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Product: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Full Screen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

A highly criticized good movie

So you've heard that this film was aimed at children and childish, as if the original three didn't appeal to the child, as if it were a movie for adults. And you've heard Jar-Jar is annoying and stupid, as if the original Star Wars didn't paint C-3PO as annoying and Chewbacca as a hairy imbecile. (Chewbacca wasn't developed as a character with character until the second two films.) And you've heard that The Phantom Menace has bad acting and cliches, as if the original three didn't have bad acting or cliches. If you ask the average watcher of the film, rather than the comic book crowd (with their typical "Worst Episode Ever" elitist chant), you'll find that it was highly successful film filled with fun and adventure and suspense. The slow and thoughtful dialogue is the same caliber as the original film, and much better in consistent style and moralistic formalism than most of the films of the same genre released today. In sum, The Phantom Menace is an above-average enjoyable movie. The cultural tone of analysis has changed to negativism and "grown up" intellectualism, but the film remains a valuable and worthwhile video for any collection.

Product: Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Full Screen Edition)
Rating: 4/5

Breathtaking DVD transfer - 5 Stars, Movie - 3 Stars

I reluctantly went to a local theatre last summer to see Star Wars ep.2, Attack of the clones. Not that I'm a Star Wars hater. I have too much things to do to start a new career as a "passionate-movies-hater". Still, I went reluctantly because, I had some memories of the bad feelings I got from the previous instalment in Mr. Lucas' space opera. You might think that someone with low expectations will be easier to please. At least, that's what I thought before I went to see this movie which is not only exceedingly too long but also pathetic in its absence of a decent storyline.We all know the first Star Wars trilogy and the immense popularity these movie got from a nice combination of good story-telling, lovable character, interesting special effects and exotic locals.This film has nothing to do with it. It's more like a videogame-like oriented series of episode where no tie is necessary between story elements. As long as you can show lots of action scenes (that get boring since they're way too long), there's no reason to get a plot in the way. Still, I noticed that Lucasfilm tried to patch the problems they had with episode 1 in this one. One of the way, they thought was to bring back popular characters form the first trilogy in this one like Boba Fett. How to make Boba fit nicely into the storyline seemed like too much of a job for the scribes thought. I noticed they also tried to give a “darker” and more “adult” tone to the film. Still, it is done so broadly that it becomes evident that this is an obligatory constraint they received. This also gets in the way of pure enjoyment. Had they tried to construct a strong story instead of showing their visual gadgetry, it could have been different.It's sad to see such great performers as Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee and poor puppeteer Frank Oz (who's getting reduced to a simple voice acting role here) trying to work in this mess Hollywood calls a movie.Now, the DVD may look “cool” as a standard Star Wars aficionado would say. But it’s mostly another “all bells and whistles” kind of disc. You know… the ones where you don’t get any interesting facts: Just people saying how cool it was that they could do this or that with their computers, a lot of “deleted scenes” that were created especially for the DVD so you cannot really say that they were ever deleted and a lot of TV adds and movie trailers to give you the impression there’s a load of stuff on the disc. Please Mr DVD producer cut on the sugar and give us more meat next time.Another thing that annoys me is people claiming this is great because it’s the first live-action movie directly transferred from digital source to digital output. So what? If the movie was at least an interesting one, I would be glad for it. Here, it looks like they did it so they would be the first ones to do it no matter what they showed. But I wouldn’t want to sound too harsh and I want to say there is a little good in this movie. Sadly, nothing comes to mind when I try to say anything nice about it.

Product: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

Best Movie Trilogy of All-Time

What else is there to say about the Star Wars Trilogy? It defined what sci-fi movies were, if that. I've been a fan of Star Wars ever since I was 4 or 5 years old, when I saw Return of the Jedi on TV. And even though The Phantom Menace may have somewhat been a fluke, you still have to admit that it's a good movie as well. But The Phantom Menace doesn't compare at all to the original trilogy. My favorite movie out of the trilogy, by far, is The Empire Strikes Back. The darker tone to it makes it much better than A New Hope and Return of the Jedi. Also, I think it's got the best acting, as well as best character developments. When the trilogy was rereleased back in 1997, my mom bought the pan and scan version when I wanted the widescreen version, but I was fine with pan and scan. After about a year, I wanted the widescreen version desperately, but it went out of print. Therefore, I was left with my crummy pan and scan. But now, thanks to the almighty God George Lucas, I can watch the original trilogy the way it was in theaters, not to mention the Episode II preview at the beginning, which I can't to watch. Even if you have 3 different copies of the trilogy, go ahead and buy this version, especially with the Ep. II intro. Thank you ever so much for making these brilliant movies, Mr. Lucas, keep it up!

