Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Pros: great visuals & sound, good for kids
Cons: dumb plot, mediocre acting, Jar Jar from hell

Let's get right to the point: "Episode 1:The Phantom Menace" is not great, nor is it even very good when looked at under the critical magnifying glass that it invariably put under by the western world. What it is, if you can manage to look at...

Pros: Cast is brilliant, great for SW history lovers
Cons: Too many people hate this great movie

I think that Episode 1 will be loved by all true Star Wars fans. Those of you who aren't... well I guess you'll put it down just like guys everywhere put down N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys, and the young girls who love them. Think that's a dumb...

Pros: Special effects, the music, and it's Star Wars!
Cons: A lot of poor acting, doesn't live up to Star Wars standards

I have been, for many years now, a Star Wars freak - yes, fanatic, completely obsessed with Star Wars (and its music), but it has taken me months now to admit what I am about to say, since when it comes to Star Wars, I generally have a biased opinion....

Pros: Special effects and sound quality
Cons: no dvd format

I'm not sure if it was because I walked in knowing the end to the whole
ordeal or if there was just something missing, but I didn't feel completely satisfied.

Then again it could have been the kid who played Anakin that left that...

Pros: Fantastic sequences and great storytelling
Cons: Lucasfilm's hype campaign had people expecting the Second Coming

By all rights, this should have been one of the most lauded films of the year. Every second of this movie gives us new things to look at, new images that fill every corner of the widescreen presentation. Sure, the acting is wooden and the characters lack...

Pros: Astounding special effects, action and an intriguing plot.
Cons: May not live up to your expectations.

***This is more of an editorial than an actual review.***

I, like my father before me, am a die hard Star Wars fan. I watch the original trilogy about once a month and so do my children (all under age four). When they announced that the...

Pros: Good 10 minute action scene
Cons: too much hype....expect too much

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is the long-awaited prequel to the Star Wars Series that spawned off mass merchandising, cult followings, and abnormal obsessions.

When The Phantom Menace first premiered in theaters, fans decided to spend the...

Pros: Special effects
Cons: Bad acting, bad story

I grew up watching the Star Wars trilogy, putting a blanket over my head and pretending to be Princess Leia. I lived and breathed Star Wars for years, collecting the action figures, buying every new release of the trilogy that Lucas came out with, and...

Pros: Stunning visuals and special effects
Cons: George Lucas shucks character development for the above

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . "

Oh yes, indeed!

Yes, STAR WARS is back, and it's bolder and bigger than ever. Amidst a media blitz-fire attack that puts the original buzz to shame, George Lucas'...

Pros: special effects
Cons: poor use of good actors

Maybe I'm just picky, but I didn't think this movie was all too great. I would have never rented it myself though, so the only reason I watched it was because everyone else in the house was watching it. I found the movie to be quite predictable, not...

Pros: Perfectly cast, wonderful spfx. no ewoks
Cons: Jar Jar Binks, The kid can be a bit annoying. Plot inconsistancies

When I first saw The Phantom Menace, I was very pleased and satisfied and I was quite shocked that a couple of my friends absolutely hated it. On further investigation I found that while around 65-70% of people seemed to like the movie to one degree or...

Pros: The extras are terrific, sound and picture are great
Cons: Someone forgot to edit out Jar Jar

Okay, I don't want this review to be about the movie itself. I don't want to say how disappointed I was, having grown up on the first three movies (or the 4th, 5th, & 6th movies to be accurate, I guess) at how lacking the plot of the latest film (1st or...

Pros: Continuation (actually Prequelation) of a fond childhood experience
Cons: Disappointing plot and no DVD available.

Perhaps Episode I was doomed to fail, or more accurately, not live up to our childhood memories and experiences. When Episodes IV-VI were released, they were new and a visual enjoyment. Now with computer graphics used everywhere, the visual effects of...

Pros: Pod Race
Cons: no narrative flow, dumb script, cartoon characters, unimaginative use of FX, no sense of involvement or attachment to the characters

Why is The Phantom Menace trash? Well, let me state up front that this has nothing to do with hyped up expectations, and everything to do with a poor plot, and even poorer direction. I have always loved Star Wars, but this film has one fatal flaw: It...

Pros: It's a Wonderful Entertaining for all ages type movie~!
Cons: None so far in my opinion.

Having seen the original Star Wars in the theater long, long ago in a far away place, I have been waiting forever for this new series to come out. I am not much of a movie theater person, so I vigilantly waited for the rentals to come, as I knew they...