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It's the 25th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, and that can mean only one thing... it's being rereleased in theaters on May 4th! Join us for our first retro review as we dish on this franchise classic and analyze the film through rose colored glasses.
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First viewing for me of Phantom Menace, when Qui-Gon Jinn dies, a few people in the theater started laughing, and others started yelling at them to shut up. I witnessed the future of love it or hate it with Star Wars.
They just never felt like they were in the same universe as the original trilogy.
They still don’t. Too much shininess.
@@hardcutreviews Actually, they do. Considering the OT takes place during a time of war, not to mention there is a tyrannical Empire in place, it makes sense things look the way they do in the OT.
Think, man, think!
@@BrandontheAwesome Just keep hitting refresh.
@@hardcutreviews Just keep being wrong.
@@hardcutreviews he said something completely true and thats ur response
Watchibg the phantom menace again at theaters Is a joy of experience. Worth it. Love it.
You do you, boo.
So did I and my little brother who was in awe of his first Star Wars experience
Hope that Episode II review is in the works!
We won’t forget about the other two…
Two best moments: Qui Gon meditating while Maul is pacing waiting for the shield to drop between them (good show don't tell filmmaking), and when R2 saves everyone on Amidala's ship by making the repair while all the other druids are getting blown into space.
Otherwise mostly terrible.
Can’t argue with any of this.
@hardcutreviews Sometimes some of best franchise moments happen in worst movies, my example is usually Star Trek 5, terrible, but Kirk's speech about needing his pain was amazing.
@@4h0w1e6 Broken clocks are right twice a day, lol. But yeah, great example.
@hardcutreviews And I just saw I called R2 a "druid".
@@4h0w1e6 We’ll allow it.
Still better than the Last Jedi.
Paint drying is better than TLJ.
@@hardcutreviews Anything is better than DSW.
Yes but green milk bro 😂 I almost typed green milf. 😅
Never understood the hate from day 1 in 1999. Everyone is entitled to their opinions but I’ve enjoyed it from May 1999 to today.
Never understood why people don’t get where the hate comes from. There are only so many examples we can drop in one short video. You can love something and still admit that it’s objectively pretty bad.
@@hardcutreviews Weird take. You think it’s bad so if I don’t agree then I’m wrong? Roger Ebert thought it was a fantastic film and gave 3 and a half out of 4. I’m guessing had he watched your video he’d have dropped it maybe half a star?
@@VincentBrancatisano1980 Without standards then there is no good or bad. If we can’t agree on the basics of what good storytelling is then where do we go from there? Ebert has his reasons for liking it and that’s fine. He was know for liking a lot of garbage and liking a lot of great films. People choose to listen to reviewers that align with their way of thinking so they know what to avoid. I wouldn’t presume to tell someone what they can and can’t like, but I can point out what makes something objectively bad in a film.
@@hardcutreviews well we are going to have to agree to disagree. I don’t think the movie is poor and whilst I don’t necessarily agree with all the choices made in the film, I don’t think it’s a poorly made film.
It was always good
George isn’t reading this. It’s ok to be honest here.
@@hardcutreviews
Don't discourage him
@@JinxTheLooneyToon915 It’s true. He’ll never know how hard you have to lie to yourself.
@@hardcutreviewsLike you are lying to yourself, fake fan?
@@hardcutreviews He is giving his fucking OPINION
I liked the phantom menace 😄
Step 1 is admitting you have a problem.
@@hardcutreviews that would be liking disney trilogy, not this one :)
@@hardcutreviews Except it isn't a problem.
It's a great movie
@@hardcutreviewsit's not a problem you clown
Finally someone that’s not meatriding Lucas
Yes. Phantom menace is a piece of art compared to disneys garbage.
Plan 9 From Outer Space is piece of art next to Disney Star Wars. It’s a pretty low bar.
I watched this in theaters with my nephew when it was rereleased and we both really enjoyed it. I had a good time because I loved it as a kid when I first seen it back in the day (I was 10). But my nephew hadn’t seen it before and he liked it a lot. He laughed at Jar Jar and was on the edge of his seat during the podrace and final battle. Overall, I thought it was enjoyable film, but I can see the merits in your guys opinions.
Edit: I should mention, I enjoy shitty movies such as this and the Mortal Kombat movies. Y’all earned a new subscriber, even if I don’t fully agree with your opinions I do respect them.
We’re just cranky old dudes who like our Star Wars for adults, haha. Don’t mind us. Appreciate your comment and support! We don’t always need to see eye to eye on every film to grow a fun community.
The only thing The Phantom Menace (and the prequel trilogy altogether) has is that the ideas on paper are interesting.
