Rent Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
3.0 of 5 from 328 ratings
2h 7min
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- Synopsis:
- The opening chapter in the fabled Star Wars saga: two Jedi knights, Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), must rescue the young Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) and help her save her home planet, Naboo, which is under blockade by the ruthless trade federation. When the federation attacks, the Jedi spirit the queen away to relative safety on the desert planet of Tattooine. It is there that Qui-Gon discovers a boy, enslaved by evil gambler Watto (voice of Andy Secombe), who has the potential to become a powerful Jedi himself. His name: Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd)...
- Actors:
- Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Oliver Ford Davies, Hugh Quarshie, Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Terence Stamp, Brian Blessed, Andy Secombe, Ray Park, Lewis Macleod, Warwick Davis, Steve Speirs, Silas Carson
- Directors:
- George Lucas
- Producers:
- Rick McCallum
- Voiced By:
- Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Brian Blessed
- Writers:
- George Lucas
- Others:
- Ben Burtt, John Knoll, Gary Rydstrom, Dennis Muren, John Midgley, Tom Johnson, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman, Tom Bellfort, Shawn Murphy
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Films by Genre, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Ewan Mcgregor, Getting to Know: Kenneth Branagh, Science Fiction & Fantasy, The Coppola Clan: Hollywood's Most Creative Family, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Ron Howard, The Star Wars Collection, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1999, What Order Should You Watch The Star Wars Movies?
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/10/2015
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
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- Release Date:
- 20/04/2020
- Run Time:
- 136 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
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Reviews (2) of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
A Phantom Morass - Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace review by CP Customer
This episode offers little to anybody bar the hardened fan of the Star Wars franchise. In keeping with the earlier films it has a feeble plot but leaves one feeling massively let down. Instead of a joyful romp through space it appears cynical, calculated and much too self-regarding.
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This films flaws are not in concept but in its miscarried execution. Unspectacular acting performances and unconvincing special effects pollute some pretty shots and grand sets, and leave a very keen feeling of unfulfilled potential by the time the end credits roll.
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The most profound reaction by the end is relief, perhaps solely because it means no longer having to endure of one the most irredeemably annoying characters in cinema history, who poisons this film and must be regarded as the creators' biggest mistake. Intended as a whimsy, Jar Jar Binks succeeds only in embarrassing the viewer. The nadir of the film is a short scene that stars him with an Eopie - a camel-like beast of burden - and an unfortunately directed fart. Bad luck on Jar-Jar, but it is the viewer that detects the whiff of desperation.
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Woeful - Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace review by CM
Had great expectations for this movie and that's were I went wrong. I feel I got lead astray by all the great reviews and high scoring but it really fails badly in every sector. Character wise, plot and entertainment level were low on quality, really disapointed overall. It bored me immensely and put me off any further Star Wars feature by Disney. It's just so child like and really meant for a twelve year old audience.
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