Another Star Wars Movie

Rating: 5/10 (25 May 1999)

This is Star Wars. For me, this movie is just like the old Star Wars movies. It follows the same formula that the old ones did, by this I mean that it unfolds in the same way as the others. Yes, special effects are the main focus, but was that any different, say, in A New Hope. That movie is about rescuing a damsel in distress...not very original or creative. But the effects and characters take your mind off that just like in this new installment. Darth Maul is absolutely wonderful and I just can't wait to see what Palpatine will do next. The Phantom Menace is filled with the same fun spirit of campy adventurism that was so prominent in the earlier movies. This is just another Star Wars Movie, and like the others...it's spectacular!