Breathtaking visuals make this a must see!

Rating: 9/10 (10 April 2000)

Forget all the negative hype! Many were expecting another Star Wars or ROTJ with a wise-cracking Han Solo character playing off a beautiful princess. Episode 1 is about style and visuals. Lucas sacrificed character development and intelligent character interplay with amazing visuals that will blow you away! I'll take the hyperspeed Pod racing scene over Solo/Lea flirting any day.
This movie breaks new ground. Some die-hards complained about the CGI. This movie has the best CGI to date. The final battle scenes, played in three arenas were brilliant! So many things are happening visually in each shot that you HAVE to see the film more than once just to appreciate the effects. Buy this movie now. So what if it is not DVD. So what if you're going to end up buying the DVD in six years again anyway. Episode one is a true masterpiece of visuals and epic action sequences. You'll watch it again and again and again.. give it another shot in the privacy of your own home..