The film is a bit over hyped

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2000)

Well say we like it or not, the movie still hauled nearly a billion dollars in box-office ticket sales alone. But still everyones a critic (the same goes for me). You should definitely watch it if you have seen the first trilogy, otherwise see the them first cause they are much better and will give the interest of watching episode 1.
To sum it all up here are the pro's and con's that I thought were:
Pro's: F/X, Music, Darth Maul, Qui Gon, Obi-Wan, Watto, fight scenes, trailer, and the usual star wars stuff.
Con's: Jake loyd's acting, too little Music and light saber scenes, story too predictable, becomes a bit monotonous in the middle (lets face it Lucas is directing a film after 20 years).
I hope the second episode will have a different director as we can see George Lucas's strays and the story is a bit more exciting.