Stop the bickering and just let TPM entertain you!

Rating: Null/10 (3 June 1999)

George Lucas is an evil genius. For 16 years, my vision of Star Wars has been Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia, Chewbacca and all the rest. I will admit that when I saw The Phantom Menace, I was a little confused by it, but I nonetheless, enjoyed the movie. I saw it once more and came out with the following feeling: THIS MOVIE IS GREAT! But I had to see it twice in order to understand the fact that this is our new Star Wars trilogy. Lucas is laughing at this fact all the way to the bank. My advice, is that if you're a big SW fan, go see the movie once more. I promise, most of you will see the movie in an entirely different perspective. You've seen it once and you now know what to expect. I found that the unfolding of the story was rather intriguing and I'm dying to know how things unfold in the next 2 episodes.
The movie itself is an enjoybale 2 hours at the theater, highly worthy of being called a Star Wars flick. And who are these people getting all over Jar Jar Binks? He wasn't my favorite character in the movie but he certainly (if you can call a computer image a "he")pulls his weight more than admirably. Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor do wonderful jobs as the cool handed jedis. If Darth Maul was in one or two more scenes, the full effect of his presence definitely would have been felt, but it was felt, that much is certain. And Natalie Portman, oh Natalie Portman. She was born to play a queen. It will be a shame when she drops from the storyline.
With this in mind, stop the bickering and just enjoy the movie. If you look for the bad, you will become angry and as Master Yoda says "Anger leads to hate, and hate.....leads to suffering!"