Holy 'script written by a third grader', Batman!

Rating: 5/10 (12 June 2003)

I saw the original Star Wars when I was 6 years old, and I loved it. I had never seen anything like that before, and neither had anybody else. Having said that, the only forward progress the series made, was from Star Wars to The Empire Strikes Back. After that the movies have gotten worse by leaps and bounds. Which brings me to The Phantom Menace. This movie is embarrassing it's so bad. Every time I see Jar Jar Binks I want to shoot the TV like Elvis. The story is absolutely ridiculous, and if you can still be impressed by the special effects after the first time you see it, then I'm guessing that you're below the age of 10. After the special effects wear off, you're left with nothing but bad acting and crappy dialogue.
I'm still curious why George chose to make Anekin a bumbling fool operating more on fantastic luck than on the skill of the midget-chlorines or whatever they're called. It's deplorable! The scene where he flies into the enemy mother ship by accident makes my face turn red with shame it's so bad.
I guess the moral here is, Star Wars has always sucked, but we were just too young to realize it.
5 out of 10 (and I'm being generous here, people!)