The Beginning

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2009)

Now, you probably think that I am going to sit and hammer this film. Well, I'm not because believe it or not, this was the film that got me into Star Wars, and I enjoy it. It has that new car smell we have never come across before, and that new feeling and plot. Though this film is quite boring at times, it has it's share of interesting scenes, like the Podrace and the battle with Darth Maul at the very end.
It also has it's share of community, most displayed in the dim-witted notorious Jar Jar Binks. I guess they needed a little comic relief after all the dark, erratic nature of the last films. It's also displayed in characters like Watto and Anakin Skywalker. I also think that the special effects have meaning to them, even though they were made in a computer.
Overall, The Phantom Menace is satisfying, but still a little on the off-side. I guess you can call this the black-sheep of the series. Now it's time for my fish sticks, MMMMMMM!