Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Steffen D — 04 Feb 2017

This movie gets a lot of flack that, frankly, I don't believe it deserves. It tries to experiment in ways that fans were not receptive of, but that doesn't make it a bad movie. People get hung up on what they didn't like so much that they miss all the good things happening in the background.

Palpatine's rise to power begins with this movie, and when you take the time to pay attention to it, it's brilliant! No, it doesn't rise up to the original trilogy's level, but it is not bad.