Lucas needs a script writer badly!!

Rating: 7/10 (24 July 1999)

After watching both trailers of Star War: The Phantom Menace, I was just as hyped as anyone else ready to see this movie. After leaving the theatre I was a little confused. Why was Jar Jar Binks the main attraction in this film? Taking up WAY TO MUCH MOVIE TIME!! The characters really never got a chance to grow on your because Jar Jar was in every damn scene. The interaction between Quon and Obi Wan's characters never clicked for me. Anakin and the princess had a better relationship and depth. Which is good since they will have kids in the future. The special effects, of course, was mind blowing. But the look of a movie is only 1/3 of what a movie needs to be successful. In the original Star Wars, their was lots of drama, humor, anticipation, chemistry with the actors/actresses and action that flowed. Star Wars:TPM seems to be missing a lot of this stuff. The film is definitely aim toward the kiddies, which is a bit confusing since the people who saw the original Star Wars (the true fans) are all in their late 20's and 30's now. The story isn't a terrible one, but it could have been a lot better. It's the dialogue that's bad. With Jar Jar trying to talk in a language we can understand and the rest of the characters going through the motions, the film fails in several areas. Thank the stars that the next Star Wars will be aimed toward the adults. It'll have a darker side to the story. I hope it gets an 'R' rating so we can actually see some bloodshed (Jar Jar Binks getting decapitated would be nice) and adult humor for a change. Not a total waste of film. If your a huge Star Wars fan, you'll have to seen it once. But after that, just wait for it to come to video. I had to sit through the film twice and that was enough for me.