Alexrd said:

Harmy said:

danny_boy said:

@Harmy

It implies that there should be room for improvement.

But you might want to underline where in the general conscensus it says it "is a piece of a shit film".

Well, ok, maybe piece of shit is a bit too strong but if the film is said to lack in the plot and character development, which are generally regarded as the most important parts of a good story, it basically means that it isn't very good, doesn't it?

For the guy who wrote that, yes.

The guy who wrote it also has 34% of the population backing him up.

As for the 42% who gave TPM a "B" rating, obviously they feel that, despite liking the film on the whole, there are elements that detract from it, otherwise they would have given it an "A".

All this to say that, with a overall average rating of "C", TPM is not a "good film" in the opinion of the general public. That's not to say it's wrong to like it -- some of my favourite movies are apparently real turds according to the masses, and it doesn't mean I enjoy them any less -- but let's not delude ourselves into thinking that Ep. 1 represents anything approaching cinematic excellence.