Another great addition to the franchise

Rating: 10/10 (1 June 2000)

OK, sure...at first glance you might not think that I'm a fair person to be giving such a glowing review for Phantom Menace. Yes I wear a Star Wars baseball cap. Yes, Boba Fett's on my keychain. But trust me, I wouldn't lie to you. I LOVE this movie. I've seen it a bunch of times in the theatre & a couple times on video & it still stands up. And, I'm not afraid to admit, I was a bit hesitant of the new movie. What if it doesn't live up to the first three. What if George embarasses himself with a subpar effort. But from 20th Century Fox's opening drumroll right through Boss Nass proclaiming "Peace", I was completely & wholeheartedly enthralled. What do I say to the naysayers? Maybe they forget that these movies are made for 12 year old's. Maybe they've lost their sense of wonder & can't go to a movie, sit back & suspend their disbelief anymore. Maybe they're jaded with adulthood. Who can say? All that I know is despite some negativity to the movie, a hell of a lot of people liked it. And I hate people who pick at it for dumb reasons. They think that it's a continuity error that in Episode IV Obi Wan said that when he met Anakin he was allready a great pilot. I don't see the problem here. Lil' Anakin was a great pilot when they met. Anyway...I don't want to rant. I loved Episode I, am looking very forward to the next two, and congragulate everyone at Lucasfilm. 10 out of 10.