people with the modern hw can't imagine how the game felt back then .. the feeling of speed and the buttery smooth experience , once you invested into your second graphics card :D ( because back then .. you had to buy an extra 3d card .. that would plug into your 2d card :D )
gawd I was shocked when she said she just was 40! SHE has flawless complexion and shes a doll. WHat a catch she will be if she finds a nice guy. happy birthday COBY!
R2-D2 is the unsung spymaster of Star Wars. He’s always around, he can hack damn near anything, he has the maps, the codenames, the secret messages... the man knows where every body is buried.
George Lucas said that the whole story of Star Wars is being narrated by Artoo Deetoo. That's why they all start with Long Ago, in a galaxy far, far away!!!
Wait, you're 40? That's incredible! Because you don't look a day over 25! The years since 1984 have been super kind to you! You were born in the best year!
"Who is that Darth Maul actor?" Face & stunts are Ray Park (you can always tell by the sideways flip 🤣🤣🤣) and the voice is Peter Serafinowicz (Pete from Shaun of the Dead)
36:20 Oh, he absolutely knows. He’s a Jedi, he can identify people by their essence. Liam is playing this perfectly, he knows about her charade and is going along with it with just the right amount of teasing. He’s not there to blow her cover and probably even admires her bravery here, but he’s no fool.
@@Rob8729 I know, right? I figure between wrangling Anakin for all those years and then living on Tatoonie with its twin suns and sandstorms it's understandable he looks older than his actual age. Just the Jedi code alone might be stressful enough to bring on the aging.
Sadly, Jake Lloyd who played Anakin in this film was bullied in school after this and quit acting a few years after this film. Additionally he has struggled with his mental health in the past though he is currently doing much better nowadays. The actor who provided the motion capture and voice for Jar Jar, Ahmed Best was also harassed for years after this film and it caused some mental health issues as well. He has also as of the last interviews he did gotten to a better place in his life and actually recently appeared as a Jedi in a Flashback on the Disney plus show the Mandalorian. A role where you can see his face.
@@Fairburne69 Fair point but I don't feel like the backlash is on the actors so much as on Disney itself. They shat the bed with the sequels. It really seems like the actors themselves weren't happy with what they had to do.
Did you spot Keira Knightly? She plays Queen Amidala's decoy double, and sometimes played the real queen in wide-shots when Natalie Portman wanted to go home.
Coby Actor, who portrays Darth Maul is Ray Park. Ray Park is actually stuntman, actor, and martial artist. He has portrayed other characters besides Darth Maul such as Toad from 2000's X-Men and Snake Eyes from GI Joe movies.
He's also the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow (the Tim Burton one) whenever it is headless - hence the two-axe scene. It was actually made at the same UK studio around the same time as The Phantom Menace and also has Ian McDiarmid in it, as he's playing the town's doctor (so Sleepy Hollow has three Sith lords in it - Maul, Ray Park, Sidious, Ian McDiarmid, and Dooku, Christopher Lee who plays an annoyed judge early on).
What will really blow your mind is that quickly after they arrive on Tattoine, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan realize Padme = Queen Amidala. So he teases her a few times, like at the pod race when he says, “The queen trusts my judgement. You should too.”
No, Anakin was actually made by the Force, because he's the chosen one, the one who will destroy the sith as of course he did in "Return of the Jedi" when he threw palpatine down that shaft as Darth Vader.
The Sith master engineered the whole takeover of the Republic by backing both sides and creating a clone army. He could have implanted Anakin's mother without her knowledge, she was an unsophisticated slave. Whether it was an engineered embryo using Cloner technology or his own progeny is unknown, but he certainly took a fatherly interest in Anakin.
The ponytail is a Padawan braid. A Padawan is a Jedi apprentice basically. The braid is a mark of his rank. Once he becomes a Jedi, he will be able to cut it off.
Darth Maul is physically portrayed by Ray Park (Toad in “X-Men (2000)”), and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz (Pete in “Shaun of the Dead”). Sabé, the main decoy for Queen Amidala is portrayed by a 13 year old Keira Knightly in her first major film. Natalie Portman was 17 during filming. Also, Sofia Coppola plays another of the queen’s handmaidens. The story is set 32 years before (32 BBY) the events of “A New Hope” (1 ABY). Obi-Wan is 25 (57 in ANH), Anakin/Vader is 9 (41 in ANH), Padmé/Amidala is 14.
The "rat tail" of Obi Wan shows that he is a padawan learner, an apprentice, not a Jedi Knight yet. The final fight, sounding "Duel of the fates", it´s one of the best in the franchise for me. Legendary.
