One of the most imaginative, if not best movies of '99

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 1999)

Screw the critics, this movie kicks. Yes, it does have some awkward dialogue and acting, but I don't think even the old trilogy's dialogue and acting were the greatest strength of the movies (do normal people suddenly stand up and go into some sentimental soliloquy like most critically successful movies?). The best thing about the old trilogy and The Phantom Menace are imagination, setting, mysterious mythical history, good vs. evil (good triumphing over evil), cool machines, and masterful action. Another thing was that I think people were expecting the old trilogy. Well, get your heads out the clouds, its not the old trilogy.
I have been a Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember. However, I am not a fanatic, since I do not collect SW toys, or even stood in line the first day. The main thing I like most is how creative the movies are, and how much creativity is put into the movies. Big L and the rest of the team (including Zahn and Kevin J Anderson, etc...) have created a living, breathing universe and spawned a psueudo-religion, as well as giving a couple of new and much needed fairy tales for our time. Now with all this digital technology, all the things that are in George Lucas' mind can be put into the movie. I think that is great, not an over use of digital technology.
To close off my ranting (heh heh heh...)I have to say that I haven't had that much fun watching a movie in a long time, and if a movie can do that, TPM deserves to be on my best movie list. Go see it while it's still in the theaters! And about the whole Jar-Jar thing, lay off! I didn't really like Jar-Jar that much either, but come on! If people thought Jar-Jar was too childish, the website jarjarmustdie isn't any better. Actually, after seeing TPM 7 times, Jar-Jar starts to grow on you...