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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: NEESON,LIAM EAN: 0024543023937 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox MPN: 024543023913 Number Of Discs: 2 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 22, 2005 Running Time: 133 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 1999 Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his young apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi aid the Queen of Naboo in an attempt to thwart the invasion of her home planet; meanwhile, they come across Anakin Skywalker, a young boy with strong Jedi powers. Genre: Science Fiction Rating: PG Release Date: 22-MAR-2005 Media Type: DVD Amazon.com: "I have a bad feeling about this," says the young Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Ewan McGregor) in Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace as he steps off a spaceship and into the most anticipated cinematic event... well, ever. He might as well be speaking for the legions of fans of the original episodes in the Star Wars saga who can't help but secretly ask themselves: Sure, this is Star Wars, but is it my Star Wars? The original elevated moviegoers' expectations so high that it would have been impossible for any subsequent film to meet them. And as with all the Star Wars movies, The Phantom Menace features inexplicable plot twists, a fistful of loose threads, and some cheek-chewing dialogue. Han Solo's swagger is sorely missed, as is the pervading menace of heavy-breather Darth Vader. There is still way too much quasi-mystical mumbo jumbo, and some of what was fresh about Star Wars 22 years earlier feels formulaic. Yet there's much to admire. The special effects are stupendous; three worlds are populated with a mélange of creatures, flora, and horizons rendered in absolute detail. The action and battle scenes are breathtaking in their complexity. And one particular sequence of the film--the adrenaline-infused pod race through the Tatooine desert--makes the chariot race in Ben-Hur look like a Sunday stroll through the park. Among the host of new characters, there are a few familiar walk-ons. We witness the first meeting between R2-D2 and C-3PO, Jabba the Hutt looks younger and slimmer (but not young and slim), and Yoda is as crabby as ever. Natalie Portman's stately Queen Amidala sports hairdos that make Princess Leia look dowdy and wields a mean laser. We never bond with Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), and Obi-Wan's day is yet to come. Jar Jar Binks, a cross between a Muppet, a frog, and a hippie, provides many of the movie's lighter moments, while Sith Lord Darth Maul is a formidable force. Baby-faced Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) looks too young and innocent to command the powers of the Force or wield a lightsaber (much less transmute into the future Darth Vader), but his boyish exuberance wins over skeptics. Near the end of the movie, Palpatine, the new leader of the Republic, may be speaking for fans eagerly awaiting Episode II when he pats young Anakin on the head and says, "We will watch your career with great interest." Indeed! --Tod Nelson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The PhantomPretty good. Little boy Anakin is great. Much less whiny than his older self. My husband pretty much loves Qui-Gon Jinn and there's that crazy sith with the red and black face paint. Rating:  - Pleased with purcahseThe Star Wars DVD was what I ordered and expected. It even came a day earlier than I had anticipated. Rating:  - Not Particlularly Strong with the Force...By now, everybody will have long made up their mind on whether or not "The Phantom Menace" sucked; while the film continues to boast a number of fans, there's little debate regarding the notion that George Lucas spectacularly under-delivered what could have been one of the biggest films in history. True, it made a mountain of money, but in no way other than a mirrored leap in technology does "Episode I" come close to touching the original "Star Wars" trilogy for being a movie to base an entire generation ... Read More Rating: - We miss you Darth Maul.I, like all of you were SO psyched for this to come out. Most of you seem disappointed. I wasn't. Why? Darth Maul. The single greatest super villain since Vader. Period! The face, the horns, the double bladed saber. The guy meant business. I didn't mind Jar Jar either, he was funny and cute. I disagree with people when they say he was annoying. Would he have annoyed you when you were a kid? Doubt it. Everything about this movie is good, except ... Read More Rating: - Prepare for a Loaded Review...Upon its release in 1999, "Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace" was the first new addition to George Lucas'legendary cinematic franchise in sixteen years.The first in what was to become a series of three prequels relating the backstory to the original Star Wars trilogy, 'Phantom Menace' has as interesting and unique a history in the annals of film criticism as its creator, George Lucas, has had in that successful filmmaking. Nine years on, the Amazon reviews will happily attest to the fact that the film ... Read More |
