Better than expected

Rating: 4/10 (24 August 1999)

Well, I've heard a lot about Episode 1. In fact, so much, that I've almost given in to the mostly negative critics and did not watch the movie. Now I'm glad that I did watch it. OK, there are some things that SHOULD have been better: - There was not enough time to develop the characters. - Darth Maul was reduced from a real Jedi-counterpart to a simple villain - In details the movie was too childish Nonetheless, Episode 1 has so much that helped me forget these "mistakes" during the movie: It has a superb cast, an excellent music score, really stunning special effects and an exciting story full of action. All in all Episode 1 surely fits not perfect into the Star Wars universe. But you should see it as the first part of a trilogy (as the original Star Wars was, with all its insufficiencies) - and as this, it serves not only well but is a very good start. I do look forward for the next episode, where George Lucas hopefully will erase all the insufficient details.