@@GyvonJante nope decades before this I couldn't stand him, and the leader that shakes his head slobbering for no apparent reason all the time. Good for you for trying to find a way to use a new word you learned on the internet.
Hi Coby. From what I can remember from the book, both Jedi knew the difference between Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley. Qui Gon was intentionally upsetting Padme, knowing she was really the Queen.
"I'm not gonna get any of the previous characters here... no Millennium Falcon, nothing that I know..." * goes to take a drink, and then... * 3:33 ROFL!! That reaction alone was worth the proverbial price of admission! Haha!
18:38 “So this is actually R2D2 - he’s seen allll of this.” Yes, exactly. The fictional meta-lore of Star Wars is that George Lucas got the story of the Skywalkers from the Journal of the Whills, a broad record of galactic history kept by the Whills. The Skywalker saga was of such galactic significance that it received a greater level of detail in the Journal, with information the Whills received directly from R2D2 who was there to record the entire series of events. This is similar to how JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is simply his translation of what Bilbo, Frodo and Sam wrote down thousands of years ago. 😊
For those of us who watched the originals in theaters and had them on VHS, and DVD, seeing the opening crawl on opening day was a trancendent experience. I stood in line as an intern, getting paid, to buy tickets a week in advance, and I got paid to wait in line to hold seats for our 7 person IT team. Also, 100% this movie won the Academy Award Best Sound Effects Editing based on the podrace scene. In theaters it was absolutely nuts.
"The Phantom Menace" is set approximately 33 years before "A New Hope". Anakin is 9 in Episode I, 19 in 9 in Episode II, and 22 in Episode III. By the time of Episode IV, Anakin (now crowned Darth Vader) is about 42. As for his conception, George Lucas said that he intended the young version of Anakin to be a "reversed Christ figure". So he added things like a non-typical birth, increased sensitivity to the Force, and a massive power level that eventually makes his mind unstable.
@benjamine6703 it is also very similar to the race in Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, a Norwegian stop motion animation film from mid '70s. The sabotage, the late start, the "on track" repair, come-back, and finally the win
@@davidbell1597 they could’ve made all of those story points without having the race be ten minutes long. Ten minutes of Anakin driving a pod. You know how much screen time the duel between Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and Darth Maul has without the cut-aways to the other scenes? Four minutes and 35 seconds. Anakin diving a pod in a circle is over twice as long. The entire climax of the film from when Maul opens his lightsaber to when Obi-wan cuts him in half, including the battle in the palace and the entire space battle is 13 minutes long. The pod race is the most unnecessarily long scene ever committed to film.
@@davidbell1597 I never sad it was anything other than my opinion and I never questioned your opinion, I just stated mine and you started questioning me. This isn't even your thread so I don't know why you're getting so defensive, no one addressed any of their comments at you. Although the lengths of the scenes I listed aren't opinions, they are facts, so you can take that information for what it is.
24:28 Anakin is played by Jake Lloyd. He's only been in a handful of films, including the role of Arnold Schwarzenneger's son in "Jingle All the Way". He has not acted in anything since 2001 due to personal and medical reasons.
I heard he was bullied (in reviews and such) so harshly for his role in this movie that it did a real number on his mental health and that was a large part as to why he quit acting because of it. I could be wrong though
It was so nice to finally catch up on reactions, and I was fortunate enough that it was Coby. Thank you as always for doing this, and I think she is going to love covering the rest of them in order. 💐
Jar Jar was the first feature length film character done with motion capture. You may notice he doesn't interact directly with props or characters very often and yeah he looks very CGI.
31:28 Don't worry, nobody knew what midi-chlorians were when this came out, so you're getting the real Star Wars experience. And, honestly, you're a step up on some people I've known who didn't know that Anakin was li'l Vader or missed that the Emperor is in this movie.
IV-VI were all released before I was born but I watched the hell out of them growing up and was super stoked for Phantom Menace in 1999 I can't put into words how awesome it was the first time I saw the opening crawl for Episode I - the idea of new Star Wars after 16 years was amazing
First HBD beautiful... Yes the fandom not only despised Jar Jar but the complete prequel series. But those of us who enjoy SW had no issues with any of the characters George Lucas crested... This is where the fun begins 😉😍
37:07 Yes, Warwick Davies, He played Willow, he played Wicket the Ewok, this character is named Weasel... He has been in every single star wars movie since return of the Jedi.
The short guy you were talking about in the podracing scene was Warwick Davis...yes, he was Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, and Willow Offgood. He was also the Goblin in the last Harry Potter movie, The Deathly Hallows Part 2.
The body double for the queen was played by Keira Knightley. 25 years later and despite Keira Knightley eventually being significantly taller than Natalie Portman as adults Knightley still occasionally gets confused for Portman by people.
