Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
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Two Jedi knights are sent to a far-off planet to investigate a trade dispute, but their involvement infuriates the evil/powerful Darth Sidious, who sends his highly-trained assassin to eliminate them.
One of the most eagerly awaited movies in the history of cinema is the beginning of a six-part saga, which was made some 16 years after the last chapter was released in 1983.
Unfortunately for a minority of movie-goers this experience did not live up to expectation (largely blamed on too much Jar Jar Binks and not enough Darth Vader), but surely nobody could argue this one contains the best 'saber fight of 'em all.
Those who are patient enough to sit through the end credits are treated to a nice little surprise (just as the title for "Released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation" rolls off the screen).
For the other five films in the STAR WARS series:
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack Of The Clones (2002)
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005)
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return Of The Jedi (1983)
Fans of the Star Wars franchise may be interested in these webpages:
Aveleyman.com: From Star Wars To Jedi: The Making Of A Saga
Aveleyman.com: Empire Of Dreams: The Story Of The Star Wars Trilogy
Wookieepedia
Star Wars.com - the official website
Addendum: Lucas has been tweaking his films again for their Blu-Ray release, and , presumably, this 3D cinema re-release. On the bright side Yoda is much better looking. |