Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Brakken — 27 Apr 2014
The Phantom Plot!
What was the point? I was concerned about who would slap Ani's face the soonest, but as he turns into Vader anyway, I'm not sure how to care about a loud-mouthed, impudent child that is supposedly a slave. Mitochloreans (sp - I don't give a hoot enough to even check) are not a force, but are cells now: this destroys the whole point of faith and super-human justice: only those with enough correct cells are good enough Jedi. The first three movies established that faith - yeah, FAITH - prooves one's mettle. Oh well.
CGI swamped the movie and were accompanied by cardboard performances. The notion that any of this movie as being part of reality 'long, long ago' evaporated with GPUs. The first three movies still engage me, but this one was devoid of reason and extremely irritating. Ja-Ja say no more. I'm begging you.
Final Verdict: Eiw.
This review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was written by Brakken on 27 Apr 2014.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace has generally received mixed reviews.
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