Who in their right mind would say this film was great?

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2000)

I was weaned on Star Wars, as were many others. And, like the others, i nearly wept the first time I saw the trailer for this disaster. The excitement had built in me, and I was expecting greatness. Or at least goodness. But no. Lucas decided that he could write. If you look at Star Wars (IV) you can clearly see the writing is awful and the direction is juvenile. This is why the others were written and directed by other people. These films were better. Indiana Jones was terrific. Lucas came up with the stories for these legends and let others write and direct. He's a great idea man. But he's just no good at anything else. Episode 1 contained bad acting, horrid dialogue, an obnoxious sidekick and feces jokes. I only hope that Lucas learns his lesson for Episode II.