A good beginning but a bit too cute

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 1999)

Okay, this movie starts out automatically as a 7.0 simply because it is the Star Wars saga. It loses 2 points for cuteness(3 points if you REALLY hated Ewoks) and picks up 2 points for great visual effects and the GREAT dueling scenes. The story is a little flat and that heart pounding beginning we are used to from the Star Wars movies is missing but the plot leaves open some very intriguing possibilities for the next movie which gives it just enough appeal so that the movie was not disappointing. Probably ranks evenly or just below Jedi when comparing the four movies (with Empire and the original being better). Overall I would recommend the movie but be prepared to REALLY hate the Jar Jar character. Overall rating 7.5.