hyped garbage

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

This movie is so bad. So many things that don't make sense. Anakin is like 5 and coming on to Padme who is like 15; because that's gonna work. Jar Jar Bunks makes me wanna put a gun to my head. The whole pod race thing is super boring and a waste. Neeson and McGregor make excellent jedi though. Dart Maul looks really cool but he had like three lines and died immediately which was disappointing.

I don't understand the hate for this movie. This movie is not perfect but it is still pretty good. Storytelling: This movie has a very solid story. This movie was about characters doing whatever it takes to do what is right. This was very evident with Qui-Gon and Anakin's character development.Qui-Gon refused to give into Padme's demands and allowed Anakin to podrace. Qui-Gon did this not only to win the spare parts he needed but also used it as an opportunity to free Anakin. Qui-Gon advocated for Anakin's training despite the Jedi Council not wanting to. It was through Qui-Gon's death that the Jedi Council honored Qui-Gon's wish and allowed Anakin to train as Obi-Wan's apprentice.Anakin put other people before himself twice in this movie. Anakin podraced to help the people in need without expecting anything in return. During the Battle of Naboo, Anakin risked his life to take out the droid control ship. Though part of it was an accident, he could have just turned away from the battle. Anakin, however, refused to retreat. Through bravery and selflessness, Anakin destroyed the droid control ship, allowing Naboo to score their victory against the Trade Federation. This movie also explored the beginning of Palpatine's rise to power and Anakin's turn to the dark side. Anakin being taken away from his mother and the Jedi's lack of compassion that planted the seeds of the Anakin's eventual turn to the dark side and the downfall of the Jedi. Characters:Most characters were great. Some, however, were out of character. Anakin: Well-written character who was selfless, brave, and compassionate. The Jedi showing lack of compassion will Anakin to turn into a selfish, lustful, and ambitious character in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Qui-Gon: Well-written character who was a true leader who believed in doing what was right rather than listening to what everyone else wanted. He was one of the few good Jedi.Shmi: Well-written character who was compassionate and supportive to Anakin and Qui-Gon's team. Padme: Well-written character who cared about her people but also hates putting other people's lives in danger. Jar Jar Binks: Great comic-relief character. All of his jokes were funny.Boss Nass: Great character who is angry at the Naboo for the way they treat his people. He also was really funny. Mace Windu: Great character who did not like Anakin and is part of the reason Anakin turned to the dark side. Obi-Wan: Out of character. Obi-Wan should have been excited to see Anakin and should have supported him since the beginning. Yoda: Out of character. Yoda should not have been so quick to turn down Anakin like the rest of the Jedi. Yoda gave Luke a chance in Empire Strikes Back so he should have given Anakin a chance in this movie.Darth Maul: A bland villain with no motivation whatsoever. He's cool but nothing more than that.Palpatine: An excellent villain who is smart, power-hungry and secretly pretends to be a good guy.Emotion:Because the movie had great characters and great storytelling, this movie had a lot of emotion in it. Here are all the emotional scenes:Shmi allowing Anakin to podraceAnakin testing his podracerAnakin winning the podraceAnakin leaving his motherPadme begging Boss Nass for helpQui-Gon's deathAnakin blowing up the trade federation shipQui-Gon's funeralActing/Dialogue: Almost all of the acting was great. The acting was a little wooden/cringy at times, but that is a very minor flaw in the movie. Pacing:This movie was very well-paced. This movie never got boring. The movie was very easy to keep up with. The movie flowed very nicely.Visuals and Sound Effects:Most of the visuals were well-done, except the scenes with CGI. The CGI is dated. It doesn't look terrible, it just doesn't look great. Fortunately this movie does not rely on too much CGI. In terms of sound effects, they were well-done.In Conclusion:This movie is great but not perfect. Though this movie had problems with a couple characters and CGI, this movie still had great storytelling, mostly great characters, emotion, and great action scenes. This movie gets way too much hate. Fans focus way too much on a few problems that they overlook the greatness of this movie. As a fan of Star Wars, I can say that I really like this movie.Score: 75%

Almost impossible to watch this garbage. No acting, annoying characters, poor dialogs, incomprehensible and blatantly stupid story that destroys minute by minute what George Lucas achieved in original trilogy. Almost feels as the story was written by an imbecile. And for imbeciles. The entire enterprise shows perfectly what happens, when the only goal of production is to maximize profit. And sell of overpriced toys. For me, it is mind blowing, how people can fall for this plastic toys advertising campaign. This isn't even a B-movie. It would be seriously unfair to B-movies - put this rubbish in the same category. On the positive side? Well... Lucas no longer directs or writes - saving us from similar experiences.

