Not quite there, but not a bad Star Wars entry

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2019)

I remember back in the day, when it came out, this was the one movie that everyone wanted to see and generally speaking, even though it felt a bit off, people were quite satisfied with it. It was later on, that people really started getting upset and likened it to one of the worst movies ever produced.
I must say, on my part, that although over time, and after repeated viewing the movie, didn't fulfill my expectations entirely, I've never been able to write it off as the massive failure that everyone seems to think it is. It's not quite at the same level as the Original trilogy, but from a technical standpoint was quite groundbreaking at the time and I remember been thoroughly enthralled by the whole experience, down mainly to this being the first ever Star Wars movie that I saw on the big screen. For that and mostly a nostalgic factor, I'm prone to forgive most of its shortcomings. Granted, it's got silly dialogue, most of the characters are one-dimensional or outright silly ( the Gungans come to mine), but it's got some truly amazing action set pieces (the pod race sequence, the final battle, the lightsabre duel between Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon versus Darth Maul.. to name just a few and a, once again, amazing soundtrack by master John Williams. Faulty, but not a complete write off. Watch it with an open mind.