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From: "Rad" <rad@cyberdude.com>
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Subject: Star Wars: Episode I
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:44:26 +0100
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Saw The Phantom Menace last night, just wondered what other people's
comments on the film were.

My opinion's were that it was a great film but not as good as the originals.
I'm sure I'll grow to like it even more as I watch it again.
I guess it could never have been as good as the originals because as the
first film there was too much of the story it had to setup for the following
films.

Things I liked about episode 1: (erm...you might not want to read this if
you haven't seen it)

* GREAT special effects
* light saber action
* the hinting at how Anakin turns to the dark side (i.e. I reckon something
happens to his mother)
* the way senator Palpatine gains more power (so that he eventually becomes
emperor)
* pod racing scene (especially the tusken raiders taking dirty shoots at the
pods :)
* the way R2-D2 is introduced to the story ( the idea of C3PO being half
built was cool but by a little kid who also happens to build the fastest pod
racer!?! come on!!)
* Darth Maul (although he could have played a larger role, with more
fighting)

Things I didn't particularly like:

* Trade Federation's crap skinny army droids who can all be switched off
from one terminal!!! (bring out the stormtroopers)
* Starfighters generally looked crap, not a touch on the originals.
* almost no involvement from the Jedi council, and I think Samuel L. Jackson
could have played a larger role.
* a few corny lines especially from obi-wan
* the way the queen changed her outfit every 5 minutes (couldn't she make up
her mind which one to wear :)

Something I didn't understand:
* If senator Palpatine was a sith, master to Darth Maul (although I'm not
100% sure if he was) why didn't the Jedis sense it?

I reckon the next two will hopefully be up there with the originals,
especially Episode 3, with Stormtroopers, Han Solo, Boba Fett to name a few
of my favourite characters.

Rad.
rad@cyberdude.com
http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~radpsx