Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (DVD) Reviews

Having grown up with Star Wars I was a bit dubious as to if Episode one would be of the same standard as the rest but its not bad on the whole. Some of the characters are a bit dubious but the story line is good and you still have the solid characters of C3PO and R2D2. Darth Maul was an interesting addition to the characters and I'm ...  Read the complete review

Having seen Stars Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and liked them all - I guess I got caught up in the nostalgia and went to see this. Big mistake. I appreciate that the film was aimed more at children, but so many films manage to capture both the adult and child market (Toy Story for instance) so thats no ...  Read the complete review

Although everybody puts this film down, then why was it so big at the box office, as it is the most seen film in the world. This film is set a around thirty years before the original. This prequel stars Ewan Mcgregor, as the now youthful Obi-Wan Kenobi. Liam Neeson as Obi's mentor Qui-Gon Jin. Natalie Portman stars as Queen Amidala, ...  Read the complete review

'Star Wars' is most probably the biggest and most profitable franchise in the world and has inevitably spawned a plethora of crappy merchandise, rubbish video games and pointless (but valuable) action figures. However, the films, although not excellent, could always be relied on for an enjoyable story and amusingly inept special ...  Read the complete review

Well after all the hype Satr Wars I finally hit, and it hit in some style. Set years before the original we focus on 2 jedi knights, one, an apprentice is the famous Obi Wan Kenobi (played by Ewan McGregor complete with ridiculous Alec Guiness accent) whilst the elder of the 2 is played by the excellently calm Liam Neeson. They are ...  Read the complete review

My mate asked me when Star Wars:Episode One came out if I wanted to go and see it I quickly declined his offer because I though it would just be a load of panzies waving little swords/light sabers around. Then another of my mates got it on video and said it was amazing and said I had to watch it so after a bit of persuasion I did, ...  Read the complete review

An amazing film set thirty years before the others and is just as popular. Starring Ewan McGregor as Obi-wan Kenobi who is now a young apprentice to Qui-Gon Jinn. It starts with Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon going to the Trade Federation command ship and getting attacked by destroyer droids and being forced to hide on a nearby planet where they ...  Read the complete review

Despite all the press coverage in the months before its release, and my own time that I've obviously put into both covering this movie, and awaiting my viewing of it on opening night, I don't know if the true event of what Star Wars Episode I is truly, really "hit me" until I sat in a darkened theater, and the ...  Read the complete review

My favourite of the Star Wars Trilogy was `The Empire Strikes Back`. Why? Because it was slightly darker in tone than the others. `The Phantom Menace` reverts to the more child-like escapism of `A New Hope`, and despite my reservations at a possibly over-hyped film, this turns out to be a very well-fashioned blockbuster, which is ...  Read the complete review

A lot of people I know have seen this movie and been disappointed by it. I myself, thought that it was absolutely brilliant. The special effects are the best around, the aliens all look incredibly believable, and the acting is of the highest order. Even though all of these things previously mentioned are brilliant, it was the story that ...  Read the complete review

For so long people have watched Star Wars, relished in the Empire Strikes Back and was in awe at the Return of the Jedi. So when George Lucas said its time to go back to Star Wars and do the prequels everyone was up in arms, everyone wanted to see it, to go back to the world of Star Wars and to see something new. That they did, Lucas ...  Read the complete review

As I start let me say that Jar Jar was annoying but not as bad as many have said. I'm not going to try and redeem him by saying that he is a giant leap forward in computer technology so there. The film is set about 30 years before the classic triology(Sorry but I'm not sure of the exact amount of time.I'm not that ...  Read the complete review

I love the Star Wars miovies, and I always will do - Episode 1 is absolutely no exception to that trend. I saw it on the first day of cinema viewing and I loved it! I'm not one of these huge Star Wars fans that will watch each one thousands of times - but I have seen Episode One 4 times and the others too many to remember! ...  Read the complete review

This film has got to have been the most eagerly awaited of all time. With the almost canonic status of the original trilogy, the announcement of Episode 1 was a bit like Moses returning to add Commandments 11 through 20. The problem, and the reason that the film has been somewhat slated, is that many critics awaited it with false ...  Read the complete review

Not as good as the original three, but still has the Star Wars spirit. It received bad press to begin with, but I couldn't find much to fault it. Computer graphics are excellent, especially the droid army scene. The plot was a bit weak at places, but most of what happened fitted in. Jabba Binx was a bit over done, ...  Read the complete review

It was always never gonna live up to peoples expectations but I find it amazing that so many people have turned on this film since it's release. Episode One was always meant to be the film which re-introduced Star Wars to a new audience whilst hinting at what would happen up in the events leasing up ot the first three films. Yes ...  Read the complete review

I didn't bother seeing this at the pic's - packed off my eldest kid with dad instead and buried my head in a book. Did I ever miss out! I so wish I'd seen this on the big screen!!! I did pre-order it when it was due for release on video though and watched it the minute it came through my letter box at 8.30 am!!!!! This film ...  Read the complete review

when this first hit the big screens i went to see it on the first day and didn't regret the higher than normal cinema price one bit. as anyother film there has to be a sad part and this is when qui gon jean dies in battle with the darth maul. darth vadar is first here discovered as the young anakin and obi wan learns the tricks of ...  Read the complete review

The hype was impressive, the news management a feat of considerable skill. There's only one problem with the all-conquering event that was this film's release last year: at the centre of it, behind all of the publicity and speculation, was a mind-numbingly tedious, unspectacular little movie with almost nothing to recommend it. ...  Read the complete review

loads of people are dissing this film. 'what a let down' 'over hyped' blah blah blah.... these are people who would have you beleive that riding a bike without a helmet is a bad idea and think that notting hill is a classy film. avoid them. my advice,watch the movie.twice. i saw it whilst in ecuador and i admit i ...  Read the complete review