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Summary: The Force is With This One!
Review: Excellant movie! I loved every minute of it all four times I saw it in the theatre. The special effects were awesome and the plot serves as a fine intro to the later (earlier?) three movies.If you haven't seen it yet......What are you waiting for!
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Summary: A movei for every sci-fi buff
Review: Excellent lightsaber duel
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Summary: MSSSGB
Review: Excellent movie for ALL STAR WARS FANS of All Ages. We have one copy and just bought another. Great Film
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Summary: Not as bad as others are saying...
Review: Face it, you either love EP 1 or you hate it. I happen to like it mainly because the lightsaber battle scenes are phenomenal and you get insight as to how the series began and you can start to see how all this fits into the original 1970's-era Star Wars trilogy. Meeting R2D2, C3PO and Anakin AND KNOWING what will eventually become of them is somewhat fascinating. Granted, the addition of Jar Jar was added for comic relief, but he is annoying and a large part of what made Episode I so bad in many viewer's opinions. If you look past that, the rest of the film is excellent and if you recall, Return of the Jedi had a similar childish theme when the Ewoks were introduced and they were just as annoying. The film is pretty good as far as VHS is concerned. The mastering process was done well and the packaging matches the newly released Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes 4, 5 and 6) so you can put them on your movie collection shelf and have a consistent look. Not much in the way of extras (none actually) but that's what the DVD version is for.
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Summary: George Lucas' Feature Length Video Game Commercial
Review: Face the facts folks, George Lucas was only out to steal your cash with this waste of celluloid. I mean really, the man had nearly twenty years to create a story worthy of Star Wars and all he could come up with is this excuse to merchandise his inevitable spin off computer games, toys and lunch boxes. If he really cared about the fans or the Star Wars universe don't you think he might have spent just a little more time in developing a plot and characters that could at least have been half way interesting? Besides the lack of a plot and interesting characters there was also a noticeable lack (and I find this the most tragic of all) of a heart to this film. With the other SW films you at least had a feeling that cast and crew had a love for what they were doing and this some how carried over into the film itself. With SWTPM all you get is a complete lack of emotional highs or lows that made the first three movies so much fun to watch. I think part of this is due to George Lucas' insistance on so much CGI, there is so much of it in fact that you actually feel as though you are watching a cartoon or a very long and tedious video game. I dunno but it seems to me that too much CGI, no matter how good, only serves to make a film look too smooth, too polished and, well darnit, too fake looking. But I guess the real reason for this lack of heart must lie with Mr. Lucas' script and lack of concern for any real character development. Proof positive I feel that George must surround himself with "yes" people. Surely someone should have warned him about Jar Jar! Its obvious that Mr. Lucas wasn't doing a lot in the way of directing his cast either. Most of the actors seem to be just reading their lines and not even trying to convey any kind of emotion with what they are saying. Maybe its just been too long between films for George to remember how to make a good one. He has been quoted as saying that the reason for the delay in production of Episode 1 was that he was waiting for SPFX technology to catch up with his imagination. After seeing this film I couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry at the irony of that statement.
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Summary: Die Monster Die!
Review: Facing the sky and waiving my fists wildy I scream, "Cuuuuuuuurrrrrrrssssse you George Lucas!"
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Summary: To be Star Wars or not to be Star Wars?
Review: Fans of the original trilogy (The only "real" Star Wars) might be a little disappointed with this movie. The plot was strong, but not as strong as the originals, the diversity of the charactors wasn't as multitudinous, and there weren't nearly as many surprises, as a fan of the first three movies, Episode 1 paled in comparison; the introduction of Jar Jar binks, I found, was both pointless and annoying, but might, and probably does, appeal to the newer fans of this epic saga, Many of my friends were repulsed by Jar Jar, but, I felt, he added some humor to this movie, but enough about Jar Jar and his debatable "homicide" of Star Wars for so many people. TPM's special-efects were fascinating, they were far better than Star Wars: A New Hope and possibly The Empire Strikes back (Don't hurt me, it's just my opinion) but it resembled The Return of the Jedi, as far as effects go. Definitely, if you've not seen this movie ... get it
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Summary: A long[er] time ago . . .
Review: Film (3/5)
The first episode of the Star Wars saga suffers from poor dialogue and some childish elements that have somehow found their way into the film. The storyline itself strikes me as mediocre compared to the original three films, however, the main points got across as they needed to so that the beginnings of this movie series could be explained. Video (5/5) Sound (5/5) Special Features (5/5)
There is a commentary by members of the crew, including George Lucas which is interesting enough if you have the time to listen to it. There are several deleted scenes that include small features on how they were developed and why they were cut. "The Beginning: Making Episode I" is a very interesting and insightful look into the entire production of the film. Five smaller features highlight various aspects of the movie, and the twelve part documentary series featured on starwars.com is definitely worth a look as well. Also included is the music video for "Duel of the Fates" and a feature on the making of the Starfighter video game. There are features on the development of the podrace and submarine scenes, a still photo gallery, posters, trailers, and tv spots. Overll - 4.5 (5)
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Summary: Finally!
Review: Finally a disc that lives up to the hype. My big-screen TV and surround sound system love this movie. A must have for any DVD fan. One complaint though...the English Subtitles can't be turned off. If they can, I sure as heck can't figure it out. The options menu seems to be worthless.
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Summary: wait is over
Review: finally the wait is over ford the first star wars dvd. from the looks of it, its a pretty kool dvd with over 6 HOURS OF BONUS MATERIALS, from deleted scences to lucas commentary. Somethings that i would have like to see would be a isolated williams score or a dts track. An early rumor is that a teaser trailer from episode 2 will be on the disc. Pretty kool. Stay tuned
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