The best so far

Rating: 3/10 (22 May 1999)

I don't know what all those critics were talking about...this film was AWESOME! It was completely filled with some great action, visual effects, and plot setting. It was cool how the characters were introduced, you should have seen how the audience clapped when we first saw C-3P0 and R2D2 (well, who doesn't love love those guys?). Liam Neeson was great as Qui-Gon Jinn and Ewan McGregor was also good as the younger Obi-Wan Kenobi. Natalie Portman was a terrific Queen Amidala, although it was a little bogus to find out that the elaborately dressed up queen was actually the decoy. Jake Lloyd...well, I guess he was okay...he wasn't as good as the others and he seemed to over-accentuate his lines. But, he is only ten so I guess everyone should just give him a break. Other character developments were also interesting, Senator Palpatine is obviously the future Emperor of the Darkside. The film tried not to show this but the audience could tell anyway. Jar Jar Binks was at times a funny comic relief character, and at other times was just flat out annoying. The only character that was way too shallow was Darth Maul, who only had a few lines and pretty much had the personality of a toothpick.
But other than that the film is a blast to watch. It isn't very violent except for a few brief scenes at the end, but it is filled with enough blasters, ships, aliens, pods, monsters, Jedis, and Light-Saber action to keep any Star Wars fan entertained. May the Force be with you, Mr. Lucas, don't listen to the critics. Once again, you have created a truly masterful film.