Coby!! Nice to see you back for some Star Wars and popcorn. Happy 40th birthday young lady! 40's aren't so bad don't worry. Just finished part one and switching over to part 2 but I like to always say - you're my favorite person to watch movies with. Appreciate the fun attitude and your live observations. Thanks for letting us hang out for these watches!
Happy Birthday, Coby! you don't look a day past 26! I'm only 5 years ahead of you. God bless you! I remember seeing the Phantom Menace in theatres (seven times) back then. Keep up the good work!
I agree happy birthday. I would not have guessed anywhere near that old. I do have a shirt with the same saying as your mug i got a couple years ago though. I think every sw fan gets one at 40 hah
Happy Birthday Coby! We share a birthday and fun fact in case you didn’t know, we share a birthday with the one and only Harrison Ford Han Solo himself
Happy Birthday ! So you were born when Return of the Jedi was still playing in theaters. It came out in '83, but all the Star Wars movies stayed in the cinema for at least a year. Even after the main theaters took them off, they would go to the discount theaters and Midnight showings for a couple of months before they went to video. There's a little Birthday / Star Wars connection for you
Keira Knightly was the stand-in character for Padme, the handmaiden/best friend,..etc in the scenes when Natalie's Padme was the one being addressed as the Queen of Naboo.
Happy birthday Coby! Now that you're 40 maybe you can answer a burning question some of us have had.... what happened to your Australian accent? Love ya! 👍😃
5:35 "Those... light sabers are next level." Yeah. The only thing the beam/blade of a light saber will _not_ cut through is the beam/blade of another _light_ saber.
Oh my, my this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin soon I'm gonna be a Jedi!!!
The actor who played Anakin Skywalker in Phantom Menace was Jake Lloyd, who previously appears in a few episodes of ER and the movie "Jingle All the Way" which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. He actually got out of acting some time after Phantom Menace due to some harassment he suffered in school.
I love the fact that you enjoy these movies, the joy is so evident. Oh and well done on getting that the Queen uses a decoy, not all reactions figure that out.
I have the same "May the Forties Be With You" mug! 😄Great reaction Coby as always, young Anakin's (Jake Lloyd's) life sadly went off the rails after this movie. It's pretty sad really and should be a cautionary tale to any young actor about how the press, a fanbase and industry more widely can have a very negative impact on child actors.
I’m a Hebrew Israelite I’ve always wanted to be a Jedi ✌🏽💯☺️ I’ve seen the force in real life and I study the force in real life I really loved this reaction ❤️💯💯 I loved hearing her talk about Star Wars as the movie plays
These 3 films in the late 90s/2000s i really like, they r my fav star wars films by far even tho they get alot of hate... they hav a real deeper meaning/philosophy!
It was a lot bigger surprise when Padme revealed she was using a decoy to most people when episode 1 first came out because at that time Natalie Portman and Kiera Knightley weren't well known famous faces.
What a wonderful reaction! The look you had with C-3PO and Anakin are the best. I also love that recognized Warwick Davis right away! Hope you had a great birthday! I agree you look amazing for 40 😊
37:08 Good eye! Ashley "Warwick" Davis! Played the "first" Ewok (Wicket W Warrick) in ORTJ and the titular role in the movie Willow. Davis has of course played several small-statured characters in the SWU, and other films. He is also the evil little imp in the Leprechaun horror franchise. I sometimes got him confused with another dwarf actor from the 80s, David Rappaport.
Coby, I love your excitement. I love you are self-confident enough to admit you hadn't seen Star Wars. Did you know that Adam Driver grew up without watching television? I like how you compare the characters to other characters. My daughter would say: "It's the momma!" from Dinosaurs when I came up to her school. FYI, I've never seen BLADE RUNNER. Happy Belated 40th Birthday! 🎂 I collect T-Shirts. My daughter bought me a T-Shirt: "Don't You Wish You Looked This Good At 40". [I'm 75] "May the 40th Be With You" 😂👍🏾--you look GREAT! My kid bought me a T-Shirt that says: "May The Forks Be With You"--2 giant forks on the front. 😅 Did you know that Liam Neeson 🇮🇪💚 was on "Miami Vice"? Kid/I walked around Hollywood with "Miami Mice" T-Shirts.
One of several seasons why fans dislike Ep.1 was GL's deliberate decision to turn the force, from something the original trilogy depicted as metaphysical, into something scientifically explainable.
I guess that's one reason. Its not high on my list, though. There's way too much bull crap going on long before we get into metachlorians.....or however you spell it.