The idea of how the senate is too incompetent and high off their own farts to help a system that actually needs their help and how the Jedi order was always shitty and absolutely corrupt are actually intriguing. You could make something profound and thought provoking with these ideas in Star Wars.
What’s the problem? George Lucas needed someone to help him iron out these ideas on film, and he didn’t. In the BTS footage, everyone is brown nosing George Lucas when he’s in the room. When he leaves the room, they all start the criticisms on his ideas. Nobody had the courage to give George Lucas the notes he needed to improve the prequels.
The Prequel Trilogy as a whole could have been amazing when you read out the ideas of each film on paper. George Lucas has a knack for intriguing stories. He just needed help from others to push these ideas and stories to their fullest potential.
You're completely right. Listening to people defend the execution of what was good on paper is akin to all those lemmings in the BTS footage praising 2nd rate writing and directing.
😂 these 2 guys are amazing. Very knowledgeable and don't sugarcoat their opinions. I love them ❤
You guys have to review all the Star Wars movies 😂
Fine. We’ll do it.
@@hardcutreviews Please spare us the stupidity.
@@hardcutreviewsplease spare us the pain. You pretentious douchebag
There's tiny portions of the prequels that are fun to watch... ya, that's it.
They are not without their fleeting moments of charm.
Remember, we were kids watching this, loved it. Only nerd adults hated it.
That's how Gen Z will feel about you and the sequel trilogy.
@@hardcutreviews that’s life
The pod race was fun at least lol
Definitely a stronger area of the film.
@@hardcutreviews And it isn't the only strong area.
Please, do tell. @@BrandontheAwesome
@@Blunder03 The opening of the film, the scenes on Naboo, the scenes on Tatooine, the four-way battle, there is a lot of strong points about this movie.
The entire movie was fun
Saw TPM in theaters with my best friends when it came out. I was 13 at the time and known for being the biggest Star Wars fan in my class. When the credits rolled, my friends thought I’d be ecstatic. Instead I bitched and left.
Mom warned me years before with the news of a prequel trilogy. That to be carful what you wish for as some things can never be repeated.
You knew at 13. Imagine if you had been an adult.
@@hardcutreviewsI however unapologetically enjoy the Ewok movies so I understand why people like the prequels. I’m just willing to admit that while I like the Ewok movies, I acknowledge that they’re stupid and shit to most people.
@@t7489 Self-awareness is key. You can still love garbage as long as you realize you’re dumpster diving, lol.
@@hardcutreviews Except we aren't.
the dissonance im feeling because i grew up with the prequels is insane. I completely understand the critiques u guys have but i just give them a pass because of the nostalgia and feels i have for the prequels xD i appreciate the critiques honestly keeps me grounded lmaoooo
Nostalgia is a powerful drug. What’s funny is when people can’t admit that’s why they like something. We do it as well but we admit that we’re not being objective when it happens. Appreciate the comment!
@@hardcutreviews We do admit why we love the prequels. The strong writing, great characters, amazing effects, great battles, incredible worlds...
Thanks to Disney’s awful trilogy, The Phantom Menace has aged like a fine wine.
That's only 15% of the reason. The rest of it is because people actually like and even love TPM since they were kids. Heck, it's even one of my Dad's favorite movies.
It has aged like stale urine.
Lucas, unleashed a cinematic 'golden shower' upon SW fans in 1999. He has much to answer for. 👿
@@cyrusq5999 It was his story to tell, not yours. And it’s Disney who gave us the golden shower.
@@ForceMaximus84 No. DISNEY followed up on the shower with a triple 'Hot Carl'.
@@cyrusq5999 The Prequels’ only real flaw is the acting. The rest is fine. You just can’t accept it because it isn’t the story you wanted.
I remember seeing it in cinemas as a kid and seeing it again after 25 years is interesting how much hype we had back in the late nineties till now days not so much and the out dated problems but interesting enjoyment on the big screen and seeing it in 4K and 35 mm
Just got back from watching it in the theater. I loved it
Ghey.
@@hardcutreviews Oh, how very mature!
What i remember most about this one is the cinematography.. or lack there of.. its like youre watching the home video of baby anakins mom filming the school play from the same angle for every scene.. ..i mentioned this once, ill repeat it a million times, geoege is on the spectrum.. take it easy on him.. if he says something in the past, or writes a single line of dialogue, it all must be remembered and maintained.. "too old to begin the training.." written like just another yoda joke dismissal, now we must show toddlers with lightsabers and eyes covered all standing within toddler arms length within one another.. bleech. ..darth maul, only lines of dialogue with his master in such a cool voice, never says a word to the heroes, just flourishes his special lightsaber around for minutes at a time.. so much wasted potential around building tension and elaborating on themes with the big good and big bad conversing.. ..pfft. i dunno.. i thought george hating directing.. he should be producing and writing novelizations like the big ideas worlding building man he is.. leave the directing of actors, esp dialogue, to someone else man, c'mon! ..but hey, heres an idea, HardCut.. how you guys feel about the prequels, would it be fair to feel about the original trilogy? (Empire included baby..)
