Star Wars - Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (DVD 2004)

Like young Anakin's future the success of The Phantom Menace is clouded !!!!!

Having run an eBay community group for Star Wars for many months the subject of the Star Wars Episode 1 has often come up .....

Is Jar Jar Binks the most despised SW character ever ?????? Possibly yes !!!!!!
What on Earth happened in the design department during the creation of 'Yoda' ?????
Jake Lloyd ?????
The whole podrace to get parts for a spaceship to introduce threepio to link to tatooine plot tangent !!!!!!!!!!
The voices of the battle droids !!!!!!!!!
Midichlorians ??????????????
YOU GET THE IDEA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But then there are the many positive aspects of the film ...... Maul, Qui Gon Jinn, the Duel of the Fates, the battles, the locations ...... !!!!!!

For childhood fans of the Original Trilogy, the years of waiting had possibly led to too much expectation ...... but on the flipside, didn't Lucas owe these fans something much better ????????

As one friend of mine said recently , as long as it's Star Wars I would have been happy with anything !!!!!!!!!

The film isn't a failure but in trying to set up the storyline for Episodes 2 and 3 it often over explains ........ Maul's screen time is criminally reduced when the podrace just goes on and on !!!!! And although Lucas delivers SFX and the movie industry is in his debt ...... is there too much over reliance on CGI ?????

Other "artistic" aspects of the film are worryingly obvious ... the Yoda puppet from 1980's Empire Strikes Back is more lifelike than the Yoda that appears 1999's Episode 1 ... but in Episode 2 the CGI delivers a new improved Yoda ?????

Overall, Episode 1 serves as a vehicle to introduce the key players, the plot, the politics, the locations and the galaxy in which the Old Republic spoken about by Old Ben in 1977 still exist !!!

...... we all knew how the story ends and our frustrations about how the saga actually begins must be balanced by the fact that during Episode 2 and 3 the sense of Star Wars returns !!!!!!!

Episode 1 can't be ignored but in an online poll I ran, and others I have seen ... The Phantom Menace always comes bottom !!!!!!!

and this was the film that countless 30 plus year old's (like myself) had waited years for ..... the teaser trailers, the posters, the hype .... in 1983 (after seeing Return Of The Jedi) I knew that one day Episodes 1,2 and 3 would be made ..... Episode 1 simply failed to live up to the standard of the Original Trilogy
!!!!!

Thankfully , the prequels improved ......

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My 7 year old son loves Star Wars and wanted the first episodes. I did tell him that these weren't the first ones, 4, 5 and 6 were, but he just looked at me as though I was daft :) The films have linked into the original stories really well and to my son the story is seamless. May the force be with you :)

Badly criticized by ..... critics who love to overintellectualize a film - you might find this worth watching if you already are a Star Wars fan. People say GL was saving the best for later (later prequel episodes) and its true that there are some juvenile sequences in the movie. But the backstory of Sidious pulling the strings to push the current Supreme Chancellor out of the picture as a devious prelude to his future schemes is what MAKES this movie. Only Star Wars fans can think something of this - even if you're not so keen. the story is THERE. The pacing is bad, but there are moments in this film that prove to be pure eye candy. The end duel with Darth Maul vs. Obi Wan and Qui Gon Jinn is one of the best fight scenes ever put on film despite this movie's imperfections. I rate this film an 8 out of 10. I certainly wish that this review is justified. Anyways, this could be a see and see again amongst Star Wars fans --- with fastforwards that is. (What I said about the pacing)

i bought this for my 6 year old son as he got interested in star wars by playing the lego version on his playstation. he himself thinks it is brillant and has nearly all of them except the last one at the moment.

the story line is brillant and you can get behind the characters and especially watching the banter between c3-po and r2-d2 is excellant with the little quirkies they come out with. i would recommend it for anyone. i myself did find it hard to watch at first since the first one which came out was episode 4 new hope which i watched when i was a kid then when that triology ended he then brought out 1/2/3 afterwards so it was a bit hard to get back into it since i knew what was happening in the future

great fun film, makes me a 12 year old again. the end lightsabre battle is nothing short of amazing.

