Mr. Plinkett's Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Review
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Here's a higher res version of the Mr. Plinkett Revenge of the Sith review. THIS VERSION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NADINE STORYLINE. We'll be adding a separate video in the near future that compiles all the storyline elements. - บันเทิง
There is something deeply symbolic about a young George Lucas helping Anthony Daniels when he stumbled in the desert to later Daniels falling on his face in a sterile film set while George sits in a chair.
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@@jimreily7538 59:44
That actually is kind of deep. Nice catch. Really nice.
@Colon Cowboy obvious insecurities are obvious
damn..... real shit ....... this hits too hard man, too hard
"Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash." is my favorite line out of any Mr. Plinkett review.
I come back to this review just to hear that hack fraud say that.
Time stamp?
@@ryanhinckley6472 53:57
Fuck man I had totally forgotten about this line and saw it before I got there. You ruined it
Although you may also have saved my life
Easily my favourite line as well 😂
“No one will remember Dexter Jetster” - wrong. Thanks to Mr. Plinkett, I’ll never be able to forget him.
Me and my best friend growing up loved dex ironically as it was so batshit insane to have his diner in a Star Wars film and we thought the way Obi wan said ‘hello dex’ was the funniest thing ever
And as is often a sad case with Star Wars, Dexter Jetster is still way better then the orange lady from the force awakens
@@pancytryna9378 Good ol' Butthole Eyes.
@@pancytryna9378there was an orange lady in Force Awakens?
@@magraretsbane6274
Yeah that discount Yoda with big glasses
The syncing with Anakin when he says “wait, what did you say? About Mein Kampf?” gets me every time
51:08 it's like being in a casual conversation...
51:18 wait. what did you just say...
I love at 50:24 when the Dumbest Award goes to Anakin Skywalker and he responds: «I don’t know what to say».
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I always come back to this video for that segment specifically because it still makes me laugh
Yes lmfao and 52:09 when all the warning sirens start blaring
So in episode 1 they say the phrase "sitting ducks", but as seen here, they use the phrase "wild bantha chase". By this logic, the Star Wars universe has ducks but not geese.
This is true
Wow. I just came to the same conclusion you came to 3 weeks ago. Can you tell me what I'm going to be thinking about 3 weeks from now?
*Gooses
solidus311 Gie
I'm guessing "Wow, we nuked Syria."
"Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the Graveyard Smash."
Best line ever uttered in any film review ever.
appledoze This is called filler. And it’s nowhere near as good as the kind as they put in twinkies! *Hmmm, I’d like to fuck my cat!* 34:26
I have never laughed so hard in my life
I midichlorianed in my pantaloons
Don't forget "Anakin is just sitting there like an 'exceptional individual.'"
Then Dracula’s like....
I love how Mr. Plinkett was mocking TH-cam sponsorships way back in the day before every video is sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends or Skillshare
Ground news,
Nord vpn,
Scottishwhatyoucallitlordtitle
Modernartbs. Etc..
I'm sick of Temu adds
I mean those are kinda like the sponsorships that have been on tv for like 80 years but yes
Wow i didn’t notice that
@@speggeri90Squarespace
'Admiral Bone-to-Pick' is the greatest name for a villain in the history of sliced bread
It has to be a pirate skeleton ghost too.
Lucas would pronounce it as Admiral B'one ToP'ck or some shit 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Almost as bad as something like Darh Vader or Darth Sideous... Oh wait?
@@brandonlyon730 Darth Vader has some vaguely menacing implications. It sounds like "invader".
Darth Sidious though ? It's just "insidious" without the prefix. Darth Maul is just "he mauls people".
General Grevious is "grievance".
They're all pretty silly sounding. But the reason Vader works, is because he was the only one with that sort of name, in 3 movies.
Then the Prequels came along and we had all sorts of names with bad guy characters names, just emerging from Lucas looking up various synonyms for "bad", "attack", and "angry", in a thesaurus.
@@jimreily7538the fact that Vader is quite close to the German word for father, vater, also helps.
"The only kid in this film who talks dies, And all of them die. *These are positive changes.* "
true
My favorite line. Do you know the timestamp?
Edit: found it. 11:16.
These movies were made for children, right?
anyone know what video the guys says "its so dense every- AH SHUT YOUR FUCKING FACE!"
I laughed so hard when I saw it in the theater. I was the only person laughing but I went full rich
"Anakin is just sitting there like an exceptional individual."
Goddammit, that line gets me every time.
haha plinkett must be si funny huh you npc normie
@@rybread1346 Maximilian is acually funny unlike this shit of a review and pseudo intelectuals who think watching and understanding this review is eaual to having a college degree
@@ihatepewdiepiev2419 LMAO ok, go back to your middle school friends and watch fortnite compilations all night
@@rybread1346 lmao its like plinkett is your father
@@ihatepewdiepiev2419 HE IS OK AND HES VERY SENSETIVE DONT TALK ABIUT HIM OK PLEASE THANKS
57:33 How would the Titanic look if it was directed by George Lucas.
The officers talking slowly with a completely bored delivery:
- We discorevered a terrible truth.
- What is it?
- There is an iceberg, right ahead.
- An ice... berg?
- Yes, one so big it could sank the ship.
- Are you sure?
- Absolutely.
- Then our worst fears have been realized. We must move quickly is the ship is to survive...
They start walking slowly towards the bridge, and the collision happens before they even give any orders.
You can add the millions of gallons of water in the background later to make the scene more interesting.
@@TheBrickGuy7939 millions of CGI seagulls probably
@@LyricsFred Then you can see the sinking ship in a wide shot, and a CGI whale swims to the surface, looks at the camera, then swims back down.
I don't like water. Its coarse, rough, and it gets everywhere. Or something.
Would they be sitting or standing?
"They're already building sets. I'm gonna have to start writing this script pretty soon."
THERE. RIGHT THERE. From the moment he uttered that sentence, you could tell he didn't give any thought whatsoever to the story and the characters. From the moment he said that sentence, the movie had no chance.
I think he was teasing. Movie studios don't start making sets without a script. The script is the blueprint for everything.
@@TheGameCapsule doesn't matter if he is teasing cause the script was still trash
You're a fool if you believe that. Just look up the production of alien 3 they literally built sets without a script. Educate yourself before you talk@@TheGameCapsule
@@TheGameCapsule its star wars - studios smelled money as soon as lucas showed his fat belly inside office talking about new trilogy . so ye him not having script at that point is pretty logical :D
@@Funnypenguin18 Yeah that was wild. Cocoons for an Alien nest were made for a scene that was never gonna be shot.
"I'm afraid it's a little too late to backtrack the entire last film."
If only someone had told that to JJ Abrams...
Elliot Reviews wow i love poetry
*gestures toward TROS*
Was all this a big practical joke?
Amen. That pissed me off more than anything.
So hopefully things have improved- (tank full of clone Snokes) OH MY GOD!
@@damkylan3Oh, poor ol' Snoke...
Breaking: Dexter Jettster, Gloomu Uptu and Klagnon Moogufu will each be getting their own spin off series on Disney plus to premiere in 2024.
@Jett Lucas Hayes I think it's supposed to be a reality show like Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
I want to see Dexter Jettster's life as a stealthy assassin before he cashed out to buy his diner.
It's called "Vowels"
Gonk : a Gisney story
FINALLY
I think this is the best Plinkett prequel review. It's about family. And that's what's so powerful about it.
RIP Carrie Fishers coke nail
The real prequel review was the friends we made along the way.
very cool, very cool
It subverted my expectations.
it broke new ground
At the time of the prequels I remember being surprised by Yoda's position and authority. Seeing how everything played out, I thought there was an opportunity to make Yoda the outsider of the Jedi order, rather than at the top table. Imagine if he was the lowly 'youngling teacher' who tried to warn the Jedi leaders but was ignored. 'Judge me by my size?' feels more pointed. And because Yoda knew, but was ignored, explains why he survived. AND it avoids all the crappy incompetence - he'd no longer have to look pensive and talk about his thoughts being clouded by the dark side. Instead he could find Obi-Wan - convince him and maybe a few others.
Wow… never thought about that. He could’ve had an emotional scene with the younglings during order 66 where he tries to defend them from anakin.
@@maxheilman5314 Yes, exactly. It also makes sense to me why he'd be able to escape - because everyone underestimated him. And why he just hung around on Dagobah feeling sad! It would reinforce the theme that the Jedi had become arrogant and change was needed. The idea of him even having a lightsaber was odd to me, let alone fighting Palpatine! So silly. So much of how I understood the characters to be from the OT (especially Vader, Yoda, the emperor) were completely changed in the PT.
This is genius and fits way more in line with how yoda is presented in the originals.
This is a great idea. It really is strange to watch the OT and then go back and watch these and Yoda is like, a politician?
@@phnargg Exactly. I didn’t even like him fighting Dooku and Sidious like he was King Jedi or something. Didn’t fit his character at all. They could have made Mace Windu that role and had Palps defeat him in the epic battle in the senate, with Yoda looking on perhaps.
But then there’s lots I’d have changed about the prequels!
I know this is just re-uploaded due to some copyright claim bullshit, but I think it'd be funny if they re-uploaded it with some shitty, superficial changes that made the video worse, like the SW Special Editions.