You can go either way with it, but I choose to believe that Qui-Gon knew about the queen switcharoo and was just messing with her. Like "what you gonna do, reveal yourself to win this argument?"
I've only just started the video but had to say: the face you made when jar jar started talking in the preview was just so... Unadulterated and made my morning 😂😂
So you are absolutely correct that Natalie Portman is Queen Amidala, but her "decoy" is Kira Knightley, and while on set, in makeup, even their mothers confused them.
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Coby - "It would be a cool computer game"
Me - I have raced that track thousands of times.
This is ABSOLUTELY what men dont want, or woman...
it's on steam now I think 🙂
I went across the street to my friend's house to play that on N64.
NOW THIS IS POD RACING!! 🤘🏻🔥🍻 and happy belated 🥳✨💐 wow I’m only 34, def thought you were younger than me 😂 whatever your routine is, keep at it
people with the modern hw can't imagine how the game felt back then .. the feeling of speed and the buttery smooth experience , once you invested into your second graphics card :D ( because back then .. you had to buy an extra 3d card .. that would plug into your 2d card :D )
I swear you can’t possibly be 40. I honestly thought you look younger than me and I’m 26. Never seen 40 look better. Happy birthday!!!
@@kendallbrown2904 Cap.
That's exactly what I was thinking
gawd I was shocked when she said she just was 40! SHE has flawless complexion and shes a doll. WHat a catch she will be if she finds a nice guy. happy birthday COBY!
@@slowprodigy, baseball cap. 😆
looks aside it makes sense to me given some of her comments and knowledge, she's been here for a little while - not that any of that is bad!
Happy birthday, Coby. 🎉
I love how she's totally taking the ride on everything she's watching. Such fun.
That's what good research, planning, and scripting can create.
R2-D2 is the unsung spymaster of Star Wars. He’s always around, he can hack damn near anything, he has the maps, the codenames, the secret messages... the man knows where every body is buried.
The real hero in every film is R2-D2.
He's always saving everybody.
Yep
R2 is all about coming in clutch.
given how he gets beeped out through out the entire set of franchise.. inclines that Samuel L Jackson got nothing on him
George Lucas said that the whole story of Star Wars is being narrated by Artoo Deetoo. That's why they all start with Long Ago, in a galaxy far, far away!!!
@@deedd4401 🤣🤣Never thought of it like that....
Wait, you're 40? That's incredible! Because you don't look a day over 25! The years since 1984 have been super kind to you! You were born in the best year!
"Who is that Darth Maul actor?"
Face & stunts are Ray Park (you can always tell by the sideways flip 🤣🤣🤣) and the voice is Peter Serafinowicz (Pete from Shaun of the Dead)
36:20
Oh, he absolutely knows. He’s a Jedi, he can identify people by their essence. Liam is playing this perfectly, he knows about her charade and is going along with it with just the right amount of teasing. He’s not there to blow her cover and probably even admires her bravery here, but he’s no fool.
Exactly
Good, someone already told her.
Good eye, Coby.
You spotted Natalie Portman.
You also spotted Warwick Davis!
When I was a kid I only known him as Willow
@@ajnorth4393 He was also one of the Ewoks.
She did not spot Keira Knightley in her first big movie role at the age of 14.
@SeanBlader kinda hard to notice her since Keira and Natalie look eerily similar to each other even their mom couldn't tell them apart.
@@johnnymoreno5065 Nonsense! How can you confuse it - Natalie has the most beautiful smile on the planet. Keira Knightley is a pathetic excuse.
As for ages - Obi-Wan is 25 years old in this film. He is 57 in A New Hope. So we've gone back 32 years in this film. Anakin is 9. Padme is 14.
57?!?! Jedi life must be a hard life.
@@Rob8729 I know, right? I figure between wrangling Anakin for all those years and then living on Tatoonie with its twin suns and sandstorms it's understandable he looks older than his actual age. Just the Jedi code alone might be stressful enough to bring on the aging.
@@Rob8729 well consider Alec Guinness was only 5 years older than that when the first movie released. Still, compared to people today...yea.
@@Rob8729 well i mean he did live on a desert planet and hard living can change people
Not to mention the years of struggling with PTSD over what happened with Anakin.
That moment you realize that all the times 3PO says "thank the Maker" he's talking about Darth Vader. lol
He's not. Anakin didn't "make" 3PO. He fixed him. He's a glorified derby car.
@@chand911Who made him, then?
@@chand911 wrong.
@@PrincessSnowbelleThe original factory workers that mass produced his model.
@@Progger11 Then why does he call Anakin that when they see each other again in Episode II?
