About as exciting as watching paint dry

Rating: Null/10 (29 November 2003)

I tried to like this movie, I wanted to like this movie but try as I might I just couldn't...because basically it bored me to tears. For those of you who argue that years of fans expectations was what caused crushing disappointment I disagree....No it wasn't disappointed expectations that made me dislike this movie...it was just so boring...
When episode 4 was released I was too young to appreciate it...by the time episode 6 came along I was old enough to enjoy it. I was interested when epidode 1 was on its because Star Wars was something of a legend by this time. I wasn't a huge fan but I remembered the first star wars movies as something fun. I got to see episode one on video and It was really dull. Sure the effects were beautiful and much of it was like a beautifully painted picture..but I didn't want to watch a 2 hour moving painting..because that's what it amounted to basically...the characters were so dull and I didn't give a damn about any of them.
Star Wars episode 4 came on television recently...I decided to watch it...I only had vague memories of it...but I was amazed at how great it was...I loved the characters...even the special effects..outdated as they may be gave me more of a sense of being there, of realism and I cared about the characters in the movie...If the Phantom Menace didn't have the Star Wars legacy behind it I doubt anyone would have given it the time of day.