Don't listen to the critics

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 1999)

There were a lot of negative reviews of this film. I don't believe any of them and neither should you. Of course the effects were amazing, but the actors were just as good. When I saw Ewan McGregor, I swore that he was a young Alec Guinness. He was that good. Jake Lloyd, who took a lot of heat, played exactly what he is; a ten year old boy standing on the brink of something so great that he is just awed by it. Even Jar Jar made me laugh! THe fight scenes between Qui-Gonn, Obi-Wan and Darth Maul are classic. In short, the critics dropped the ball on this one. Everyone in the theater thought that is was a worthy beginning to the legendary saga.