70-Minute Video Review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

[huedell]

Someone posted the first part: Dunno why CN thought they had a claim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MYAwEUal7M

Thanks for posting it man.

[megoscott]

Someone posted the first part: Dunno why CN thought they had a claim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MYAwEUal7M

[megoscott]

His analysis of the "romance" is perfect.

"George Lucas, I take it all back and present you with the "Totally Understands Women Trophey!"

[palitoy]

Being partially of Scottish descent, I take insult with that. Scottish food has to be second.

[Sideshow Spock]

For those that missed the first part, I think the opening line was something like, "Star Wars Attack of the Clones was the worst thing ever produced by human beings... other than bagpipes.."

[palitoy]

I can't wait to sit down and watch it, I hate this movie.

[huedell]

I am not a real "nit picker" but this guy deserves a trophy.
He cracks me up.

[mego73]

Cartoon Network?????

[megoscott]

Oh good, must've used some of the Clone wars cartoon.

This is really good! I never watched ATOC after the first time.

[Sideshow Spock]

Oy. Parts 2 and on are still working...

http://www.youtube.com/user/RedLette...13/Im7k4LUzA3Y

[megoscott]

Looks like the legal dept. took care of that...

[Sideshow Spock]

The nine part review of Attack of the Clones is up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfBhi6qqFLA

[ctc]

>The new trilogy lacks those things you said, charm and warmth...it has NO soul...ZERO spirit.

Sci-fi's had that problem since the 90's. Hence the large number of "GRRR! I'm angry!" shows over the last 15 years. (I'd always suspected this is why Firefly and Stargate SG-1 developed such loyal followings: they had a lot of character bits, and characters that were different from each other. And in one case, Homer Simpson....)

Don C.

[Hector]

Brilliant stuff, thanks for the massive laugh. I dont hate phantom menace, Ived tryed to watch it a few more times, thinking more like hoping it might grow on me, but it is pointless. The kid who plays anakin, couldnt they have got a more gumball chewing americanized voice, overall theres simply no charm and warmth in these films, Lucas thought hed blow the audience out with effects, but he simply over did them. I liked the way LOTR used natural sets, and then gone CGI when things got tough, this is the approach that Lucas should of taken, and not turned it into a cartoon at the end of the second movie ROTS or revenge of the ****s, as it is known here.I know he was aiming for the younger crowd, but that was so wrong, at the end of the day, we are the kids this should of been for.

You hit the nail on the head.

The new trilogy lacks those things you said, charm and warmth...it has NO soul...ZERO spirit.

Like someone said before...the original movies didn't feature exceptional acting either...and also had simplistic story lines...but it had charm, warmth, soul, spirit.

The Phantom Menace...and the others...are just lifeless.

That's what separates the trilogies.

[Hector]

Actually that is quite common in movies is to cut back and forth between scenes like that. If you go back and watch Star Wars, they did that with the Obi Wan/Darth Vader duel as well with switching back and forth between the duel and 3PO, R2, Luke, Han, Leah and Chewy all trying to get back to the Falcon.

Completely different...all that happens in the same vicinity...it gives the opportunity for Luke to see Obi Wan sacrifice himself.

Besides...that's only two scenes...Phantom Menace climatic scenes has four different ones.