Sadly, Jake Lloyd who played Anakin in this film was bullied in school after this and quit acting a few years after this film. Additionally he has struggled with his mental health in the past though he is currently doing much better nowadays.
The actor who provided the motion capture and voice for Jar Jar, Ahmed Best was also harassed for years after this film and it caused some mental health issues as well. He has also as of the last interviews he did gotten to a better place in his life and actually recently appeared as a Jedi in a Flashback on the Disney plus show the Mandalorian. A role where you can see his face.
A lot of actors associated with the prequels took a ton of undeserved abuse. Fan is short for fanatic & the fanatics were very ridiculous.
@@JoeVideoed So great though to see Hayden especially embraced by the fans today and Ahmed staying in the lore.
The same has happened with the sequels unfortunately. History repeating itself.
@@Fairburne69 Fair point but I don't feel like the backlash is on the actors so much as on Disney itself. They shat the bed with the sequels. It really seems like the actors themselves weren't happy with what they had to do.
@@goodshipkaraboudjan7 was damn good. 8 was good despite the unnecessary side mission. 9 was trash.
Did you spot Keira Knightly? She plays Queen Amidala's decoy double, and sometimes played the real queen in wide-shots when Natalie Portman wanted to go home.
Coby
Actor, who portrays Darth Maul is Ray Park. Ray Park is actually stuntman, actor, and martial artist. He has portrayed other characters besides Darth Maul such as Toad from 2000's X-Men and Snake Eyes from GI Joe movies.
He's also the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow (the Tim Burton one) whenever it is headless - hence the two-axe scene. It was actually made at the same UK studio around the same time as The Phantom Menace and also has Ian McDiarmid in it, as he's playing the town's doctor (so Sleepy Hollow has three Sith lords in it - Maul, Ray Park, Sidious, Ian McDiarmid, and Dooku, Christopher Lee who plays an annoyed judge early on).
What will really blow your mind is that quickly after they arrive on Tattoine, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan realize Padme = Queen Amidala. So he teases her a few times, like at the pod race when he says, “The queen trusts my judgement. You should too.”
Happy Birthday Coby, due I thought you were like 25 no joke. Another great reaction. 😊👏🥰🎂
Podracer on N64 holds up to this day.
So much fun.
3:34 your reaction to finding out it’s Obi Wan was perfect lol.
Enjoyed your reaction as usual.
No, Anakin was actually made by the Force, because he's the chosen one, the one who will destroy the sith as of course he did in "Return of the Jedi" when he threw palpatine down that shaft as Darth Vader.
The Sith master engineered the whole takeover of the Republic by backing both sides and creating a clone army. He could have implanted Anakin's mother without her knowledge, she was an unsophisticated slave. Whether it was an engineered embryo using Cloner technology or his own progeny is unknown, but he certainly took a fatherly interest in Anakin.
The ponytail is a Padawan braid. A Padawan is a Jedi apprentice basically. The braid is a mark of his rank. Once he becomes a Jedi, he will be able to cut it off.
More accurately, the Master knights their Padawan, and cuts the tail off with their lightsaber.
Happy birthday, Coby.
May the Force be with you.
Darth Maul is physically portrayed by Ray Park (Toad in “X-Men (2000)”), and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz (Pete in “Shaun of the Dead”).
Sabé, the main decoy for Queen Amidala is portrayed by a 13 year old Keira Knightly in her first major film. Natalie Portman was 17 during filming. Also, Sofia Coppola plays another of the queen’s handmaidens.
The story is set 32 years before (32 BBY) the events of “A New Hope” (1 ABY). Obi-Wan is 25 (57 in ANH), Anakin/Vader is 9 (41 in ANH), Padmé/Amidala is 14.
In makeup, Natalie's parents couldn't tell them apart.
@@ChurchNietzsche You’re right. Fixed it
The "rat tail" of Obi Wan shows that he is a padawan learner, an apprentice, not a Jedi Knight yet. The final fight, sounding "Duel of the fates", it´s one of the best in the franchise for me. Legendary.
I completely agree
The digitally lowered Natalie's voice because she was so young and to distinguish her from Padme also.
Coby’s face when Jar Jar is introduced is how we all looked.
Exactly
False. Those of us who just enjoyed an adventurous story never had a problem with any of the antic characters of star wars. Only you sycophants.
@@GyvonJante nope decades before this I couldn't stand him, and the leader that shakes his head slobbering for no apparent reason all the time. Good for you for trying to find a way to use a new word you learned on the internet.
@@troyrizzi2713
George Lucas and the actor who played Jar Jar Binks both love the character and the actor happens to be Jamaican.
