Star Wars DVD reviews
Product: Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Full Screen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
absolute crap. there are no words bad enough to describe this movie. First of all, once again lucas chose a horrid actor for anakin. Natalie Portman cannot act to save her life. These critiques are coming from someone who enjoyed episode I except for the actor who played anakin, and jar jar binks. Now, the battle scene and the arena fight were good. But the lightsaber duel was bad. Now i did enjoy yoda's lightsaber duel, but, people in the theater were laughing. Youre not supposed to laugh at a Star Wars movie, plain and simple.
Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 3/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 3/5
Right. My first review ever. Yeay for me. I'm gonna deal with the dissappointing stuff first, in order to end on a lighter tone.Dissappointing: - Lack of story-line. The first three movies (I refuse to think of this movie as Star Wars 1. The original is part 1 in my book) were following a closely interwoven story-line. I was expecting this movie to add to that. Build up characters, and start with the basics. It did, in a way, but I was expecting more of it.- Annakin. I'm amazed this kid lived to his age. He's way too annoying. "Yeah", "Cool". He says that modern-kid stuff way too often. Mom COULD have drowned him when he was younger. But nooo.- Jar Jar. Leave this double jar on the shelf. "How rude". How I'd love to grab him by that big neck of his, and tie his ears around it. 'Nuff said.- Commerce. We all saw what commerce was when the first (See? Told you I didn't regard this one as the first) 'trilogy' was released. Thing is: Everybody who saw the older Star Wars movies and loved them is now older. Yet this movie was totally made for kids. (See JarJar and Anakin). We, the true old-timer (25 IS old) fans would buy the toys anyway. Heck, we have tons more cash to spend then 22 years ago. No need to have made them so annoying that we'd prolly end up tossing them out the window or hand rags over them to keep from gagging. Everything looks like it's sweet and huggable. We know kids are little adults, but they forget about the adult kids... But, there's some good things in the movie too.Awesome:- The fight. Like another reviewer said: "The best action ever on TV".- The Special-effects. I sometimes wonder when we definatly won't be able to tell the difference between something 'real' and something 'computer-made'. Some of them are a bit overdone, but overall, I'd say the line "Where's my jaw?" pretty much sums it up.- Extras. This DVD is packed with them. Kudos to Lucasfilm for that.- 1/3. Seeing this is the first one of the new trilogy (Ha. did it again!), maybe the Lucasfilm team will listen to all the negative reviews, and think about their long-term fans a little more next time. Granted, the first (!!) three movies were ALSO aimed for kids and commerce, but at least adults also got enjoyment. Now, I think most of the adults were trying to hold down their lunch because of all the sweet kiddie-stuf. AND we'll get to see more of Natalie Portman. (I vote we get full close-ups of her and Anakin going at is!). - Mace Windu. YEAY! Samuel L. Jackson rules!- This is not the end. For two reasons. 1. It's only a movie. My life won't end; I'll just watch the old three (Ha!) movies again and again and again. 2. There's two more to come up. Lucas can make up for this one, plus we'll get more of the storyline.Tip for Star Wars 5: Get Gary Oldman!
Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
I'm going to resist my urge to compare The Phantom Menace to any of the other Star Wars movies so I won't get into that pitfall. The simple truth is that The Phantom Menace is a movie designed for an audience that has a more limited attention span. It is not a movie with any fantastic moment when you can see it all so much clearer. It's not meant to to make you feel any empathy for any of the characters. It's not a tear jerker. You don't have to feel pity for any of the characters either. It's not a comedy either? What is it then? The Phantom Menace is a theme park ride that has a requirement for all riders. Leave your thinking cap outside. The entire Phantom Menace experience for me was like being inserted into The Matrix. Maybe I'm too demanding but I don't like movies that require you to drop your guard.(mentally, of course) I think the Phantom Menace is a marketer's dream because what might be faults as described by others(Jar Jar Binks) are defended by others. Either way we all see the movie and have a ball ranting and raving about its strengths and weaknesses. Buy the Phantom Menace if you like but realize it lacks what I find to be important in a movie, humanity.
Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
All in all a great shame. I think LUCAS musta flipped and I say this as a MAJOR fan of the "Holy Trilogy"... To quote Stone and Parker the creators of South Park from their Playboy interview - an "atrocity"... The depth of the earlier films only makes this one feel even worse! No development of character, fights without reason or logic. You know when you come down to it - the actors looked pretty bored. And after everything and I mean everything, it all came down to unfair TAXES? I just cannot believe the whole thing looked like it did and I am truly sad for the whole catastrophe. I hope the next one is better...
