Wow, what effects!!!

Rating: 7/10 (17 October 1999)

There are a lot of movies for which I would say "Go see them just for the effects". It's a general remark, meaning it's a dull movie with good CGI. The effects in Phantom Menace are so good, I couldn't care less about the plot, the character development and all the rest that usually make a good movie! An incredibly realistic world that you know its 100% virtual!!! The awe for the effects predominated every other feeling I had towards this movie. Some things though, still managed to annoy me, namely Jar Jar Binks and little Anakin Skywalker. Both were put for the pre-teen audience, I know, but the fact is that they are unbearable for everybody else. There's no point to specify annoying parts of their roles, because they are annoying from beginning to end. A final remark: Why this was Episode I? They take so many things for granted! I was hoping for an Episode I where we see how the Jedi circle is formed etc. This was more like Episode III. So, not from a SW fan, go see it if you haven't yet, it's worth its money. Of course don't expect a cinephile film, but who does?