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Summary: George, George, where did it all go wrong?
Review: I'm a huge fan of the Star Wars movies just like every other reviewer here I'm sure. However, when I left the movie theatre after seeing The Phantom Menace, I realized that George might need some help after a 20 year absence from writing and directing. The movie would have been easier to do as a total digital cartoon with the amount of F/X he overdid for it. The only cool part that reminised the early trilogy was the ending lightsaber duel. The script was poorly written, and the character development was so one-demintional that the already proven talented actors (McGregor, Neison, & Portman) could not shine through the haze. Lets face it, he took poor and mediocre actors (Hammil, Ford, & Fischer) and made them shine. What happened George? I hope that George inlists a co-screenwriter like Lawrence Kasden from the original trilogy, and maybe kick back as an exectuive producer instead of director. Maybe let his ILM prodigy David Fincher take the director's chair. I also hope that he tones down the special effects, and actually tries the novel idea of building sets, and models like in the original (by far, the look ten times better then the poor excuse of the Gungan-Federation battle scene in TPM). I didn't expect the new triology to be better than the original, but I was hopping for a litte better outing than this. Please re-kindle the old magic the next two goes around George...please!
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: While this is not the best Star Wars ever, it still is one of the best. The storyline is great, almost all the characters are great, and the special effects, well... like from a galaxy far, far away. My only complaint is Jar Jar Binks. While JJB moved things along in the movie, at least we could've seen some redemption in this movie (ie. standing up to the robots and fighting bravely instead of cowardly). All in all this is a great movie everyone should have.
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Summary: Everything a Star Wars Fan Could Want
Review: The hype associated with such an eagerly awaited movie often leads to post-event let down. Not so with Episode I. Lucas carefully kept the feel and quality of the original Star Wars while giving us something new to see and enjoy. Those of us who follow Star Wars in the books and movies were treated to the some answers of long-asked questions and some wonderful "inside jokes". The special effects were outstanding (especially the pod race!) and no matter what people say about Jar Jar Binks, he is my daughter's favorite character. This movie is one of the few available that both adults and children can really enjoy together. I believe with all the Star Wars entertainment (books and movies) that this is Lucas's intention. This movie is a must have for your family and in wide-screen so you won't miss a thing!
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Summary: HyperDrive
Review: When are people going to start carring extra hyperdrives? In how many of the Star Wars movies did someone get stranded on a planet becasue of bad hyperdrives? It happended in Phantom Menace-it was constently happening to Han Solo. You would think that if these things are so poorly made that they always break, people would start carring spares! But then again, what would Lucus use to keep the characters where he wanted them.
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Summary: Jar Jar Must Die...
Review: The Star Wars series deserved better than this drivel. Perhaps Lucas shouldn't be allowed to run with this ball by himself. While most of the ILM computer graphics were impressive, the inane characters like Jar-Jar and the young Darth made the 4th movie nauseating. Not to mention that Jar-Jar is an offensive, thinly veiled Rasta step-n-fetch stereotype. And where did Lucas get off turning the FORCE into some internal parasites. He apparently was trying to turn this part of the Star Wars myth into some sort of Judeo-Christian chlorophyll. I don't need Hollywood to instill moral character through artifical religion based on viral infections. Bleeechhh!
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Summary: Just Enjoy
Review: I go to the movies for escape, I don't really care if the plot has flaws(unless they are terribly glaring), I like the violence (as long as it's not dwelled upon) I love romace (as long as it's not Sharon Stone who can make a kiss seem like pornography). George Lucas does everything well, the plot is convoluted enough to make your brain work, the costumes and sets are exotic and lush and the special effects are marvelous. What more do I want- nothing. I thoroughly enjoyed the Phantom Menace and wish the next one would come soon. My one regret, there was no Han and Chewbacca, because Jar Jar frankly jars... If you didn't like it, so what, it doesen't spoil my enjoyment of it and the millions like me who just want to be entertained. I remember holding my son on my lap when we saw the first star wars, now he is a young man and feels the same fascination he felt then. That's good movie making.
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Summary: May the crud be with you!
Review: A multi million dollar answer to The Blair Witch rip-off! God help us all if this is the way of the future for the cinema. I'd talk about its faults, but there are just too many. You'll not get one more cent out of me George!
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Summary: Show me the DVD!
Review: I'm giving this 3 stars because no VHS movie can warrent 5 for me now that I have a DVD player. Though I thought this movie does not rank up there with the prequels, I will add it to the collection simply because it's Star Wars. If you haven't seen it yet, which I doubt unless your my mother, compare it to the Star Trek series. Some people will buy every episode, even the bad ones, because they are all interlinked. I compare this to Star Trek 5, the worst, in my opinion, of the trekkie series, and hope the next one has more flare, humor, and humanism in it rather than flood out the story with eye candy.
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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: Great!
Review: I am a huge Star Wars fan, and I can tell you this one was as good as Return of the Jedi! nuff said
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