Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

I did enjoy this film although I believe that the second and third films in this series will be better. There was a lot of scene setting in The Phantom Menace which made the film drag just a bit.
The acting was, as usual for a film of this nature, adequate. I'm not sure if it was the theatre that I watched this film in or not, but I had an extremely hard time understanding the character of Jar-Jar Binks. Natalie Portman showed none of her earlier promise in this film and neither did Ewan McGregor . Liam Neeson was his usual okay, but nothing to write home about.
I do recommend this film for fans of the Star Wars saga, but don't hope for the full Star Wars experience, YET.
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