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Reviews - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
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Star
Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
(Fox Home Entertainment)
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Release Date:
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October
16, 2001
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Length:
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129 mins.
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| Rated:
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PG
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Widescreen (2.35:1)
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Languages:
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English, Spanish
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English
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Screen-Specific
Audio Commentary, "The Beginning" Documentary, 12 Web
Documentaries, 6 Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Animatics, 3 Still
Galleries, Music Video, Outtakes, Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots
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Like most, I loved the original three.
While I didn't line up for it opening night, I did greatly anticipate
this one at the theaters. I gotta say, if it wasn't Star Wars, I would
have been mildly disappointed. I didn't hate Jar Jar like many others.
I just dismissed him as a kids character since they were obviously
trying to enchant yet another generation. The pod race however, I
found a total bore, especially it's build-up. I have only watched this
movie twice, once in the theater and once at home. I fell asleep both
times when it got to that part. On the bright side, most of the
computer graphics were top notch (except for that droid army,
something just not right about it). The cast gave terrific
performances and in true Star Wars fashion, the final battles were
absorbing.
Packaged in a two-disc set, included here are a bundle of 'the making
of' featurettes. These include an hour long documentary, a twelve part
web series, and five other short ones. While some shared the same
footage and presented overlapping ideas, they were none-the-less
interesting to the fan. The seven deleted scenes were also a treat as
they had been completed with this DVD in mind. A nice touch was also
putting them in a formal presentation for the viewer. The commentary
by writer/director George Lucas and company was informative and well
submitted with subtitles showing who exactly was speaking and also
having the voices localized to different audio channels in order to
avoid confusion. Other extras found were a "Duel of the
Fates" music video, a "Star Wars: Starfighter - The Making
of a Game" featurette, two storyboard-to-animatic-to-film
sequences, and photo galleries of behind-the-scenes as well as
promotional materials.
They put together a great DVD package for just an average film...but
hey, its Star Wars!
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7/10 |
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10/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
Rent
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