Hi Coby. From what I can remember from the book, both Jedi knew the difference between Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley. Qui Gon was intentionally upsetting Padme, knowing she was really the Queen.
How you remember Dinosaurs is beyond me. "Not the mama" has been a family phrase randomly thrown about since.
"I'm not gonna get any of the previous characters here... no Millennium Falcon, nothing that I know..."
* goes to take a drink, and then... * 3:33 ROFL!! That reaction alone was worth the proverbial price of admission! Haha!
Fantastic reaction! Trying to not fall in love with Coby is the hardest part.....lol
Winning a pod race as a regular human is more likely than not falling in love with her.
18:38 “So this is actually R2D2 - he’s seen allll of this.”
Yes, exactly. The fictional meta-lore of Star Wars is that George Lucas got the story of the Skywalkers from the Journal of the Whills, a broad record of galactic history kept by the Whills. The Skywalker saga was of such galactic significance that it received a greater level of detail in the Journal, with information the Whills received directly from R2D2 who was there to record the entire series of events.
This is similar to how JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is simply his translation of what Bilbo, Frodo and Sam wrote down thousands of years ago. 😊
For those of us who watched the originals in theaters and had them on VHS, and DVD, seeing the opening crawl on opening day was a trancendent experience. I stood in line as an intern, getting paid, to buy tickets a week in advance, and I got paid to wait in line to hold seats for our 7 person IT team.
Also, 100% this movie won the Academy Award Best Sound Effects Editing based on the podrace scene. In theaters it was absolutely nuts.
"The Phantom Menace" is set approximately 33 years before "A New Hope". Anakin is 9 in Episode I, 19 in 9 in Episode II, and 22 in Episode III. By the time of Episode IV, Anakin (now crowned Darth Vader) is about 42.
As for his conception, George Lucas said that he intended the young version of Anakin to be a "reversed Christ figure". So he added things like a non-typical birth, increased sensitivity to the Force, and a massive power level that eventually makes his mind unstable.
The Pod race reminds me of the chariot race in Ben Hur for some reason. Hope you had a great birthday Coby!
@benjamine6703 it is also very similar to the race in Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, a Norwegian stop motion animation film from mid '70s. The sabotage, the late start, the "on track" repair, come-back, and finally the win
i can't get over how much, in this reaction, that Coby looks like the Austrailian singer and _The Voice AU_ coach *Delta Goodrem*
The Podrace Sequence as well as the lightsaber battle are the best parts of the movie.
I disagree. I've always thought the pod race brings the movie to a halt. Stops any momentum they were building.
For first time watching I agree :) After watching it alot of times, I still enjoy the lightsaber battles, but the podrace is a bit chessy.
The pod race is way too long for way too obvious of an ending. It’s the only part in any SW movie that I fast forward through every time I watch them.
@@davidbell1597 they could’ve made all of those story points without having the race be ten minutes long. Ten minutes of Anakin driving a pod. You know how much screen time the duel between Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and Darth Maul has without the cut-aways to the other scenes? Four minutes and 35 seconds. Anakin diving a pod in a circle is over twice as long. The entire climax of the film from when Maul opens his lightsaber to when Obi-wan cuts him in half, including the battle in the palace and the entire space battle is 13 minutes long. The pod race is the most unnecessarily long scene ever committed to film.
@@davidbell1597 I never sad it was anything other than my opinion and I never questioned your opinion, I just stated mine and you started questioning me. This isn't even your thread so I don't know why you're getting so defensive, no one addressed any of their comments at you. Although the lengths of the scenes I listed aren't opinions, they are facts, so you can take that information for what it is.
40????? I'm 46!! omg I thought you were 25!!! So beautiful!!😍😍😍😍😍 happy belated birthday then! 🎂🎆
yes that is true isn't it. very beautiful woman.
24:28 Anakin is played by Jake Lloyd. He's only been in a handful of films, including the role of Arnold Schwarzenneger's son in "Jingle All the Way". He has not acted in anything since 2001 due to personal and medical reasons.
I heard he was bullied (in reviews and such) so harshly for his role in this movie that it did a real number on his mental health and that was a large part as to why he quit acting because of it. I could be wrong though
It was so nice to finally catch up on reactions, and I was fortunate enough that it was Coby. Thank you as always for doing this, and I think she is going to love covering the rest of them in order. 💐
By "in order" I assume you mean release order because she's already done the Original Trilogy.
Jar Jar was the first feature length film character done with motion capture. You may notice he doesn't interact directly with props or characters very often and yeah he looks very CGI.
31:28 Don't worry, nobody knew what midi-chlorians were when this came out, so you're getting the real Star Wars experience. And, honestly, you're a step up on some people I've known who didn't know that Anakin was li'l Vader or missed that the Emperor is in this movie.