+Scottoest
*cough* in
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They did they removed the nadine parts and added a new shot called "plinkett shot first"
+Scottoest Every scene would be so dense
Actually they did that once already - the Phantom Menace 3D review.
He did that with a 3D version of the Phantom Menace review.
I watch these every year. They're like comfort food now.
Your pfp looks like a realistic medevil version of the Mandalorian
I've watched these at least three times I haven't seen the movies since they were in theaters
@@billyb6001 solid. 🤘
I watch them every month:
I'm watching those every four to six months. We're so different, you and I, and yet we are comforted by things we probably know by heart now... For no good reason.
Obi-wan is riding a giant lizard chasing General Grievance on a mechanical hamster wheel. It's like poetry.
I seem to watch this every year. They've just become part of my yearly routine, they're so comforting. It may not rhyme, but it's certainly like poetry.
These reviews are my personal bibleb
That's so sad lmao. It's comforting to watch a man grossly interpret and misunderstand the Prequels through such an extreme level of bias, as well as make jokes about prostitutes to keep your attention (as it's such a poor attention span), so it fulfils your anger and crying to make you feel better about yourself for not liking something you didn't go into an open mind watching for the first time? You expected something from the Prequels, you didn't get it, so you and Mr. Plinkett winge about it. It's as simple as that. You should judge a film by how well the director achieves their vision, not by how well it fulfilled your expectations. Comforting? Sure. There is a level of nostalgia for it. But to act like these reviews are a work of art, is just absurd.
Yet somehow, the prequels, and Plinkett’s reviews, are STILL somehow better than the sequels!
@Wackaz
Lmao!
Imagine being so angry about a fair and entertaining review, that you type up a minor essay.
Nope, no misinterpretation. No misrepresentation. They really were that bad.
Also: Fing LOL at getting mad over “prostitute jokes”
@@sheikbombalot5781 Nice cope, I don't see any rebuttal though. You're just refusing to accept my take as valid and are resorting to ad hominems and "but they were bad" rather than engaging with any of my points; typical Prequel hater, lacking any sort of nuance or intelligence.
I agree with your sympathy for Hayden Christensen. No actor could have possible done a good job with those lines.
"Love won't save you, Padme. Only my new powers can do that"
"Don't make me kill you"
"If you're not with me, then you're my enemy"
A strong lesson in the importance of a confident director.
Notice how actors get the credit for good writing too, lol
Yeah, if Sam L. Jackson can't even make the script work ...
He did ok with... some of it...
53:58 "So Anakin kneels before Monster Mash, and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash." My favorite part in this whole video XD
BubbaBrix So much greatness in these reviews that ive missed that line despite my multiple views of this video. Its just so dense, so many layers
NicosMind "It's so dense, every single image has so many things going on."
BubbaBrix hey I have a hooker trying to escape from my crawl space can anybody help me I ran out of raid the low irritant fast kill kind the one that comes in the blue can can somebody help me out
It's like poetry, it rhymes.
Agent Washington HE JUST SAID THAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!
I am grateful to Lucas for the prequels.... without them these comedy gold reviews would not exist.
And without the prequels the original trilogy wouldn't be very great
These videos were the only bad things to come out of the prequels
@@zachplaysallday-zpad5731 Fanboy alert!
@@reek4062 lol, I wish that was the case
I still would have preferred to have 3 good Star Wars movies
"Anyway, so Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash."
The greatest thing ever fucking said in a film analysis video, bar none
My personal favorite:
"Bend over, bend over, let Plinkett come over" from the Ghostbusters 2016 Plinkett review
A though, in retrospect. You know what would have made the love scenes in RotS better? If Padme and Anakin occassionally broken down laughing, both acknowledging that they're terrible at lovey-dovey dialogue. Have Anakin profess that he's more a man of action, not interested in words, and Padme say that she must constantly be careful at every word she says, that she's not used to actually expressing herself.
It would have been very humanizing, and not required Lucas to be good at writing romantic dialogue.
That's actually not a bad idea. Portraying Anakin as an awkward but earnest, idealistic, and well-meaning young man who wants to be poetic to impress this older girl he likes would make him a lot more engaging. He could give his little "I hate sand" soliloquy, Padme would giggle at it (not in a mean way), he'd get flustered at how inept he is at romantic talk, and she'd reassure him that she still likes him (because she can tell the emotion behind what he's saying is genuine). I can think of numerous similar occasions when I was younger and I tried to impress my GF by saying something slick, only for it fall flat. Real life isn't like a Shakespeare play. People make mistakes and fumble their words. Inserting some nervousness and vulnerability into character interactions goes a long way towards making those characters more relatable.
Full pen
Hire actors that have chemistry together. Easy.
That would be generic. George lucas did it right with doing the prequels very unique.
@@objektgerste6019 yeah, bad dialogue is sure unique. What a genius Lucas was. Give me a break
'your sad devotion to that ancient religion...'- hey, remember when the jedi had that massive temple? It was like 17 years ago
Rebecca Barnett space is big, I haven't seen Washington state completely much less the country
Rebecca Barnett Religions like Hinduism or Buddhism are ancient and they still exist today. And believing in the Force is more than 10 000 years old in the SW universe.
haha you're so right, i never even thought about that line before
All Imperial forces were brainwashed to forget the Jedi were recently a thing. ;)
Your point? It's still thousands of years old and therefore ancient.
It’s funny how Plinkett talks about Han Solo and the Millenium Falcon isn’t in the movie. But actually it was planned to include a kid Han Solo raised by Chewbacca among the Wookiees. There is even concept art. And Millenium Falcon actually makes an appearence on Coruscant.
i wouldve preferred that to the solo movie
It would made the movies even worst and the Plinkett review even worst. I wish it was real.
@@oshwaflz solo was good. it wasnt some amazing revolutionary movie, it was just fun
@@monkael1438 Only people who don’t like Solo are the ones who’ve never seen it and just hate it because the idea of a Han Solo origin story is admittedly pretty dumb
@@S.T.E.E.Z.Y yeah for real, I swear these people just watched a review by some angry psycho and decided to not like it
"Anakin kneels before the Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the Graveyard Smash"
this is why these reviews will live forever
I have now watched these reviews more times than the prequels.
I just saw the prequels one time each, at the cinema when they came out.
But this reviews are like my favorite album of "background_music_for_work".
I must have listen each three more than 20 times.
And i´m being cautios, it's probably much more.
So twice?
Ive never made it past the first twenty minutes of the phantom menace but ive watched these like three times lol
About 4 times as many for me
You have good taste, boy.
"He was just a weirdo in a suit, he was part of a bigger story. HE WAS NOT SPACE JESUS" Thank you Mr. Plinkett
DID ANYONE REALIZE THAT EMPEROR POO POO HEAD WAS MAKING ANAKIN POO SEE HIS WIFEY POO DIE?
jesus I'm so sorry you had to be in this review
Yes it is actually.
Which is why his son Luke was the last hope of the Jedi and why his sister being another Skywalker was so important right? This seem to be Last Jedi logic. Luke and Leia were the last hopes of the galaxy because the Force was so strong in their family... because Vader was just some guy in a suit? k.
reviewreviewer1 well, originally the line was “there is another” which got changed in the SE to “there is another Skywalker”. When the OT was created it was just a story of Anakin’s son bringing him back to the light through love. The prequels ruined that. You can tell the chosen one bullshit became a thing after the OT was made. ‘‘Twas never the original intention.
I ordered a pizza roll five years ago, it just arrived today, thanks Mr. Plinkett! It looks delicious!
JP Broussard I checked my tracking number, and my pizza rolls will be here in a couple days!
I ordered some too, but instead I got a human kidney
16:27 Commander Nefarious, Captain I'm-a-Bad-Guy, and Admiral Bone-to-Pick. Very underused, I hope in the next excellent Disney movies these characters will play a role.
* Captain Eyema Ba’dguy
This review has been posted more times than Rich Evans has showered...
Twice?
+DeckThe Lols It's like poetry, it rhymes...
+tymongoji At least thrice
Woah! Rich has definitely not showered that much. /s
Rich Evans hygiene is the most disappointing thing since my own.
This is TSHI
"Disappointed in the cooking of the duck meat"
+S K That juicy shaq meat !
i am disappointed in the cooking of the duck meat
I am disappointed in the cooking of this duck meat!
aperturesciencegames ,,m
Funnily enough, he’s made sure that everyone remembers dexter jetster and his robot cafe
Dexter Jetster's 1950s robot Cafe
I can forgive Disney for a lot of things... But to ha e their own streaming service and STILL no Dexter Jettster spin-off in the works! 😤😤
How dare they?!
"Funnily enough, he’s made sure that everyone remembers dexter jetster and his robot cafe"
They already did.
the alarms going off when palpatine says 'the jedi and sith are alike in almost every way' is so on point
"So Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash"
Best line in the video!
I lost it at "Anakin is just sitting there like an exceptional individual"
Ya know, I gotta say…I have NEVERA become tired of these StarWars reviews. I regularly watch
Mike does an excellent Sideous. Plinket is lucky to have him around for that.
