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Every journey has a first step...

Advantages: It's still Star Wars...
Disadvantages: Pretty much the weakest of both trilogies...

...* * * Please note: This review first appeared on www.dooyoo.co.uk under my dooyoo alias of dlb74 * * * Well... After a gap of 16 years, George Lucas finally brought us what we'd been waiting for for what seemed like forever... MORE STAR WARS!!! The pro ...

ultrafrosty 02.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Star Wars - Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (DVD)

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Eagerly anticipated: Jar Jar Who?

Advantages: It's Star Wars!
Disadvantages: Jar Jar Bin, some overly long scenes, some FX

...So, this is where it all begins! In 1999, twenty years after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was first released at the cinema amidst a wave of fanatical behaviour, followed by episodes V and VI, George Lucas' considerable enterprise starts off the preque ...

pmcds 26.03.2009 · Read full review
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You Know You Want It...

Advantages: Stunning presentaion, quality extras - and plenty of them, DVD identical the world over.
Disadvantages: Frickin' Jar Jar!

You don't need me to tell you to buy this DVD. If you're even the slightest bit 'movie-inclined' (and have a DVD player, obviously) you will have bought this disc already (probably on release day), watched it, ploughed through the extra stuff, watched it ...

Howiemon 19.10.2001 · Read full review
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Recipe For A Bad Film

Advantages: Some very good scenes, as a standalone film it's pretty good
Disadvantages: Some bad decisions made in the build up to this, overhyped and up against the best sci-fi films ever.

Recipe For Disaster. Ingredients. 5g Plot 1Kg Special Effects 25g Soundtrack and Audio Effects “Maul” Spice – adds flavour and a dash of excitement to the dish. “McGregor” ...

Nameless 27.07.2001 · Read full review
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Every saga has a beginning

Advantages: the name 'Star Wars', great actors, music
Disadvantages: it's not as good as it could be!

.:: Contents Of The Text ::.. -Prehistory -The Story -My Impression -Cast/Direction/Music -My Result -Important ..:: Prehistory ::.. Today I was bored and so I watched 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' another time and I thought ...

VulcanRaven 11.10.2001 · Read full review
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