I'll give it a 5. But---if you want to compare and include this with the original trilogy, it receives a very low 3.

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 2000)

I made the mistake going into the theater thinking this movie would give me the same enjoyment as the original trilogy. Sadly, this is definitely not the case. My first thought after seeing Phantom Menace was one of confusion. I wanted to make myself believe that I had in fact thought it to be spectacular and engrossing. But I soon realized that I felt a feeling of great disappointment to say the least. For one, the characters are not even nearly as likeable or as original as Luke, Han or Vader were. The story was very mixed-up feeling and kind of had me thinking "what the heck is going on" throughout the film. I can't deny the fact that the visuals are very nice, but---this was the first movie that I actually wished they had used regular models in some scenes. The CG sometimes feel just that--computer made and very unlifelike. Even the music, was a little disappointing (John Williams has only done this once before, the very poor score for Lost World made me wonder if he had lost his touch). WARNING!!!--The character Jar Jar is by far, the worst example of a character in a movie created so the kids would have something to laugh at. He is annoying, adds nothing to the story and basically is a tag-along that does not belong anywhere in this movie. I'm still hoping his role in the next installment is a small one--very small. I actually have two ratings for this movie----on it's own, I'll give it a 5. But---if you want to compare and include this with the original trilogy, it receives a very low 3.