I'll always remember Dexter Jettster because of this review
I just recently acquired an action figure of him.
My mind immediatley thought of Mr. Plinkett.
It's why I bought him at the flea market.
the name is so stupid it makes me remember it.
@@mckenzie.latham91 😂😂😂
Plinkett is obsessed with Dexter Jettster. I think that was the point in the movie series that Mike completely gave up on any of this being any good.
Well, whatd'ya know?
1:37:45
The only reason I remember Dexter Jetster and his '50s cafe is because I come back to watch these reviews every so often.
Mr. Plinkett is by far the best character in these movies.
I return to these reviews at least every two years or so. Absolute comedy gold.
"Stop asking completely logical questions."
That part kills me every time.
I have pantaloons theyre STYlish that got me
41:57 to 42:42
The recent interview between Nancy Pelosi and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, in a nutshell.
It's not accurate, but quite funny yeah
"No one will remember Dexter Jexter..."
I will because of these reviews 😂
Thanks to these reviews Dexter Jettster and Klagnom Moogufu are the only prequel characters I remember.
People could forget the immensely memorable and greasy space diner owner?! Well, whaddya know?!
I can't help thinking that the designers based Jester Mexter on George.
I remember Dexter Jexter more than that chrome soldier in the sequels lol
@@davemac9563 You mean Captain Asthma?
"There's two types of people in this world. People who understand what I'm saying, and people who like the Star Wars prequels." Classic.
Except he literally contradicts his own subjective problems with the Prequels. Saying Vader isnt a killer when we literally see him choke and kill his subordinate through a communication device.🤣 Saying that Anakin had no development is such a laughably bad point and shows the outdated opinions of the Prequels.
The Prequels are goated masterpieces.
@@YhwachTheAlmighty Bro, c'mon... With that name? Are you serious?
@@christopherbrice5473 The Prequel hate is strong with this comment section.
@@YhwachTheAlmighty Nice quote
@@YhwachTheAlmighty Quoting the movies instead of defending them, that’s prequel fans for you. 😂
Palpatine is an incredibly lucky man. You mean to tell me he just hoped everything would happen the way it did and it worked? 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
it wasn't like "he just hoped"
he was doing evil space wizard magic offscreen... by hoping REALLY hard.
lol
The amount of laughably bad, lack of comprehension in this comment section is unbelievable. You guys cant comprehend good storytelling at all.
@@YhwachTheAlmighty So many events in Palpatines plan just rely on dumb luck or him controlling everyone's minds. The latter cause is just an excuse for it making zero sense and being completely illogical.
@@TheBrickGuy7939 You do realize there is a literal dark side nexus underneath the Jedi temple correct? Not to mention Sidious clearly mentioning in The Phantom Menace that the Sith were being built up generation to generation for this moment. Sidious is the ultimate enemy against the Jedi. The Jedi being super strict and getting into the political aspect was there downfall even more and he exploited that. The Jedi are supposed to be peacekeepers. Not to mention the Jedi order is heavily flawed and has weird teachings that contradict their own beliefs to begin with. Look at Qui Gon he follows the force and in TPM its established he isn’t like most Jedi in the order or follow their rules perfectly.
George quite literally set this up perfectly with all these little subtle events and characters. Its beautiful actually. Beautifully tragic. Its sad how many people just write it off. The Prequel haters never cease to amaze me. Im just glad there are people who noticed it in the beginning and now the Prequels are definitely viewed more positively. People were just upset that it wasnt about a farm boy and a heroes journey. It was tragic fall because of a devious and intelligent Sith. Both are great in their own ways.
The inner workings of how Sidious manipulated the entire galaxy are such well told and well developed that its probably the deepest set of films in history on the complex traits it shows and develops.
What makes it even more interesting is the dark side aspect as Sidious has been clouding the minds of the Jedi this whole time. He is hiding in plain site. I find it brilliant and the downplay for the Prequels is disgusting. Plinketts lack of comprehension and out dated views are hilariously bad.
@@YhwachTheAlmighty I am not a prequel hater. There are a lot of things in them I like but I can still see some flaws in them. The production of most of the dialogue scenes especially on Naboo and Coruscant could have been better and shot in a less boring way and a lot of characters and aspects could have been much more fleshed out. My first time viewing them when I was 16 before The Force Awakens released, there were a lot of parts that I struggled to stay awake during. It is clear George wanted to get back to the action scenes, and so did I, because they were some of the only parts that had a lot of art and creativity put into their cinematography.
There are definitely several things in Palpatine's plan that don't make sense. I know a couple of parts of the plan were explained in the movies but a lot of the plot holes had to be explained either in books or the Clone Wars show because they were not properly explained in the movies. I wish we saw a lot more of the Clone Wars in the films. We only see 3 battles in full and although they are exciting to watch for the most part, there is not much to be emotionally invested in with those scenes. I like the show as well. But for people who only watch the movies, there is bound to be confusion.
"The only kid that talks in this film dies... and all of em' die... these are positive changes..."
LOOOOL
Lucas: "Wow, they already got the sets built, I better start working on the script soon."
Lol This dude became Ed Wood with a budget.
the prequels are definitely better than the originals
@Dr Fopolopus The prequels have flaws, but that doesn't make them bad. And Plinkett is baised; he's just jealous his precious nostalgic originals have been surpassed
@@reek4062 The Prequels have flaws so much more egregious than any present in the Originals. The fact that their visual effects have aged more poorly than the ones in a film from the 80s is ludicrous.
I think the man named bad smell is memeing
@Dr Fopolopus This review has many flaws, and for the most part he brings up many non arguments, like the prequels were bad, George is stealing our money. He nitpicks many scenes and in some places he is just wrong. These reviews are just comedy, let's get that straight, and the same thing could be done with almost any other movie. I can imagine a similar comedy review that rips into Return of the jedi that focuses on Ewoks, Leia being Lukes sister, empire building a new death star, death star defences being worse than the last time, Luke's duel at the end not mattering that much, the weird plan to save Han, Boba Fett's death just to name a few.
I'm looking forward to when Anomaly Inc rips these reviews a new asshole. Mike is just a tool who made these reviews because the movies went against his vision for Star Wars. He explained what was wrong with these movies and what the movies should have been (in very vague terms because he doesn't have the mind to come up with a good story himself). Then A force awakens comes out and if he wanted to he could have created a review that is just as critical as these ones, but he didn't because it didn't fit his narrative. The new movies fell in line completely to what he wanted in a movie based on these reviews and if he made a critical review he would seem hypocritical, but there is no way that he likes the sequels. People usually try very hard to be consistent in their reasoning, even if they discover that they were wrong.
I just realized that in the Special Edition of Episode 6, at the end, you can see that the Jedi Temple is still standing tall and not burned down.
It never was burned down. It was just on fire, Palpatine outside of the films used it as his domain in mockery of the people he once hated.
I love the editing on these reviews. That cut at 1:39:22 to a befuddled Lucas staring at a handheld model is hilarious.
That is classic and thank you for bringing it up, these are all or should be national treasures kept in library of congress by now.
When looking at the specific one, I think the overweight diner character that has similar GL body and similar GL bullfrog double/triple chin facial structure (nothing wrong with it) but it's filmed in such a funny, particular way where it looks like he's a testy emperor such as Caligula or Tiberius from 2000yrs ago, thoughtfully examining a bust of himself before giving final approval (or disapproval) with a room full of people frightened for their own lives or today; their careers or whether they've have a job the next day. That's no way to live life but that's their choice I guess. People will literally sell their souls for a dollar and not give a damn. That's how I feel about the people who never challenged him on ANY of this nonsense. They sold out to make 2nd house payment in Florida keys and need to kiss that butt to not have it repo'd.
Imagine all the people involved who have no doubt watched these by now. Never really see any comment because what could they possibly say in any defense? GL was boss, like the maazis they were soldiers just told what to do.
Priceless. Wish they'd redo these in full 1080. Ever since finding RedLetterMedia I cannot stop watching anything they release; especially star wars related. Just the best and most humorous movie reviewers I've ever found in life.
"Stop asking completely logical questions" - Sidious
"Yes lord Sidious. Wait, who are you again, and where are you from?" - Grevious
"You dont need to know who I am or where Im broadcasting this hologram from; just do as I say!" - Sidious
"Who are you? - Grevious
"Stop asking me who I am!" - Sidious
That commentary makes me cry laughing almost each time. Never gets old.
Agreed, and all the staff around him nodding and smiling trying their best not to scream that he's a fing idiot.
@@dukeofthedance8062 I was just gonna say the same thing! The look on his face read 'this... looks like me'
Hahaha, the ONLY staff member who dares to open his mouth and tries to make George pull his head out of his own sphincter and admit that the movie sucks is Ben Burtt, the genius behind SW's sound effects...And he gives up after a few seconds when he realises that the rest of the staff are too terrified to go along with him lol But nowhere is the fear more cringey and apparent as when he is inspecting the plaster statue of a bloated, triple-chinned alien/himself, which is why he obviously takes such a long time to examine it, so that he can relish the complete control he has over his minions. Which is even more ridiculous when you see the absolute turds of movies that having such total control produced lol And that was in the "good old days" before Disney took over!
