Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

phantom menace is actually my favourite out of them all

I totally agree with this review.- the warning signs were there in Return of the Jedi which was a tedious repetitive finale bathing in the glory of the previous two films.. After 1983, well after Howard the Duck, i thought Lucas had time to re-energize. Craft a grand vision - take the notes he scribbled on back of fag packet and flesh them out into a cohesive epic prequel and ..... well .... he didn't . Its like he enrolled on a CGI and marketing course when he should have enrolled on a storytelling course in those intervening years - because that's what we got with the following three films : A cynical lesson in empty visuals and relentless marketing that pervades right up to today. . .

Who are these pricks on this site.menace my not be the best but it's still a great movie.at the end of the day it is the beginning of the saga and I still think it's great story telling.well done George you are the man and the star wars movies are fantastic.

The review is right to an extent as this is a prettier film than it was in 1999 but the film equivalent of botox and breast implants doesn't hide the empty soul of the film. The plot and script are still poor and there seems little benefit of the 3D. In fact as I got up to leave I felt really quite dizzy. The 3D left me really disorientated.. I am less diasppointed than I was originally by the film but still not really pleased by it.

I saw the film with my 5 year old son. I just realised that George Lucas is brilliant if not genius at desigining inorganic space craft and absolute crap at designing and c creating creatures.

The initial shock (for a 29 year old in 1999) WELL over, separating these CGI, kiddy pleasing piece's is far easier now. MUCH enjoyment is to be had viewing them in this mode (far better than ANY Potter!) it does it's franchise stoking job, sadly not anything else for 7 year old's in 1977. bottom in tact though! 6+/10

Not even bothering to watch this load of crap in 3D, I turned over when it was on tv last year, now 'Star wars ' empire strikes back ' and 'Return of the jedi' would well be worth watching in 3D on the big screen.

People should go and see this movie for the nostalgia of 90's. Re-live again those moments of expecting new Star Wars movies and those times when you were younger and more naive to the ultimate disappointment of delivered product.

3d was fun for final destination 5 as all the weapons seemed to come out at you but unless youre using it like that, it seems quite useless. well, unless your aim is to get cash registers ringing a bit more. which is the only reason its around really isnt it? to make people think they cant watch it at home.

Lovely comment Roger Rabbit, very constructive. One might think the reviewers remarks that the 3D in this case doesn't add anything would be enough. In any case try watching Hugo. Toodles