The film is lackluster, just accept it!

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 1999)

The Phantom Menace is absolutely, positively NOT a good movie by any rational standard. I've been reading some of the user comments and I am astounded at the complete lack of thought behind them. It seems to me that many people are defiantly praising this movie just because they think that they're supposed to. If you were to judge The Phantom Menace by the same standard used for any other movie (acting, story, plot, dialogue... heard of these?), you simply could not consider it any more than mediocre. No movie is immune to criticism, Star Wars or not. As someone who is old enough to remember seeing the original trilogy at the theater, I was very excited to see The Phantom Menace. Hype had nothing to do with it. I wanted to enjoy it. I was ready to enjoy it. Sadly, instead of the prequel to a classic science fiction series, I was subjected to two hours of The Galaxy's Goofiest Aliens. Anybody who has the audacity to say that this disappointing mess is equal to, or better(!), than the original movies is profoundly deluded or just has terminally bad taste. Make no mistake-THIS MOVIE WAS BAD! Special effects cannot save it, nor can a bunch of so-called fans offering unfounded praise. I Give it a little thought and you'll know what I say is true.