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Summary: A disappointment
Review: I love Star Wars and was thrilled when I heard about "The Phantom Menace." I went to the first showing at area theaters. I was sorely disappointed. Jar Jar Binks, in particular, had looked so cute and funny in the previews, but was stupid and skittish on screen. Indeed, his whole species was rather ridiculous; it's a shame, because they had real potential to be endearing and heroic. That was sacrificed in favor of bathroom humor and clumsy antics geared towards children. And Jar Jar was not the only character to whom that applied. In one or two scenes would have been bearable, but it went on throughout the movie! Aside from that, the movie was good, but the end felt really unresolved. Overall, it wasn't bad, but wasn't nearly what I had hoped. Had I anticipated a children's movie, I think I would have enjoyed it. But I didn't. I went to see an epic. It fell miserably short of my expectations.
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Summary: Not as good as the first triology
Review: I love Star Wars movies. George Lucas caused a revolution in special effects by his movie in 1977, and after 20 years he did it again. I agree that Episode I has some failures. In my idea this movie misses some characters like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. However, I admire it and despite its failures it's a great movie. I recommand it to everyone who love special effects.
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Summary: Jar-Jar Binks leads the dissapointment
Review: I love Star Wars, saw the Phantom Menace at Universal Studious Cinemas, California, when it was release on the first day. The supposedly great computer generated special effects made the film look like a cheesy computer game. Worst of all, Jar-Jar Binks was so annoying and I certainly feel that Darth Mau would have immediately increase the rating on the film if he would have cut Jar-Jar into pieces in the first scene. They no longer do things like they used to, in terms of quality. The first 3 Starwars film will always be great, however, Episod 1 is certainly a Menace for the Star Wars collection. Hopefully Episod 2 is a lot better, I am certainly not looking forward to seeing Jar-Jar, unless of course it involves the new Darth Mau doing us a favour, sending him back to where he came from, below ground level.
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Summary: The Best star Wars Movie Ever
Review: I love Star Wars, so you can't take my word for what I say. I thought that it was a brilliant movie, but it could do with a bit more lightsaber action, thought the last 45 minutes were absolutely incredible. It is an absolute MUST SEE!
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Summary: This is long overdue
Review: I love the film. The soundtrack is a masterpiece, but what do you expect from John Williams? I loved everything about this movie except the computer Jabba. It's cool to mix the computer images with the costumes but they should've went oldschool with Jabba. I can't wait for the next 2 films!
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Summary: An incredible beggining..................................
Review: I love the origninal star wars trilogy, even though now it's been over 20 years since it's came out, especcially for it's time star wars changed the way people looked at movies. I was so exicted about episode 1, when I saw it.....I loved it, but it was quite different than I thought it to be......and so different from the original trilogy. there where downs about this movie, but I still think this movie deserves 5stars*. For anyone who hasn't seen it I won't spoil it for them, but I reccomend this to star wars fans!ps.may16,2002,episode2arrives!
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Summary: Attack of the Moans
Review: I love the STAR WARS series. I had huge expectations for PHANTOM MENACE and was definitely let down. Now that it's a few years later and the DVD has finally been released I still don't like the film. It's not horrible. The most watchable parts of the film are the final battle and the Senate scenes. For me, PHANTOM is successful in its effects, costume and set design, and political intrigue. Lucas awed me with the Gungan battles and hooked me with his political intrigue. PHANTOM left me wanting more in the acting, story, and construction of the plot.The bonus/cut scenes are interesting, but not revelatory. I'd heard about the Greedo scene and thought that it read quite well in script form. After seeing it on this DVD, though, I still believe that Lucas did a poor job directing his human actors and staging their scenes. The effects in PHANTOM are incredible and the pod race is amazing. However, if you don't care about the characters then you don't care how fast they are going and if they may crash! (i.e. the "Luke-and-Leia-on-speeder-bikes" scene in RETURN OF THE JEDI may not have been as technically advanced as the Pod Race -- however, I actually WORRIED that they might get hit by a tree. I can't say the same for Anakin in his pod.) On a positive note: The documentary on the 2nd disk is a lot of fun and illustrates how hard it is to bring these films to life. The DUEL OF THE FATES music video is nice as well. And the animatics are very interesting to watch. I am a fan of George Lucas and believe that he was trying to push some bounderies on PHANTOM MENACE. Every artist needs to grow and try new things (in his case: new technology). I also believe that he was still finding his "voice" after being away from directing for so long. I have some hopes for ATTACK OF THE CLONES -- although not as high as my PHANTOM expectations. I am grateful to Lucasfilm and Mr. Lucas for the DVD. I think they've done a great job and as a long time fan of STAR WARS am appreciative.
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Summary: Pod Racing
Review: I love the star wars series. This is one of my favorites because of the pod racing. It also has great sound and makes it feel like your there watching the race. This is a great movie!
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Summary: I wanted to like it ... What Happned!!
Review: I love the StarWars movies. I can watch them again and again and never tire of them. But Phantom Menance is a film I don't plan on watching any time soon. The only parts of Phantom I liked were when Annakin Skywalker's mom reveals that Annakin had no father, and the last battle scene with Darth Maul--the rest of the movie left me bored and restless. I wanted the movie to take me on an emotional journey where I cared about the characters I watched and felt their feelings as they displayed them, but watching Phantom Menance I felt nothing. I felt like an outsider watching a film without meaning, watching battles that I didn't even care who wins. I hope Lucas stops production on Star Wars II. I have a feeling that it's going to be a bad film because he'll focus on visual effects rather than human emotions, and it will tell a story through artifical beings who lack substance rather than multi-layered characters (see Hans Solo) who create emotions at will.
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Summary: A Great Example For The First Star Wars Movie!
Review: I love this film Darth Maul is an awsome villian I wish he survived.the republic is batteling the Trade Federation in WAR!On a STAR!That's why the movies are called Star Wars the only thing I can't understand is why did Lucas do 4,5 and 6 first then 1,2,3!WEIRD ISN'T IT!Darth Maul would've been better then Lord Tyranus an old bad guy!OH PLEASE!
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