Cold and unengaging, if visually stunning

Rating: Null/10 (8 March 2001)

George Lucas reminds me of a politician. Some of them start out honest enough but when they get power, they go nuts with it. Lucas' power is his technology, and he sure is losing it.
'Phantom Menace' seems like his way of showing off just how much he can do with computers and how little he can do with real human actors and emotions. The droids in the first film were deeper than the people in this one.
Yes, Episode 4 wasn't the deepest or most original story ever told, but it had a heart behind it's visual splendor that still holds strong today. 'Phantom Menace' was dead on arrival. Hopefully, the negative feedback this film has recieved will have a positive impact on the next installment.