It's a shame that The Phantom Menace doesn't hold up to adult standards as well as most of the original three Star Wars films did. With its 8-year-old lead character, bright and imaginative design, and never-lets-up plotting, this prequel is perfectly suited to kids' attention span. This is by far the worst Star Wars movie ever. This entire movie has terrible writing and acting, including kids saying ".let's go play ball".Īfter the 15 minutes of pod racing I gave up with this movie. Woohoo! Anakin leaves his mother, alone, still enslaved forever. To do this Anakin is entered in a Pod Racing tournament and then 15 minutes of boring racing making you feel like you are watching someone playing a video game, with an all-to-predicting ending of Anakin being freed from slavery. Qui-Gon Jinn thinks Anakin is the chosen one and wants to get him out of slavery so he can be trained as a Jedi. They land on Tatooine and meet Anakin Skywalker, a happy young slave who wants to be the best pod flyer ever. (This character adds nothing to the plot and is just stupid, clearly, it was something George Lucas thought was funny, but everybody hates him.) They help the queen of Naboo escape the planet that was attacked by droids for no apparent reason. Instead of pitching this annoying sidekick, they drag him around for this entire movie. This doesn't work out so they land on Naboo and team up with a disgusting Elmo-gollum-like thing called Jar-Jar-Binks. This movie begins with Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi trying to negotiate trade. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. Note: The 3-D version of the movie renders some scenes (like the pod race) more exciting and others (like lightsaber battles) more intense. Widely considered to be the weakest of the films in this franchise, the film will likely entertain children with its straightforward story and imaginative design though it may also confuse those who've already seen the original films and aren't yet old enough to understand the concept of a prequel. The humor and plotting are aimed at children, but very young kids may not be ready for the movie's darker moments. The film's chief villain is a menacing, silent figure with a frightening appearance. A key moment in the film involves the lead character, a boy of about 8, leaving his mother forever. The movie's climax cuts together a sword duel, two separate ground invasions, and a space sequence, all of which feature frequent lasers, explosions, and the deaths of minor characters and creatures. Viewers see the deaths of at least two major characters on screen, one of whom is sliced in half by a laser sword. Parents need to know that The Phantom Menace is a prequel to the classic sci-fi action trilogy and has a few scary and surprisingly violent moments, although there's no explicit gore.
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