5/5 Perhaps the Best in the series
  by Daniel C. (Mancos, CO)
I have seen all the Star Wars films with the exception of Episode III, and they are some of the best movies perhaps of all time. This one, the first in the series of newer movies following the life of Anakin Skywalker, is probably the best, if there is one that is better than all the others. I've always thought that the newer movies had sub-par acting in comparison to the original three, but Episode I has an exceptional performance by Liam Neeson. The special effects are absolutely stunning. The best scenes in the movie, in my opinion, are the podrace scene and the Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Maul lightsaber battle. The effects in the podrace scenes are good in the fact that they accurarley portray the speed of the podracers and there are several crashes that are quite graphic. The lightsaber battle is longer than in the other movies and is, I believe the best lightsaber scene in any of the movies (I don't know about Episode III, but from what I've heard, there are some good lightsaber scenes in that one too). If you are new to Star Wars, I would start with this episode, not Episode IV, because you can see them in the correct order. I would also watch this one first because it's a good intro into the series. I highly recommend this!!

5/5 Star Wars
  by Richard Auslander (Greensboro, NC)
This video was ordered and it arrived in a timely fashion in pertfect shape. I am pleased with the seller and my order.

4/5 Better Than People Say
  by Jason M. Green (Ohio)
I admit that The Phantom Menace isn't quite as good as other Star Wars films, but it's still pretty good. I was a little bit disappointed the first time I watched it, but I gave it another chance and realized how good it actually was once you look past the surface of certain characters and races. Everytime I watch it the movie seems to get better because I pick up little things that add to the overall Star Wars Universe. That being said, the main reason I give it only four stars is because after watching the deleted scenes I see what the movie could have been had some of those scenes been left in. If anyone has read the novelization they know how important certain scenes were that were left out of the theatrical release of Episode I. Perhaps George Lucas will release Special Editions of the first three films in the series (Episodes I-III) and include those additional scenes to expand the universe a bit more. If that happens I will definitely be giving the extended version of this film five stars. So this only gets four stars, but seeing and/or buying this DVD is a must if you are a science-fiction fan, and especially if you are even a casual Star Wars fan. For those who dismissed this film before, I say give it another chance. I did and I was glad I gave it another watch.

1/5 SENT WRONG DVD!
  by K. Frink
I ordered Star Wars Episode I and, although the case was correct, the dvd was totally wrong! It was a CHEAP dvd that you typically see free in some magazines. As angry as i was i was too unmotivated to do anything about it because it was only 6 bucks.

5/5 star wars: episode 1
  by fisherman (east coast Florida)
good movie lots of action and tells the story of the beginning of the whole star wars saga.