Product: Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Full Screen Edition)
Rating: 2/5

Technically brilliant, emotionally daft

A few years back, in a documentary about the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, George Lucas gave his take on the proper place of technology and effects in movies. "A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing," he said, as I recall. Indeed, the original "Star Wars" films succeeded not just because they were special effects bonanzas - they were good, human stories as well. There was a heart behind all that technology.Unfortunately, the heart stopped beating for "Episode II - Attack of the Clones," a film that is at once visually sensational and emotionally numb. Its action sequences recapture much of the visual energy and fun of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, but what's missing here is the emotional punch of those classic movies. "Attack of the Clones" is built around the forbidden romance of Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala, and the romance is a clinker, a non-starter that is so banal that you shake your head and wonder what in the world attracts these two to each other. There's absolutely no spark between the two characters or the actors who play them (Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman), the sequences in which they fall in love play like geeky ripoffs of "Romeo and Juliet," and worst of all, the whole affair is punctuated by horrid pieces of dialogue like this one from Anakin: "I don't like sand. It's rough and coarse. You're soft and smooth." And then there's the problem of Padme, who is drawn as something of an idealist and a humanist, marrying with a guy who isn't all that opposed to autocracy, and who turns out to be a mass murderer to boot. Is there such a thing as Dr. Laura in the "Star Wars" universe? Is Padme that stupid? She isn't drawn that way, and because of the lack of spark in the romance between her and Anakin, I didn't buy that she's all that enamored with him, either. Of course, that's part of the risk of making romance the anchor of an effects-driven epic film like "Attack of the Clones." and it's the same risk taken in "Titanic" and "Pearl Harbor." If the romance works, as it did in "Titanic," then the story becomes far more human and involving, and the action scenes are just sauce for the goose; if it fails, as it did in "Pearl Harbor" and "Attack of the Clones," then the characters and storyline feel like filler, a way to pass the time until the next action sequence starts.And that's the rub: the visuals and action sequences are so brilliantly conceived and executed that the failures in the storyline, script and acting are that much more obvious. No "Star Wars" film, even the first one, featured great dialogue, but at least the interplay between characters was fun and energetic. Here, we get people who sound as if they're at a business meetingThere are scenes in which "Attack of the Clones" tries to rise above itself, chief among them being the sequence in which Anakin's mother is killed by sandpeople, and he takes his revenge by slaughtering their whole village - an effective foreshadowing of the man Anakin will eventually become. There's also an implied philosophical idea about the nature of evil men: they're usually driven by fear and anger, as Yoda suggested in "Episode I." In Anakin's case, there's also a strong desire to do right, even if he's misguided - and we see Palpatine (the future Emperor) playing on that idealism.And, of course, there's the scene in which Yoda finally gets his Jedi groove on against Count Dooku (Christopher Lee, who's obviously having a ball). When I first saw this film, I had no idea this was coming, and for me, it ranks right up there with any of the great moments from the original trilogy.These items are laudable - you can see Lucas trying to make "Attack of the Clones" more than a mere piece of kiddie-oriented fluff - but they're far too little, and too late. I'm reminded again of Lucas' platitudes about special effects being nothing without a good story. The visual splendor of "Attack of the Clones" is such that it's far from nothing, but imagine how good this film would have been with even a decent script to complement its visual excellence. Hint to Lucas: the best "Star Wars" movie was "The Empire Strikes Back," and Lawrence Kasdan wrote it. Hire him - hell, hire anyone - to write the next "Star Wars" movie.

Product: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

A MUST BUY!

Don't buy any DVD's if you don't buy this one! ITS A MUST!!!
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