@@dukeofthedance8062 ""Stop asking completely logical questions" - Sidious
"Yes lord Sidious. Wait, who are you again, and where are you from?" - Grevious
"You dont need to know who I am or where Im broadcasting this hologram from; just do as I say!" - Sidious
"Who are you? - Grevious
"Stop asking me who I am!" - Sidious
That commentary makes me cry laughing almost each time. Never gets old."
Number 1) that wasn't a "completely logical question" - the separatist leaders were ALREADY all in 1 place, here on Utapau; it was about to get found out, so Sidious tells Grievous to move them to another planet.
To the extent there was a problem with them being in 1 place, it was already a problem at the time of that conversation - it's not like they were all dispersed across the universe and the hologram tells him "hey put them all in one basket" and *then* Grievous should be like "hmm, sounds weird".
And 2) they're already long in cahoots, so why should he suddenly start asking "who he is and where he's broadcasting from"?
Sidious has been the separatist leader in league with Dooku since the start, and Grievous was part of that club (along with still Nute Gunray and everyone else there, as it later turns out) - absolutely nothing is revealed about how they came to work together, so you can't just point at it and call it nonsensical for him to trust him "even though he doesn't know his secret identity";
all you can do is point out how this wasn't revealed and remains unclear - although it's nowhere as fundamentally unclear as Plinkett generally presents it as, since it's obvious that the Tradefederation was interested in some kinda money/power/territory thing and these Separatist leaders are interested in winning the war,
so if this secret hologram guy has proven himself to be useful and reliable to those goals as long as they follow his commands, or shown to share their convictions or whatnot, then that's all you really need for them to have made a pact.
Funny skit and voice impressions though.
_"...and in the end, all the computers in the world can't generate the most basic thing that a movie needs:_ *_an emotional connection with the audience."_*
@Tom Ffrench Why do so many people on the internet willfully misinterpret other people’s words? You know that’s not what he said. You know that.
@@nicolasleroux5302 maybe hes dumb and doesn’t understand common sense
@Tom Ffrench That depends on the person behind the computer. Or in front of the computer. Operating the computer. The person telling the person operating the computer what to do. Behind the computer.
@Tom Ffrench you know that isn't what he means. Go away.
@Tom Ffrench Nobody said practical effects are superior in every way, there's shit you can do with CG that you cant do practically and vice versa. The point of the original comment is that they paid way too much attention to effects and not enough time to the script and forging an emotional connection. A special effect demo reel is not an engaging story.
I love how Plinkett can’t get over with dexter jettster’s 50’s cantina
Because the more you think about it the funnier and more bizarre Dexter's diner is
Susie porter works there
"Who's gonna play Nick Fury in the Avengers movie?" - fucking hell, sometimes I forget how old these reviews are.
30:07 What's also notable is what Jimmy Smits said, "We cannot let a thousand years of democracy disappear" which makes the whole thing impossible to fail in the style of the Weimar or the first French Republic, something Lucas was definitely trying to do here. What many forget is how little experience there was with democracy in Germany, young democracies in general tend to be unstable. The Galactic Republic, on the other hand, has existed for thousands of years and has maintained its system for so long despite other wars and crises. That they suddenly, (especially when they're about to win the war) decide to go fascist just because the Jedi supposedly tried to kill Plapatine and have control of the Senate (for whatever reason) just isn't believable at all, and they really should have shown us how much the republic suffers from the war.
Exactly. That's really well said and an excellent point. A better comparison should have been Rome. The Roman Republic, emerged from a series of monarchies. The Republic lasted for 500 years.
Throughout its history, it was attacked, and the capital, Rome, was even sacked, burned and assaulted by outside forces. It was ravaged time and again.
Political and social strife plagued the Republic for years.
Yet the Republic remained resilient. Because they had enacted political positions, and a system which had numerous checks on power.
Conspiracies and insurrections were common throughout its history.
But, it became an Empire, in large part because of the political machinations of a single man, Julius Caesar.
The Old Republic of Star Wars should have been depicted in a similar light.
The problem is, that the Republic was depicted as peaceful. That's fine, but to become peaceful, they would have had to conquer other planets, and indeed systems.
It should have been built on conquest, and perennially expanding.
I understand that Jedi are peaceful, but they shouldn't have been the rulers. Obi Wan described them as the protectors. Lucas himself called them "warrior-monks who keep peace in the universe".
He said the Jedi avoid the use of violence except as a last resort, with a mission to "use their power to keep the governments of all the planets in line, so that they don't do terrible things". The Jedi have the "moral authority to do that" since they are "the most moral of anybody in the galaxy".
But how did they take over planets like the Hutt planet, full of gangsters ? Or planets which were fundamentally violent ?
Through force. The Old Republic could have had a mission to spread peace through the galaxy. To acquire that authority, and the power to rule a galaxy, they should have started out, both negotiating with other systems, but in some cases, fighting them.
The Jedi believe in peaceful order. But where systems or planets are in disorder, or where they disobeyed the Republic, or refused to join, then the Republic must have taken them by conflict.
You could explain it, by saying the early Republic was still finding its feet, not entirely peaceful.
Maybe they started out conquering other planets and systems, and in the early Jedi days, they used their powers to help that consolidation. It had to happen somehow.
As the Jedi became moral guardians of the Republic, the Republic itself expanded. They took control of the galaxy, then, as the Jedi became more numerous and powerful, and tended toward peace, they used the Jedi to maintain that peace.
They would, of course, have needed a standing army as well.
So:
- Early Republic conquers the Galaxy
- Jedi and the Republic maintain peace for thousands of years
- Their military becomes decrepit and unused, since they are so used to peace. They only need a comparatively small numbers of spacecraft, which would form the basis of the Rebel Alliance fleet.
- Economic and social turmoil arise in the outer systems, and the turmoil spreads. Maybe the Republic lose some systems, whole systems, and so the people become disenfranchised. Other planets and systems see the Reoublic as weak, and begin trying to rise against it. They want autonomy, power or the spoils of war.
- Intragalactic battles (which would be commonplace anyway) emerge and contribute to the turmoil.
- The people see the Jedi Council or the Senate as unresponsive, out of touch, unable to quell the violence in the systems.
- The average merchant, and even the big money making merchant ships are annoyed because the wars and conflicts are disrupting their finance, and their trade routes.
- Pirates and smugglers become commonplace too, or more common.
- The average Republic citizen who wants to travel to Planet Holiday for a few months rest, can't do so, because of the turmoil. Where's the Republic police, they ask ?
- Turmoil in the Senate causes certain systems to leave the Republic, or to try to leave.
- the average citizen of Coruscant is getting more and more annoyed with the state of affairs in the Galaxy. "If the Jedi and the Republic can't stop these conflicts, who can ? It's dangerous out there ! I can't even fly from Coruscant to Coruscant Moon 1, without being worried a pirate will attack me !
- Palpatine, like Caesar, should have been a military leader, whose job it was to quell unrest in various parts of the galaxy.
- Palpatine has, like Caesar, large numbers of Republic troops who are loyal to him, and they become the basis of the Imperial Officer Corps later on.
- Palpatine demands the Republic build more spacecraft to quell the unrest.
- In the mean time, economic and social turmoil continue in the Republic.
- Palpatine, tapping into the dark side of the force, and also using his military might, quells much of the unrest.
- Palpatine wins a big battle
- The people are overjoyed. Palpatines devoted troops are overjoyed, and more loyal to him. Palpatine is recognised as a hero by the Senate, and the Jedi don't suspect anything.
- The Jedi might even team up with Palpatine, to stop the turmoil and uprisings, and gangsters and so on, because they're not just monks but warriors too. They want peace and they know, sometimes, violence is necessary. You can't always be a pacifist if you want to rule a galaxy.
- Palpatine sees his chance to take power. He sees that he has political power already, military power, and that the Senate is in disarray.
- Palpatine starts a war with the Republic.
- Now, we have civil war. This could be the Clone Wars. (Or, any of the preceding conflicts could be the Clone Wars, it's not important, it's only a throwaway line in the OT.)
- Palpatine dominates the civil war and the Old Reoublic is overthrown, and he enacts the Empire.
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That, in my view, is a far better story than the prequels gave us. It took me about 30 minutes to think that up.
As for Vader/Anakin ? I don't know. Maybe Anakin was one of the Jedi who was sent by the Republic to help Palpatine quell the turmoil before the civil war.
Maybe Palpatine shows him how awesome the dark side is, and how you can use hate and fear and jealousy, and still be powerful, you don't need to be this peaceful disciplined Buddhist type - AND you can be more powerful, more quickly. So Anakin gets addicted, or seduced, by the dark side. He can't let it go, and when Palpatine declares war on the Republic, Anakin sides with Palpatine.
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So that's it. That's how you could write the prequels, in a way that makes much more sense, and is actually, in my opinion, far more compelling than the unimaginative tripe we got.
@@jimreily7538
>Took me about 30 minutes to think up
That's because you're not a socially isolated Marin County plutocrat, and you think about history in terms of material circumstances. The biggest tragedy of the Star Wars prequels is that George assumed politics universally worked according to early 2000s American party politics. He forgot about the Vietcong and assumed the DNC was as far Left as you could go. So Palpatine becomes an expy for Bush The Lesser, without commenting on the circumstance that allowed him to come to power. Could've been an impactful comment on how liberalism isn't equipped to oppose fascism but no, it's all the fault of a few bad apples.
