answer: Wars&quot;-film a greater  emotional impact.&quot;The Phantom Menace&quot; is definetly not on par  with that film, nor has it the originality of &quot;A New Hope&quot;, but  still I liked this film a lot. I actually found it better than &quot;Return  Of The Jedi&quot;. Even those who dispised the movie must acknowledge that  it has its merits. The special effects are fantastic, and in contrast to  other films with superior FX
paragraph_question: question: How is the visuals of the film?, context: My, and I believe nearly everyone's favourite &quot;Star Wars&quot;-movie is Episode V-&quot;The Empire Strikes Back&quot;. Not only because it was visually the most dazzling, it also had far more sense of wonder and magic  than the other Episodes. Never had a &quot;Star Wars&quot;-film a greater  emotional impact.&quot;The Phantom Menace&quot; is definetly not on par  with that film, nor has it the originality of &quot;A New Hope&quot;, but  still I liked this film a lot. I actually found it better than &quot;Return  Of The Jedi&quot;. Even those who dispised the movie must acknowledge that  it has its merits. The special effects are fantastic, and in contrast to  other films with superior FX, they are also highly imaginative because they  create entire worlds of their own. Individual action-setpieces are among  the most exhilarating of the decade (the pod-race or the final  lightsaber-duel among others) and John William's score is one of the major  assets again.Many complained that Jar Jar Binks is too silly and  childish. This criticism is understandable though I think many people  overreacted with their hatred towards this character. He actually has some  funny moments. That the film doesn't have a villain that is as effective as  Darth Vader is true and false. The villain does not YET appear as the  villain which will (hopefully) make him even more evil in the next  pictures. The decision to conceal the true menace (careful viewers still  found it of course) is already implied in the Episode's title, so it was  obviously deliberate. This must be the reason why Darth Maul is used so  rarely. The character has just no significance for the whole saga. One must  not forget that TMP is not a film, but the first two hours of a  13-hour-saga. It was therefore inevitable that it would be less dramatic as  &quot;Empire&quot;.The bottom line is that despite some shortcomings,  Episode I effectively sets up the future Episodes. I agree with those who  say that George Lucas should have underlined some of the darker aspects of  the story more than he did. Let's hope he will do so in the next two  chapters which have the potential to become even stronger movies. If the  new trilogy finally sucks, it won't be because of &quot;The Phantom  Menace&quot;. 
sentence: Never had a &quot;Star Wars&quot;-film a greater  emotional impact.&quot;The Phantom Menace&quot; is definetly not on par  with that film, nor has it the originality of &quot;A New Hope&quot;, but  still I liked this film a lot. I actually found it better than &quot;Return  Of The Jedi&quot;. Even those who dispised the movie must acknowledge that  it has its merits. The special effects are fantastic, and in contrast to  other films with superior FX , they are also highly imaginative because they  create entire worlds of their own.
paragraph: My, and I believe nearly everyone's favourite &quot;Star Wars&quot;-movie is Episode V-&quot;The Empire Strikes Back&quot;. Not only because it was visually the most dazzling, it also had far more sense of wonder and magic  than the other Episodes. Never had a &quot;Star Wars&quot;-film a greater  emotional impact.&quot;The Phantom Menace&quot; is definetly not on par  with that film, nor has it the originality of &quot;A New Hope&quot;, but  still I liked this film a lot. I actually found it better than &quot;Return  Of The Jedi&quot;. Even those who dispised the movie must acknowledge that  it has its merits. The special effects are fantastic, and in contrast to  other films with superior FX, they are also highly imaginative because they  create entire worlds of their own. Individual action-setpieces are among  the most exhilarating of the decade (the pod-race or the final  lightsaber-duel among others) and John William's score is one of the major  assets again.Many complained that Jar Jar Binks is too silly and  childish. This criticism is understandable though I think many people  overreacted with their hatred towards this character. He actually has some  funny moments. That the film doesn't have a villain that is as effective as  Darth Vader is true and false. The villain does not YET appear as the  villain which will (hopefully) make him even more evil in the next  pictures. The decision to conceal the true menace (careful viewers still  found it of course) is already implied in the Episode's title, so it was  obviously deliberate. This must be the reason why Darth Maul is used so  rarely. The character has just no significance for the whole saga. One must  not forget that TMP is not a film, but the first two hours of a  13-hour-saga. It was therefore inevitable that it would be less dramatic as  &quot;Empire&quot;.The bottom line is that despite some shortcomings,  Episode I effectively sets up the future Episodes. I agree with those who  say that George Lucas should have underlined some of the darker aspects of  the story more than he did. Let's hope he will do so in the next two  chapters which have the potential to become even stronger movies. If the  new trilogy finally sucks, it won't be because of &quot;The Phantom  Menace&quot;. 