You're right, we can't pile on George too hard. He's a man with limitations. He just got so powerful that no one could question his poor decisions. We will definitely do more of the OG films...
@@hardcutreviews Uh, wrong. George was surrounded by many of the same people that helped on the original films, and they had confidence in him. And it paid off.
Yeah, don’t buy into the revisionist version of history that it was good.
You mean the revisionist history that was created by the jealous RLM and their wanna-be goons?
Only revisionist history here is yours. The prequels were always great movies, deal with it.
@@BrandontheAwesomeWhy are you gay
@@BrandontheAwesome I still remember the day after seeing the midnight showing.
@@davidanderson4748 Yeah, everyone loved it. If you honestly think the vast majority of people hated the movie, you are dead wrong.
Phantom menace remains my favorite filmmin the series. Always felt like an outsider because of that
It’s a step up from AotC. Most people cite RotS as their favorite though. A bold choice for sure.
@@hardcutreviews Not a bold choice, a logical one.
It's A great movie dude. Completely understandable
@@hardcutreviewsRevenge Of The Sith *is* the best movie in the franchise. And also F YOU FOR TRASHING ON JAR JAR YOU SCUMBAG. ITS DOUCHES LIKE YOU THAT DROVE THE ACTOR TO ALMOST COMMITTING SUICIDE!
I went to see the Phantom Menace in Hollywood when it first came out and it so bad that I walked out of the theater halfway through the movie. To be fair, Star Wars started its fall from grace with the Return of the Jedi.
Return of the jedi is just bad
No, it's fall from grace started with Dave Filoni's Clone Wars show.
@@BrandontheAwesome - It may have continued with Filoni but, it started with George.
@@chrisjenkins9978 Nope, it started with Filoni.
It's not good, yet it's infinitely more watchable than Disney Star Wars
No, it's good. You just need to wash yourself from that RLM drug.
@@JinxTheLooneyToon915 It's absolutely abysmal.
@@ran_red
Wow. Triggered much?
Au contraire, it is a masterpiece.@@ran_red
Nah, It's good and watchable even without disney starwars. That's a bad metric to go by. Disney starwars is bad by the way.
I liked it alot as an 11 yrar old, tastes change but i still love and admire the marketing and the barrage of toys, opened up a new era of SW games. And of course Plinkett
Is it good, no. Is it memorable, absolutely.
I think the reason why the younger generations like these movies is because they probably watched them at a very young age in numerical order, where they were introduced to this goofy version of the universe and it didn't mature until the later movies so they were used to it, but we grew up with the mature ones, and then fifteen years later they dump this prequel on us and it's campy and childish and we can clearly see the difference. It'd be like if you showed some kid the later Harry Potter movies that are all dark and serious, and you treated it like those are the only movies in the series. Then you wait fifteen years and show them the first two movies with all the bad child acting and whimsical bullshit. And they'd have the same reaction we did to these prequels of "What the f'k is this shit?"
You're completely right! I've been waiting for someone to say this. Theres far too much nostalgia tricking people into loving the prequels. For some reason since the sequels came out, everybody is acting like the prequels are sacred films 😂
Great review once again. Hope to see you do more star wars, would love to see your ranking of the films!
I think we’re going to have to do Attack of the Clowns now… I mean clones, haha.
@@hardcutreviews hahaha. I look forward to it!
Nostalgia tricking. Yeah right LOL😂
Older movies definitely need a visit. I watched big trouble in little China recently after not seeing it for years and I forgot how great it was.
Carpenter/Russell at the top of their game.
I've always been baffled by people who will now say in retrospect of the sequels, that the prequels were good.
Even as a pre-teen in the 1999, this movie was.... A flat line. All of the things that I loved about Star Wars were NOWHERE in the prequels. That gritty, lived in universe with these amazing practical effects and sets? All gone. A story with interesting archetypal characters? Gone. Everyone is boring. Even the "cool shit" like the light saber fight is so over choreographed that it has no drama... and please, Star Wars Prequel fans, don't tell me for the millionth time that its because they're peak Jedi with the bestest training ever. I don't give a shit! It's uninteresting. I'm going to go one farther. The fight between Finn and Kylo Ren had more juice in it than ANY of the prequel films. At least Finn and Ren had some emotion in their fight, and ended up fucking each other up a little bit!
