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Summary: Great Movie, See it!
Review: I have seen many movies but this one definetly takes the cake. The graphics are amazing, Lucas definetly has wonderful full detail ideas. The story kept me interested through-out although I am not a Staw Wars fan I did have to ask a few questions of who are these people supposed to be in the triology? I have seen it several times now and the story is still interesting it leaves me still wanting to know who is going to win the pod race as well as thinking I wonder what happens in the next episode. Just two more things I have to say just see it if you've ever liked Star Wars and where is the DVD?
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Summary: Not my favorite, but great!
Review: Although The Phantom Menace is not The Empire Strikes Back, I don't think it deserved a lot of the flack it received when it first opened. There was some funny dialogue, and while the scenic graphics were best seen in the theater, I thought the computer-generated characters actually translated better to the small screen. With good performances (especially by Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman), and a cool, double light-saber weilding villain, The Phantom Menace makes a great beginning to the Star Wars saga.
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Summary: only DVD can possibly do justice
Review: while the phantom menace is really a great film only DVD can do it the justice it needs. it was awesome in theaters and the only way to preserve the same quality would be to put the film out on DVD. the vhs tape looks pretty awful when compared to DVD movies. DVD would add many more pixels to the screen therefore increasing resolution quality and the sound would sound so much better if it were off of a digital soundtrack. just imagine how many extras would be on any star wars DVD....it'd probably take a few days just to look through it all. and lucas, one who normally DEMANDS that his films are put in the BEST quality possible....decides NOT to put his film on DVD but rather vhs, which is basically the worst quality out there. while it's not a bad movie...actually it is an excellent work of art, but there's no vhs tape that can do justice to it. all the high resolution video/audio that the producers went so far to achieve and make possible gets all but lost in this transition to vhs tape. LUCAS SHOULD REALLY WAKE UP AND DECIDE TO GIVE IN TO THE ENTITY THAT IS- DVD
Rating: 
Summary: it was okay
Review: for a big budget, tons of special FX kind of movie, it was okay, it was entertaining. but it's definitely not a classic. the VHS quality is HORRIBLE. picture quality is poor compared to the SW:TRILOGY that was released. and this is THX certified? i dont think so... and paying 15 more dollars for the widescreen version? forget it... the xtra stuff you get is such a piece of crap. the book is so not new [pictures were taken from other star wars released books]. i suggest you just rent it.
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Summary: Superb! An excellent prequel!
Review: I was surprised when I saw all the negative reviews for this movie. I found it an entirely entertaning and spellbinding film, wholesome and good family fun. It answered some of my questions I had when I fell in love with the original trilogy. Mr. Lucas did a terrific job, having to meet the tremendous expectations of millions of Star Wars fans. We meet the young Anakin Skywalker, his future wife Queen Amidala, the younger and more skeptic Jedi Obi-Wan, and see many other new characters in this phenomenal saga. Yoda, Jabba the Hutt, and the droids. Altogether a wonderful movie.
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Summary: Not George's best, but still good
Review: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, A New Hope was made, and was a hit. 2 years later, Empire Strikes Back bravely carried on the tradition. Return of the Jedi was another box-office smash. Everyone anxiously awaited Episode I to take us where we had never been: Darth Vader's history. And it comes out, not exactly what we had expected. Lucas' main mistake was trying to fit too much in to too little time. 3/4 of the viewers couldn't absorb it all. At one point he had 4 battles going on at the same time! Still, the effects are amazing, if too heavily relied on. Hope Episode II's better.
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Summary: Good but lacks something
Review: THIS MOVIE IS UNDOUBTEDLY A VERY GOOD ONE. HOWEVER NOT AS IMPACTIBLE AS THE FIRST ONES. ONE THING THAT REALLY KILLED THE MOVIE WAS JAR JAR BINKS. THAT CHARACTER JUST WAS NOT NEEDED. ONE COMPARISON BETWEEN THIS FILM AND THE FIRST ONES IS THE CHARACTERS. THE OLD MOVIES WERE MORE EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE THAT THE CHARACTERS CREATED IS VERY INTERESTING. HUMANS WOULD DRESS UP IN VERY GOOD COSTUMES AND DARTH VADAR HAD AN EFFECT THAT WAS VERY GOOD: THE MYSTERY, MASK, AND BREATH. NOW IN THIS MOVIE, GEORGE LUCAS SEEMS TO RELY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS TO DO EVERYTHING. HE DIDN'T SEEM TO CREATE SOME KIND OF INTELLIGENCE ON THE SCREEN. THE RELIABILITY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS SEEMED TO BE VERY DULL. HOWEVER, THE VILLIAN DARTH MAUL WAS VERY GOOD. THE EVIL THAT HIS FACE CREATED WAS AS EFFECTIVE AS DARTH VADAR. THIS MOVIE SEEMED TO LACK THE INTELLIGENCE THAT THE FIRST TRILOGY HAD. I WOULD HOWEVER HIGHLY SUGGEST THIS MOVIE BECAUSE OF THE FIGHT SCENES AND RACING SCENE, AND MANY OTHERS.
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Summary: I've got a good feeling about this...
Review: Spectacular effects, cool new ships, a great intro for R2D2. Who knew that when C3PO said "Thank the Maker", he was referring to Darth Vader? Only gripe is that the dialogue lacks luster and none of the humans in the story are really that engaging, except of course, Palpatine.
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Summary: Good God Man Are You Nuts!
Review: Visually this film was absurdly stunning, but the story telling was attrocious. The part when the pilot was amazed that R2-D2 fixed the hyper drive made me vomit (I'm not kidding!). The kid who played Anakin should stick to playing vegetables in school plays. He was like the taste of bile after nearly puking.I watched it six times for the effects though!
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Summary: Crummier than Return of the Jedi
Review: I'm one of the biggest Star Wars fans, but The Phantom Menace is an undisputable sign that Lucas has lost his mind completely. All of the mistakes of Return of the Jedi are magnified 10x. Obviously, he lives in a sad fantasy world where making more money from Pepsi tie-ins is more important than quality film making. George: Star Wars and Empire were targeted at a 12 year old audience. That audience is now 30. Don't make another movie aimed at 5 year olds. You'll make more money and earn some respect if you think about what your FANS want rather than what YOU want. The production of this movie was, at best, a weak attempt. Here are just some of the reasons why I think this film stinks: 1. Horrible dialog: Lucas had 15 years and plenty of talented writers- look at what he decided to film. 2. Bad. Bad acting: If you're going to use newcomers, there are plenty of good actors trying to get work. 3. Bad, bad directing: Rotten Direction + Rotten Acting = Phantom Menace. How about some depth to the characters? Focus on developing 3 good characters, not 8 stupid ones! 4. Canned Special Effects: We've seen it all before. People don't want to see computer generated characters, unless its Toy Story. Check out the Matrix for some true quality effects. 5. Stupid STUPID jokes and way too many of them: Fart jokes, "how rude?", Jar-Jar. These used to be serious movies. George, do you understand the "relief" in comic relief? Keep it down to 2%, OK? OK, Now the good bits: 1. Excellent light saber fights 2. Cool political story (yet badly portrayed)with Senator Palpatine's manipulation of power. 3. Decent performances by Liam and Ewan - oh, the value of real ACTORS! That's all folks! Hope the next one's better.
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