Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Pros: It's a Star Wars movie. Great visuals and effects.
Cons: Dragged in places. Anakin was annoying to me.

I have seen the movies in the S tar 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 ...

Pros: Spectacular special effects, great-looking creatures, the world of Coruscant, the podrace
Cons: Jar Jar Binks, the explanation of Anakin's conception

I better say something about Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace before I lose my nerve again. I usually don't habour any preconceptions or expectations before watching a movie, but it was really hard to do so with Episode I. After all, ...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, the Pod Race, highly imaginative.
Cons: 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, ...

Pros: Liam Neeson, Gungan culture, original cast members, visual effects
Cons: bad dialogue, muddled elements, underdeveloped characters

For many years, I devoutly avoided Star Wars due to the traumatizing effects of seeing Han Solo frozen in carbonite at too tender an age. Thankfully, by high school I was well over my discomfort with the trilogy, so I could appreciate the excitement of ...

Pros: Good, if not great, storyline, strong visuals, stirring John Williams score.
Cons: Pre-release media hype.

Although Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is supposedly, as most film critics and many fans have said since 1999, a disappointing prequel to perhaps the most popular film trilogy, I think it is an enjoyable and yes, even interesting "origins of" ...

Pros: Effects, action, Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson, seeds of a great story
Cons: Dialogue, focus on FX instead of characterization, *sigh* Jar Jar

I'm a Star Wars fan from the beginning. Star Wars was the first movie I remember seeing in the theatre, when I was 4 years old. From that point on, I was a freak. The toys, the sequels, the books....everything I could get my grubby little mitts on....

Pros: CGI is outstanding
Cons: CGI is outstanding, acting is flat, not enough battle scenes.

As I stated in my review of St ar 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 ...

Pros: Great background info on some of the characters, amazing Jedi duel at the end
Cons: Too many special effects, too silly in some parts

You cannot watch Episode I just one time and be able to develop a fair opinion about it. The first time I saw it, I enjoyed it, but was very disappointed. Like most people, I didn't think it was nearly as good as the other Star Wars movie and was too...

Pros: Fantastic effects, costumes, sets
Cons: Story a little lackluster, acting weak in parts

Unfairly punished by critics, Episode I is an enjoyable, entertaining film that was forced to live up to history and didn't. But honestly, how could it? The Star Wars Trilogy is on a level of public greatness that any film attempting to recreate it ...

Pros: Lots of muscle.
Cons: 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 ...

Pros: After 16 years of wait, we get incredible eye candy and half decent performances
Cons: Sadly, we also get a weak script and two of the most annoying characters ever

Although it was successful at the box office, Star Wars, Episode One: The Phantom Menace was a disappointing film with few admirable aspects. $110 million bucks worth of CGI both helped and hurt the film. Jar Jar Binks and Jake Lloyd...

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The Phantom Menace was a film that had been planned since way back in the 70's, except that poor old Lucas wanted to take a break and spend some time with his family, awwe aint that nice? Noble intentions, to be sure, but it's hard for me not to ...

Pros: Love the special effects! Love the soundtrack! Love Natalie Portman!
Cons: 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....

Pros: visual effects are fine
Cons: careless and lazy - rambling and anchorless - shocking and banal

The first time I saw this shambling train wreck of a film was on opening day. A good friend of mine had stood in line for hours to secure our treasured ducats and we arrived a few minutes before showtime to stand with our fellow fanboys and geekazoids...

Pros: Great CG and action
Cons: Acting performance of some is poor.  Jar-Jar doesn't die

When looking at the star wars movies it is interesting to see so many people complain about this movie. It is fairly easy to do, the child actor was not a natural actor nor did he appear lovable. He also did not have the substance that his supporting ...