Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Positive editorial on the movie's philosophy.
- http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/phanop.shtml
Ain't It Cool News - Advice on how to watch the movie. - http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=3594
Entertainment Weekly - Critical review and mediocre evaluation. - http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64044~1~~,00.html
Roger Ebert - Positive review of the effects and story. [3.5/4] - http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990517/REVIEWS/905170301/1023
Rotten Tomatoes - Several reviews and reactions from critics. Includes some general movie information. - http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_i_the_phantom_menace/
The Sci-Fi Movie Page - DVD Review. [Movie: 2/4; Disc: 4/4] - http://www.scifimoviepage.com/dvd/phantom.html
NPR: Morning Edition - The Phantom Menace - Streaming audio from the morning the movie was reviewed. Requires the Real Player. - http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1050037
BBC News - A collection of British news and reviews. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/star_wars/341980.stm
Brunching Shuttlecocks - Review by the Self-Made Critic. - http://www.brunching.com/phantommenace.html
Boxoffice Magazine - "Eye candy isn't a reward in and of itself - it has to be backed by substance." [2/4] - http://www.boxoffice.com/scripts/fiw.dll?GetReview?&where=ID&terms=4406
TheForce.Net Editorials - A small collection of fan reviews. - http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/editorials/tpmreviews.shtml
The Phantom Menace: A Response to Critics - An analysis of the criticisms of the movie, from wooden characters to supposed racial stereotypes, and a defense of the movie. - http://www.friesian.com/starwars.htm
Salt Lake City Deseret News - "Just judge it on its own merits and leave all your preconceptions at the door." [3/4] - http://deseretnews.com/movies/view/0,1257,60000023,00.html
Hollywood Jesus - The Phantom Menace (1999) - Visual movie review explains Biblical and spiritual themes in the film. Reviewer explains Darth Maul as symbolic of Satan being thrown in the bottomless pit. - http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/phantom_menace.htm
Movies for Guys - Capsule review of the DVD edition [3/5]. - http://www.moviesforguys.com/sci-fi/reviews/starwarsepisode1.shtml
Seattle Times - Criticism that the movie fails to live up to the hype. - http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=star&date=19990514
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Question and answers give the movie and thumbs up. [Grade: B+] - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/starq.shtml
San Francisco Chronicle - News report on the charity benefit preview. - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/05/17/DD53269.DTL
The Tech - "The force still seems to be with George Lucas." - http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N27/Star_Wars_revie.27a.html
Apollo Leisure Guide - Review of the huge, but disappointing, blockbuster [79/100], with user ratings. - http://apolloguide.com/mov_revtemp.asp?cid=1214
EastWesterly - Analysis of the movie's parallels with Christianity. - http://www.postmodernvillage.com/eastwest/issue1/1a-0001.html
Culturevulture.net - 'Visually the film is a feast, a gourmet banquet. All other parts are peanut butter and jelly on 22-year-old white bread.' - http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies/PhantomMenace.htm
Movie Magazine International - "The Phantom Menace is a solid action thriller with spectacular visual effects and a promising story line." - http://www.shoestring.org/mmi_revs/sw1pm.html
Infilm Australia - Three different evaluations. - http://infilmau.iah.net/reviews/episode1.htm
Chicago Reader - Just worth seeing. [2/4] - http://www.chireader.com/movies/archives/1999/0599/05219.html
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency - A folksy and positive review. - http://www.stairwell.com/doc/exam/phantommenace.html
Culturekiosque Nouveau - "Beyond its mundane awfulness, this film is actually pernicious." Lengthy intellectual slamming of the film. - http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/cinema/rhe_stars.html
The Flick Filosopher - Fairly positive plot evaluation. - http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/archive/2q99/phantommenace.html
All-Reviews.com - A small collection of reviews. [Overall: 3/4] - http://www.all-reviews.com/videos/phantom-menace.htm
Teen Movie Critic - Trashes the movie. [1/4] - http://www.dreamagic.com/vivianrose/05-17-99.html#phantom
About.com - DVD review by Ivana Redwine [4/5]. - http://homevideo.about.com/library/weekly/aafpr102401.htm
The New Special Effects - Personal rant about the special effects. - http://www.coldbacon.com/specialeffects.html
Haro Online - Review which rates movie as Not Bad covers special effects, plot, relationship to the original movies and cast. - http://www.haro-online.com/movies/star_wars.html
The Common Guy - "I liked The Phantom Menace." [Grade: B+] - http://www.ticon.net/~bugzy/mr0126.html
Kids in Mind - Parents' review charting questionable content in the movie. - http://www.kids-in-mind.com/S/starwars1.htm
The DVD Journal - "Those of you waiting in line are ... setting yourselves up for a grave disappointment." [2/4] - http://www.dvdjournal.com/news/phantommenace1.html