Movie lives up to Star Wars reputation

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 1999)

The Phantom Menace delivers. This movie is good, maybe not quite as good as the originals, but I would say its 90% of the way there, which makes it much better than most of the crap Hollywood puts out. Episode 1 moves along at a fast and entertaining pace and is never boring. The special effects are great but they are not the best reason to see the movie. It's the story and action that is really good. The critics are way off base calling this a "major disappointment".I will definitely go see it again.