Not disappointed

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 1999)

Like many others i was at a midnight showing of the phantom menace. I have to say that while this is not the greatest epic of all time, it was still well worth the wait and the hype. Some of the movie was childish, but then star wars isn't much more than a mature fairy tale. The truly hard core fans may not like the movie and may call it a poor attempt at capturing the magic of the 4th, 5th, and 6th films, but try taking off the nostalgia colored glasses. It's not gone with the wind, but it does a great job of setting up episodes 2 and 3. And if you're reading this Mr. Lucas, kill jar-jar in episode 2, I'll pay just to see that.