I mean are own democracy is pretty retarded. We elected a game show host in pretty recent memory.
@@jimreily7538 "So that's it. That's how you could write the prequels, in a way that makes much more sense, and is actually, in my opinion,"
Those parts with the tourism and merchants etc. got a bit convoluted after a while, but the part with Palpatinus as a military leader and all that, yeah not bad.
At the time he seemed really keen on tying things to George Bush and the war at the time. I think the whole "This is how democracy dies" line has something to do with something like the Patriot Act passing.
His name is "Mace Windu" and he dies by falling out a window. That's the level of writing we're dealing with.
Wait...How did "Kit Fisto" die?
Your level of butthurt is pathetic, lol fanboy.
Natter Cast when they named him windu I don’t think they thought about episode 3
TheDestroyer2alltrolls they probably thought ‘Windu’s got to die at some point’ and that’s it. Maybe not even that specific.
TheDestroyer2alltrolls almost certainly a coincidence. Again I seriously doubt they would go so far to plan a character death a whole 2 and 1/2 films before it happened
lucas broke new ground by having portman packing a suitcase
A few directors could have improved their films by having Natalie Portwoman pack her suitcase......before filming began.
"Han Solo was not ruined"
Man, those were the days.
I mean he wasn't bad just felt weird that he went back to swindling, han is a bit unlike himself in return of Jedi as well less charismatic and funny. Harrison Ford didn't seem to care anymore which based on the fact that he wanted to die in the carbonite that seems to be the case. He doesn't even blow up the death star
And the millennium falcon :(
🤣🤣🤣
@@themarsman5155 Also, he probably wasn't banging Carrie Fisher anymore...
@@Lattrodon that's exactly what I thinking!
Tolkien explained why he didn't write a sequel to Return of the King:
"I have written nothing beyond the first few years of the Fourth Age... I of course discovered that the King's Peace would contain no tales worth recounting; and his wars would have little interest after the overthrow of Sauron; but that almost certainly a restlessness would appear about then, owing to the (it seems) inevitable boredom of Men with the good."
Lucas should have read this and heeded his advice. The struggle and wars that would have directly followed Return of the Jedi "would have little interest" after the defeat of the Emperor... no "tales worth recounting". Lucas would have had to create another great evil and allowed this person/entity to seduce large numbers of the galaxy, putting us right back in the same place we were before, forcing the same characters to do it all over again. Doing that would have greatly undermined the the heroic tale of Luke, his epic battles with Vader, and the destruction of the Emperor through the sacrifice of Anakin/Vader. The fictional universe he created was rich and ripe for other stories to be told. These could have been set in the same universe, as long as Lucas (or anyone) left the wonderfully told and *completed* story of Luke, Han and Leia alone.
I went into this hating you because of the disrespectful tone and delivery of your message. I kept watching anyway and quickly realized you absolutely know what you're talking about; the *content* of your message is accurate and insightful. The deconstruction of this (these) movie(s) and comparison to Citizen Kane was the most compelling portion and exposes a masterful grasp of the fundamentals of good storytelling and filmmaking. Bottom line... sadly, you are right. I think the failure of Lucas in these movies is exponentially compounded by the failure of the green screen approach to filmmaking as you so aptly pointed out. Surely everyone with even a scintilla of filmmaking knowledge and talent is now aware this doesn't work, but the megacorp studios demand films be made this way. This sad fact means that only incredibly powerful directors can rebel against this woefully inadequate method of making movies (for example, Christopher Nolan and his approach to the Batman films he made). The fundamentally flawed process of making films with green screens, and the effects being made paramount, was a huge part of why these films failed. Bad dialog and boring editing just sealed the coffin.
The biggest reason for their failure, though, is the fact that they were movies that didn't need to be made. The story was complete in the original trilogy. The prequels and the sequels were just pointless money grabs, exploiting the love and reverence the fandom had for the original trilogy by picking over its bones.
Hey, you should check out the fourth Star Wars movie! George got a lot better, and he started shooting on location! He's come a long way since these movies.
...wait a minute...
Yeah he was even willingly to listen to others and hear their ideas and suggestions on what would work and what wouldn't.
This made me laugh
Hilarious
I hear he even got likable actors, competent editors, and a whole team dedicated to cutting-edge practical effects! And the best part is John Williams came back to compose the music!!!
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Those emperor impressions are spot on! Sounds identical to the movies lol
STOP ASKING ME WHO I AM!!!
“I will someday have the power to make people love me”
i dont know why i laughed so hard at this
The stuff around 1:05:00 onwards about how Darth Vadar's real world popularity bled into the fictional world and negatively effected the story is something that feels very true about the later seasons of Game of Thrones too.
(Even though that argument makes no fucking sense and the ot is what made darth vader very important,)
@@kevinnigins9488 the OT did not make Vader a virgin birthed prophesied savior of the universe. He was an important character, but he wasn't elevated to 'Space Jesus' status until the prequels.
@@scfm1684 don't even try to argue with this guy. He'll just shoot down whatever you say by saying it doesn't make sense. Meanwhile he's defending movies that can barely even be described as Cinema.
You just made me really really want a Plinkett Game of Thrones season 7 and 8 review.
@@lukedavis1436 I think you mean Cinemaux
This reviewer is honestly a comedic genius
@@yulbrynner8293 who
I could use a little less "genius" and more on topic with his reviews. Spending an entire 120 seconds on a "no I really meant" gag is bullshit. He should take his advice from the Ghostbusters review and "stop talking all the time"
@@gogaandrei24 I disagree, but that's fair considering how off topic these get.
@@patrickmartin8854 nah I’m just kidding
@@patrickmartin8854 If you want a straightforward review, watch re:View or Half in the Bag
Thanks for defending Hayden Christensen. It's true. Not even Lawrence Olivier could make this shit work.
+Charles1992
I used to think he was bad until I watched the behind the scenes videos where he was just stuck in a green room and given lousy direction, and I said "oh..." Now I have a lot of respect for him.
Leonardo? If that's true, that would have been amazingly awful.
I think Hayden was an apt choice. He just had limited material and poor direction. He really shone at certain moments. They were few and far between, though.
@FOX-Men Fan He has the higher ground now.
The direct contrast is his character in "Life as a House," where he also plays a bratty, self-righteous teenager but wins you around to liking and sympathizing with him because the character is competently written and directed.
He basically quit Hollywood partly because of the negative reaction to Anakin and it's kind of a shame because if you've seen him in literally anything else, he's pretty good.
Its amazing how many prequel fans can't appreciate these reviews. How hard is it to accept the movies are fundamentally flawed and still enjoy them without getting upset with people who dislike them?
I can’t appreciate a review that consists entirely of bullshit arguments and started a hate crusade against George Lucas, which led us here with Disney fucking the franchise up the ass
@@zachplaysallday-zpad5731 lol wut? The prequels were largely shat upon for the better part of a decade before any Plinkett reviews came out. Virtually everybody in the sold out theater that I attended walked out of TPM shellshocked... "was that movie really as bad as I thought it was?" was the general vibe. And while I don't agree with every argument Plinkett ever drops, the prequels are dull and filled with otherwise good actors looking bored while reading horribly written dialog. Lucas is a great idea man, but he's at best mediocre as a director and writer. I give him all the credit in the world for catching lightning in a bottle back in 1977... but in hindsight he really, really needed to approach the prequels the same way he did ESB and RotJ... come up with some story outlines then outsource the detail work to others.
As far as the whole Disney thing... Lucas was almost 70 years old when he sold out. He wasn't going to helm another 6-7 years of a sequel franchise... and even if he didn't sell out, he was the one who put Kennedy in charge prior to the sale. At the time, I was excited about the sale just based on the job Disney had been doing with Marvel at that point. Of course, TFA was a bit meh and the next two were even worse... But I don't think anybody could have predicted how badly Disney would whiz this one down their leg.
@@control_the_pet_population maybe they would’ve found the real answer to that question (no) if these fuckers didn’t mind control them
Well, they may have some flaws, fair enough. but some points which are being stated could be easily argued against. the biggest flaw in my view is that many simply weren't actually given in the movies that would have lowered the 'be-shit-on-meter'.
In general I still liked the prequels quite a lot and I didn't think the entirety of the plots were dumb or other. And I do not consider myself as a simpleton.
They are flawed films but I don’t think they’re bad at all and it really seems like people nitpick more than have actual genuine issues with the films, besides the blanks that the clone wars eventually had to fill which is exactly why that series got made in the first place. Either way though these reviews are gold regardless and I especially loved the phantom menace one because it was banger after banger
Mr. Plinkett needs to review the Hobbit trilogy.
Arkanthrall the hobbit trilogy isn't bad, but it is no where near the excellence of LOTR
The Moochman
No, it isn't bad but awful,
They're good movies on their own merits. Star Wars prequels are simply awful in any context.
