Not only the movie is bad, it is also woefully inappropriately for kids. Why is it that so many parents think otherwise, and expose their children to such violence and mature subjects since they are 4 or 5? It amazes me. This movie - as well as any other of the six made under the Star Wars name - should not be given to toddlers or tweens, no matter how much pressure they experience from peers.
I could bag this movie forever, and rite a list twenty pages long on why I wanted to burn this film.
Whatever happened to the good films that used to come out of Lucasfilms?! Instead, they shove this rubbish down our throats!
'Hello, me Jar Jar! Mesa so tupid!'
Shame shame shame. Immature and childish.
Darth Maul is pretty cool though, he does a sucessful fight at the end which left me entertained.
Even with a lot of violence, it is very obviously just fantasy with not many real life references. It's easy to explain to my child the difference between real and fantasy with this movie. It also opens up the imagination.
I am a huge fan of both George Lucas and the Star Wars phoenomenon. The Phantom Menace was lacking for me. The special effects were good, great even and it was mildly enjoyable on a no-brainer level, but the story really never reaches anything that we care about. The question I believe Lucas is trying to answer by making these prequels is how the young jedi named Anakin grew into the merciless evil figure known as Darth Vader. The movie basically serves as only the starting line to the true fun that is yet to come in the prequels. Note to parents: The movie contains some pretty intense violence, including a man being chopped in half. Yet most of it is glazed over and ok for tweens and even younger kids.
If you've watched this movie you know Jar-Jar made it the worst of the genius saga. Still an amazing movie. The least violent of the saga too. Iffy for 4+. Possible it could be G.
I am a huge fan of Star Wars. Of the movies, though, this is my least favorite. I think it has a good cast and good story but it seems to drag out to long. It is easy to get bored a good hour into it. There aren't to many fighting sceens but there is a person who gets cut in half but not to graphic and no blood is shown. I would recommend this movie to anyone 9+.
Probably the worst Star Wars film, but if you're worried about violence, this is probably the best one
If you are worried about violence in Star Wars but your kid wants to see Star Wars, this one is best. Most of it is not violent, one character dies, but this is the tamest. Younger kids may like Anakin in this one.