"Episode I: The Hidden Menace" is perhaps the most ambiguous film in George W. Lucas's "Star Wars" series. Met by the rather coldly stern gaze of critics, the first film of the new trilogy can cause some confusion in the viewer. There are not many action scenes in it, there are many dialogues and just a leisurely development of actions, which sometimes may seem like a forced filler with a connecting function between fights and races. But this is only at first glance, because if you look closely ...Young Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his teacher, Qui-Gon Jin (Liam Neeson), go to negotiations with the Trade Federation, which threatens to blockade the peaceful little planet of Naboo. In Obi-Wan's eyes, his mind and vision are already visible, his movements are already full of courage and confidence. Confidence and powerful, unquestioning dedication are seen in the young queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) that she is ready to do anything to help her people, the inhabitants of the occupied world federation. It is in "The Phantom Menace" most accurately and correctly disclose the nature and fragile at the same time in BOGATYRSKY solid Padme: it is able to stand alone against the decision of the Senate, venturing recklessly brave adventures and combine intuitive dictates of the heart with equanimity of mind.Qui-Gon Jin is unshakable and calm, in whatever situation he was. His eyes radiate wisdom and strength, a smile condescendingly reasonable, and the movements are smooth and weighed. But the main feature of Obi-Wan's teacher is not in these, of course, the most important qualities. Qui-Gon, first of all, is a man of exceptional faith. Some of his actions seem too risky and thoughtless, but somewhere in general they can be mistaken for a desperate bluff. But for him, extremely sensitive to everything around him, holding in an unsurpassed harmony the awareness of his own forces and the sense of difficulty of the tasks set, for him, who knows how to feel the situation on many, many forward steps, faith is the main tool. With her help, he stands unshakably on his feet, seeking his own, by all means.Once having set a goal - to certainly train quite a young Anakin Skywalker - Qui-Gon will go to her persistently and steadily. He alone believes in the Prophecy of the great destiny of the boy, as if he did not hear the fears of the Jedi Council that Anakin's uncertain future could pose great troubles to the Galaxy. But the foresight and the unique sense of Qui-Gon's world allow him to see far further than to his eminent like-minded people and mentors, like Master Yoda and Master Windu. In addition, an extraordinary faith allows Qui-Gon to destroy any of his fears and doubts that can obscure his clear eyes. The moment of the film is very important, in which the wise Jedi tells Anakin about the medichlorians, micro-organisms existing in symbiosis with the cells of any living organism. Perhaps, in these mysterious media chlorians lies the human soul, elusive to the eye and non-existent for touch. Then the wise counsel of Qui-Gon Jinn and unselfish greed deprived the boy Anakin Skywalker, wanted to visit every planet in the universe, it seems quite clear and sharp, Go up to the call of the heart, and you go on the right path. And even though this road is lost in the darkness of the gathering clouds, there will always be someone who sees a little farther than everyone else, and builds on this sagacity its most powerful faith. Qui-Gon believed in Anakin from the first second and believed in him to the end; most likely he understood the suffering and upheavals that promised further training of the boy for the Galaxy and for himself, but in one thing he was certain that in the final analysis Skywalker would return the Force to equilibrium ...Finishing on the major note of universal jubilation and festivities, "Episode I: The Hidden Menace" at first glance does not justify its mysterious and menacing title. But, having looked a little closer, we see that the holiday is just a calm before the storm, and a sweet truce is a tricky tactical ploy. It also becomes clear with horror that all the actions of all the heroes are quite comparable with the freedom to choose the actions of puppets tied to strong threads, for which someone is confidently pulling, able to control the movements of dolls by the easy fingering.And the violent protest of Padme Amidaly at the Senate meeting, and the murder of the mighty Darth Moule, and the fiasco of the Trade Federation, and the heroic death of Qui-Gon Gin, are all foggings in the plan of the mysterious strategist who is still hiding far from the battlefields, its galactic war. And Anakin Skywalker's aching lead heart, which is filled with a burning, drying fear after the death of a Jedi so much loved by him, also lies in a small coin, albeit of a larger value than the rest, on a comprehensive battle map of the devilish clever and cunning puppeteer. The beginning of the saga is laid, the heroes are represented, the plot knots are tied. Star Wars Beginning