Ohh! This is where it all began!

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 1999)

As the first episode of the star wars series this movie works quite well,it introduces us to all the familiar characters and finally shows us where they all started out in this epic saga.
This movie has the BEST light sabre battles yet of all the movies,the Darth Maul/Obi wan kenobi battle scenes are SWEET!
And the pod race sequence was jaw dropping and utterly spectacular and the reason why I will see this movie again.
But the movie has some serious problems that make it a chore to watch sometimes: Jar Jar Binks ....( barf!!)..he is so annoying that I hope they kill him off in episode 2!Just imagine a CGI Roger Rabbit with an high pitched annoying voice. And while the special FX are hyper awesome they tend to be overused and seem to overstay their welcome at times. And this movie has some VERY dull spots,especially when they keep talking about all the senate/treaty crap...uhh!...give us more light sabre fights already.
But overall a good start for the series and I cant wait too see how episode 2 and 3 turn out.