A great ride

Rating: 9/10 (12 September 2000)

What fun I had at this movie! The whole experience, from the crowd cheering and excitement as the words "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" appeared, to the music, the opening scenes as Qui Gon and Obi Won battled the droids, to the escape of Queen Amidala, to the pod racing, to the unleashing of Darth Maul, to the climatic fight, etc., etc.! This was a great time. I hear some complain that it wasn't anything like the first Star Wars, A New Hope. Well, of course not! Had it been, everyone would have complained that all they did was try to recapture the magic of the first movie! I highly recommend this movie to anyone, any age, anywhere!