![]() The wow-factor action is irresistible, and Lloyd is no less appealing than '60s Disney star Kevin Corcoran ( Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson), whose mold he fits precisely.īesides, the prequel trilogy's final two films promise adult romance and disturbing darkness. For adults, a little Jar Jar may go a long way. Clumsy and hapless, he's forever getting into pickles, then prevailing by sheer luck. That's not to mention the ceaseless comic relief of slapstick sidekick Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), a computer-generated alien. What's next? A preschooler saving the galaxy? Phantom is less likely to touch the proverbial kid in all of us, if only because Star Wars' Luke Skywalker was a young man, while Phantom's Anakin Skywalker ( Jake Lloyd), who here follows much the same heroic course, is only 9. Lucas, who wrote, directed and executive-produced, also says it's no more kid-friendly than the first. True, that space adventure was fresher and - partly to its benefit - less focused on special effects.īut the moaners miss the point, which Lucas rightly repeats like a mantra: The Phantom Menace, like Star Wars, is a kids' movie at heart. ![]()
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