An experience that ends so suddenly.....

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 1999)

I personally enjoyed this film tremendously. There are few superlatives to describe the experience that have not been used used previously and I recommend this movie that enjoys adventure and fantasy in their storytelling because to me these things were fully realized on the screen for 2hours and 10 minutes. I do however believe that the pacing of the movie itself is faster than I would have wanted. What a short 130 it is indeed. I, for one, would not have mind staying in that galaxy for a little while longer. The frenetic pace that events unfold in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is so uncanny that it demands repeat viewings and exploratory conversations. In fact I have seen the movie three times and actually hope to see it again before it leaves theaters. I left with questions such as "Is that it, but what about..... and why did this.....?"My interest is peaked for events that have already been played out in the first three movies.