Web Directory

» About.com
   DVD review by Ivana Redwine [4/5].
   http://homevideo.about.com/library/weekly/aafpr102401.htm

» Ain't It Cool News
   Advice on how to watch the movie.
   http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=3594

» All-Reviews.com
   A small collection of reviews. [Overall: 3/4]
   http://www.all-reviews.com/videos/phantom-menace.htm

» Apollo Leisure Guide
   Review of the huge, but disappointing, blockbuster [79/100], with user ratings.
   http://apolloguide.com/mov_revtemp.asp?cid=1214

» 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

» Boxoffice Magazine
   "Eye candy isn't a reward in and of itself - it has to be backed by substance." [2/4]
   http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2008/08/star-wars-episode-ithe-phantom.php

» Brunching Shuttlecocks
   Review by the Self-Made Critic.
   http://www.brunching.com/phantommenace.html

» CNN
   "Visually dazzling 'Phantom Menace' lacks heart, soul."
   http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9905/13/review.phantom.menace/

» Chicago Reader
   Just worth seeing. [2/4]
   http://www.chicagoreader.com/movies/archives/1999/0599/05219.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

» 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

» Dark Horizons
   Review of the film.
   http://www.darkhorizons.com/reviews/740/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace

» Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
   A folksy and positive review.
   http://www.stairwell.com/doc/exam/phantommenace.html

» EastWesterly
   Analysis of the movie's parallels with Christianity.
   http://www.postmodernvillage.com/eastwest/issue1/1a-0001.html

» Epinions.com
   Consumer reviews.
   http://www.epinions.com/mvie_mu-1084876

» 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

» 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

» Kids in Mind
   Parents' review charting questionable content in the movie.
   http://www.kids-in-mind.com/S/starwars1.htm

» Light Views
   "An emotionally distant star." [Worth: $5]
   http://www.lightviews.com/starwarsphantommenace.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

» Movies for Guys
   Capsule review of the DVD edition [3/5].
   http://www.moviesforguys.com/sci-fi/reviews/starwarsepisode1.shtml

» 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

» 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/

» Salt Lake City Deseret News
   "Just judge it on its own merits and leave all your preconceptions at the door." [3/4]
   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700002241/Star-Wars-Episode-I--The-Phantom-Menace.html

» 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

» Seattle Post-Intelligencer
   Question and answers give the movie and thumbs up. [Grade: B+]
   http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/starq.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

» Teen Movie Critic
   Trashes the movie. [1/4]
   http://www.dreamagic.com/vivianrose/05-17-99.html#phantom

» 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

» The Flick Filosopher
   Fairly positive plot evaluation.
   http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/archive/2q99/phantommenace.html

» The New Special Effects
   Personal rant about the special effects.
   http://www.coldbacon.com/specialeffects.html

» 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

» The Sci-Fi Movie Page
   DVD Review. [Movie: 2/4; Disc: 4/4]
   http://www.scifimoviepage.com/dvd/phantom.html

» The Tech
   "The force still seems to be with George Lucas."
   http://tech.mit.edu/V119/N27/Star_Wars_revie.27a.html

» TheForce.Net Editorials
   A small collection of fan reviews.
   http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/editorials/tpmreviews.shtml