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All rights reserved.Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (2000, VHS)
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Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!Review created: 11/17/05
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Star Wars has got to be the greatest movie series of all time!!! There is so much excitement and action. All I can say is OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A nice little bundle of joy.Review created: 09/11/07
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Well, what can be said about this movie that hasn't already been said? I really like the packaging for this widescreen edition. The box is nice, the film cel is a cool added touch and the Art of Phantom Menace preview book are nice goodies. Very good marketing strategy, Lucasfilm!
About the film itself, George Lucas definitely seems to be putting kids first in the Star Wars series, and it all started with Return of the Jedi (which is still better than Phantom Menace). He went from the darkest, most intense film, The Empire Strikes Back, to the most corny (belching, Tarzan yells, etc...) of the original series, R.O.T.J. The trend continues in The Phantom Menace.
People are very mixed over Jar Jar binks. Some hate him (me!) and some will defend him until they're blue in the face. (they are few in number) I thought Chewie doing the Tarzan yell in Jedi was bad enough, but this is even worse!
Alright, enough about Jar Jar. The special effects, of course, are amazing. In fact, the pod-racing scenes are reason enough to buy this movie. It's definitely my favorite scene in the movie and brings back the fun of the speeder bike chase in Jedi. The space battles are great as usual and the backdrops of Naboo are absolutely beautiful! They also did a nice job with the skeletal C3-PO.
As for the acting, it is well done. Everyone does an admirable job, including Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine/Darth Sidious and young Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker. Plus, the intriguing Darth Maul had one of the best entrances I've ever seen! The only thing that mars the performances is that the dialog is pretty dry, and the 'Lloydisms' can be a little tiresome.
All in all, this is a very enjoyable film despite its flaws.
About the film itself, George Lucas definitely seems to be putting kids first in the Star Wars series, and it all started with Return of the Jedi (which is still better than Phantom Menace). He went from the darkest, most intense film, The Empire Strikes Back, to the most corny (belching, Tarzan yells, etc...) of the original series, R.O.T.J. The trend continues in The Phantom Menace.
People are very mixed over Jar Jar binks. Some hate him (me!) and some will defend him until they're blue in the face. (they are few in number) I thought Chewie doing the Tarzan yell in Jedi was bad enough, but this is even worse!
Alright, enough about Jar Jar. The special effects, of course, are amazing. In fact, the pod-racing scenes are reason enough to buy this movie. It's definitely my favorite scene in the movie and brings back the fun of the speeder bike chase in Jedi. The space battles are great as usual and the backdrops of Naboo are absolutely beautiful! They also did a nice job with the skeletal C3-PO.
As for the acting, it is well done. Everyone does an admirable job, including Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine/Darth Sidious and young Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker. Plus, the intriguing Darth Maul had one of the best entrances I've ever seen! The only thing that mars the performances is that the dialog is pretty dry, and the 'Lloydisms' can be a little tiresome.
All in all, this is a very enjoyable film despite its flaws.
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Anakin Skywalker's Journey Begins in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceReview created: 05/17/05
by: dragonfire88-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
It's a Star Wars movie. Great visuals and effects.
It's a Star Wars movie. Great visuals and effects.
Cons:
Dragged in places. Anakin was annoying to me.
Dragged in places. Anakin was annoying to me.
I have seen the movies in the Star Wars Trilogy many times and really enjoy them. I was excited when I first heard that George Lucas was going to make a prequel trilogy. I went to see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and did enjoy it though I felt there were some problems with the movie. I will mention some things about the overall story told by the Star Wars movies, including the original trilogy, that would be spoilers for people who haven t seen those movies yet. There were disputes over trade routes in the Republic and the Trade Federation decided to blockade the planet of Naboo....
Review ID: 10000000000431591
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)Review created: 09/24/04
by: flamepillar -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Beautiful scenery, the Pod Race, highly imaginative.
Beautiful scenery, the Pod Race, highly imaginative.
Cons:
Unusual motives for fighting. Growing up sucks.
Unusual motives for fighting. Growing up sucks.
A certain fan of mine, an overnight stocker at Pick N Save once asked me if I was ever going to get around to reviewing any of the other Star Wars films besides Episode II: Attack Of The Clones. This was, of course, the first time in three years working there that anyone had even mentioned my online reviews to my face. And here I was, two weeks away from moving cross country. Oh well. This one's for you man, wherever you are. Maybe someday I'll get around to the Original Trilogy, but for now I figured I'd tackle Episode I: The Phantom Menace. (*sigh*) This could take a while. The expectations.
Review ID: 10000000000431587
The Phantom Menace; I Wanted to Like it, Really I Did!Review created: 08/09/04
by: vemartin-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
CGI is outstanding
CGI is outstanding
Cons:
CGI is outstanding, acting is flat, not enough battle scenes.
CGI is outstanding, acting is flat, not enough battle scenes.
As I stated in my review of Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones: Usually at the end of a movie I like to sit and bask in the afterglow of the story just told. I like to let my mind wrap itself around the positive energy the movie transmitted into my neural receptors, the energy that puts a bounce in my step, and makes me feel glad I m alive! That energy that instills the feeling in me like I can do anything and face the world knowing that I am a better person for having just witnessed something miraculous and life-affirming play out before my eyes. Not so with Star Wars Episode I - The..
Review ID: 10000000000431601
STAR WARS No.1: A Short Time Ago In A DVD Machine Near, Near At HandReview created: 11/07/01
by: Ed.Williamson -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Lots of muscle.
Lots of muscle.
Cons:
Essentially passionless.
Essentially passionless.
Well, by George, Lucasfilm finally released The Phantom Menace on DVD in November of 2001. Now I get to see Jar Jar Binks all over again. Whoopee! Wonder if George will ever turn loose of all the other STAR WARS movies on DVD so that those of us who are switching over to the new generation of home movies can watch it in the best way. Hope so. Actually, like a lot of other Star Wars fans, I really found several things not to become particularly enthralled about in regards to STAR WARS EPISODE 1: The Phantom Menace. Maybe a (jaded?) generation of us just really got our hopes up too high when...
Review ID: 10000000000431598
Letter to a Star Wars FanaticReview created: 04/09/00
by: Grouch -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Love the special effects! Love the soundtrack! Love Natalie Portman!
Love the special effects! Love the soundtrack! Love Natalie Portman!
Cons:
Three words: Jar Jar Binks
Three words: Jar Jar Binks
Dear Son, I hope by now you have recovered from the harsh words I let fly last night after I ejected the Special Edition Widescreen Collector s Edition video. Please realize that they were not directed at you personally, but rather at Mr. George Lucas in particular and Hollywood in general. I should never have used the words sucks, shallow and disenchantment in your presence. Furthermore, use of the phrase Jar Jar Binks must die was entirely uncalled-for. If I hurt your feelings, I sincerely apologize. But I couldn t help myself. I mean, that travesty they call a Star Wars movie, that phantom.
Review ID: 10000000004533811
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