IV-VI were all released before I was born but I watched the hell out of them growing up and was super stoked for Phantom Menace in 1999
I can't put into words how awesome it was the first time I saw the opening crawl for Episode I - the idea of new Star Wars after 16 years was amazing
I never thought it could be possible to fall for someone who was just watching the Phantom Menace yet here we are!
19:09 The little ponytail is an indication that Obi-Wan is still a Padawan Learner (student of the force).
First HBD beautiful... Yes the fandom not only despised Jar Jar but the complete prequel series. But those of us who enjoy SW had no issues with any of the characters George Lucas crested... This is where the fun begins 😉😍
Happy 40th young lady, and very glad you're enjoying this ONLY SIX part saga. Fun pt1
Thanks, Coby! 🌟 My mother, eldest niece and eldest nephew all love 'Jar Jar'. I love Ahmed Best.
40 is the new cool. Enjoy the next chapters!
37:07 Yes, Warwick Davies, He played Willow, he played Wicket the Ewok, this character is named Weasel... He has been in every single star wars movie since return of the Jedi.
Coby, your facial expressions when Jar Jar has his first few scenes is priceless - bahahahahah
The short guy you were talking about in the podracing scene was Warwick Davis...yes, he was Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, and Willow Offgood. He was also the Goblin in the last Harry Potter movie, The Deathly Hallows Part 2.
1:56 "ONE OF US! ONE OF US!" 😍🥰
Qui-Gon Jinn's communicator was a Gillette Sensor Lady's razor.
Don’t they make Gillette sensor 🪒 anymore?
@@nathancruz9172 I have no idea. Not being a woman, I wouldn't know.
Besides, I use Harry's.
The Force is Anakin's Father. So, yes, a sort of "Immaculate Conception."
R2-D2 is the GOAT. Nice 4th wall break too.
Coby,
Love you observant you are...the fun details you notice. You ROCK!
🥳 happy belated birthday, coby🥳 may the forties be with you, great gift👍 great reaction as always, thank you😁👍
Episode I Racer is still one of the best racing games ever made. You called it!
36:15 hahaha Qui-gon is calling the queen out there lol he knows who she is and is calling her bluff 😁
"It's Baby Darth Vader! He's SOO cute!"...🤣🤣🤣
The body double for the queen was played by Keira Knightley.
25 years later and despite Keira Knightley eventually being significantly taller than Natalie Portman as adults Knightley still occasionally gets confused for Portman by people.
@@Aaron-io8vw Sabé.
Coby!! Nice to see you back for some Star Wars and popcorn. Happy 40th birthday young lady! 40's aren't so bad don't worry.
Just finished part one and switching over to part 2 but I like to always say - you're my favorite person to watch movies with. Appreciate the fun attitude and your live observations. Thanks for letting us hang out for these watches!
Happy Birthday, Coby! you don't look a day past 26! I'm only 5 years ahead of you. God bless you! I remember seeing the Phantom Menace in theatres (seven times) back then. Keep up the good work!
I agree happy birthday. I would not have guessed anywhere near that old. I do have a shirt with the same saying as your mug i got a couple years ago though. I think every sw fan gets one at 40 hah
Happy Birthday Coby! We share a birthday and fun fact in case you didn’t know, we share a birthday with the one and only Harrison Ford Han Solo himself
Happy Birthday ! So you were born when Return of the Jedi was still playing in theaters. It came out in '83, but all the Star Wars movies stayed in the cinema for at least a year. Even after the main theaters took them off, they would go to the discount theaters and Midnight showings for a couple of months before they went to video. There's a little Birthday / Star Wars connection for you
Keira Knightly was the stand-in character for Padme, the handmaiden/best friend,..etc in the scenes when Natalie's Padme was the one being addressed as the Queen of Naboo.
21:02 It’s still difficult to comprehend that this sweet little boy grew up to be the most powerful and feared lord in the whole galaxy. 🤯
Happy birthday Coby! Now that you're 40 maybe you can answer a burning question some of us have had.... what happened to your Australian accent? Love ya! 👍😃
5:35 "Those... light sabers are next level."
Yeah. The only thing the beam/blade of a light saber will _not_ cut through is the beam/blade of another _light_ saber.
I love your reactions, your emotions watching the Star Wars movies, it makes me feel like I'm watching them for the first time also !!!
🎶Vader maybe later, now he's just a small fry!🎶
Oh my, my this here Anakin guy
Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin soon I'm gonna be a Jedi!!!
Been waiting for this for freaking WEEKS!