Then again some people in the TH-cam comments also defend the Star Wars prequels and say it's better than The Force Awakens so hey, do it, people won't give a shit.
the prequels ARE better than the Force Awakens....but to be fair, my stroked out grandpa was better than the Force Awakens
Electrickoolaid A I think your comment just put me off of all the star wars movies as a whole
Why does the internet have to hate everything Star Wars? Can't we just enjoy the movie (TFW) for what it is and move on?
"Han Solo was not ruined."
*sees Solo: A Star Wars Story*
Ooohhhhhhh..........
i actually laughed out loud at this lol
Same haha
You havent even seen the movie...
“Where would you rape the millennium falcon? Right there.” *Disney inserts a rectangle in the hole*
Fernando Dember Laguna I haven't seen my next shit either, but I have a sneaking suspicion it and that film will have something in common.
Those clips of Lucas at the end, plopped down on his director's chair surrounded by sycophants, he's Jabba the Hut surrounded by his self-serving flunkies
the women don't have PHYSICAL chains,
but you can tell they can't leave
You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain
FUCKING BRILLIANT!
the tragedy of george lucas
The thing I hate the most about watching these reviews is the flood of images of better films to my brain that we’ll never ever get.
Huh
"Oh, a little kid? I guess I'll give it a shot."
Plinkett, 2016, right before the FBI raided his home.
I don't get it.
wouldn't destroying the sith not bring balance to the force though? wouldn't it actually unbalance the force since one side of the coin would be completely gone???
That's what I thought.
There's actually a brief conversation between Yoda, Mace Windu and Obi Wan about how 'balance' might mean a shift to the darkness, considering the Jedi order has been in power for such a long time.
whateverisme The Chosen One crap is still dumb regardless.
I didn't say it wasn't.
right?
Just finished the Kenobi show, and I just had to go back and rewatch ep3 review. Thank you hack frauds so much for the masterful work - timeless.
"Thank you hack frauds so much for the masterful work"
If you had also watched their reviews of said Kenobi show, you might have had a different reaction...
“So Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his allegiance to the graveyard smash” 😂😂😂😂😂
So I was curious if 'tshi' actually translated to something in Chinese. Apparently not but google said it did translate in Swahili. It translates to 'no'. Nailed it.
Yea, he already said the word didn’t exist so thanks for nothing.
Revenge of the NOOOOOOOO
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Because even Vader regrets this movie.
thats voy cooague
The way Plinkett pronounces it sounds similar to "Chī shǐ", or to "eat shit".
Also accurate.
@@PhelesDragon United States of Noooo.
“1. Han Solo was not ruined.”
Disney: see ya in a decade or so...
+FOX-Men Fan Guy
Marvel: Kept mostly in check by a head that actually has passion for the universe and bringing these captivating stories and characters to the big screen
Star Wars: let's just put some lady in charge who may or may not have any real passion for the material and exploit these legendary stories and characters for the sake of pushing an ideology and let anyone come in and just jettison any particular element that doesn't fit the cause and insult anyone who points this out
@FOX-Men Fan Guy Correction: OT fans are grateful and passionate, prequel fans are annoying and retarded
eh, solo wasn’t THAT bad.
just aggressively mediocre.
I liked it.
FOX-Men Fan Guy the MCU movies are easy to like, they have great character development, interesting stories, realistic looking cgi and are fairly faithful to the source material. The new SW movies have none of these things.
48:33 “Put me on the council, coach. I’m ready,” underrated Plinkett line
The biggest missed opportunity from the prequels is that Darth Vader didn’t come from an abusive father.
A prequel provides context to the original. A _good_ prequel provides context that enriches the original’s subtext.
Just rewatch that scene where Vader is going back and forth between the Emperor and Luke as the latter is being tortured. And imagine that Vader used to be in that position himself, pleading “Father please!” You can see just how much better that scene becomes in that context.
You also get new understanding of Vader: why he might have left Luke (because he feared that he too would be a bad father), why he wanted power, why he wanted it for Luke, and his relationship with the Emperor could be recontextualized as a misleading father figure.
The biggest thing from the original as far as Vader goes was his relationship with Luke. The prequels missed out on mirroring that by not showing us Vader’s relationship with his own father.
There was an attempt to bring that angle with some of his interactions with Obi-Wan, particularly in _Clones._ Had Lucas made that idea more of a focal point, the _"you were my brother"_ line could have even been a great final blow, but instead it falls flat and just further undermines the whole _"and he was a good friend"_ concept.
You should really check out the Expanded Universe novels for Commander Nefarious, Captain Immabadguy, and Admiral Bonetopick. They really expand on their characters and help flesh out some of the weaker elements of the prequel films.
Patrick's Crazy Place Hey dipshit! Didn't you hear Mr. Plinkett? He ain't never read any of those stupid Star Wars books, or any books for that matter, and he isn't going to start now. God!
@@cynicalstaninternetwarrior2734 Lol I am answering a 2 year old comment. Its not about that they fix plot holes, its about that your movie should makes sense on its own. Novels and games and stuff, are good to expand what you already have, not to fix what you already have.
If you go out of a movie, you paied for and say "I didnt like it, nothing made sense" and then a random guy comes to you "Well actually you have to read a few books, to understand a few points." wouldnt you be pissed? Your movie needs to make sense on its own, from there on you can write novels and shit.
@@veganbytheway57 the current Halo community does what the prequel community does and always wave away plot holes or odd breaks in character with some outside sourcing to make the current movie or game tolerable. I shouldn’t need outside sources to actually understand wtf is going on. I get people grew up with these movies but the holes are obvious. I’m waiting for the sequel community to pull the same shit the prequel community did in the next 5 years.
What a review. Never watched a video as long as this beginning to end on YT. 10/10
321Puca welcome to TH-cam.
321Puca I may be a very old alcoholic murderer but I understand the need to shoot stuff with a blue screen
321Puca also known as a green screen by racists
I'm on my third time through em all and they are as great as the first time around
Hey, what about Grand Moff Tarkin? In a trio of movies so obsessed with cramming in stuff from the originals, it's kind of odd that Tarkin - who outranks Vader and is the de facto chief bad guy of the first movie - only has a cameo.
It just goes to reinforce the idea that Lucas is only thinking of the commercial aspects without any regard for narrative cohesion. Tarkin is a character who actually should have been important in these movies. But because he's not popular, he only gets a walk-on.
I think you mean Grand MUFF Tarkin. LOL
These films aren't obsessed with cramming in stuff from the originals at all. They are far more original than the Sequels.
@@_Wakaz_ Based ;)
@@_Wakaz_ how embarrassing
@@_Wakaz_ "hm it would've made narrative sense to put Moff Tarkin in the prequels."
"They didn't do that cause they weren't obsessed with putting stuff from the originals in, like shoehorning Chewbacca, making C3P0 originally connected to Anakin even though they establish that those kinds of protocol droids are commonplace mass produced with the TC14 at the beginning of the film, and reusing all the iconic imagery that made the first films popular even down to Deathstar, Tattoine suns, and showing multiple people getting their hands cut off. These films were ~original~ and weren't just made to sell more Darth Vader toys."
Prequel defenders are always such exceptional individuals.
A great example of Plinkett's alternative to the prequels story is Red Dead Redemption 2. You play as John Marston in the first game, but in 2 he's just part of someone elses story. RDR2 doesn't go through painful lengths to try to explain everything about John Marston, and I think the story benefits a lot from that.
Red Dead redemption 2 may be one of the greatest prequels I've ever played/watched in my life.
Never thought of it this way. Could have just showed the story from Obi Wan’s perspective.
John fits perfectly into RDR 2. He's not quite the man we know him to be from RDR 1, but we can see how he will eventually become that man. He plays an important role, but it is ultimately still Arthur's story. Even at the end when you play as John Arthur's story constantly looms over everything and affects how he we appreciate John and Arthur retroactively.
TL;DR I liked Red Dead 2's story.
@@Ari-ww3fv "Could have just showed the story from Obi Wan’s perspective."
Well did a lot of that
Wait what, RDR2 is a prequel?
Is everyone blind and stupid? Which leads me to my next part...
*Number 7. is everyone blind and stupid*
That part always cracks me up
Its amazing how many tropes of youtube movie reviews originated from these videos
Every character is dumb. But who's the dumbest? Lets find out.
Just how stupid is Yoda?
What is odd to me is that Vader's suit was apparently just ready to go. Wouldn't it have been cool to have Vader kind of half-made, or not yet with his suit? Maybe Palpatine is so force-good that he just knew that Vader would need the suit. But I'm sure Vader would've asked: "hey is this off the line or something? Why is there a suit just ready?"
I don't think it was. I think he was probably in a healing chamber for quiet a while before they made his suit. Just because it was the next scene doesn't mean that no time has passed.
I dunno man, whole thing seemed pretty continuous. He was still burning in agony on the table while they were putting it on him. Certainly didn't look like he'd done any healing. But that seems like the kinda suit that would take a long time to make. Also it would've been kinda cool to see Vader in a "before vader" different suit. But I suppose everyone wanted the Vader shot. Such a bad film either way.
