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Summary: Movie of the Year
Review: I saw the first three when i was only 2 and loved it. "I have a bad feeling about this" is what obi wan said and it was what i said when i found out about the prequale i was scared it was going to ruin it. When i saw it i was happly surprised it was great. The best begining to a great series. If you missed it in the theater heres the next best thing.
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Summary: Could have been better
Review: I saw the movie a year ago and have not seen it since. The entire film was like intergalactic C-SPAN with Jar-Jar Binks thrown in for comic releif.The special effects were attention-grabbing, though, especially the pod race and the final battle at the end.Not my favorite, perhaps Lucas can vindicate himself with Episode II.
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Summary: The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Lucas - Creator of Star Wars
Review: I saw the movie in theatres three times and after each viewing found myself more flabergasted than before. The bizarre group of people who think that this is a great film like to contend that the original three movies had set our expectations at a level that could not be met. Firstly, I would say that if Lucas and Co. are the geniuses that these people think they are, they could have met even the highest expectations. Secondly, my expectations and those of others who were disappointed were not terribly high. I expected a simple story (like the others) that would be enhanced by the Star Wars mythology and great special effects. To be honest, though I love them, the first trilogy of films had flaws - they were somewhat trite and had an oversimplified cold-waresque feel. But they were never embarrassing, never made me blush and bury my head into my lap in shame as The Phantom Menace did (at the moments where they boldly announced that Annakin was born of a virgin and tried to give a blood based explanation of the force). In short I expected little and got much much less.Here's what I expected: In a science fiction, action based film, the characters should all have life or death objectives. Most of the characters here are only half motivated. The queen and her people have a motivation but figures like the Jedi and Annakin and that awful Jar Jar are just sort of lead around from location to location without any real reason to be there. Sure, I understand that the Jedi are defenders of all that's good and thus their motivation is the Queens' but they seem lost. The good actors that Lucas won get chewed up by the scenery and their terrible (I repeat TERRIBLE) lines of dialogue. Something else that the first trilogy had was a mystery - as the characters voyaged towards personal discovery and the discovery of the Universe and both slowly opened to the audience. This mood that there is something out there to be discovered is something most people seem to forget about. None of that is here. And sure, I understand that replicating that would be difficult but I know that Lucas and Co. didn't try. And if they were going to completely throw out the tone and mood that made the earlier films great, well then maybe they should not have made the coming trilogy at all. In the end, this trilogy will only diminish the earlier ones for future generations if they sit down to watch them in order, because the mystery of the force and Luke's familial identity will be gone. In the end, taken as a body of stories, there will be no mystery to any of it. Why would an artist sabotage how their work will be accepted when they are gone? Answer: Lucas is not an artist. Maybe he was before but not he is a corporate entity concerned with making the most dollars, which releasing these three films will do.
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Summary: finally
Review: i saw this movie 5 times in the theatre and when it came out on vhs i bought one right away but the full frame version really dissappointed me so i stopped watching it
i am so happy to have this movie on dvd finally and am very pleased with its quality
you simply cant distinguish between the real and the cgi
i love it i love
only drawback is that it makes my long even more for the original trilogy on dvd
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Summary: Star Wars:Victim of Overhype
Review: I saw this movie at our local theater last summer with my son. My wife and I have taken him to them all. My son asked me what I thought of Phantom Menace and I said in a word OverHype.Don't get me wrong any Star Wars fan worth his salt had to have loved this movie.I think what alot have people and the media especially have failed to remember is that George Lucas had alot to overcome with this movie.He's always been an excellent storyteller ie: Raiders of the Lost Ark,Star Wars,ect. This movie,I believe,was a foundation story to give a point of reference so to speak for the other movies. I believe the media as well as the people at 20th Century fox overhyped this movie. I think it would have been much more successful if this hadn't happened. But, such as the way of the world. All in all this movie is good fun,Hollywood thinks all Americans,need sex,drugs,foul language,ect to fuel a good movie,George Lucas has proved time and again you do not.Thank You,Mr. Lucas.
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Summary: Feel The Power Of The Force Again.
Review: I saw this movie in theaters once and I never forgot any of the special scenes. It was excellent. Seeing new heroes, new villains, and lots of new advantures. I have to say it's way better than the Star Wars that we know today. Everyone, give this 5 stars everytime you see it.
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Summary: Boring movie
Review: I saw this movie last night. It was really, really boring. Does anyone really care about what happens to earth in a million years. All of those special effects were really dumb. I just did not buy that a eight year old kid can save the universe. And the animals talk?
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Summary: Hurry up with the DVD
Review: I saw this movie the day it was releaseed. (Had to be there all Star Wars fans were) It was a pretty good movie but not one of the best in the Star Wars saga. I think what threw it off the worst was Jar-Jar Binks!! He has got to be one of the most irratating characters in entire saga, half of the time you could not unerstand what he said and he acts like a idiot. I heard that he is going to somehow make his way to Episode II. Personally I think that they should bring in Chewie and let him slap him around for awhile. The 2 best scenes in this movie have got to be the Jedi duel and the pod racing scene. The dogfight in space is alright but I still say that Return of the Jedi has the best space dogfight. You do get to see a little bit more of the Star Wars universe in this one but not much. All and all this was a good movie but if you are not into Star Wars that much then you may not like it at all.
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Summary: The movie was Great!
Review: I saw this movie the first day it came out, and I was very pleased, and I actually considered waiting on line again to go see it again that same day, but went to see it 3 more times later on. The movie is just like one big thrill ride, although it gets slow at times, the action sequence and podrace more than make up for it. It may not have the best story line, and things may seem like they shouldn't exactly happen, the overall movie experience is incredible. The special effects are superb, the best ever. If you want to see a fun and action packed movie, buy this movie, it will be well worth the investment.
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Summary: Um... yeah...
Review: I saw this movie when it first came out in theaters last year (thankfully a matinee, so I didn't pay full price). I thought it was terrible, but I was also in a bad mood that day, so last weekend I gave it another chance. It was worse. George Lucas, in the compulsory pre-Star Wars home video interview, jokingly said that before the theatrical release, he felt like he'd skimped on a few aspects. My reaction was "Like the Plot?" There is absolutely no story here. As soon as the narrative lags, Lucas throws in another special effect to distract us. Sorry, but all the best CGI in the world still looks fake compared to the original. Too perfect. The acting is wooden, not surprising as the actors presumably spent 99 percent of their time in front of a blue screen with nothing to act against except a sock puppet later to be replaced with CGI. The characters are boring, and the combination of Jar Jar and the kid made my teeth hurt. I loved the original and, sorry to say, will probably take in a matinee of the next installment (just to see if he can redeem himself), but this movie was a colossal bust, deservedly ignored in favor of The Matrix. George, note to self, stick with ILM, let someone else write and direct, and spend more money on the script next time.
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