I thought it was good

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2002)

I know there have been hundreds of bad reviews for Star Wars Episode 1 because of many problems, yet I enjoyed it very much. I thought the special effects were phenomenal, Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor were great in their roles as the Jedi, and Darth Maul was really cool. The number 1 problem I thought was the God awful acting of Jake Lloyd as the extremely important character of Anakin. I have heard some things that people said he's supposed to be like that, all nice and hopeful. I still thought his acting could have been better. If you're reading this Jake Lloyd, know I disliked your acting, no hard feelings. This is really the only big problem I thought. I know hundreds of people hated Jar Jar Binks but he didn't really annoy me as much as Anakin. I actually laughed at Jar Jar's comic relief and my 9th grade friend says Jar Jar is his favorite Star Wars character. I did like Jar Jar despite what other people say. I loved the podrace sequence and the climax. Those were my favorite parts. I liked those Battle Droids, but I do think the Stormtroopers were better. The fight with Darth Maul was great. The guy who played him (I forgot his name)was great I was hoping he wouldn't die, but was happy with the movie and its ending all the same. Overall, I give Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace an 8 out of 10. 2 points for plot, 2 points for acting, 2 points for visual effects, 2 points for its cool characters, and 2 points forit being a Star Wars film. That would give it a 10. Minus 2 for Jake Lloyd's horrible acting. Now Episode 1 gets an 8 out of 10.