Review: "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" in 3D offers an appallingly ugly theatrical re-release
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Film Rating: C–
3D Theatrical Presentation Rating: D–
By now, there’s really no point in performing a critical appraisal of “The Phantom Menace.” I could spend plenty of time listing all the things that bog it down, like the dull premise involving taxation, treaties, and blockades, or Jake Lloyd’s horrific ‘performance’ as Anakin, or the wonky, disjointe…
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