights uncover a galctic plot and meet a gifted boy with an uncertain future.
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