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• Amazon.co.jp ランキング: #157408 / DVD
• 評価レベル: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• アスペクト比: 2.35:1
• 形式: Anamorphic, Import
• オリジナル言語: 英語, フランス語
• 字幕: 英語

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"I have a bad feeling about this," says the young Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Ewan McGregor) in Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace as he steps off a spaceship and into the most anticipated cinematic event... well, ever. He might as well be speaking for the legions of fans of the original episodes in the Star Wars saga who can't help but secretly ask themselves: Sure, this is Star Wars, but is it my Star Wars? The original elevated moviegoers' expectations so high that it would have been impossible for any subsequent film to meet them. And as with all the Star Wars movies, The Phantom Menace features inexplicable plot twists, a fistful of loose threads, and some cheek-chewing dialogue. Han Solo's swagger is sorely missed, as is the pervading menace of heavy-breather Darth Vader. There is still way too much quasi-mystical mumbo jumbo, and some of what was fresh about Star Wars 22 years earlier feels formulaic. Yet there's much to admire. The special effects are stupendous; three worlds are populated with a mélange of creatures, flora, and horizons rendered in absolute detail. The action and battle scenes are breathtaking in their complexity. And one particular sequence of the film--the adrenaline-infused pod race through the Tatooine desert--makes the chariot race in Ben-Hur look like a Sunday stroll through the park.

Among the host of new characters, there are a few familiar walk-ons. We witness the first meeting between R2-D2 and C-3PO, Jabba the Hutt looks younger and slimmer (but not young and slim), and Yoda is as crabby as ever. Natalie Portman's stately Queen Amidala sports hairdos that make Princess Leia look dowdy and wields a mean laser. We never bond with Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), and Obi-Wan's day is yet to come. Jar Jar Binks, a cross between a Muppet, a frog, and a hippie, provides many of the movie's lighter moments, while Sith Lord Darth Maul is a formidable force. Baby-faced Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) looks too young and innocent to command the powers of the Force or wield a lightsaber (much less transmute into the future Darth Vader), but his boyish exuberance wins over skeptics.

Near the end of the movie, Palpatine, the new leader of the Republic, may be speaking for fans eagerly awaiting Episode II when he pats young Anakin on the head and says, "We will watch your career with great interest." Indeed! --Tod Nelson

Additional Features
This limited-edition boxed set (only 1.5 million made) contains a widescreen version of the film, a behind-the-scenes documentary, a 48-page collector's book excerpted from The Art of Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace, and a mounted 35mm filmstrip. The documentary and widescreen version of the film are only available in this set.

Video Description
Begin your STAR WARS DVD collection with STAR WARS: Episode 1 THE PHANTOM MENACE. Packed with over six hours of additional material, including exclusive documentaries and never-before-seen deleted scenes, this 2-disc set provides the perfect showcase for the incredible detail and breathtaking scope of George Lucas's first episode in the mythic STAR WARS saga.

カスタマーレビュー

SWはここから始まる！
SWを、EP4,EP5,EP6から見始めた人にも、まだSWを見たことがない人にも、最高の一本です！！私はEP4･5･6を先に見てた人のうちの一人ですが、EP4･5･6に引き続き、めくるめくスターウォーズの世界にうちのめされてしまいました。ライトセーバーでの戦いは必見ですね。

私のお気に入りはオビ＝ワン＝ケノービ役のユアン･マクレガーです。なんとも言えないイギリス英語でのせりふがキュンときます。そして二枚目とは言えないけど、あの顔立ちはどんな人の心も掴みます。ほんとに最高です！！

みんなが騒ぐあんな大作は見ないよ、なんて思ってるそこの人！ちょっとでも見てください。SWにハマルこと間違いなしです！！！！

ＳＦ映画といえば・・・,
さて、このスター・ウォーズ　エピソードI　ファントム・メナス ですが、エピソードⅡにない、おちついた感じがあってそこがすごく好きです。エピソードIはエピソードⅡに比べアクションが少ないですが、別の視点で見ると（アクション以外で見ると）、エピソードIはかなりうまく気持ちなどを表せている映画といっていいと思います。スター・ウォーズはストーリーが奥が深いので楽しいです。