The nay-sayers may now eat their words...

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 1999)

With the weeks and days before the first episode of the Sat Wars saga was released, many critics who attained a preview of the prequel tore into the movie, claimed that it was a completely terrible flim and not worth the hype that it was given by fans. As the summary line states...it is. After seeing the movie the first day that it was out, I can firmly say that the cridits who did not like it must have seen a different movie than I did. The Phantom Menance is a wonderful film in and of itself. The acting and story is always interesting and, at the very least, very good. The special effects are back on the screen as everyone expected. In short, this film is perhaps one of the best in the series, if not one of the most enjoyable films I have seen this year.