Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace Anniversary Today!

I think The Phantom Menace is actually moronic, George Lucas achieved cinematic excrement. That whole trade routes stuff wasn't a reference to Hitler, he's not that clever, it was just a thick American film maker grabbing at straws and trying to fill the mouths of his "actors" with somethin' that sounded "fancy an' edyookayded" so that he could have fancy spaceships flyin' aroun' to fill the gaps when they ain't tawkin" George Lucas is barely literate and he has proved this time and again.
 
I think I've seen this film about twice and maybe twice is enough.

There were elements of the film that I think are exceptionally well done but on the whole I wasn't bowled over by it.

The fact that Anikin/ Darth Vader created C3-PO was perhaps the most jarring element for me. I remember thinking 'my, what a small universe it is'. :yawn:
 
Blimey, 10 years already? :eek:
I HATE crowRAB so I went to see TPM at 4 in the morning in it's opening week, and the cinema was half full of waiters from Indian & Chinese restaurants, all in their suits, which was quite surreal :D
The film itself? Maul was great but everything else was complete cock. Even Neeson. The story was so tedious everyone in the cinema was chatting to each other during large chunks of it, complaining how shite it was :D
And Jar Jarring Binks. It was a toss up between him and the kid playing "Ani" over who I'd liked to have killed with my bare hanRAB first.
Lucas had the chance to create a fabulous story for the prequels, he should have started with Vader the boy being a angry, malevolent little runt who the Jedi try to mould into a Knight. Instead we got a moody sullen prick of a teen who truns bad and starts killing kiRAB and everyone in his path because he's having problems with wifey. Pathetic.

Let's be honest here - who the hell comes home from work and says to his OH "I really fancy watching Phantom Menace tonight"?
 
I've seen this film twice, the first time I was drunk and the second, I watched it because I couldn't remember bits because I was drunk.

I think I preferred it the first time around. :)
 
imo the sequel trilogy needed to start with anakin as a young man, as he appeared in "attack of the clones"

there would have been the chance to have an epic story arc of a hero's rise then fall, spread across three movies, all set against the backdrop of the clone wars

hell, i sound like a fanboy
 
Well I watched it this evening, and I still enjoyed it. Hadn't seen it in a while so it didn't become boring after a while (I have my Star Wars obsessive moments). I think it has stood the test of time, I mean a few things could be improved on but I'd be nit picking and no doubt Lucas will soon be redoing the prequels just like the originals! :D

I can see from a lot of people in here it didn't go down too well with them for the obvious reasons but I have argued my points way too many times and am beyond caring, we shall agree to disagree on some fronts. :) I may watch the other two at some point now, I'm in the mood again! Haha!
 
I would have preffered that Obi Wan, Sidious and Maul were given much more to do in TPM

The only plus points were:

  • Palpatine/Sidious starting to build his future Empire
  • The Star Wars world being introduced to the gorgeous Natalie Portman

Other than that, pretty much nonsensical storyline about trade disputes which really made no sense other than that Sidious/Palpatine was pulling the strings on both sides just to lay the foundations for his future Empire and for his own evil enRAB of eliminating the Jedi when the time was right

I much preffered watching how Palpatine/Sidious was soaking up all this power and moving his plot of revenge against the Jedi along right under their noses, rather than the cartoonish plots of young Anakin and more importantly the irritant known as Jar Jar Binks
 
Well I dont remember it happening like that. Are you sure you watched the the films?

I actually like the Phantom Menace as well as 2 & 3 too.
I also didnt find Ja Ja Binks as annoying as others seem to of found him.
 
Darth Maul should have been turned into Swiss cheese on his first appearance on Naboo. As soon as the doors opened and Maul stood there moodily, instead of Qui Gon saying something daft like "We'll handle this" all the soldiers should have let rip with their blasters, voila one dead Sith.

Also as the films progress I thought Obi Wan became steadily worse as a user of the lightsabre only until his amazing defeat of Annakin in the third episode...which was strange because Darth Tyrannus, whom defeated Obi-Wan on two occasions was so easily despatched by Annakin. I guess you are only a good as you are on the day.
 
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