I bought it because I also bought the dual darth maul lightsaber and wanted to see it in action in the actual film.

I love darth maul in it but absolutly hate Jar Jar Binks, film would have been so much better without him IMO.

Oh dear. As a 'child of Star Wars', I was so looking forward to the return of George Lucas as director of his creation. Three words describe the early exchanges of this film; awful, awful, awful. The basic premise is ropey at best and the dialogue is largely non-existent. This hideousness masks a manful attempt by Liam Neeson, who plays Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, to pull the film up from on it's backside and Ewan MacGregor's first stab at Obi-Wan Kenobi, where he might have tried less to 'be' Alec Guinness and could easily have succeeded in a masterful portrayal.

The live action actors are not the worst thing about this film, enter Jar Jar Binks - I still get flashbacks about this pitiful inclusion, clearly designed to ensnare a younger audience and guarantee additional merchandising revenue.

Enough griping, there are lots of things that will keep me coming back to this despite the flaws:
- some superb CGI, notably the pod race
- the scenes on Tattooine which render this opener quintessentially Star Wars
- the introduction of Darth Maul, complete with double-ended lightsaber
- the closing two-on-one lightsaber duel between the two Jedi and the aforementioned Maul
- hey, it IS Star Wars....

As much as I'd like to totally pan this, the eight year-old who sat and gasped at the sight of a Star Destroyer cruising overhead in the late 70's just wouldn't let me. Only just passes muster though.

If like me your a big Sci-Fi nut then this is deffinately the start of the ultimate series for you. In the first witness the rise of the trade federation and over the next few episodes watch it turn into the Evil Empire.

It's an excellent film with some great sound affects and acting well recommended.

I am a great fan of all the star wars films. The imagery, plot and special effects make star wars classic films that i enjoy watching from time to time, on cold rainy days when it is better to stay indoors, warm and enchanted with the magical fantasy films of Star Wars.

i had the vhs,but decided to get the dvd,it didnt dissapoint..stars wars is one of those programmes that hooks you all your life,the characters are such lifelike,the action is wonderful..
i rate this dvd and the saga first class...

great film special effects are great brill director.love the acting from the young stars .brillo fim

Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace is the perfect showcase for the incredible detail and breathtaking scope of George Lucas. See how the Star Wars story started in The Phantom menace. DVD packed with hours of additional material. A must have.

very good condition and sent out really quick.was cheaper than buying from shop as they were 20 pounds a dvd.thank you

The phantom menace the first of the sixlogy.Biliand film was the only that missing for my collection. Fantastic efe and very good acting.Adventure and gomedy the same time. Best film.

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I liked the film because I like all things Star Wars. The story was brilliant and I liked all the characters in it. The chase scene was very good. It is a good family film and well woth watching. My young son tells me it is marvelous!!!

A great film from George Lucas, here we see the beginning of this epic saga when Anakin is a young boy found by Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi on a distan planet called Tatooine. Here Anakin is a slave...but not for long. IT is a great movie, enjoyable like all the rest, it has its small laughs with R2D2 and C3P0 as well as all out action in duel laser battles and an awesome pod race showdown. Definitely one DVD you mus add to ur collection, add the whole lot, like i did.
Enjoy

After bringing up a son who loved Star Wars, his son, my Grandson, is now re-living the Star Wars era.
He is thoroughly enjoying the films, and will be collecting them all if he has his way. Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace is the first of his collection of star wars films.
This film was in great condition, and I have loved seeing my young grandson's enjoyment of it.

another film bought for my son to add to his collection of one of his favourite films. to put in the portable dvd player he now has. others in his family arent so keen so he can listen with his head phones,

Episode 1 was a great film (Yes, I know that Jarjar wasn't George Lucas's greatest moment).

If you have Dolby 5.1 surround sound - the podrace is amazing!

And the final duel between Qui-gon, Obi-wan and darth Maul is just brilliant.