Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Jared P — 17 Jan 2018

Despite what everyone says THIS is a Star Wars movie. Yes it has lots of flaws. But I still like this movie.

I was a kid when this came out, I was 9 when I first saw it on VHS, in 2000 This became my all time favourite movie, I grew up on Star Wars, I lived for Star Wars.

This movie gave us great characters, such as Qui Son Ginn, and introduces us to the second greatest villain of all time Darth Maul, and produces, in my opinion, the second greatest lightsaber duel (No.1 you'll have to read through my other reviews to find out, which).

For me, I came to dislike this movie instead of enjoying the moment and not overthink it, was when I started reading everyone else reviews/opinions.

Overall review of the story (As a 9year old).

Awesome, funny, great fight scene way better than anything in the old trilogy.

Overall review (now):

I still watch it, I just fast forward all the political crap, skip Qui Got Chatting with Ani's mother and mainly watch it for the duel of the fates, for a terrific musical score. the Story is scattered, no focus on a single main character, too much talking not enough doing. and Honest Opinion on Jar Jar, I grew up laughing at him so to me he was and still isn't that bad, he's better than Rose in Episode 8. Her character is utterly cringeworthy.

My Edits:

1. Less talking, "faster more, intense".

2. Jar Jar, I think he was originally going to be Darth Plagueis. or some form of Dark Jedi, acting stupid, but he's the reason Darth Maul finds Anakin on Tatooine.

3. Focus on A main character, Instead of not really knowing who the main character is, The story should have been told through Obi Wan's perspective, giving us build up into Anakin.

4. Anakin Should have been older, a 9 to 14 year old age gap is a bit creepy.

5. In Episode 6, Obi Wan speaking to Luke "when I first knew him, your father was already a great pilot..".

Episode 1, He had never won a race, not even finished. I think he needed to be a little better than that.

6. Don't kill off Darth Maul, only to bring him back in the clone wars tv show only..

From one fan to another, watch the prequels like your 9-10 year old self and enjoy it, don't over think it, don't do anything but watch.

As a very influential being once said "Do or do not, there is no try".

IF you want to judge the prequels, maybe should also look at judging the original trilogy in the same amount of detail. Episode 4 is about a whiny kid. Episode 5 "nothing happens" - George Lucas, Episode 6 the empire is defeated by Ewoks.