Dug every minute.

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 1999)

Great movie. A gorgeous babe of a queen, top-notch martial arts, racing action to beat anything NASCAR's ever shown me, and as a bonus I now know the origin of the emperor.
Can I wait three years to find out more about the Sith? If I have to. Would I like to see another Natalie Portman movie? Yes. Would I like to find out more about the origins of the Jedi? You bet.
I've read the criticisms of this movie. Too much like a video game, too juvenile with the Jar Jar Binks stuff, too much droid fighting and not enough character development, etc. Okay, so they have a point. But this is still a four-star movie. I'm seeing it again, and I don't normally do that.
I didn't stand in line long. About 30 minutes to buy the tickets last week, and another 30 minutes to get a halfway decent seat Wednesday night. The hardcores weren't there. They all saw it last night at 12:01 or this morning at 3:01. I'm not a hardcore, and I don't think I'll ever consider any of the original trilogy among my 40 favorite movies ever. But I loved this movie. Lots.