STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE
8 out of 10 stars
I admit, I heard all the negative things said about this film, and I kept
trying to make myself believe they were all rumours. I mean, I loved the original Star Wars
Trilogy, so of course expectations were high, maybe too high. Below I'll review the
different aspects of the film:
THE OLD FACES:R2-D2 is in this film, and has a good amount of
screen time, giving audiences the satisfaction of seeing an old face on a new
screen. The same goes for C3P0, although he's not fully assembled, and is only in
the movie for a few minutes. Yoda is back, controlled and voiced by the great Frank Oz. He is the
head of the jedi council, looks younger, and with a voice that changed much more
than it needed too. In "Episode 6:The Return of the Jedi", Yoda says he is 900
years old, so I don't think 40 years in his time would make much of a difference. Also
returning is Jabba the Hutt, who makes only a brief cameo appearance, as does
some random sand people during the pod race. Perhaps the best return of an
original character is the Dark Emperor from "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return
of the Jedi". Played by the same actor, Ian McDiarmid, the Emperor helps bring
back the feel of being in the Star Wars universe.
OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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8 out of 10 stars
I admit, I heard all the negative things said about this film, and I kept
trying to make myself believe they were all rumours. I mean, I loved the original Star Wars
Trilogy, so of course expectations were high, maybe too high. Below I'll review the
different aspects of the film:
THE OLD FACES:R2-D2 is in this film, and has a good amount of
screen time, giving audiences the satisfaction of seeing an old face on a new
screen. The same goes for C3P0, although he's not fully assembled, and is only in
the movie for a few minutes. Yoda is back, controlled and voiced by the great Frank Oz. He is the
head of the jedi council, looks younger, and with a voice that changed much more
than it needed too. In "Episode 6:The Return of the Jedi", Yoda says he is 900
years old, so I don't think 40 years in his time would make much of a difference. Also
returning is Jabba the Hutt, who makes only a brief cameo appearance, as does
some random sand people during the pod race. Perhaps the best return of an
original character is the Dark Emperor from "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return
of the Jedi". Played by the same actor, Ian McDiarmid, the Emperor helps bring
back the feel of being in the Star Wars universe.
OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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8 out of 10 stars
I admit, I heard all the negative things said about this film, and I kept
trying to make myself believe they were all rumours. I mean, I loved the original Star Wars
Trilogy, so of course expectations were high, maybe too high. Below I'll review the
different aspects of the film:
THE OLD FACES:R2-D2 is in this film, and has a good amount of
screen time, giving audiences the satisfaction of seeing an old face on a new
screen. The same goes for C3P0, although he's not fully assembled, and is only in
the movie for a few minutes. Yoda is back, controlled and voiced by the great Frank Oz. He is the
head of the jedi council, looks younger, and with a voice that changed much more
than it needed too. In "Episode 6:The Return of the Jedi", Yoda says he is 900
years old, so I don't think 40 years in his time would make much of a difference. Also
returning is Jabba the Hutt, who makes only a brief cameo appearance, as does
some random sand people during the pod race. Perhaps the best return of an
original character is the Dark Emperor from "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return
of the Jedi". Played by the same actor, Ian McDiarmid, the Emperor helps bring
back the feel of being in the Star Wars universe.
OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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I admit, I heard all the negative things said about this film, and I kept
trying to make myself believe they were all rumours. I mean, I loved the original Star Wars
Trilogy, so of course expectations were high, maybe too high. Below I'll review the
different aspects of the film:
THE OLD FACES:R2-D2 is in this film, and has a good amount of
screen time, giving audiences the satisfaction of seeing an old face on a new
screen. The same goes for C3P0, although he's not fully assembled, and is only in
the movie for a few minutes. Yoda is back, controlled and voiced by the great Frank Oz. He is the
head of the jedi council, looks younger, and with a voice that changed much more
than it needed too. In "Episode 6:The Return of the Jedi", Yoda says he is 900
years old, so I don't think 40 years in his time would make much of a difference. Also
returning is Jabba the Hutt, who makes only a brief cameo appearance, as does
some random sand people during the pod race. Perhaps the best return of an
original character is the Dark Emperor from "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return
of the Jedi". Played by the same actor, Ian McDiarmid, the Emperor helps bring
back the feel of being in the Star Wars universe.
OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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I admit, I heard all the negative things said about this film, and I kept
trying to make myself believe they were all rumours. I mean, I loved the original Star Wars
Trilogy, so of course expectations were high, maybe too high. Below I'll review the
different aspects of the film:
THE OLD FACES:R2-D2 is in this film, and has a good amount of
screen time, giving audiences the satisfaction of seeing an old face on a new
screen. The same goes for C3P0, although he's not fully assembled, and is only in
the movie for a few minutes. Yoda is back, controlled and voiced by the great Frank Oz. He is the
head of the jedi council, looks younger, and with a voice that changed much more
than it needed too. In "Episode 6:The Return of the Jedi", Yoda says he is 900
years old, so I don't think 40 years in his time would make much of a difference. Also
returning is Jabba the Hutt, who makes only a brief cameo appearance, as does
some random sand people during the pod race. Perhaps the best return of an
original character is the Dark Emperor from "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return
of the Jedi". Played by the same actor, Ian McDiarmid, the Emperor helps bring
back the feel of being in the Star Wars universe.
OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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THE OLD FACES:R2-D2 is in this film, and has a good amount of
screen time, giving audiences the satisfaction of seeing an old face on a new
screen. The same goes for C3P0, although he's not fully assembled, and is only in
the movie for a few minutes. Yoda is back, controlled and voiced by the great Frank Oz. He is the
head of the jedi council, looks younger, and with a voice that changed much more
than it needed too. In "Episode 6:The Return of the Jedi", Yoda says he is 900
years old, so I don't think 40 years in his time would make much of a difference. Also
returning is Jabba the Hutt, who makes only a brief cameo appearance, as does
some random sand people during the pod race. Perhaps the best return of an
original character is the Dark Emperor from "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return
of the Jedi". Played by the same actor, Ian McDiarmid, the Emperor helps bring
back the feel of being in the Star Wars universe.
OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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THE OLD FACES:R2-D2 is in this film, and has a good amount of
screen time, giving audiences the satisfaction of seeing an old face on a new
screen. The same goes for C3P0, although he's not fully assembled, and is only in
the movie for a few minutes. Yoda is back, controlled and voiced by the great Frank Oz. He is the
head of the jedi council, looks younger, and with a voice that changed much more
than it needed too. In "Episode 6:The Return of the Jedi", Yoda says he is 900
years old, so I don't think 40 years in his time would make much of a difference. Also
returning is Jabba the Hutt, who makes only a brief cameo appearance, as does
some random sand people during the pod race. Perhaps the best return of an
original character is the Dark Emperor from "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return
of the Jedi". Played by the same actor, Ian McDiarmid, the Emperor helps bring
back the feel of being in the Star Wars universe.
OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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OLD NAMES WITH NEW FACES: Obi Wan Kanobi, played by Ewan Mcgregor,
returns. Although his screen time is mainly short, the character is played
out well. Young Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader) is here, played by Jake Lloyd. Early
reviews stated that Jake Lloyd couldn't act at all. That really isn't true. He's not terribly bad,
but nonetheless, he is bad overall. I give him credit for trying, but another actor
was needed here.
NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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NEW FACES:Liam Neeson plays Qui Gon Jin, a Jedi Knight who is
set on training young Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi. Neeson portrays the character
well, but unfortunately, the script doesn't give him much depth. Natalie Portman plays
the Queen of the planet Naboo. She does a good job with this role, but as stated before,
the script doesn't allow much depth. Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) plays mainly
Senator Palpatine throughout the film, and his performance is done very well.
The villian Darth Maul is as evil as everyone thinks, but unfortunately, his face isn't on
the screen nearly enough as it should. Ray Park does an excellent job portraying this
demonic character. He definately gets my applause. Samuel L. Jackson has
a small role as a member of the Jedi Council, hopefully we'll see a lot more of
him in Episode 2! Now we come to the much
debated Jar Jar Binks, the gungan frog like character who is totally computer
generated. The critics were right in this case, he does get boring to hear, and
most of the time even annoying. But no matter how annoying he gets, he can't ruin
the film, nice try though Jar Jar.
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:The special effects are nothing less
than fantastic. The Pod Race is mind boggling, and the saber duel at the end
is nothing less than awesome! The only problem that comes with special effects is the overuse
of them. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have almost every character to
be computer generated. The film does need more human actors, but that's just my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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BOTTOM LINE: The film is pretty much what every Star Wars film should
be. It has it's bad guys, it's good guys, it's happy endings, it's sad moments, so you're not
going to be much complaining from me. Some main flaws are the lack of character
depth, some bad acting, and an annoying creature. But since when was Star
Wars about acting? When was it about the script? Star Wars has always been
about the battle between good and evil. The film sets the grounds for the Episodes to come,
and that's all it needed to do. Of course we're all going to miss Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, but it's easy to get used to these new faces, and even better to
get reaquainted with the old ones.
CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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CAST: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd,
Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz and Samuel L. Jackson.
CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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CREDITS: Written and Directed by George Lucas. Produced by
Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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Rick McCallum. Released by 20th Century Fox.
RUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes, RATED PG
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