sentence_answer: Never had a &quot;Star <hl> Wars&quot;-film a greater emotional impact.&quot;The Phantom Menace&quot; is definetly not on par with that film, nor has it the originality of &quot;A New Hope&quot;, but still I liked this film a lot. I actually found it better than &quot;Return Of The Jedi&quot;. Even those who dispised the movie must acknowledge that it has its merits. The special effects are fantastic, and in contrast to other films with superior FX <hl> , they are also highly imaginative because they create entire worlds of their own.
paragraph_answer: My, and I believe nearly everyone's favourite &quot;Star Wars&quot;-movie is Episode V-&quot;The Empire Strikes Back&quot;. Not only because it was visually the most dazzling, it also had far more sense of wonder and magic than the other Episodes. Never had a &quot;Star <hl> Wars&quot;-film a greater emotional impact.&quot;The Phantom Menace&quot; is definetly not on par with that film, nor has it the originality of &quot;A New Hope&quot;, but still I liked this film a lot. I actually found it better than &quot;Return Of The Jedi&quot;. Even those who dispised the movie must acknowledge that it has its merits. The special effects are fantastic, and in contrast to other films with superior FX <hl>, they are also highly imaginative because they create entire worlds of their own. Individual action-setpieces are among the most exhilarating of the decade (the pod-race or the final lightsaber-duel among others) and John William's score is one of the major assets again.Many complained that Jar Jar Binks is too silly and childish. This criticism is understandable though I think many people overreacted with their hatred towards this character. He actually has some funny moments. That the film doesn't have a villain that is as effective as Darth Vader is true and false. The villain does not YET appear as the villain which will (hopefully) make him even more evil in the next pictures. The decision to conceal the true menace (careful viewers still found it of course) is already implied in the Episode's title, so it was obviously deliberate. This must be the reason why Darth Maul is used so rarely. The character has just no significance for the whole saga. One must not forget that TMP is not a film, but the first two hours of a 13-hour-saga. It was therefore inevitable that it would be less dramatic as &quot;Empire&quot;.The bottom line is that despite some shortcomings, Episode I effectively sets up the future Episodes. I agree with those who say that George Lucas should have underlined some of the darker aspects of the story more than he did. Let's hope he will do so in the next two chapters which have the potential to become even stronger movies. If the new trilogy finally sucks, it won't be because of &quot;The Phantom Menace&quot;. 
paragraph_sentence: My, and I believe nearly everyone's favourite &quot;Star Wars&quot;-movie is Episode V-&quot;The Empire Strikes Back&quot;. Not only because it was visually the most dazzling, it also had far more sense of wonder and magic than the other Episodes. <hl> Never had a &quot;Star Wars&quot;-film a greater emotional impact.&quot;The Phantom Menace&quot; is definetly not on par with that film, nor has it the originality of &quot;A New Hope&quot;, but still I liked this film a lot. I actually found it better than &quot;Return Of The Jedi&quot;. Even those who dispised the movie must acknowledge that it has its merits. The special effects are fantastic, and in contrast to other films with superior FX , they are also highly imaginative because they create entire worlds of their own. <hl> Individual action-setpieces are among the most exhilarating of the decade (the pod-race or the final lightsaber-duel among others) and John William's score is one of the major assets again. Many complained that Jar Jar Binks is too silly and childish. This criticism is understandable though I think many people overreacted with their hatred towards this character. He actually has some funny moments. That the film doesn't have a villain that is as effective as Darth Vader is true and false. The villain does not YET appear as the villain which will (hopefully) make him even more evil in the next pictures. The decision to conceal the true menace (careful viewers still found it of course) is already implied in the Episode's title, so it was obviously deliberate. This must be the reason why Darth Maul is used so rarely. The character has just no significance for the whole saga. One must not forget that TMP is not a film, but the first two hours of a 13-hour-saga. It was therefore inevitable that it would be less dramatic as &quot;Empire&quot;.The bottom line is that despite some shortcomings, Episode I effectively sets up the future Episodes. I agree with those who say that George Lucas should have underlined some of the darker aspects of the story more than he did. Let's hope he will do so in the next two chapters which have the potential to become even stronger movies. If the new trilogy finally sucks, it won't be because of &quot;The Phantom Menace&quot;.