Not superb film, but I liked it a lot.

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 1999)

I saw Phantom Menace a quarter after midnight may 19(or, technically, May 20), and i considered it worth staying up until 3 am on a school night. Do I think its a masterpiece of screenwriting? No. I believe the film WAS overhyped. I also believe there's such a thing as too much special effects. But I liked it a lot. And personally, as far as my liking the character goes, young ObiWon Kenobi beats Ep. 4's luke skywalker HANDS DOWN. (Ewan MacGregor's voice may have something to do with that...my ears are directly connected to my teenage-girl hormones) There should have been more of him and less of jar jar in my humble opinion. Looking forward to Episode 2....Rahne