Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - (Lucas;1999;USA) - **1/2
The Trade Federation invades Naboo. Anakin is discovered by Qui Gon and Obi Wan, and the mythical Sith rises again.
The story is still interesting although Lucas went too generic on the direction. One of the problems is the annoying addition of Jar Jar, among a few other characters. Many parts of this look very good however, such as the Naboo temples, pod designs, and Darth Maul among other things. Some of the actors were good and some not. A very half and half film at times. It overuses CGI although the next prequel would fall further. I wonder how this would look if Lucas decided to start from the beginning in the 70's.