Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)

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Summary: Phantom Menace-Like it or not
Review: Lucas stayed true to his vision, rather than to fans of Star Wars. Maybe this means that while the movie perhaps could have been better, the story could not. For this Lucas is to be commended. You can find links to various Star Wars sites

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Summary: The Legend Lives On
Review: Okay, so George Lucas is dialogue-challenged. It ain't "War and Peace"--but you've got to give credit where it's due. He does epic better than anybody, and he's kept generations of fans hanging in there for over twenty years. I will be sorely disappointed if Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan doesn't inherit the mantle of Harrison Ford from the original trilogy. Give Obi-Wan a girl, for crying out loud! C'mon, George--he exudes sex appeal. Make use of it--not all of your fans are prepubescent!

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Summary: One of the worst movies I've seen in a while.
Review: Well I wouldn't dream of saying that Lucas released this movie simply for an overwhelming amount of money and forgot how to make a good, entertaining film. The plot was non-existant. The characters were pretty bad(where did they get these names from)? And for the love of god, someone put a cap in jar jar, I truly could not stand seeing him at all. Overall this movie really sucked. Although I liked previous 3 movies, in my opinion this one falls short tremendously.

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Summary: AMAZING!!!
Review: Star Wars was well made and well directed, and I loved the begging, the race and the end. George Lucas really made an awesome job,I loved this movie and I can't wait until Star Wars Episode 2!

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Summary: Grave and Utter disapointment
Review: This movie was the worst! Yeah sure, it had special effects and that is important, but special effects are worthless unless their is acting, good acting. This movie has NO ACTING! I could hardly tell what the... was going on! It was a big computer graphics art show. The only line I remember is Anakin saying "woopie!" which was pathetic. Liem Nieson is a great actor but odviously his talant was wasted in this, not good directing as far as acting goes. Special effects were spectacular but I am sorry(shrug) if you can't have halfway decent acting to put some feeling into the effects than one star or less is all I'll give your movie. I liked the game better than the movie, at least you could interact(somewhat).

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Summary: "Star Wars" in name only
Review: I am only 19 years old, having been only 2 when ROJ came out. I never knew the wonder many people felt when they first saw star wars on the big screen back in 1977. Ever since heir to the empire came out, which was the first authorized star wars novel, back in the early '90's, I became fascinated with the star wars galaxy. I liked the books because they usually have the same mix of action/adventure you find in the original trilogy. But obviously, as with all novels, there is plenty of dialog between the characters in between space chases and the such. it fits well in a star wars book, but not in a star wars motion picture. my first complaint is that there is too much talking going on. it's all about galactic politics, etc. Granted, there were slow spots in the original movies, but the dialog usually was han solo making a smart remark at threepio, or leia, or luke. or darth vader(at least this villian actually spoke) getting annoyed at his subordinates. some of it was in serious tones, but it always had that air to it that seemed almost campy, but not quite. in the phantom mencace, you have two-dimensinal characters speaking about things that dont really matter in a star wars movie. for example, Queen Amidala speaks in a inhuman voice saying " i will not condone and action that will lead us to war", or something like that. many lines are like that in this movie. you would have never imagined such a line like that that seems to to fit in an ultra-serious political thriller than a star wars movie. this latest chapter just seems to have dialog that is completly un-acceptable in a star wars film. we remember that the in the first two films made, that the characters biggest problems were getting out of an Imp attack before they were blown to bits. It was about space chases, light humor, and a touch of romance. When you heard the characters talk about the plight of the rebellion and the suffering of the peoples of the galaxy, it was spoken in emotion, but never to be the focus of the movie. I understand lucas can't make the same movie over and over again, but the dialog is more suitable for one of the crappy star trek shows of the past 5 years. And everyone has their opinion of jar jar, so i will speak briefly about him. he is a great character, well spoken, and brings humor and lights up the screen. if he was in a disney movie. lucas, you have proven that you can create a character worse than willow. one other thing or two: the special effects and computer consoles and space ships seem 50 years in the future, not the past. The atmosphere was not there at all. the first 3 films, all had bright color schemes in spots, but were mostly darker than ep. 1. The Gungan race seemed liked another excuse for the ILM wizkids to show their stuff. The special effects were the most oustanding in any movie ever made. but i think the matrix won in all the effect catagoties at the oscars was because the computer effects fit in the movie. it's hard to explain, but think of it this way: the effects fit in with the real world better than the ones in the phantom menace. they are both out of this world effects, but the designers of the matrix tried to make the effects fit in with what bullet time would really look like. they blend in with the atmosphere, story, and script perfectly, without going overboard. i compare the matrix's effects to titanic, where the effects blended into the movie seamlessly. you know most of the shots of the boat arent real, and sometimes they look like they are CGI.(i think it was ILM who worked on titanic). the phantom menace tries to accomplish that, what a far away galaxy would like, and it's respective residents. but it seemed more like a high-tech cartoon, not a movie. the argument against this statement is that all of the star wars films are based around state-of-the-art effects. but can anyone really say that the new movie's effects are realistic? c'mon, the tie fighters and spaceships in the original trilogy look nothing like a saturday morning cartoon. in fact, the effects back then did more with less. in the special edition movies, you can still see blocks around the spaceships, and the effects in the original trilogy are badly outdated, but i still find when i immerse myself in watching "a new hope", i find myself in more beliveable world than if i sit down and watch ep. 1. the best part of the movie is the soundtrack.(most of it, anyway.)

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Summary: This movie is great! (not)
Review: This is one of the worst movies i have ever seen! I didn`t even bother to see the whole movie, ....! Instead i saw BIG DADDY who was much better! I guess the sound and the movie-effects was good, but that doesn`t make it a good movie, does it? No, if you really want to see this movie, rent it!

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: Kick-butt lightsaber duels, adrenaline pumping podraces and exhilarating space fights push this film to the brink of a billion stars! Just awesome!

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Summary: THIS IS THE BEST STAR WARS MOVIE!
Review: Out of the four movies out so far, this is my favorite. I'm surprised the average review isn't five stars. I like how they have made everything a little less technical, ex. the droids break easily. We have an exellent cast of characters here, starring people like Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natile Portman, they are all well suited for their act. The special effects are awesome, and if you thought the effects couldn't get any better than the trilogy, this proves you wrong. Though Georgie made this as a "kids movie" there is some violence that parents may not want their very little kids to see, some being the gunfight, the painful death of Qui-Gon, a few other things, but still, I think it's a better influence on kids than the trilogy because of the way some of the characters were just "nice" for no good reason, rather than, tratiors, mercenaries, smugglers, things like that. You just have to buy this movie, it's the best yet!

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Summary: The Force, or the Flop?
Review: This is going to be short and sweet. The only good character was Darth Maul (Ray Park), he definitely had the best onscreen prescence and menace. KILL JAR-JAR! Liam Neeson's performance was flat, and Jake Lloyd was just plain unbelievable. Ewan McGregor was little better, all the acting was very boring, and there was no emotion! What attracted people to the original trilogy wasn't so much the special effects, but the great original acting and emotion that the actors poured out. I felt Episode I was basically a 2-hour commercial for Star Wars toys and to line Lucas' pockets, rather than remain true to the Star Wars ideal. Sorely dissappointed...