Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Merijn J — 27 Dec 2017

On discovering George Lucas' ring cycle for the six SW films and who the Phantom Menace actually is (JJ Binks I'm looking at you!) I have to up my rating. An essential part of GW's 12hour long 'ring cycle' well worth re-visiting!

And after the release of Disney's hacked attempt at a left wing propaganda film dressed in SW's clothing (TLJ) and their remake of Ep4, I had to come back and up the rating again. This film gets better and better each time I watch it. What most people who deride this film don't seem to realise is that this is not meant to be the equivalent of Ep 4, but is in fact a mirror of Ep 6. And Jar Jar, he is the phantom menace. Annoying yes, but that is the very intention. He's not comic relief but the hidden dark side equivalent of Yoda and was meant to be revealed in Ep2. What wonders what could have been if GL had followed through in the big reveal in Ep2.