I just can't get into the prequels. I don't watch them. The only Star Wars movies I need are the original, unaltered, movies. They're fantastic movies. Everything else isn't worth the time.
The other thing that really pisses in my cap'n crunch is when people will hear your criticism and say "oh, but the Clone Wars" or "oh, but this game..." and it's like. No. No. The MOVIES. We're not talking about books, games, or animated side shit. The movie's plot is a void, the characters are empty. There's nothing there. I don't care if a book, comic, game, or TV show fleshes it out. The movies needed to do that WITH ANAKIN SKYWALKER.... Or, Lucas needed to not make Anakin the focus of the trilogy. Which would have been my preference. Have Anakin be the secondary character who is there, but we're focusing on Obi Wan and other characters. That way we're in Obi Wan's shoes for the dramatic fall of his friend. But, no... No. You're not going to tell me to watch some bullshit to explain why the movie *doesn't* suck ass. It still sucks ass.
@@TriarchVisgroup Grow the hell up you manchild. The Prequel lightsaber duels especially the Revenge of the Sith lightsaber duels were fun to watch, they were action packed, full of emotion, YOU Could see the emotion in Anakin and Obi-Wan's faces as they fought, you haven't even properly explained why the Prequels were bad! Why the hell do you think they're bad?! And why are you insulting people for thinking otherwise?! Do you have a good reason for it?! Or are you just being a dick on the Internet??? I think the stories in the Prequels were awesome, the way they told them and what the stories were about was amazing, the sequels had none of that and never will. The sequel trilogy was just the Original Trilogy, but with plot-holes, dumb characters, messed up stories, bad action, insulting our favourite heroes, and agenda pushing. In the sequels, Kylo Ren and Rey were just swinging their damn lightsabers around like they were clubs, were as in the Prequels they're swinging their lightsabers like ACTUAL Swords! And it felt intense to watch, but the sequel fights were just stupid, slow, clunky, boring, and even cringe. I WHY Did you even care to write a whole as rant about your hatred for the Prequels?! I hate the sequels and yet I never go on and on! And what's even the point of your stupid comments! Hardly anyone is even seeing them, loser! 🤣
This was the first movie I ever saw in a theater as a kid so the rose tinted glasses is strong lol I still remember how crazy the hype was the theater was packed and how cool the pod racing scene was
The hype was real. Never saw anything like it.
@@hardcutreviews sad we don't get movies that feel like an event anymore, avatar 2 and barbieheimer was kinda there but will never be like Star Wars or the first jurrasic park
@@oa8945 Every so often the hype is there but never at the level back then. It was insane.
@@hardcutreviews back in 99 at the premier for phantom menace they interviewed Korn and one the dudes said Star Wars is the Super Bowl of movies lol
You have NO rose tinted glasses! It's a great movie!
It’s so funny because I was the perfect age for these films being 3-9 years old. I loved them then and I love them even more now.
But what I love now is seeing guys like you making videos like this 25 years later. You guys are recreating my childhood by bashing these films while I staunchly watch in disagreement. But I’m still laughing and enjoying every minute of it.
But I totally see myself now being you guys 25 years ago with these new sequels/tv shows😂😂😂
It’s all in good fun. We’ll be gray when this generation is hating on Disney Star Wars and the kids are in love with it. Although Disney Star War is the worst thing ever so maybe not…
@@hardcutreviews well I can’t wait for your AOTC and ROTS videos! You guys are great
@@roccoborghetti4693 We’re definitely going to have fun making those. Glad to have you along for the ride.
I was in college when Episode 1 came out. There were a few things leading up to its release that were red flags:
1. The news showed a clip of the pod race announcers saying “Start your engines.”
2. A radio show played a clip of Jar-Jar saying “Meesa been banished…”
I knew it would be bad, but didn’t want to believe it.
When I saw the movie, I was bored in the first 5 minutes. Then it got worse and worse.
I went back to see it again the next day. Maybe I just needed a second viewing, but it was exactly the same.
I grew up with that movie, but even as a kid I found the movie boring and after the 25th anniversary screening, my friend and I consider this a disaster
Say what you will about the prequels, at least they're funny. The sequels are a black hole of enjoyment. Watching something fumble itself into stupidity is way more entertaining to me than some jerkoff writing revisionist fanfiction because he read a snopes article about Dune and thought "now it's my turn"
You guys are hilarious! Looking back I can't believe how bad the green screens are. The scenes with entire CGI backgrounds look like the FMV cutscenes from Dark Forces. Also, I implore everyone to watch the Star Wars episode of The Toys That Made Us. After he felt like he got a raw deal for the 70's Kenner toys (2.5 cents per dollar sold), he made damn sure he got a better one during the prequels. I think it's quite telling that, of all the people they invited to speak on the documentary, George was the only one they wanted who declined.
