| Directory > Arts > Movies > Titles > S > Star Wars Movies > Phantom Menace, The > Reviews The Disgusting World of Film Criticism: The Phantom Menace
Review by Mr. Pop Culture.
http://www.geocities.com/mrpopculture.geo/starwarsepisodeithephantommenace.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
NPR: Morning Edition - The Phantom Menace
Streaming audio from the morning the movie was reviewed. Requires the Real Player.
http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1050037
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
BBC News
A collection of British news and reviews.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/star_wars/341980.stm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Brunching Shuttlecocks
Review by the Self-Made Critic.
http://www.brunching.com/phantommenace.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Boxoffice Magazine
"Eye candy isn't a reward in and of itself - it has to be backed by substance." [2/4]
http://www.boxoffice.com/scripts/fiw.dll?GetReview?&where=ID&terms=4406
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
TheForce.Net Editorials
A small collection of fan reviews.
http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/editorials/tpmreviews.shtml
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Phantom Menace: A Response to Critics
An analysis of the criticisms of the movie, from wooden characters to supposed racial stereotypes,
and a defense of the movie.
http://www.friesian.com/starwars.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
MovieThing
A selection of fan commentaries.
http://moviething.com/cgi-bac/shop.cgi?searchkeywords=star+wars&categoryid=0&keywordsea....
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Epinions.com
Consumer reviews.
http://www.epinions.com/mvie_mu-1084876
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Darkside Review
An editorial reaction to critics.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/9557/review/ep1.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Dark Horizons
Review links and news archives.
http://www.darkhorizons.com/1999/StarWarsThePhantomMenace.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Salon: What's Wrong (And Right) With "The Phantom Menace"
Science fiction author David Brin scours the film for signs of intelligent life.
http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/1999/06/15/brin_side/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Salt Lake City Deseret News
"Just judge it on its own merits and leave all your preconceptions at the door." [3/4]
http://deseretnews.com/movies/view/0,1257,60000023,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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.
http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/phantom_menace.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Movies for Guys
Capsule review of the DVD edition [3/5].
http://www.moviesforguys.com/sci-fi/reviews/starwarsepisode1.shtml
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Seattle Times
Criticism that the movie fails to live up to the hype.
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=star&da....
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Question and answers give the movie and thumbs up. [Grade: B+]
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/starq.shtml
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Positive editorial on the movie's philosophy.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/phanop.shtml
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Rotten Tomatoes
Several reviews and reactions from critics. Includes some general movie information.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace-1084876/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
San Francisco Chronicle
News report on the charity benefit preview.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/05/17/DD53269.DTL
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Tech
"The force still seems to be with George Lucas."
http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N27/Star_Wars_revie.27a.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Apollo Leisure Guide
Review of the huge, but disappointing, blockbuster [79/100], with user ratings.
http://apolloguide.com/mov_revtemp.asp?cid=1214
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
EastWesterly
Analysis of the movie's parallels with Christianity.
http://www.postmodernvillage.com/eastwest/issue1/1a-0001.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Light Views
"An emotionally distant star." [Worth: $5]
http://www.lightviews.com/starwarsphantommenace.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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.'
http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies/PhantomMenace.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Movie Magazine International
"The Phantom Menace is a solid action thriller with spectacular visual effects and a promising
story line."
http://www.shoestring.org/mmi_revs/sw1pm.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Projectionist
Argues that the movies live up to the hype. [4.5/5]
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/9679/051999.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Infilm Australia
Three different evaluations.
http://infilmau.iah.net/reviews/episode1.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Chicago Reader
Just worth seeing. [2/4]
http://www.chireader.com/movies/archives/1999/0599/05219.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Metromix
Positive review. [3.5/4]
http://metromix.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Movies-review!ArticleDetail-3788,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Subjective Camera
Favorable plot analysis. [3.5/4]
http://subjective.freeservers.com/phantom.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
A folksy and positive review.
http://www.stairwell.com/doc/exam/phantommenace.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
ReelViews
"Still among the best 'bang for a buck' fun that can be had in a movie theater." [3.5/4]
http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/sw99.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
World Magazine
A Christian perspective in three reviews: "Phantom Characters"; "Battling the
Cultural Menace"; and "Faith vs. The Force".
http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/05-22-99/cover_4.asp
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Culturekiosque Nouveau
"Beyond its mundane awfulness, this film is actually pernicious." Lengthy intellectual
slamming of the film.
http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/cinema/rhe_stars.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Flick Filosopher
Fairly positive plot evaluation.
http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/archive/2q99/phantommenace.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
All-Reviews.com
A small collection of reviews. [Overall: 3/4]
http://www.all-reviews.com/videos/phantom-menace.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Entertainment Weekly
Critical review and mediocre evaluation.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,64044~1~~,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
CNN
"Visually dazzling 'Phantom Menace' lacks heart, soul."
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9905/13/review.phantom.menace/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Teen Movie Critic
Trashes the movie. [1/4]
http://www.dreamagic.com/vivianrose/05-17-99.html#phantom
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Movie Reviews Down Under
Includes images from the film and some sound files.
http://www.ozcraft.com/scifidu/phantom_menace.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
E! Online
"Starts well, goes to hell." [Grade: C]
http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,69079,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
About.com
DVD review by Ivana Redwine [4/5].
http://homevideo.about.com/library/weekly/aafpr102401.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Canoe
"Stellar good fun."
http://www.canoe.com/JamMoviesReviewsP/phantommenace_hobson.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The New Special Effects
Personal rant about the special effects.
http://www.coldbacon.com/specialeffects.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Haro Online
Review which rates movie as Not Bad covers special effects, plot, relationship to the original
movies and cast.
http://www.haro-online.com/movies/star_wars.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Roger Ebert
Positive review of the effects and story. [3.5/4]
http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1999/05/051701.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
24 Frames Per Second
"One whopping bore of a movie." With an opposing reaction.
http://www.24framespersecond.com/reactions/films_p/phantommenace.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Common Guy
"I liked The Phantom Menace." [Grade: B+]
http://www.ticon.net/~bugzy/mr0126.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
MovieJuice!
Positive and satirical review.
http://www.moviejuice.com/1999/starwars.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Kids in Mind
Parents' review charting questionable content in the movie.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/S/starwars1.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The DVD Journal
"Those of you waiting in line are ... setting yourselves up for a grave disappointment."
[2/4]
http://www.dvdjournal.com/news/phantommenace1.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Ain't It Cool News
Advice on how to watch the movie.
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=3594
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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]
http://www.orlandoweekly.com/movies/reviews/review.asp?movie=400
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Movie Review Query Engine
A directory of links to many online reviews.
http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Star+Wars%3a+Episode+I+-+The+Phantom+Menace+(1999)
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
USA Today
Plot overview and review. [3/4]
http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/movies/lfilm721.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
|
