the nerds obsess over it....but its not the best of the series

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2005)

There are many people who enjoyed the original series, and why not? With all-stall cast such as Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carie Fisher, James Earl Jones, Peter Cushing and John Henderson, it was a legendary lineup for the whole world.
Over the years the new generations view Star Wars as supreme nerdlike and have frowned upon the entire series. What once was a popular franchise was regulated to sci-fi fans and obsesses.
Thus we begin Phantom Menace. Prequels to movies can be great (The Godfather 2) and they can be downright disgraceful (Star Trek: Enterprise) but this one is right in the middle. The storyline is a bunch of no-goodniks in alliance with a corrupt Chancelor have taken over a peaceful planet in hopes to get the corrupt Chancellor promoted. In their way are a group of jedi knights, queens, kids, and computer generated aliens that will do anything to save the planet.
I didn't think this movie was bad at all but some of the stuff mentioned was kind of unsettling. I'm going into nerd mode for this next rant. Like if this was supposed to be 30 years before Episode 4...that would make Anakin/Darth 40 years old by that time. Luke Skywalker appeared to be in his mid 20's which means Vader conceived him at the age of 15 or so. Episode 2 and 3 has some explaining to do because it sounds weird as of now All in all it wasn't a bad movie and I think non-nerds would like it just as much as everyone else.
7 out of 10