Best movie of the Millennium

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 1999)

Wow! And I thought I was going to be disappointed. George Lucas really did it. Episode I is fantastic! I'm not entirely certain it's better than "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", but it was better than Star Wars itself! Maybe it was the best of them all.
There wasn't much action, wars or galactic crisis in this chapter. This movie focused on character buildup and scenarios.
Ever since I've read the Bantam Spectra novels and saw the special edition of Return of the Jedi, that was exactly what I expected when I saw Coruscant (also known as Imperial City). The planet is awesome and the city is fantastic. The traffic never ends. The senate chamber was astonishing. So many seats to thousands of Senators from thousands of Republic allied worlds.
Naboo was a great new addition to the Star Wars planet list. Great scenarios. The city and the palace were from another world. The underwater city was even better than the city we see in the movie "The Abyss". The underwater monsters were pretty scary.
Darth Maul is even more incredible than Vader ever was. His lightsaber was the most incredible weapon I've ever seen in the Star Wars universe. The lightsaber battle was the most amazing yet!
Anakin was incredible. Such a naive and innocent little boy. I can't believe what's coming in his future can be so dark. The critics had no right, NO RIGHT to concentrate their fire on Jake Lloyd. He did a great job portraying Anakin. Natalie Portman also did a great job doing Queen Amigdala. Liam Neeson was the best of them all and Ewan MacGregor did a great job portraying a young Obi-Wan Kenobi. The pod racing was incredible. I'm going to buy Episode I racer for the Nintendo 64 as soon as possible!
Since the story was not entirely concentrated on The Phantom Menace, I believe most of the story will be thrown on the next two episodes. I have a feeling they'll be a hell of a lot better. Oh god! I can't wait THREE YEARS for the next one!
Fantastic job George Lucas! You and Lucasfilm did something that will never die. Every new generation will see the Star Wars saga! Congratulations Lucasfilm! The Phantom Menace is the BEST!!!!!