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- 24 Frames Per Second - "One whopping bore of a movie." With an opposing reaction.
www.24framespersecond.com/reactions/films_p/phantommenace.html
- About.com - DVD review by Ivana Redwine [4/5].
homevideo.about.com/library/weekly/aafpr102401.htm
- Ain't It Cool News - Advice on how to watch the movie.
www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=3594
- All-Reviews.com - A small collection of reviews. [Overall: 3/4]
www.all-reviews.com/videos/phantom-menace.htm
- Apollo Leisure Guide - Review of the huge, but disappointing, blockbuster [79/100], with user ratings.
apolloguide.com/mov_revtemp.asp?cid=1214
- BBC News - A collection of British news and reviews.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/1999/05/99/star_wars/newsid_341000/341980.stm
- Boxoffice Magazine - "Eye candy isn't a reward in and of itself - it has to be backed by substance." [2/4]
www.boxoff.com/cgi/getreview.pl?where=Name&filename=All&terms=STAR+WARS:+EPISODE+I--THE+PHANTOM+MENAC
- Brunching Shuttlecocks - Review by the Self-Made Critic.
www.brunching.com/selfmade/selfmade-phantommenace.html
- Canoe - "Stellar good fun."
www.canoe.com/JamMoviesReviewsP/phantommenace_hobson.html
- Chicago Reader - Just worth seeing. [2/4]
www.chireader.com/movies/archives/1999/0599/05219.html
- Chuck The Movie Guy - '...I thought it was awesome... I think I was one of the few critics who liked it.'
216.254.36.150/chuck/reviews/starwars.htm
- Cinema Padrecito - Review by Fr. Glenn Sequeira, a Roman Catholic Priest. [4/5]
movies.yourworld.com/past/s/starwars1.html
- CNN - "Visually dazzling 'Phantom Menace' lacks heart, soul."
www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9905/13/review.phantom.menace
- Comic Book Continuum - Positive overview for comic book fans.
www.detnews.com/metro/hobbies/comix/opinions/swreview/index.htm
- Crazy 4 Cinema - "Though Phantom Menace is highly-stylized and has great energy, it really isn't anything new or different." [3/4]
www.crazy4cinema.com/Review/FilmsP/phantom_menace.html
- Culturekiosque Nouveau - "Beyond its mundane awfulness, this film is actually pernicious." Lengthy intellectual slamming of the film.
www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/cinema/rhe_stars.html
- Culturevulture.net - 'Visually the film is a feast, a gourmet banquet. All other parts are peanut butter and jelly on 22-year-old white bread.'
www.culturevulture.net/Movies/PhantomMenace.htm
- Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency - A folksy and positive review.
www.stairwell.com/doc/exam/phantommenace.html
- E! Online - "Starts well, goes to hell." [Grade: C]
www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,69079,00.html
- EastWesterly - Analysis of the movie's parallels with Christianity.
www.postmodernvillage.com/eastwest/issue1/1a-0001.html
- Entertainment Weekly - Critical review and mediocre evaluation.
www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,64044~1~~,00.html
- Haro Online - Review which rates movie as Not Bad covers special effects, plot, relationship to the original movies and cast.
www.haro-online.com/movies/star_wars.html
- Hollywood Jesus - The Phantom Menace (1999) - Visual movie review explains Biblical and spiritual themes in the film. Reviewer explains Darth Maul as symbolic of Satan being thrown in the bottomless pit.
www.hollywoodjesus.com/phantom_menace.htm
- Infilm Australia - Three different evaluations.
infilmau.iah.net/reviews/episode1.htm
- Kids in Mind - Parents' review charting questionable content in the movie.
www.kids-in-mind.com/S/starwars1.htm
- Light Views - "An emotionally distant star." [Worth: $5]
www.lightviews.com/starwarsphantommenace.htm
- Metromix - Positive review. [3.5/4]
metromix.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Movies-review!ArticleDetail-3788,00.html
- Movie Magazine International - "The Phantom Menace is a solid action thriller with spectacular visual effects and a promising story line."
www.shoestring.org/mmi_revs/sw1pm.html
- Movie Reviews Down Under - Includes images from the film and some sound files.
www.ozcraft.com/scifidu/phantom_menace.html
- MovieJuice! - Positive and satirical review.
www.moviejuice.com/1999/starwars.htm
- Movies for Guys - Capsule review of the DVD edition [3/5].
www.moviesforguys.com/sci-fi/reviews/starwarsepisode1.shtml
- NPR: Morning Edition - Streaming audio from the morning the movie was reviewed. Requires the Real Player.
search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=05%2F14%2F1999&PrgID=3
- Orlando Weekly - "After a 16-year gap in its ongoing saga (and a 22-year directorial hiatus for creator George Lucas), the "Star Wars" series is back with all of its virtues intact." [4.5/5]
www.orlandoweekly.com/movies/reviews/review.asp?movie=400
- ReelViews - "Still among the best 'bang for a buck' fun that can be had in a movie theater." [3.5/4]
movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/sw99.html
- Roger Ebert - Positive review of the effects and story. [3.5/4]
www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1999/05/051701.html
- Rotten Tomatoes - Several reviews and reactions from critics. Includes some general movie information.
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace-1084876
- Salon: What's Wrong (And Right) With "The Phantom Menace" - Science fiction author David Brin scours the film for signs of intelligent life.
www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/1999/06/15/brin_side
- Salt Lake City Deseret News - "Just judge it on its own merits and leave all your preconceptions at the door." [3/4]
deseretnews.com/movies/view/0,1257,60000023,00.html
- San Francisco Chronicle - News report on the charity benefit preview.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/05/17/DD53269.DTL
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Question and answers give the movie and thumbs up. [Grade: B+]
seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/starq.shtml
- Seattle Times - Criticism that the movie fails to live up to the hype.
archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=star&date=19990514
- Subjective Camera - Favorable plot analysis. [3.5/4]
subjective.freeservers.com/phantom.html
- Teen Movie Critic - Trashes the movie. [1/4]
www.dreamagic.com/vivianrose/05-17-99.html#phantom
- The Common Guy - "I liked The Phantom Menace." [Grade: B+]
www.ticon.net/~bugzy/mr0126.html
- The DVD Journal - "Those of you waiting in line are ... setting yourselves up for a grave disappointment." [2/4]
www.dvdjournal.com/news/phantommenace1.html
- The Flick Filosopher - Fairly positive plot evaluation.
www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/archive/2q99/phantommenace.html
- The New Special Effects - Personal rant about the special effects.
www.coldbacon.com/specialeffects.html
- The Projectionist - Argues that the movies live up to the hype. [4.5/5]
www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/9679/051999.html
- The Tech - "The force still seems to be with George Lucas."
www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N27/Star_Wars_revie.27a.html
- USA Today - Plot overview and review. [3/4]
www.usatoday.com/life/enter/movies/lfilm721.htm
- World Magazine - A Christian perspective in three reviews: "Phantom Characters"; "Battling the Cultural Menace"; and "Faith vs. The Force".
www.worldmag.com/world/issue/05-22-99/cover_4.asp
- Movie Review Query Engine - A directory of links to many online reviews.
www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Star+Wars%3a+Episode+I+-+The+Phantom+Menace+(1999)
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Positive editorial on the movie's philosophy.
seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/phanop.shtml
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