I just rewatched it. The agony on the table seems to come from the needles as much as the burning. Also there is clearly a cut between that and when his suit is on. Who knows how long that was. It's not like he'd be going anywhere. Even so, I guess when you consider the technology they have, they probably just 3D printed it in no time.
I know quoting the extended universe is kind of a shitty excuse for the way the film doesn't explain it properly, but yeah, the agony definitely has something to do with the surgery - Palpatine purposefully kept Anakin awake through it to help fuel his rage and further grow his connection with the dark side. As for the suit, it was a factory production model, not something that was tailor-made. In fact, it was all from pre-existing, outdated technology (a punishment from Palpatine for Anakin being so careless on Mustafar), so it was intentionally designed to be uncomfortable and more restrictive than what they potentially *could* have given him.
Stop asking completely logical questions!
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You mean sequel fans?
@@reek4062 Both.
@@cangrejopendejo4909 that's true
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Good point about Vader.
I think in Epsiode 4 (so when it aired, before the dark times, before the prequels, sequels,… ok, you got the reference) Vader was more like the Emperor’s eyes and ears and a field agent. It is mentioned that the Emperor was busy getting rid of what was left of the senat, so the structures of the Republic. At the same time, they tested the Death Star. So Vader was there. At that time, he was there because he had served the Emperor well in the times before. But he was a rudiment, a relict. He was no longer needed.
The high ranking officers made fun off him and his religion. He listened to Tarkin, but for me it always seemed like he had to. I guess the Emporer order Vater to listen to what Tarkin says and not caise unnecessary trouble on such an important day.
Would they dare to make fun of him, if he was second in command? Wouldn't he be too important to be in the field all the time?*
The Death Star was destroyed, so the Emperor could have thought that he cannot rely just on officers. He needed Vader, a veteran he can count on. Someone who was willing to take the risk himself, like he was the only high ranking member who immediatly joined the fight when the rebels attacked. From that point onwards, he would rely on Vader again. This would also explain Vaders changed role in Episode V and why he is allowed to kill high-ranking officiers if they fail.
To anticipate that argument: In Episode 5 and 6 he is only in the field when it is about capturing or turning Luke. At Hoth he shows up after the fight is over.
Adding to that, the emperor wasn't really fleshed out in the original Star Wars, he was originally intended to just be a pawn basically. A lot of core story elements only came about in the writing of Empire. Vader being Luke's father, which wasn't the case in Star Wars, hence why Obi-Wan and Uncle Owen look like complete liars, though that's easily explained away in the OT and makes sense. And the Emperor wasn't going to be a force user either, just a guy.
@@nutyyyy Oh, interesting. Makes sense. Do you remember where you got this from?
Vader isn’t the lead Bad Guy. It’s Tarkin in Episode 4, and the Emperor in 5 & 6. Vader, when used correctly, is really the MUSCLE the lead bad guy brings in, to really eff-up the rebels when needed. Vader terrorizes and does the brutal dirty work. He’s not the Mafia godfather, but he’ll break your legs or pop a cap in you, when you’re not towing the line.
This is 100% correct. And maybe some god-tier screenwritter could reverse engineer both Vader and Emperor in the prequels, that was not the case, and also not needed. Some things work the best in moderation.
"Good point about Vader.
I think in Epsiode 4 (so when it aired, before the dark times, before the prequels, sequels,… ok, you got the reference) Vader was more like the Emperor’s eyes and ears and a field agent. It is mentioned that the Emperor was busy getting rid of what was left of the senat, so the structures of the Republic. At the same time, they tested the Death Star. So Vader was there. At that time, he was there because he had served the Emperor well in the times before. But he was a rudiment, a relict. He was no longer needed."
Remember this part;
"The high ranking officers made fun off him and his religion. He listened to Tarkin, but for me it always seemed like he had to. I guess the Emporer order Vater to listen to what Tarkin says and not caise unnecessary trouble on such an important day."
He and Tarkin seemed to have mutual respect, so it didn't seem that reluctant;
and, important to point out here, the "Emperor" was just an ordinary man acc. to this movie, and there's 0 indication that Vader had any special rapport with him at all - although it's possible that he did.
He was a "relic" precisely because of this - "all that remained of their religion", the whole rest of the Empire were just worldly fascists in grey uniforms.
Couldn't have been much of a "relic" being the big Space Sorcerer Emperor's right-hand man, could he?
"Would they dare to make fun of him, if he was second in command? Wouldn't he be too important to be in the field all the time?*"
Or make fun of his religion as a bunch of hocus pocus "sorcerer's ways" if it was also the Emperor's religion?
"The Death Star was destroyed, so the Emperor could have thought that he cannot rely just on officers. He needed Vader, a veteran he can count on. Someone who was willing to take the risk himself, like he was the only high ranking member who immediatly joined the fight when the rebels attacked. From that point onwards, he would rely on Vader again. This would also explain Vaders changed role in Episode V and why he is allowed to kill high-ranking officiers if they fail.
To anticipate that argument: In Episode 5 and 6 he is only in the field when it is about capturing or turning Luke. At Hoth he shows up after the fight is over."
In V the Emperor only shows up to Vader in an isolated ritual room - this could be a ceremonial thing, or it could mean that he was still hiding from everyone else and only revealed himself as a creepy looking wizard to the rest of the government in VI.
Also, Motti making fun of him and then promptly getting choked and surprised by it, would only really make sense if this isn't something that Vader had had such a frequent habit of doing until that point - suggesting that he was already in the process of becoming "bolder" with this sort of stuff as early as that.
(Or, well, it would make even more sense had Vader joined the Empire not too long ago, or the Empire had just freshly formed recently - this would explain Motti's impulse to unload all this on him in this fashion, rather than rolling his eyes and just going along with it like for the last 10+ years.
But if they've just recently been introduced to each other, then it's understandable why Motti would go "huh, this guy with his talk - the moment I meet him I'll tell him like it is" and act like this at the first opportunity lol.)
So it IS kinda possible to read this kind of in-universe shift into these contradictions - that The Emperor had been hiding his true nature and appearance from everybody until at some point around or after ESB, and he and Vader were becoming bolder about displaying their powers as a threat against subordinates.
First perhaps emboldened by the Deathstar (even while scoffing at it lol), and then as a result of it failing.
Obviously one shouldn't forget the real reason which is that this was all a retcon and re-tool that ESB did, but still quite a compelling bit for a piece of offscreen headcanon.
I have a general grievance about this.
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Does this replace Admiral Holdo?
It’s 2020 and I’ve never been more excited for a movie
He's already a more interesting character then Snoke.
I'm worried now
what also bothers me is how quickly anakin falls into the depths of the darkside. came across as extremely sloppy writing. he goes from cutting off mace's hand in desperation to slaughtering children in the blink of an eye. that's a huuugge leap. the darkside is insidious because it corrupts you slowly, but this shows anakin was already a genociding maniac inside and only needed a little push to start gleefully butchering 'younglings'. and we were meant to see his fall as tragic?
Didn't Anakin genocide the Tuskens and commited war crimes by killing Dooku?
@@orlandofurioso7329yeah but then in episode 3 he wants to go help some generic clones, he makes jokes all the time with Obi-Wan, he shows remorse, he knows that killing Dooku is evil, he tells the chancellor that the Jedi are good and the Sith are evil and Anakin seems to know that the Sith have no positive traits, he even goes to Mace Windu to tell him that the chancellor is a Sith, after he cut off Mace's hand he is shocked by his own actions and says "What have I done?" BUT... An hour later he marches into the Jedi temple, a place that was his home for over a decade, and kills all these people he has also known for over a decade and even kills innocent children. Yeah... Amazing writing here. 10/10. Best Star Wars Film by far.
@@RamielDerLinke 1. People that have done very bad deeds don't look evil all the time (many r*pists actually fool many people around them before proof comes out)
2. The part about Palpatine is called desperation, when you say f it and think there is no going back. People say these movies are for children but revenge of the sith aged better for me after i went to college
"what also bothers me is how quickly anakin falls into the depths of the darkside. came across as extremely sloppy writing. he goes from cutting off mace's hand in desperation to slaughtering children in the blink of an eye. that's a huuugge leap. the darkside is insidious because it corrupts you slowly, but this shows anakin was already a genociding maniac inside and only needed a little push to start gleefully butchering 'younglings'. and we were meant to see his fall as tragic?"
People keep repeating this point mindlessly ad nauseam, while forgetting how quickly Look was supposed to turn in that throne room - so it CAN happen very quickly, as well as presumably slowly and gradually as well;
and it helps if it's happening while there's a sudden, major paradigm change going on in the world outside at the same time, like the rebellion getting crushed, or a political coup after the war just ended etc.
Oh and PLEASE stop bawling for those poor sandpeople already for crying out loud, this isn't Book of Bobafett lol
@@RamielDerLinke "BUT... An hour later he marches into the Jedi temple, a place that was his home for over a decade, and kills all these people he has also known for over a decade and even kills innocent children. Yeah... Amazing writing here. 10/10. Best Star Wars Film by far."
That's cause he just ceremonially committed to Palpatine's cause and (obviously dishonest) worldview in which the Jedi were gonna grab power and cause all kinds of havoc while putting on a nice face in front of him and hiding their nefarious plans - but now he was redpilled and "had to do what's necessary" while there was still time to prevent this evil coup of theirs;
"we must act quickly - if the Jedi learn what transpired here they'll kill us and all the senators".
