Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999
PG
2h 16m

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Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long-dormant Sith resurface to claim their former glory.Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long-dormant Sith resurface to claim their former glory.Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long-dormant Sith resurface to claim their former glory.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 28 wins & 71 nominations total

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Trivia
Liam Neeson was so eager to be in the film that he signed on without having read the script.

Goofs
Some naturalists have stated that Watto's wings weren't big enough to lift his body in flight. George Lucas explains that Watto's digestive system filled his rotund belly with helium, making Watto a blimp, not a bird.

Quotes
Qui-Gon Jinn: There's always a bigger fish.

Crazy credits
Jabba The Hutt - Himself

Alternate versions
The 2011 Blu-ray version replaces the Yoda puppet with a computer generated Yoda.

Connections
Edited into Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

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Featured review

7/10

Only For A True Fan

What everyone remembers fondly from this movie is Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor as Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi, Darth Maul and their climatic duel. Sadly, there isn't more than a few minutes of Maul and instead we are given Jar Jar Binks and Jake Lloyd as a needlessly young Anakin. Along with these characters the movie is burdened by a general tone that's directed at children and an over reliance on still developing CGI technology.

It looks bad, it sounds bad(kudos to the actors who make this dialouge sound good) and the best aspects are too brief. The Phantom Menace has been lapidated by audiences and its kind of understandable: passionate Star Wars fans can look past the flaws but to the average viewer it can be very offputting.

But hey, look at what you got now.