I saw TPM in cinema in 1999. Over a decade later watching the analysis video and I never realized there was so much politics in the movie or a queen that was supposed to matter. I must have slept through it. All I remember was being annoyed with the long racer video game ad then there was some explosions to wake me up.
I had stayed over night in the parking lot of the movie theatre to see the premiere with a friend.
My friend fell asleep in the first ten minutes and I genuinely thought the movie was a spoof gag-- as though it was a joke to fool fans and would then stop and have the real movie start.
I was stunned by how horrible it was and couldn't believe it was the real movie.
Totally agree! Episode 2 plz!!
I understand that the prequels have some problems, but at the same time they have interesting moments. The soundtrack, the lightsaber fights, the creativity regarding planets, cities and aliens are things that make it possible to continue enjoying these films.
There are definitely bright spots in the prequels. Fantastic soundtracks.
I definitely dislike aspects of this film and yet because it is part of the series, I have somehow managed to watch it at least several times as part of watching the whole series in sequence and all.
You guys should watch the Rifftrax versions of the prequel trilogy, they definitely make the movies better
Rifftrax are always solid.
A lot of people say the only good thing about The Phantom Menace is Darth Maul. My question is why? He has no personality. The makeup is cool, but imagine it was the actor without the makeup, would you still like the character?
It's the same with Boba Fett.
I agree with how much of a mess it is. I can't lie. It's nostalgia, I was 5. Brings back memories and I get a good laugh at the nonsensical parts.
Nostalgia is a powerful drug and there are more enjoyable parts than others in TPM but if you can't laugh at the nonsensical parts then your undies are on a little too tight.
This movie made me sincerely doubt my lifelong love of the OT... I was born in 1977, and Star Wars was the first film I saw with my Father at the base theater on Camp Pendleton... It was still in theaters in late October 1977.
My Dad was a Drill Instructor at that point in his career, so that's why I mentioned the base... Specificity in stories tends to add flavor.
Anyway, you guys saw what a lot of us saw... I had a mixed opinion, liking the parts with the Jedi for being interesting at least, and the duels got better through the series, but the climax between Obi and Vader dragged out... I remember looking my friend in the eye and then nodding towards my watch in the theater.
There are levels of entertainment to be taken from good Sir George's previous works, but most of it past the OT is frustratingly simultaneously expansive and shallow, with an unnecessary focus on effects over storytelling.
Great review... Your guy's set looks really cool to hang out in.
For me even though the prequals are bad, yes take away some stuff to make it a pinch betterit still holds some kind of special place in my heart not Attack of the Clones though, even when running marathons I stomach on how hard it is to watch that one of all 6.
The prequel trilogy was so bad and everyone was exhausted and checked out by the third film that the theater I was in actually had the audience laughing when Anakin turned on the lightsaber to kill the younglings.
The Phantom Menace is like watching Teletubbies and C-SPAN at the same time while consuming an edible.
TPM is like experiencing joy for the first time.
"Me-sa say you gonna do a movie review?" - Jar Jar Binks
😆 Awesome seeing you here👊🍻
@@TheBrisco1234 dude, I'm everywhere 😄
@@MrDman21 Apparently we both are 😆
Having the "high ground" in a sword fight is a disadvantage because your feet are exposed and hard to defend. It's literally like fighting while leaning backward against an opponent leaning forward.
The high ground is only an advantage in ranged combat... with arrows, guns, cannons, etc.
You sound just like a certain Disney shill...
He actually sounds like someone who know more about sword fighting than the writer, who didn't let anyone else read his first draft.
@@hardcutreviews People did read the first drafts of the prequels, and they were revised.
Also, in this situation Obi Wan does have the advantage since the only thing seperating him from Anakin is a river of lava, which Anakin would need to jump over to get to him. And he would have to jump onto the top of a hill, where Obi Wan is standing.
Use your head.
Could have just thrown his lightsaber. UsE yOuR hEaD. Refresh.
@@hardcutreviews And Obi Wan could have dodged it.
*Think
The most ridiculous thing is people calling it good because the disney movies were horrible. No, its not good. The writing is atrocious, the acting is terrible, nothing holds up because they used too much 90s CGI and the pacing is one of the worst ever put to screen.
The prequels and the sequels are equally horrible. They're just different.
