QT's Phantom Menace

Rating: 2/10 (10 October 2003)

A lot of people have been waiting a long time for this film (actually, two films) and it just isn't up to snuff. Just as the long awaited Star Wars prequel was long on style/graphics and short on just about everything else, this film can boast immense bloodletting, excellent music and style, but fails to actually be a good film. Only in a completely desensitized culture can the violence BE the plot. There is nothing new here that you haven't seen before and having to pony-up the extra $8 to see the rest of the film only highlights the true exploitation going on here.