Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long-dormant Sith resurface to claim their former glory.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman
Rated: PG
Runtime: 136 minutes
ReelRank score: 95 out of 200, from 6 ratings.
Grade: D-
Franchise: Star Wars
Cast and crew: George Lucas
Reviews
- I love me some Obi Wan. by billiamthenerd: Star Wars fans are the worst. I've never seen a fan base hate their own franchise so much. This isn't a bad film. Besides, I'll watch anything with Ewan McGreggor.
- Phantom Pain Has Eased by nezzkobdamned: I'll say this for Phantom Menace. It gets more tolerable with age. It's a mess, but a fascinating one. I'm pretty checked out on Star Wars these days. Yet, even watching the trilogy I like least,…
- The Senate vote no by hmmadness79: So for Series September theme month I picked the Star Wars movies. Most are rewatches but a few will be new to me. Im up to A New Hope but have not been using my Reelrank much. Figured I would try…
- Terrible writing, great action by salvius23: The writing is mostly terrible, but the pod racing sequence is a master class in how to do a vehicular action scene, and the way character development is revealed in the big lightsaber fight is worth…
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Review by applescruff909: It's difficult to express just how hard up we were for new Star Wars in 1998-1999. It had been gone from the entertainment landscape through much of the 1990s, except for occasional airings on cable…