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The Force is strong with this one!Review created: 07/23/08
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What do you expect from a bunch of people who build something up in their minds so much that they're willing to camp out in silly costumes for days, just to be among the first to see it? Of course they don't like it. It couldn't even come close to surpassing their expectations. They cheered when it started and the "STAR WARS" title hit the screen with full brass. They were too excited and want too much.
Nonetheless, this is a great film. It is highly entertaining, and a very nice example of how the best writers and directors and musicians and actors and supporters in the world can turn a large budget into a large film. It's huge. The story is much bigger than most films, a delight for those viewers who like to unravel complex story lines. The effects are magnificent, and as of this writing 3 years after the movie was made, I have still yet to see any film that approaches this one's visual effects (there are almost zero special effects, but that just underlines how good the visual effects must be). It was *very* well cast... I enjoyed Ewan McGregor's take on his role as young Obi-Wan Kenobi especially.
Nonetheless, this is a great film. It is highly entertaining, and a very nice example of how the best writers and directors and musicians and actors and supporters in the world can turn a large budget into a large film. It's huge. The story is much bigger than most films, a delight for those viewers who like to unravel complex story lines. The effects are magnificent, and as of this writing 3 years after the movie was made, I have still yet to see any film that approaches this one's visual effects (there are almost zero special effects, but that just underlines how good the visual effects must be). It was *very* well cast... I enjoyed Ewan McGregor's take on his role as young Obi-Wan Kenobi especially.
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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: 10000000000670337
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: 10000000000670332
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: 10000000000670336
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: 10000000000670334
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: 10000000004534511
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