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Summary: Virtually Unwatchable
Review: This movie is so unbelievably bad, it is almost unwatchable. The characters were forgettable, the plot ridiculous, and I *hate* movies where some Whiz Kid is the hero. My friend brought his 2 children, aged 4 and 5, which was good, since the entire movie was aimed toward them. Almost all of the special effects money went to creating aliens who were virtually unconnected to the plot. When the Jedi was killed near the end I thought, "who cares" since I couldn't even remember his NAME at that point. On the drive home, I realized that I couldn't name the alien with the big ears, or the Queen or Princess or whoever she was. And I had just seen the movie! If all of them had been killed, I would have just shrugged. The plot, along with the ridiculously bad writing and acting, made it impossible to care about them. A truly pathetic successor to the brilliant original trilogy.
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Summary: star wars for a new generation
Review: this movie is star wars for a new generation. yes it doesn't have luke skywalker and the rest of the cast from the original but it does have a great plot. the special effects in the movie are some of the best i've ever seen. all in all star wars episode one rates up there with the original star wars. i recommemd this movie to any true star wars fan.
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Summary: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Just my two cents
Review: This movie is surrounded in controversy. Some hate it and some like it whilst others seem to like it but have problems here and there. I fall in the latter category. I like this film but I had a few problems with it.Before I continue with the review of the film I will just mention a bit about the transfer. The widescreen image that we get on the video is THX certified and is one of the most impressive widescreen tapes I have. Colours just jump from the screen. The sound is also reasonably good. Just turn it up really loud and you will know what I mean. Firstly the positives. The lightsaber battles, the pod race, and the droid fights were extremely impressive. The large space battle towards the end was very impressive. Well done Industrial Light and Magic you guys have produced quite impressive pieces of eye candy. The story was relatively simple and easy to follow as well. Jar Jar did not annoy me, he provided some well timed comic relief for the kids as well as few instances for the adults. Lastly Ian McDiarmid has the best performance in this film in my opinion. The problems however were concerned mainly around the actors. Jake Llyod was awkward with his deliveries. I expected so much from Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor, that their performances seemed dry. Apart from the acting and a relatively slow middle (on Tatooine) it was an impressive Star Wars film. By the way the only thing preventing this from getting 4 stars is the fact that this would look so much better on DVD in anamorphic widescreen and full 5.1 surround. VHS just isn't that impressive in its presentation anymore.
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Summary: I love this movie
Review: This movie is the best i love all the star wars there all great (THE BEST) movie if your thinking of buying it buy it now or if you are thinking of seeing it go see it its one of the best star wars ever!
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Summary: Best for a high end surround sound setup
Review: This movie is the best in sound and adventure that I have in by vast DVD collection. The movie has added footage that makes it better than the original theatrical release. By far the thundering bass and the many different types of sounds make the viewer view things on the screen that would normally be overlooked on a normal television without surround sound. When I say surround sound, I do not mean a setup with small satellite speakers you can buy for under [price] at Best Buy or Fry's Electronics. If you want to feel the real experience, you must get a Mission, Klipsch, Infinity, Acoustic Research, or comparable surround sound setup. I tried out the below [price] Sony, JVC, Kenwood etc. setups and they just do not have what it takes to provide the deep base and the crisp highs not to mention the realistic vocals. By far this movie is the test of all tests for any surround sound system. It is a must own.
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Summary: The Best Sci-Fi ever
Review: This movie is the best movies I have seen. The special effects were absolutly amazing. If you have not seen it, you are missing a lot. 5 stars by far.
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Summary: BEST EVER
Review: This movie is the BEST. I watched it over and over and over again. The best part? The big lightsaber battle at the end.Dispite what you may have heard, Jar Jar is not that bad. He's actually kinda funny.
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Summary: Decent summer movie , just where is the DVD!
Review: This movie is the first of the star wars movies. It more family friendly and it has the annoying person Jar Jar BInks(who I would love to kill or get out of the movie! Jar JAr is just extra stuff and comedic relief. Other than it OK just I wish they would of developed the story and Darth Maul ! Darth Maul is one of the lamest villians of last summer! Now please hurry up George Lucas and start putting your movies on DVD! But if you decide not fine, just expect to lose millions of millions of dollars in this new format superior to VHS tapes!
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Summary: The Only movie that ever OVEREXCEEDED my Expectations
Review: This movie is tied with Star Trek II as my favorite movie of all time. The original Star Wars Trilogy was good, but Episode one was unbelievable. The special effects, the best fight scene in cinema history, the Vader mythos origin begins, and Obi Wan Kanobi (Ewan McGregor) made a huge breakthrough performance, he really overshadows Neeson (Qui Gon Jin) as the heroine of the story. Yoda is cool as ever, and the Princess is super hot. The SFX are breathtaking, much better than the original trilogy. Although many fans didn't like this move consider the following comparisons: Original Star Wars vs. Episode 1 Luke Skywalker: Dreamer who wants to be a Jedi, but he's really mundane and wimpy, looks and acts like the kid who got beat up in high school. Jedi Savior? Bwahahwwahhhbwahhhaa. Episode 1 Counterpart: Obi Wan Kanobi McGregor acts like a Jedi: cool, intelligent, fearless. His fight scene with Darth Maul is the best fight scene ever. Darth Maul vs. Darth Vader Maul is just plain bad, he's evil, and kicks butt, and he doesen't have to breathe heavy, and wear all that crap like Vader. Don't get me wrong, Vader is a sci fi classic and legend, but did he really seem evil? Did he really seem intimidating? Maul takes on two awsome Jedis, Vader couldn't even take wimpy weeney Luke, the wannabe Jedi, Maul vs. Luke... Get ready to join the force Luke.... Hans Solo vs. Oui Gon Ok, I know Han is not a Jedi, but I needed somebody to compare to. Han is so bad, he's like the ultimate gunsliner, but he can't act, and the guy seemed like a wimp like he does in all other movies...and people complain about Jar Jar's bad comedy... How about Chewbacca(Arrgghhharrrrg) Solo: "Laugh it up pukeball, Or furball, whatever, it was cheesey, and not funny. Original Trilogy highlight: Alec Guiness, as Obi Wan, great actor, and performance, one of the main highlights of the original film. Buy episode 1, it is a masterpiece, and the only movie I have ever seen that overexceeded my expectations, a keeper.
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Summary: Very good movie!
Review: This movie is top hit for 1999. All the actors did very well I thought even though some people may disagree on this I thought Star Wars The Phantom Menace was the best movie made in along time. I am just cazy about Star Wars and highly give it two thumbs up way up. To all people you got to see this movie it is the best and you won't turn it down. The two jedi's also did very well Thanks to George Lucas.
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