Mark's mini movie review: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D

In which it is proved that you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear but you can polish a turd. The major faults remain, to my mind: the plot, the script, the under-use of and unnecessary termination of a cool bad guy (see also Boba Fett), and the age gap between Anakin and Padme which goes on to screw up episodes two and three. The action sequences, on the other hand, remain amazing and the pod race and space battles particularly look awesome in 3D. If you're asking why I bothered, you're wasting a perfectly decent question. Roll on Clones and Sith in 3D...                                             5/10