Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace DVD review

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Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace

Rated PG

Runtime: 2hr 13min

Starring:Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd

MFG Rating: 3/5

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DVD Features

Video: Widescreen enhanced and the best picture quality we've seen to date. No noticable flaws, this thing is simply gorgeous visually.

Audio: Has a Dolby Digital 5.1EX track, and it is used well. The surround the low frequence effects are abundant, but not obnoxious and like the video, the audio quality of this DVD is unsurpassed by any DVD released to date.

Extras: You get an entire second disc full of enough bonus material to keep an avid Star Wars freak amused for days. We cant list them all, but among the extras you'll find tons of commentary, deleted scenes, scenes shot exclusively for the DVD, a massive "making of" feature, and much much more.

DVD Quick Take

Although we definitely had our issues with Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Meance (cough, Jar Jar, cough), this DVD is an absolute must have for any fan of the Star Wars series. This is by far the highest quality DVD we've seen. The visuals and the audio track are spectacular. And the bonus disc contains more material than any human can possibly go thru in a single sitting.

As you might guess, the DVD is THX certified, and we quite frankly found no flaws with it at all. The movie itself, well that's a different story. We prefer a little less bubble gum and not-so-subtle efforts to create characters designed to sell figurines to the kiddies with our SciFi. But the Star Wars series is so beloved that fans tend to be very forgiving of the flaws and will line up in droves to see each new episode as it comes out no matter what. We're no different, and the eye candy and action is spectacular in this film. And although we would like to see Chewbacca show up and tear Jar Jar's legs off and beat him to death with them, this DVD belongs in everyone's collection.

- Billy Bob

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Vital Stats

Less

Gun Play

Lasers, light sabers and some nasty robots.

Blood & Gore

Nothing too graphic, but at least one fight conclusion pushes the PG rating hard.

Car Chases

You'll have to settle for pod racing.

T&A

All the tah tahs stay well covered.

Chuckles

We forgot to laugh at Jar Jar.