The writing is solid, the acting is good, and guess what? Episode I has more practical effects than the ENTIRE Original Trilogy COMBINED. And the pacing is solid as well.
Yet another echo chamber of lies.
I get shit for being a horror nerd and watching every single Michael Myers movie and every heartless Conjuring spinoff, but can the mainstream nerds finally admit that there’s probably only 2 and a half good Star Wars movies and probably only a handful of good MCU movies?
STAR WARS (1977) & EMPIRE are classics. RETURN is okay. I don't mind the HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1978). ROGUE ONE is also okay - the rest is sh*t.
Dude... This is exactly correct. Most of the Marvel movies (yes, even "Phase 1") are mediocre at best.
@@hardcutreviews Meh, they were alright.
Im proly your only gen Zer who watches your channel and i cant agree more watching this as a kid was a bitch to get through and i could never understand why and you guys nailed it. Thank you for that
Doesn’t take much effort when the end result is objectively bad. Appreciate you sticking around. We’re often not kind to Gen Z, lol.
@@hardcutreviews Yeah probably behind the closet millennials playing sword fight behind the scenes with each other. It's okay if you both are with each other. It's 2024, everyone is accepted now.
Gen Z? Well, we can already not take you seriously then.
@@hardcutreviews Except its not. The prequels are objectively good.
@@BrandontheAwesome You’re objectively right. If you’re 12.
I think Chapters 4 and 5 are as good as the series ever got; by Jedi, the marketing and effects had firmly overtaken the filmmaking, so it really didn't matter what other resources (actors, set design, etc.) were deployed - it still couldn't save you from stupidity like Boba Fett's jetpack accident, Ewoks defeating elite troops, pod racing and midi-chlorians. The scripts and dialogue just got clunkier as the series leaned more and more on spectacle and "making it for the kids" became the excuse for making the movies more childish instead of childlike.
I remember going into the cinema all those years ago, this was going to be awesome! Then the devastation coming out. I did watch it again, it couldn’t have been that bad, could it? Damn straight it was… 😂 Great review guys, now I’d like to see you go medieval on Attack of the Clones! Sorry that you have to watch it again… 😅
Cool retro review
More classic reviews with rose colored glasses?
The Master of Disguise
two of the most PROBLEMATIC plot points from the prequels are….
1. an intergalactic war that are mostly being fought by disposable clones and robots.
2. an all encompassing ideological war being fought by thousands of jedi against (when it really comes down to it) ONE sith.
all the extra stuff by Filoni and Co are there to “correct” all the inconsistencies in the prequels.
@@darthvirgin7157 Those are good, but Anakin building C3PO was the absolute worst thing. It added nothing and raised all sorts of questions, and it was ridiculous. Wouldn't he have built like a pod racing droid or something a kid would actually build?
I watched it tonight and the gungans talk like toddlers. I swear I need a translator. Also those trade disputes and senate disputes are fuck*ng boring.
Don’t know how anyone can genuinely like it. It’s a slog.
@@hardcutreviews an attention span perhaps? lmao
Yet no one has trouble sitting through ESB, which is considered, “the slow one”, of the OG. Your mind has to be soft to not understand bad writing and execution.
They're alien species, not homies smoking a joint, you imb•cile.
As for the "boring" trade and senate: what, you don't want movies to resemble real life?
@@anomalyinc3239 Make a reply to these behind the closet cucks! Your roast to Cosmonaut Variety Review was amazing.
I was 14 when it came out. I saw it 3 times. I thought it was the best movie ever made.
I lied to myself, for years. It’s downright atrocious.
I hear what you're saying but I will say this in the last couple of years I decided to watch you know the only six Star Wars films that have ever been made the prequels in the original trilogy nothing else has been done since then so you know there's nothing else to consume Star Wars but what my point is is as a young adult I hated the prequel trilogy but fast forward to now I watched it again and I'll be honest except for the attack of the Clones I actually really really enjoyed the prequels I think it's because I at this point was able to set aside expectations that I may have had at the time. And one note about Jar Jar Binks that I would say if you can pretend in your own head that the Darth jar jar theory is actually real jar jar becomes 1,000% more tolerable at that point if it seemed to the lens of everything is on purpose I'm just saying I'm just the messenger.
Darth Jar Jar is canon in my eyes. You just can’t take him seriously in any capacity. If you can step back and enjoy them for what they are you’ll be less likely to have a coronary like these nut job prequel fans who think it’s Shakespeare.
@@hardcutreviews You are not supposed to take him seriously. He is the comedy relief after all.
We never said it's like Shakespeare, we merely said they are good movies, which you obviously can't handle.
