Not the worst star wars film.

Rating: 7/10 (27 August 1999)

First, the Phantom Menace is not a bad film. In fact it is quite good in places. I probably rate it as the third best Star Wars movie, behind Empire and AOH. The main problem is with the CGI character of Jar Jar Binks. By the end of the film I was hoping that Darth Maul would kill him off. No such Luck! The film also drags a bit during the period spent on Tatoutine where we first find Anakin. The final light sabre battle is certainly the best fight between Jedi and Sith in all the films. So to sum up, not as good as it could have been. George could you make the next more dark like Empire please!