Phantom Lives Up to Expectations

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 1999)

When a friend of mine got tickets to the most recent Star Wars adventure, I wasn't THAT excited. I'm not a huge fan of the series, but don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the first three, it's just that I wasn't planning on waiting 5 weeks for a ticket, ya know? What awaited me in the theatre was one of the most breathtaking films I had seen in years. The special effects may look 'too' animated during the previews, but once you're in the theatre, it looks more realistic than the originals. Some of the dialogue was stupid, and that's about the only negative criticism I can think of. I wonder if the dialogue and the voice were meant to be so "corny"? I found myself laughing at characters left and right, and I'm not sure if I was supposed to. Never-the-less, Phantom Menace is a great film and I highly recommend it.