@@BrandontheAwesome There was a dude in the comments who literally said the dialogue was supposed to evoke Shakespearean style. Daft. And the comedy relief is actually supposed to be funny. Not infantile.
@@hardcutreviews Shakespeare was one of Lucas's inspirations, the man has even said it himself.
Also, the comedy is for little kids, Jar Jar is just doing the same thing Artoo and Threepio did all those years ago.
I like the phantom menace even with its flaws. There are some really good moments in the film that I can get behind, but a few good moments don’t make a great film. Phantom menace with the prequels in general have a good premise but the execution was horrible.
When the OT was being made, it wasn’t just George deciding everything, even the actors thought a lot of the dialogue was stupid and helped to fix it. When watching empire, and comparing it to phantom menace, it seems like they don’t even share the same universe and I think that’s due to the tone.
The villains are a fundamental part of an overarching story, and the empire in all 3 films felt like a threat, like they weren’t a Saturday morning group of villains that you can destroy but felt like a lingering threat throughout the galaxy. You can’t even compare it to the jokes that are the droid empire, they are weak, stupid and hold no threat whatsoever.
Yesh the Phantom Menace never was great, the only only thing i liked about the film was Darth Maul
Leigh Brackett wrote Empire but I suspect she also ghost wrote the original Star Wars '77. After she died everything goes downhill, starting, with the Ewoks and Leia as Luke's sister. Give Lucas his due, he revolutionised special effects, but he is neither a writer nor a director.
Yeah, her connection with the franchise is a bit shrouded. Not sure how much of her original script made it into ESB but it’s cool she got the screenplay credit alongside Kasdan. Nobody has anything on what Lucas achieved with ILM and THX.
@@hardcutreviews Lucas did create Star Wars and came up with the story, and approved the changes to his scripts. Or are we gonna play revisionist history?
George Lucas changed cinema twice, he made the Original Trilogy with a group of talented writters who inspired the likes of Ridley Scott and James Cameron to make Alien, Terminator plus many other examples. He then made the Prequels by himself wich inspired the likes of Michael Bay and Zack Snyder Plus modern Disney to make cgi riddled specticals with awful characters and story.
Michael Bay was around before Phantom Menace came along.
@@ForceMaximus84 Transformers wasn't
@@Strugen. Ok, but transforming robots were significantly difficult to pull off practically in the late 2000’s. That’s but unfair.
Beyond the OG trilogy, Lucas gave us ILM and THX. He revolutionized the industry. Nothing can take away his contributions. But every genius has their limits. Writing and directing are his.
@@hardcutreviews
And let me guess: you think you can do better?
Star Wars Episode 1 is horrible. I hate the boy as much as Jar Jar Binks. It is not only not woke but some of the characters are based on old rassist stereotypes like the merchant Watto on Tatooine.
Batman Returns is no Batman movie but a typical Tim Burton movie about 2 freaks who happen to be Batman villians: Catwoman and The Penguin. Batman is a side character in that movie.
You guys nailed it. I went through the same pains with the prequels. Star Wars are three movies, and only three movies.
Facts.
3 movies and the Palpatine scenes in the prequels
Any love for Rogue One?
Star Wars is only six movies and the Expanded Universe.
Cry about it.
@@excalibur2024guy Nope.
Great stuff as per. My first cinema experience was Star Wars. I was 4 and I thought it was the greatest thing I had ever seen. Doesn't hold up. It was Battle for Endor as New Zealand were lucky enough to get the Ewok movies as cinema releases.
Pod racing... George Lucas saying, "Look what I can do with a computer!"
Also, went on WAYYY too long
You mean for 9-10 minutes? Doesn't seemed that long.
@@JinxTheLooneyToon915 Remember, these people have the attention span of a two year old.
@@BrandontheAwesome
Right, right
@@JinxTheLooneyToon915 Let's take them down, shall we?
The special editions were devastating to watch in the cinema. George lucas became a moron to me from that moment. Ruined it. What's worse is the original version has never been available since.
Yep.. it was at that moment, I finally realized George was "on the spectrum" ..he just couldn't help himself, obsessed with his new toy.. either that, or dollar signs in his eyes.. maybe he thought the CGI was trash but lied.. either way, more evidence? he just cannot do empathy besides big picture good vs evil.. when it comes to personal interaction, he can't seem to comprehend what one-on-one emotional pair bonding would look like.. ..such on-the-nose dialogue I need a chiropractor appt tomorrow..
It reinforces the huge contribution his ex wife had on the edits of the original trilogy. Left to his own devices he can't be trusted.
