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Summary: It's a bunch of over-hyped eye candy
Review: I really cannot appreciate this movie in more areas than visual special effects. The plot was weak, the acting wasn't exactly top notch, and it just felt so... cliche. Granted, I'm not much of a Star Wars fan, but I know people who stayed in line eight hours to catch the first night who felt disappointed. Aside from some really awesome graphics, I can't give any credit to this over-hyped fluke.
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Summary: Great sequel to a classic series of films!
Review: I really don't understand all of the bad things that everyone has said about this movie. Personally I thought it was great. Better than Star Wars... incredibly better than Jedi... and just as good as The Empire Strikes Back, my favorite entry in the original series. Granted, it's not perfect but the positives outweigh the negatives here...Pluses: Jake Lloyd does an excellent job as young Anakin. Back when the film was first released, I read an article that said that that little annoying elfin lad Haley Joel Osment was considered for this role. I'm so glad Lucas chose this kid instead. Lloyd is charming and likable as the future Darth Vader. Liam Neeson, Ian McKellen, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman are also fine in their roles. Ray Park(s) (aka Darth Paul) was also a great addition to the ensemble. However, his talents were mostly used in fight sequence and just looking completely sinister. I also liked all of the little pieces of continuity and history that are in the film. We see how C3PO and R2D2 meet... a young Yoda... a young Greedo... just what Emperor Palpatine was before he became the Emperor... and we even get to see a young Jabba the Hutt and Bibfortuna, too! Finally, the special effects are awesome. Lucas outdid himself here. I sat there in awe for the entire duration of the movie. No other film has ever had that kind of effect on me. But there also a few negative spots, too: Samuel L. Jackson wasn't used as much as he should've been. Jar Jar Binks annoyed the bejesus out of me. No Wookiees. There should've been at least ONE Wookiee in the movie dagnabbit! :) All in all, it's a great movie and I recommend it to fans of science fiction and Star Wars. If you haven't seen it, get this DVD now and enjoy! You won't be disappointed!
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Summary: Best movie of the summer
Review: i really hate the critics that complain about the movie's hype. This movie(although not as good as the original trilogy) is an excellent piece of work. I think the computer generated/enhanced graphics make all the difference. I recommend that anyone who likes star wars, or people that don't should watch this movie.
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Summary: Slow and not mutch happened
Review: I really like star wars but dont get me wrong but this movie was not very good for a star wars movie and it overall turned me off to star wars. This movie had too mutch Jar Jar who was very Idiotic and the technology seemed newer then the origonal trigoly but episode 2 dose a great job fixing the errors of episode 1. The special effects and the actress that pays the queen is all this movie had going for it. Personally I liked the origonal trilogy and episode 2 alot better. Because episode 2 was mutch better then episode one and 2 is just as good as the origonal is why I like it better.
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Summary: I really like this DVD/MOVIE (from kelsi)
Review: I really like this movie & I don't care what any one says but I love JarJarBinks ( 10 out of 10 I say). And I, for some reson like finding product placements. :-S . there are hidden(so far I found 4) I don't know why people don't like him(Jar Jar), he is: funny, cool, ect, but nowhere neer stupid. my other favouites are: R2D2 (beep beep!!!) and chewy even though he isn't in this one well any way I give this movie 5 *'s and I don't care what any one says but JarJar is cool...
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: I really like this movie, it was interesting, action packed and most importantly followed the Star Wars story line. Some people have critisized the Phantom Menace's plot though I think it is one of the best I have seen in a while. Of course the main critisizm of the plot was that it seemed unfinished. My answer to this is: well duh. Episode 1 is not quite as good as the original trilogy storywise, but what can you expect it is basicaly the first chapter in a story and first chapters are never the best. And hey having a story that's "not quite as good as the original trilogy" is still pretty good. The acting is pretty good all around with the only exception I can think of being Jake Lloyd (the young Anakin). I kinda thought his acting left a bit to be desired with such lines as "yippee", and "wizard". However this is more than made up for by the stellar perforamnces of Liam Neeson (Qui-gon Jinn) and Ian McDiarmond (Senator Palpatine). In terms of special effects I still can't believe that The Phantom Menace didn't win the Oscar. They were simply incredible and no other movie effects in history has even come close to the ones in Episode 1. All in all I would recommend this movie for everyone. It's a fun family movie but there are layers to it so as to make it interesting for everyone. Have Fun!
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Summary: good movie.
Review: I really liked the DVD. It had a lot of cool extras that aren't available on the VHS version. I liked the movie, too. It's cool to write from the perspective of a kid, and I had a lot of my past questions answered. I would definitely recommend the DVD if you don't already have the VHS version, and even if you do already have the tape, the DVD is a good addition to your collection.
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Summary: Far From A Masterpiece, but standard Star Wars...
Review: I really liked this film. I think that it stayed with the basic formula of star wars and is a great addition to the series. I LOVE the dvd quality. Very nice. IMO, better than Episode II in quality and movie. Characters are also great with Darth Maul, Anikin, young Obi-Wan, and Padme. I think that this movie would have been better if Jar Jar didnt have such a big of role as he had in this film, but I think that this movie had a better story and WAYYYY batter acting then found in Episode II. Nice way to kick off the prequals.
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Summary: Really liked it, but...
Review: I really liked this movie, but there are a lot of things that could have been added if it came in DVD format. Like director/actor commentaries, Web links, image slides and all those fun stuff that you can squeeze in a DVD disc. Don't take this in a negative way, but if only people did not buy the VHS version and demanded for a DVD, they will surely come up with one.
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Summary: Cool movie... poor picture.
Review: I really liked this movie. So when it came out on video I got it that day. I go to the store and buy it. I take it home, pop it in the VCR and then proceed to watch. I find that my cassette has lines in the picture, fuzz, and squiggly lines through the color. Now I have several VHS movies and they don't have perfect picture but not bad picture. I mean George Lucas waits a year to release the movie on tape and doesn't make it very high quality? That was a crime. I still LOVE the movie and think that it is deserved best special effects. I also think that I am going to buy the DVD version when all 6 of them are out. (Yep... you heard right, George Lucas wants to release them on American DVD once all of them are out of theatres.) So if you want Phantom Menace, you run the risk of getting a poor cassette version but it is a great movie nonetheless and it is StarWars which makes it even better. Very cool!
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