Never could this live up to the hype.

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2000)

Never ever could Star Wars live up to the hype and I am sure many people went into the cinema with their minds made up - this won't be as good as the others. Fair enough. No Darth Vader, evil Empire or tie fighters and X-Wings. The mysteriousness and evil of Star Wars we all love is missing in this first episode of a great saga.
George made a few mistakes. He did not listen. George Lucas did not direct episodes V and VI of Star Wars and hired someone to fix his screenplays before shooting. This is why the original trilogy was of such great quality - it was edited by professionals not Lucas. This time, he thought he could do it himself and the film suffered. The film often dragged and many parts could have been left out. He lost his focus and I'm sure he had the merchandise in one eye when he wrote the film. He could have used some serious help but chose not to take it and finished with a disappointment that could have been THE greatest movie of all time. I hope he'll be more open for the episodes II and III.
Despite this, the film was good. The acting by the main stars was quite impressive although that Jake Lloyd has to go! (Where was that Sixth Sense kid at the Anakin Skywalker auditions?) I dunno who conjured Darth Maul but someone got something right when they invented him. His part in the movie was too small and I can't believe George Lucas didn't realise how much he could have been a part of the movie instead of the four or five scenes he only got.
I don't think the film was as bad as people made out. Jar Jar Binks should've been left out, something scarier than the Trade Federation could have been used and comicness we could have done without thanks George, while the kids were impressed you lost many fans.
One last thing, I think (personally) George Lucas had his mind on the critics so (childishly and amaturely) tried to make the film complicated in the wrong ways ie. he tried to make a complicated plot and story, but got it wrong. Instead he had a simple story that lost the plot trying to be complicated (taxation of trade routes???)
Give credit where credits due however. An impressive attempts with its faults. I can't wait for the next too. LETS SEE THIS BOY TURN BAD!