What a joke!

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 1999)

This movie is a complete farce from beginning to end and is only exceeded by the hype and the ridiculous score it's currently running at on the IMDB! There are only two redeeming features in this film - the audio and visual effects. Everything else is ordinary in the extreme. From the cardboard acting to the dull dialogue to the predictable, stolen, pointless story-line. To say that this is simply a kid's movie is both nonsensical and false. It sells out the legions of fans who have kept Star Wars alive for the last two decades and fails to provide an excuse for the lack of quality film-making. I won't even begin to discuss the numerous obvious rip-offs of other well known movies but if you missed the obvious thievery for Ben Hur you must be mindless. Even still, everyone must have noted the similarities to Ep. 4! If I ever build any type of large spaceship someone please, I beg of you, remind me to provide a little more than token protection of the core! I can't say that this was a bad movie, it simply was not a good one. My vote 6/10