[Chris]

Originally Posted by dirty_sanchez It's waffle is what it is. A huge waffly waffleload of waffle that slows the film down and makes the middle section of the film totally turgid and slow. And waffly. Who gets killed by a Jedi who lets his anger take control of him, which goes against the moral of the film. Also, Darth Maul is in the film for about 10 minutes in total. There is no character development and they kill him off. Obviously he's not that totally cool and his lightsaber is not that "kick ass". Yeah, alright, that bit is pretty good. Who the hell is Darth Plaigus? Annoying bowl headed little turd who couldn't act. Only slightly less annoying than... No, he's an annoying Trisha looking gimp who is a tenuous piece of comedy relief. Nothing to do with budget or advances in special effects then? What? You mean Bruce Willis is dead? Does Mace Windu actually do anything in Ep1? Wow, that sure is gripping. Two of the main characters meeting eachother Bwahahahahahaaaa oh wait, you're serious. Fair enough Is it because we already know what happens? He gets fucked up and walks around with a coal scuttle on his head. In summary, The Phantom Menace is minge. Absolute minge. The worst of the Star Wars films in my opinion.

Aside from the sarcasm, that's a pretty good rebuttal.I've never said it's the perfect movie. It has it's faults for sure, but it didn't deserve the slating it got because there are a lot of really cool bits in The Phantom menace, those I reeled off a little exhuberantly in my original post.

I think it's better than Return of the Jedi, but that is equally flawed. It definitely beats Attack of the Clones, leaving it behind Empire, Hope and Sith. Three five star films.