GREAT!!!INCREDIBLE!!!PHENOMENAL!!!WONDERFUL!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (27 May 1999)

What more can be said about this movie? It was incredible and extremely fun. As both a movie fan and a Star Wars fan I was blown away by this film. For that reason, I feel I must reply to some of the criticisms I've read about this film. There was one person on this page who put it best in saying that anybody that disliked this movie just does not know how to have fun. I think that is true and is a shame, because the same people who loved the original movies as kids 20 years ago have now grown up into cold-hearted, pedantic nit-pickers more interested in having a religious experience at the movies than having fun. This movie was fun and captivating. Many people have said that there was not much of a plot. That could not be more untrue. There is a great plot filled with political intrigue. Many people have said there is no character development. The whole movie is spent developing Anikin, who is supposed to be the main focus of these three films. Many people criticized young Jake Lloyd's performance, which I thought was excellent. I've even heard people criticize Natalie Portman's performance, and she was incredible in this film. People have compared this film to Episode 4, saying it did not have the heart or was not as good. Come on, Episode 4 was a bad movie... it was hoaky and cheesy and campy and that was what made it great. You cannot compare the two films. You've got different characters, different actors, different technology, different times, and different movies. If you want to see the same old movie, then just stay home and watch the original trilogy on tape. I've also seen the term Star Wars "purist" thrown around and you can basically through that out the window. IT'S A MOVIE!!!! And in addition to that, it's a SCI-FI/FANTASY movie. Things are not supposed to make sense or be perfect. It's just supposed to be fun and entertaining. This movie delivers. The special effects are beyond anything ever seen before, the characters are very likeable, the action sequences are intense and incredible, and I LIKED JAR JAR BINKS!!!! If liking Jar Jar means I'm like a 6 year old, then I'm happy because the whole point of going to the movies is to just have fun. This movie pulls you into an incredible world and keeps you enthralled throughout. The end lightsaber battle contains some of the best sequences ever put on film and is worth the price of admission on its own. Don't analyze this movie by comparing it to other films. Analyze what the events of this film mean to the world of Star Wars. Picking on this film is like criticizing the Mona Lisa because she's not smiling. Get real, get a grip, go see this movie, and enjoy it because it really is something special. And if you leave the theater wanting more then you've got the point. You're supposed to want more, that's why you go see the next movie. Just go and enjoy this film, it's really excellent.