Originally Posted by Chris
* People have said it features too heavily on the politics and the initial trade federation dispute. I think this is really necessary. Think of Star Wars as one 12 hour movie. That depth of information and background is not excessive. It's essential grounding for the events that follow in the next 5 films. I liken it to the hour spend in Lord of the Rings before Frodo even leaves The Shire. How cool is seeing Palpatine pull the strings at the earliest level... Calling for the vote of no confidence, plotting to reveal himself to the Jedi, after only seeing him before as The Emporer.
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It's waffle is what it is. A huge waffly waffleload of waffle that slows the film down and makes the middle section of the film totally turgid and slow. And waffly.
* Darth Maul. A totally cool sith, with a kick ass lightsaber.
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Who gets killed by a Jedi who lets his anger take control of him, which goes against the moral of the film. Also, Darth Maul is in the film for about 10 minutes in total. There is no character development and they kill him off. Obviously he's not that totally cool and his lightsaber is not that "kick ass".
* The Pod Race sequence is the coolest race sequence ever put on film. The CGI rules in this.
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Yeah, alright, that bit is pretty good.
* Little Anakin. How cool is this little kid? Highest mediclorian count of anyone ever - conceived by the mediclorians and the religious conotations that surround that. Also the way it sets the seeds for his problems (and ultimate fall) in later life such the jedi not discovering until his attachment to his mother could not be easily left behind. Was Palpatine behind that? Did Darth Plaigus actually create Anakin from the mediclorians, placing him in the outter rim so The Jedi wouldn't discover him? The whole concept of the prophecy and the chosen one kicks ass. "Clouded this boy's future is."
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Who the hell is Darth Plaigus? Annoying bowl headed little turd who couldn't act. Only slightly less annoying than...
* The Gungans, even Jar Jar binks rules as far as I'm concerned. I found him amusing, not annoying. Threepio annoys me. Jar Jar rules.
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No, he's an annoying Trisha looking gimp who is a tenuous piece of comedy relief.
* The light saber fights knocking seven shades of shit out of those in the original trilogy
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Nothing to do with budget or advances in special effects then?
*The Padme/Hand Maiden twist. Total ruleage.
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What? You mean Bruce Willis is dead?
* Mace motherfuckin' windu and his purple saber.
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Does Mace Windu actually do anything in Ep1?
* The meeting between Anakin and padawan Obi Wan. "You're a jedi too? Pleased to meet you." Threepio and Artoo meeting up also.
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Wow, that sure is gripping. Two of the main characters meeting eachother
* Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan just fucking rules period. I think he's even better than Alec Guinness.
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Bwahahahahahaaaa oh wait, you're serious.
* The John Williams soundtrack, especially the duel of the fates track.
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Fair enough
* Palpatine's line to Anakin at the end. "We'll watch your progress with great interest and the sence of satisfaction the knowledge you share with Palpatine and him alone. There's a wonderful/awful sense of foreboding in his words."
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Is it because we already know what happens? He gets fucked up and walks around with a coal scuttle on his head.
In summary, The Phantom Menace is minge. Absolute minge. The worst of the Star Wars films in my opinion.