Extremely Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (15 November 1999)

I'll keep it brief - I WAS a fan of Star Wars. Any one who says this movie is a masterpiece clearly has no right reviewing films. This "film", if I can call it that, is more calculated and commercial than any piece-of-garbage summer flick to come down the pipe in quite some time. It almost makes Godzilla look heartfelt. Lucas has sold out big time, not that he hadn't done so earlier, but this is really reaching new lows. Perhaps George should take a little time to examine why he started making films so long ago. Make a statement, for God's sake put your heart fully into something. What do the words "Jar-Jar" mean to you, well thats the entire movie as far as I'm concerned. The Phantom Menace is "Jar-Jar". One big fake cartoon made to entertain the slow-witted and create toy-consuming zombies of us all. Do you really believe there is a shred of dignity left in the series after this tired piece of crap. It is a shame, I actually respected good-old George for a period of time.