Well..Here's MY opinion..

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2002)

Okay, guys, in my opinion... Episode I DID lack heart. Sorta. It is easily my least favorite SW film. It pulled off the entertainment aspects though. It also started to give me that Star Wars vibe I wanted.

I admit Jar Jar was bad. I admit Jake Lloyd is a bad actor. I admit TPM lacked true heart and soul. I admit some of the lines were bad. I admit some of the lines were acted bad.
But TPM didn't really require anything much, I was so happy that Lucas was going to show me the backstory. Well actually, considering TPM is actually the first Episode, I was going to get background on the sequels.

All I wanted was rousing action and basic plot setup. You know what I got? Rousing action and basic plot setup. I knew that these characters were going to suffer later. I didn't NEED too much emotion. Actually, I didn't want any. I didn't desire any. I wanted the emotion to come in Episode II and Episode III.
Anyway, I got my action and my plot setup. I got my Jedi and Sith battle. I got my special effects. I got my cool new worlds like Otoh Gunga and Theed. I got my cool new aliens and species. I got my cool new characters. I got my cool everything. It was Star Wars. Bad acting and dialogue comes with it. And that's okay. Is it Lucas' fault? Sure. But even I knew, when I was a kid watching the original trilogy, well, I was familiar with cheese. And it is that cheese that makes Star Wars, well, Star Wars. TPM wouldn't feel right without some mozzarella.
Anyway, TPM satisfied me on a plot setup/entertainment front. The film ended with a fat bullfrog yelling "PEACE!"
CLASSIC.
It's not THAT bad people...