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• About.com

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

• All-Reviews.com

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

• BBC News

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/star_wars/341980.stm
  A collection of British news and reviews.

• Chicago Reader

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

• CNN

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

• Culturekiosque Nouveau

  http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/cinema/rhe_stars.html
  "Beyond its mundane awfulness, this film is actually pernicious." Lengthy intellectual slamming of the film.

• Dark Horizons

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

• EastWesterly

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

• Epinions.com

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

• Haro Online

  http://www.haro-online.com/movies/star_wars.html
  Review which rates movie as Not Bad covers special effects, plot, relationship to the original movies and cast.

• Kids in Mind

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

• Light Views

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

• Movie Magazine International

  http://www.shoestring.org/mmi_revs/sw1pm.html
  "The Phantom Menace is a solid action thriller with spectacular visual effects and a promising story line."

• NPR: Morning Edition - The Phantom Menace

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1050037
  Streaming audio from the morning the movie was reviewed. Requires the Real Player.

• Roger Ebert

  http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-1999
  Positive review of the effects and story. [3.5/4]

• Rotten Tomatoes

  http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_i_the_phantom_menace/
  Several reviews and reactions from critics. Includes some general movie information.

• Salt Lake City Deseret News

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

• Teen Movie Critic

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

• The DVD Journal

  http://www.dvdjournal.com/news/phantommenace1.html
  "Those of you waiting in line are ... setting yourselves up for a grave disappointment." [2/4]

• The Flick Filosopher

  http://www.flickfilosopher.com/1999/05/star-wars-the-phantom-menace-review.html
  Fairly positive plot evaluation.

• The New Special Effects

  http://www.coldbacon.com/specialeffects.html
  Personal rant about the special effects.

• The Phantom Menace: A Response to Critics

  http://www.friesian.com/starwars.htm
  An analysis of the criticisms of the movie, from wooden characters to supposed racial stereotypes, and a defense of the movie.

• The Sci-Fi Movie Page

  http://www.scifimoviepage.com/dvd/phantom.html
  DVD Review. [Movie: 2/4; Disc: 4/4]

• The Tech

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

• TheForce.Net Editorials

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

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