The Force is Back big time!

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2002)

I have seen the movie TWICE digitally projected and I did hate Phantom Menace....
Pros: yoda and the children, a great scene / Ewan's Kenobi, much like a researved Sherlock Holmes / Anakin's reunion with Shmi - tears welled up for me - and the aftermath / yoda's battle with Dooku / the love story works / Ilm FX pipeline has been organized well and everything is more focussed / Sound is organized and efficent more so than Phantom / Casting of Boba Fett - kid's great / Jango Fett and Boba's relationship - awesome / Chris Lee / All in all it makes Episode I a better movie and already Ep 3 is going to rival ESB for the best film.
Cons: one shot where amidala gets up from the sand and says "I'm fine" - lame coverage and other than that it is an awesome film.
Dont listen to the magazine critics.