BEST MOVIE-; YEA RIGHT!

Rating: Null/10 (19 April 1999)

For all the acclaim this movie has received, a rant is due. I believe I was one of the first to walk out on this movie at the preview showing two weeks before its release. It was like two chick-flicks back to back with 5 minutes of spectacular action, a redeeming quality. I'm not going to dispute anyone on the plot, the filming of the movie was excellent, costume design did a great job and despite several factual errors, I can see why so many liked it, but to call it the greatest motion picture of all time blew me away. The requirements of the greatest movie of all time has to have some influence on society, become a part of our culture, even impact those who have never see it on top of being a GREAT movie. More people are taking the day off to see the Phantom Menace than ever before. Lucas is setting strict requirements on movie theaters, distributors, even the ticket sales are up to him. Who else can do that with a movie before it was released? Now I am not saying that it will be the best movie of all time, or Star Wars either (I know, blasphemy to some), I am not to judge, but the jury is in and it's definitely not Titanic. For a movie to be considered the greatest, it has to be accepted on all levels, by all audiences, young and old, male and female. There are a lot of great movies out there, Titanic even being one, but Lucas has set the standard for the greatest movie with the Star Wars Trilogy. No swearing, no sex, violence... yea you have to have that, but for all ages, come on, who would have ever thought that. All I know is I need not worry about the Titanic advocates, they will soon be silenced and records will be smashed by the Menace The force is not with them.