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Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

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Release Date: May 19, 1999
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Running Time: 131 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for sci-fi action/violence.
Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
Cast: Kenny Baker, Hugh Quarshie, Warwick Davis, Brian Blessed, Ralph Brown, Anthony Daniels, Ray Park, Adrian Dunbar, Ahmed Best, Pernilla August, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stamp, Oliver Ford Davies, Frank Oz, Liam Neeson

A world under siege. A world denied communication. A world expecting invasion.

Queen Amidala of the small planet of Naboo, refusing to sign a treaty which would mean the dismantling of her people's way of life, knows that the Trade Federation will attack. Her only hope of survival and a chance to contact the Senate on far away Coruscant is two Jedi Knights, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Aware of the circumstances and the lack Read more

Movie Review

Grade: B For almost twenty years, the world has waited for a follow-up to the highly successful Star Wars trilogy. For almost twenty years, the knowledge that there would be another trilogy loomed in the minds of people, and the time span between then and now has created has created a feeling of extreme awe towards The Phantom Menace. The long-range time span and the incredibly awesome trailers have created the biggest hype for any movie, a hype too large for a movie to fulfill. But even with a sense of disappointment, The Phantom Menace is still an exciting and visually-effective film. Read the full movie review

User Comments & Reviews

this movie was sh*t, by bling

May 10, 2005

i jst came back from da cinema 2 c the revenge of the sith... and tcompared to this it was god. the visuals were great! BUT DA PHANTOM MENACE IS F*CKIN SH*T

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