Product: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 1/5
Don't get me wrong. I'm one of the original dyed-in-the-wool Star Wars fanatics. I was eight years old when I saw Star Wars in the theater for the first time, and, like millions of other people, became an overnight lifelong fan. Bought all the action figures and toys-had the posters on my walls-the whole nine yards. Looked at another way, I'm part of the considerable fan base that elevated George Lucas to the lofty position he's in today as the head of Lucasfilm Ltd. A position that affords him complete control over these releases.That said, I won't be buying these DVD's. Yes, Star Wars is one of the greatest trilogies of all time. Yes, it's one of the most important cinematic milestones in the history of the medium in terms of its box office success and its influence. So, why am I calling 'no joy?' I see no need to lay down my money for what are, arguably, remakes of the classic movies I fell in love with as a child. Not that I mind the new special effects additions. I can understand why Lucas might want to pump up the FX to make these films more visually appealing to newer generations of moviegoers who are far more jaded than I was in the late 70's. But these so-called enhanced versions aren't the versions I care about. What adds to the disappointment is the fact that the DVD medium is capable of containing both the 'enhanced' versions and the classic versions, allowing viewers to choose whichever they want. But do we get that luxury? No. Instead, we're asked to placate ourselves with the remade versions now and then spend even more money down the road to buy the classic versions in some Ultimate Edition-the version these DVD's should have contained from the very beginning. (At least I'm assuming the classic versions will be released at a later date. I don't know that for sure.) People-even devout fans-don't like being jerked around that way.Lucas has already made his fans wait a 'long, long time...' for this DVD release. I'm very disappointed to see that the thanks we get for our patience is to be told he expects us to buy this on DVD not once but twice(?). Sorry, but no. I own these movies on VHS, and will continue to watch them in that format for an equally long time to come. Lessons to Lucas and the rest of Hollywood: 1) Don't mess with a cultural icon. 2) If you can't follow lesson 1, at least don't deny true fans the classic version of a film.
Product: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 5/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 5/5
How could the release of starwars triology the greatest movie to ever grace the big screen not be the best. This will paramount any other dvd remake to date. If anyone thinks that this is not the biggest thing to hit dvd since the creation of dvd then shoot me an email so I can set you straight.
Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 5/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 5/5
I can't believe people when I hear the words: "Worst episode ever" "Complete failure" "Above average"The Phantom Menace deals with many different issues that were not so important in the sequels: especially politics, intrigue, corruption all these made the movie so much more interesting.It made the whole story close to reality, how often insignificant events culminate in gigantic proportions.This movie is the one to watch. It has action, adventure and a whole new feel.If you are a fan or not, you have to own this (DVD or video version)It will provide hours of entertainment and edge-of-the-seat action.
Product: Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Full Screen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 3/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 3/5
George Lucas continues the Anakin Skywalker AKA "How I became Darth Vader" story in this 2nd installment, which is definitely an improvement over THE PHANTOM MENACE. For one thing, the obnoxiously insipid Jar Jar Binks is reduced to a mere cameo, while the ever wise and popular Yoda plays a major role in the film's climax. Now fully digital instead of a puppet, the little green guy gets to show just why he has this reputation as a Jedi master, with the usual aid of Frank Oz's voice. Also, the main villian , Count Dooku, is played by the wonderful Christopher Lee with his usual style and grace. Ewan McGregor is solid as an older Obi-Wan Kenobi. As always, the special effects are captivating. However, with all these great assets, the film still has its share of clunky moments. The romantic sup-plot becomes tediously weak as the film goes on. While Natalie Portman's Amidala is as lovely as ever, her performance lacks a degree of passion needed to be truely convincing. Hayden Christensen, in contrast, seems to play Anakin in a state of perpetual pout. Still, the movie is full of action galore and a vast improvement on the previous film. Definitely recommended for sci-fi action fans.
Product: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 5/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 5/5
There sure has been a lot of controversy over this series. Even those of you against the changes must admit it's quite a hot topic. How many of you have even seen the new dvd set? I know I haven't, but buy it or not, I sure plan to.
Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 3/5
Productgroup: DVD
Rating: 3/5
Lacked one major thing, Character Development. Yes the effects were great and I give them props for it, but without knowing where the characters are coming from this movie lacks substance... I waited to see this movie, about 3 weeks after it came out, and I was really disappointed. Having seen the original series only a few days before. There was just too much hype this movie couldn't live up to. All in all I give this movie 2stars for the effects plus 1star for the story. I personally wouldn't buy this movie, but I know in the future it will be one that I would rent a few times.