The actor who played Anakin Skywalker in Phantom Menace was Jake Lloyd, who previously appears in a few episodes of ER and the movie "Jingle All the Way" which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. He actually got out of acting some time after Phantom Menace due to some harassment he suffered in school.
I love the fact that you enjoy these movies, the joy is so evident. Oh and well done on getting that the Queen uses a decoy, not all reactions figure that out.
I have the same "May the Forties Be With You" mug! 😄Great reaction Coby as always, young Anakin's (Jake Lloyd's) life sadly went off the rails after this movie. It's pretty sad really and should be a cautionary tale to any young actor about how the press, a fanbase and industry more widely can have a very negative impact on child actors.
Happy Birthday, Coby!! I'm 46, but I look younger also. ❤🎉🎈
i can’t believe you remember the dinosaurs . i loved the baby . :)
I’m a Hebrew Israelite I’ve always wanted to be a Jedi ✌🏽💯☺️
I’ve seen the force in real life and I study the force in real life
I really loved this reaction ❤️💯💯 I loved hearing her talk about Star Wars as the movie plays
Happy birthday Coby!🎈🎉🎂🍰🎊🥳🎁
The actor playing Darth Maul is Ray Park. He also played Toad in the first Xmen movie.
Yes, Coby. Star Wars Jesus. Happy Belated Birthday. 🎉
These 3 films in the late 90s/2000s i really like, they r my fav star wars films by far even tho they get alot of hate... they hav a real deeper meaning/philosophy!
It was a lot bigger surprise when Padme revealed she was using a decoy to most people when episode 1 first came out because at that time Natalie Portman and Kiera Knightley weren't well known famous faces.
I saw this in the theater several times for one reason- I was in love with Natalie Portman.
What a wonderful reaction! The look you had with C-3PO and Anakin are the best. I also love that recognized Warwick Davis right away!
Hope you had a great birthday! I agree you look amazing for 40 😊
She knew the singular of dice is “die.” (small swoon) 😁❤️
Happy birthday, Coby! And welcome back to the Star Wars Universe.
37:08 Good eye! Ashley "Warwick" Davis! Played the "first" Ewok (Wicket W Warrick) in ORTJ and the titular role in the movie Willow. Davis has of course played several small-statured characters in the SWU, and other films. He is also the evil little imp in the Leprechaun horror franchise.
I sometimes got him confused with another dwarf actor from the 80s, David Rappaport.
Happy birthday Coby!
Coby, I love your excitement. I love you are self-confident enough to admit you hadn't seen Star Wars. Did you know that Adam Driver grew up without watching television? I like how you compare the characters to other characters. My daughter would say: "It's the momma!" from Dinosaurs when I came up to her school. FYI, I've never seen BLADE RUNNER. Happy Belated 40th Birthday! 🎂 I collect T-Shirts. My daughter bought me a T-Shirt: "Don't You Wish You Looked This Good At 40". [I'm 75] "May the 40th Be With You" 😂👍🏾--you look GREAT! My kid bought me a T-Shirt that says: "May The Forks Be With You"--2 giant forks on the front. 😅 Did you know that Liam Neeson 🇮🇪💚 was on "Miami Vice"? Kid/I walked around Hollywood with "Miami Mice" T-Shirts.
🔔 COBY @ 36:23 You were right to think it surprising that he wouldn't know. He knew. He was gently, subtly mocking her.
I LOVE the Dinosaurs reference haha. That show was the best.Also Happy Birthday and welcome to the forties club....it sucks lol.
One of several seasons why fans dislike Ep.1 was GL's deliberate decision to turn the force, from something the original trilogy depicted as metaphysical, into something scientifically explainable.
I guess that's one reason. Its not high on my list, though.
There's way too much bull crap going on long before we get into metachlorians.....or however you spell it.
You can go either way with it, but I choose to believe that Qui-Gon knew about the queen switcharoo and was just messing with her. Like "what you gonna do, reveal yourself to win this argument?"
Love the grandma from The Dinosaurs reference! Never thought of that before! Haha
21:09 - Coby: "It's baby Darth Vader!"
Pffthahaha!
I've only just started the video but had to say: the face you made when jar jar started talking in the preview was just so... Unadulterated and made my morning 😂😂
14:30 Fun fact: Amidala's double is played by a young Keira Knightly.
the mr wizard knock off in dinosaurs was the best.... "we need another timmy!"
Coby, you have seen the actor playing Anakin before. You just don't remember when. It was TURBO TIME!!
So you are absolutely correct that Natalie Portman is Queen Amidala, but her "decoy" is Kira Knightley, and while on set, in makeup, even their mothers confused them.
Jesus Coby I thought you were my age and I’m 27! Love the vids ❤