Plus Padme is running out of time, and he needs the dark side powers from these deeds in order to save her;
AND he's just burned all his bridges and is stuck here anyway.
All the smug comments like your own just keep overlooking all these plot points though - "quick turn bad, horrible writing 1/10", but you just forgot 90% of what's happening there lmfao
Even as a kid I thought that darth Vader shouting NO was a bit cliche. Now it’s just embarrassing.
I remember even as a 14 year old in the theater, that scene was so embarrassing I had what can only be described as an out of body experience.
Him screaming Noooo sums up the entire prequel trilogy in one word.
When are we gonna get an Admiral Bone To Pick standalone movie?
Marvin Wade 2024 duh
I prefer Captain Imabadguy
Bone to Pick- a Star Wars story
Approximation Nation lol
It's called The Last Jedi and they renamed the character Holdo.
"Wait, what did you say? About Mein Kampf?"
"I'm Joe Biden, and I forgot this message". xD
I legit had a kid on my bus in high school tell me about how he was reading Mein Kampf 😐
@@21DaHoagie12 so? should we ban it? reading something does not mean agree with it. reading first source material is what historians do. maybe you should read it too and discuss it wiith him. its
called teaching. point out where it is flawed. unless its above your reading level?
@@sethfg I’m glad you are upset and attacking me ad hominem calling me stupid and insinuating that hitlers writing ability is too lofty for me for simply stating a kid on my bus was reading that in high school. And with literally zero evidence you infer I want to ban the book? Where would you ever get that idea? Plus it’s ridiculous to further insinuate that not wanting to read, from cover to cover, a book by Adolf Hitler, means you don’t have interest in history. But I guess you’re not historically versed enough to know Mein Kampf is notorious amongst historical scholars for being a terribly written book from a writing stand point and an absolute chore to read; if anything it would be too poorly written for me to actually want to read... I’m sorry you were so eager to defend Hitler and encourage people to read his works that your feathers got so rustled 🤷♂️
@@sethfg Lol triggered Nazis. Gotta love 'em.
I never realise just how dull and efficient they filmed everything. It really did have the production quality of a weekly soap opera.
49:45 this actually made me feel legitimately sorry for Nute Gunray. Maybe he's more ferocious or less sympathetic in other media, but in the prequel trilogy he's beyond pathetic, completely helpless. He gets totally and completely milked for all his resources year-in and year-out through out the 'Clone Wars,' is lied to and gaslighted at every turn, and then has his life taken from him when he's off no longer of use. His entire perception of reality is just completely gone by the end of the third movie ("Lord Sidious promised us peace"). It's hard for me not to feel bad for someone that helpless.
Its honestly incredible writing and its funny how people write off just how brilliant the Prequels are. This video is utter cancer with the worst takes and hypocritical nonsense.
@@YhwachTheAlmighty "zomg a bad guy we feel kinda bad for gets killed per the bigger bad guy's instructions" Yeah, really incredible writing. Never done before or since. Such masterpieces.
@@YhwachTheAlmighty a kingdom hearts fan wouldn't know incredible writing if it bit him on the ass
@@shattermelon496 Kingdom Hearts is a very very flawed story. I wont even begin to defend it from criticism. However certain things in Kingdom Hearts I find incredible. That being Xemnas as one of them. I have a very love hate relationship with Kingdom Hearts.
I love how you try and bring my opinion down on some face valued pretentious claim that you think I believe Kingdom Hearts is some perfect story. Kingdom Hearts is part of my childhood and I love the first 2 games, however the series spiraled into the most confusing plot hole ridden story with too many spin offs and more cluster and convoluted stories handled poorly unlike other series that have pulled it off well.
Anyways the Prequels aren’t flawed as some believe. There are virtually zero plot holes in the Prequels. The themes it tackles are handled perfectly. The complexity is on another level compared to 99% of other films.
You are really gonna sit here and tell me the Prequels are as flawed as Kingdom Hearts? Please🤣
@@damkylan3 This is perhaps the worst take and video of ROTS I have ever seen.
What a horrible face valued opinion of Rots. Its easily the best Star Wars film. It has so much development, emotion, development, etc. Its weird how people cant see that there is literally an evil mastermind taking over the world through politics while grooming an apprentice to totally screw over the Jedi. I love everything about Rots. The complexity and depth of the story is downright incredible. I dont understand how people complain about the acting when they have the best cast of actors. Also the best script in all of the Saga.
How you can think this movie is boring amazes me. This is probably the worst review I have ever seen, every part is laughable and not true criticism. The part where you said the beginning was a waste and is useless just shows me you dont understand how its showing Anakins turn, Obi Wan and Anakins Master and Apprentice dynamic, etc.
Some people just cant comprehend the Prequels, I dont understand it. There are people who understand and see the complexity of the Prequels and then there are people who have the most outdated opinions from 1999, and get all man child mad because its not their beloved Heroes Journey type story.
Look I love the OT but its a simple Heros journey. Also the action in the Prequels makes more sense because they are supernaturally enhanced beings. The OT had more technological restraints the Prequels expanded on the fight greatly, the amount of talent and great choreography training they had is incredible and honestly the best in cinema as is the world building. How each character fights differently like Yoda or Dooku for example, Anakin and Obi Wan. The lightsaber forms and all that went into it is a masterpiece.
You literally complained about him being a murderous villain when he literally chokes his subordinates in the OT. Then You complain he is angry and has darkside tendencies when its literally a story showing how he was seduced by the darkside. This video is horrible, Im sorry. People just don’t understand the Prequels. It amazes me. Plinkett made a horrible video and couldn’t comprehend a single aspect of these films. Good job.
Geez the OT fanboying needs to stop. There was a lot of “weird” storytelling in those as well. But give them a pass because its nostalgia bias. In fact I am willing to debate that the OT has way more strange storytelling and weirder storytelling aspects than the Prequels by a large margin.
A brief synopsis of what I have said in other comment sections is the Prequels are how about a powerful and intelligent Sith Lord quite literally takes over an entire galaxy not just through sheer force but through every system like politics for example and also cultural. Sidious is the best Antagonist in cinema and the Prequels show this.
Anakins turn and development is masterful. One of the best on screen developments in cinematic history. He literally turns from a talented goal driven slave child, into a manipulated and distressed teen, then into a literal broken pawn for another mans evil plans. We see how Anakin was the chosen One and how they found him, the prophecy, we see just how powerful Anakin is and how powerful he will become if led down the right path even the wrong one if it went a different way being and evil dictator had he not lost his limbs. There are so many layers to Anakin that he develops constantly throughout the Prequels. His whole story is a tragedy and well told one. How he is manipulated by Sidious, sees the flaws in the strict Jedi ways, how they go against their own philosophy but are strict in other aspects like keeping the peace. Going back to Anakin though he has some of the best on screen struggle I have ever seen and I can relate to his struggles, his desires, etc. Anakin/Vader is my fav character of all time.
Georges worldbuilding amps the Original Trilogy even more making it an even more unique and incredible world. The intricacies of each facet is great imo, new ships, political systems, cultures, races, alien species & races, Sith & Jedi lore, etc. All amped and improved from the OT. The only other worldbuilding done this well in any other film franchise is Lord of the Rings and Tolkien also wasnt a film maker, George is so him juggling both is and incredible feat. People just hate and hate on George for no reason.
The Prequels are quite literally masterpieces imo and this Plinkett review is atrocious. The lack of comprehension for the Phantom Menace when it came out was horrible and the loud minority screwed over a lot of peoples views.
Plinketts review had 0 substance and my paragraphs are better rebuttals and debunks to this video in my personal opinion as this video is a pathetic and quite “stupid” review. Just bumbling idiotic nonsense.
Some people simply don’t give George credit where its due. Sure he has made some questionable decisions and what not but the Prequels are not flawed. In fact I would argue the Original Trilogy is the flawed one out of the 2. The Original Trilogy is more of a flawed masterpiece than the Prequels imo. Dont even get me started on the Sequels though. They are the worst films of all time imo.
"Starving African children in Cambodia"
I'm glad they didn't see this movie, they got enough shit to worry about lol
@Taylor Barbieri *an
@Taylor Barbieri actually, two cases of *an
@Taylor Barbieri yw, just dont let it happen again
Taylor Barbieri
Yeah, thats the joke. Thanks.
I've seen this review more times than the actual movie. Never gets old and it's so dense, every shot has so many things going on
These Star Wars reviews are my favorite videos to ever have been uploaded to the Internet.
I’ve watched this video so many more times than I’ve watched the movie
I read this and I clapped
I feel very sorry for you
Mt Plinkett is canon😁
"They're already building sets? I'm gonna have to start this script pretty soon!"
- George Lucas
@@spoopify5560 I don't think so. The guy famously has no sense of humour and doesn't sound like he's joking at all. Plus writers always procrastinate. Trust me. He wasn't joking. The scripts were not thought out well and he clearly had no help at all with them, that much is evident. If he HAD spent ages on them that would make him even less talented. Like this he just didn't care much and was a control freak.