You're a Jedi Knight, aren't you?

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2020)

I never had a chance to watch the first Star Wars trilogy as they were released, due to not being born yet. Phantom Menace is the first one that I remember watching. The VHS was probably broke after all these times I watched it as a kid.
I can see why this movie didn't hold up to the expectations of the fans at the time, it's a classic pattern of "it's not as good as the old ones". I never do that, I look at the movies all individually. And Star Wars Episode I is a damn good movie without a doubt. Does it have directorial or acting flaws? Yes, it does. But it also has all that I want to see in a Star Wars movie. There is a lot of sentimentality for me when it comes to movies like that which probably affects the score but who cares? Darth Maul had remained one of my favourite characters in the whole franchise, never got over the fact that there was't more story to this character. That racing scene... Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan, Jar Jar Binks, young Anakin, fantastic Portman as Amidala, Darth Maul... what's not to like?