Reasons why Episode I rules...

[Chris]

I don't even like Star Wars

[Chris]

You were right to call me a dweeb, officer, sir

[Chris_Royle]

See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rql_0qA_BlI

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Chris_Royle

See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rql_0qA_BlI

I sense great fear in you, Officer.

[dirty_sanchez]

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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

Nothing to do with budget or advances in special effects then?

*The Padme/Hand Maiden twist. Total ruleage.

What? You mean Bruce Willis is dead?

* Mace motherfuckin' windu and his purple saber.

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.

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.

Bwahahahahahaaaa oh wait, you're serious.

* The John Williams soundtrack, especially the duel of the fates track.

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."

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.

[Paul]

The really annoying thing is that the new trilogy could have been amazing. If George Lucas had stuck to his original aim of getting Steven Spielberg to direct them all, it would have been, too. The new ones have the best set-pieces of the entire saga (Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs Darth Maul, Yoda vs Dooku), the best sets, great new character ideas and a potentially brilliant story line. However, they get lost in irrelevant nonsense, poorly developed characters, weak casting, wooden acting, non-existent pacing and a complete lack of dramatic tension. In short, they killed Star Wars for me.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by dirty_sanchez

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.



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".



Yeah, alright, that bit is pretty good.



Who the hell is Darth Plaigus? Annoying bowl headed little turd who couldn't act. Only slightly less annoying than...



No, he's an annoying Trisha looking gimp who is a tenuous piece of comedy relief.



Nothing to do with budget or advances in special effects then?



What? You mean Bruce Willis is dead?



Does Mace Windu actually do anything in Ep1?



Wow, that sure is gripping. Two of the main characters meeting eachother



Bwahahahahahaaaa oh wait, you're serious.



Fair enough



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.

Aside from the sarcasm, that's a pretty good rebuttal.I've never said it's the perfect movie. It has it's faults for sure, but it didn't deserve the slating it got because there are a lot of really cool bits in The Phantom menace, those I reeled off a little exhuberantly in my original post.

I think it's better than Return of the Jedi, but that is equally flawed. It definitely beats Attack of the Clones, leaving it behind Empire, Hope and Sith. Three five star films.

[biggit]

Originally Posted by dirty_sanchez

Who the hell is Darth Plaigus?

Either you're correcting the spelling, or I don't know you anymore

[Chris]

Plageus.

[dirty_sanchez]

Originally Posted by Chris

Aside from the sarcasm, that's a pretty good rebuttal.I've never said it's the perfect movie. It has it's faults for sure, but it didn't deserve the slating it got because there are a lot of really cool bits in The Phantom menace, those I reeled off a little exhuberantly in my original post.

I think it's better than Return of the Jedi, but that is equally flawed. It definitely beats Attack of the Clones, leaving it behind Empire, Hope and Sith. Three five star films.

I don't know. I quite like the way that the original films from the 70's had a kind of Errol Flynn-esque swashbuckling feel to them. It made it easier to look past any faults or Stormtroopers banging their heads. Return Of The Jedi can claim to be a good fun film. Those bits with the Ewoks against the Imperial troops are like a Sci Fi version of The Three Stooges. It just makes the film all the more enjoyable. I love the original three films, but the recent three just don't hit the spot for me. All three of them are badly plotted and paced in my opinion. Lucas seems to have started off with a vague idea of plot lines and a few set pieces in his head and just gone with the flow, much like the writers of Lost have.

[Section_31]

Originally Posted by Croque Monsieur

It's a dreadful, soulless, cold and empty film. It allows the most irritating of characters unwarranted screentime, whilst characters we would like to learn more of are dismissed with merely a cursory nod towards dialogue and character development (Darth Maul being the most obvious example of this).

I actually went to America with a few mates to watch this film as soon as it was released, such was the sense of anticipation surrounding the event. Sad to say we were all hugely disappointed with what we'd just seen and couldn't believe you could make anything with the 'Star Wars' name attached to it so dull and annoying.

For me it's the 'crowning turd in the waterpipe' of the Star Wars franchise.

What he said

[Wig]

The Tragedy of Darth Plageus The Wise

[Chris]

Originally Posted by AlonsosWig

The Tragedy of Darth Plageus The Wise

That's an improvised version of events, for damn sure.

[Wig]

Originally Posted by Chris

That's an improvised version of events, for damn sure.

Some geek's just sat there one day and made all of that up. Instead, he could have been on an 'all-dayer' in the boozer trying to get a bird.