"It sucked then, it sucks now"
I love how simple the crawl was🤣
It's because George doesn't even understand his own movies. A great example is when Obi Wan says to Luke in the original Star Wars "Mos Eisley space port you will never find a more reched hive of scum and villainy" There is then a couple shots of them heading in to be met by a group of storm troopers who interrogate them. Cut to the special edition and after Obi Wan says that line we have goofy robots hitting each other and awful cgi dinosaurs with Jawas falling of them to completely break the tension of what Ben had just said.
It was awesome for us middle schoolers. We were seeing them for the first time in theaters.
Yes more retro reviews please
Still my favorite of the prequels. I was 25 when it came out.
The only thing that is good about the film is the fight with darth maul at the end including the music. That is the only thing thats good
No, the rest of the movie is good. Get over it.
Episode 1 - a No Hope
Genuinely I was surprised today at the theater by this movie’s cgi. It always looked so crappy on dvd. Like the space battles, battle droids, Watto, Sebulba, and Jar Jar (for the most part) look pretty on point for 1999
They still hold up even now.
"rose colored reverence" - "it was never good" --- i dont think there's any group that suggests otherwise. Zoomers have a soft spot for thr prequels, but among thiee types TPM is standout in a bad way.
I wish this were true, but there's a lot of hostile and defensive comments lurking down here.
@@DualStupidity Maybe because the haters are equally hostile and defensive.
It’s actually really refreshing to see a channel on “mAy THe FoUrTH” stick with the ORIGINAL take on this movie. Sure, I grew up with the prequels, but I do not glamorize these films as high regarded media. Why do they still hold up when most things from my childhood don’t? Hard to say. But all the revisionist history around the prequels because of the Disney trilogy does annoy me because it’s all phony.
People were so starved for new SW they didn’t care what they got. It’s funny listening to people talk about the prequels today like they’ve aged like a fine wine. Wtf world are they living in?
@@hardcutreviewswe’re in the bad timeline where Star Wars came back a second time and blew chunks harder than any of us could have anticipated!
It was the sixth best film among the first six films. 😂 Episode 2 was much better in my opinion.
Don’t you worry. We’ll get to Episode 2.
@@hardcutreviews Oh goody. You get to look stupid twice.
@@BrandontheAwesomeWhy are you gay
AMC theater showed this yesterday, I was the only one in the theater
Glad to hear it.
The Phantom Menace was an amazing movie that showed a simpler time in the Star Wars galaxy before clone wars and the empire. You guys are clowns and are not Star Wars fans.
Blindly liking something inferior doesn’t make you a fan but you nailed it with ‘simpler’. Simple movie for simple people.
@@hardcutreviews No, this is a movie set in a time of peace. Of course it is not going to be non-stop action like the OT.
Use whatever you call a brain and think.
Damn, right again. I thought it was called Star WARS. Time of peace, makes so much big boy sense. Just keep hitting refresh and the channel will disappear soon. I promise. I don’t think you’re hitting refresh…
@@hardcutreviews And just like every other prequel hating TH-cam channel, you refuse to engage in a debate and instead refer to childish games and replies.
@@BrandontheAwesome You lost the privilege of debate long ago. Just keep hitting refresh.
Padme was hot though.
Wasn’t she like 14 in Phantom? Who am I kidding, of course she was.
@@hardcutreviews really damn , i almost joined the Epstein club.
Yes, she was - but not enough to save the film(s).
I prefer Princess Leia. She was even sexier - real "hot-beef-injection" material. ❤🔥
5:22 - This reminds me of the Ren and Stimpy close-ups for some reason. No offense.
Lol. Impossible to take offense to that.
I liked the underwater stuff, I liked the roger roger droids, I loved Maul, and the end lightsaber battle. The rest was awful. Mid chlorians? OMG...a kid as the centre? why George? What the prequels were missing...was Marcia Lucas, and Gary Kurtz..without them, Star Wars is a hollow thing.
Lucas is a genius, undoubtedly… but the guy needs guardrails to keep him on the track. Watching people defend the prequels as if they’re shining examples of cinema is hilarious and painful at the same time. Definitely some fun moments sprinkled in there, but the big picture? Oof.
@@hardcutreviews The big picture is incredible. Admit it.
*Sigh* Wrong.
@@BrandontheAwesome We did. We said the thru-line in the prequels was better than the sequel trilogy, only because the sequels didn’t have one. And it wasn’t exactly some big picture revelation. That’s the problem with prequels. You already know what happens. Not exactly that riveting.
@@hardcutreviews The prequels were designed to give context to certain things that were never explained, like why did Anakin fall to the Dark Side, what led to the rise of the Empire, and so on and so forth.
It's part of why the prequels aren't as action-heavy or character driven as the originals.
I think also a retro review for the Original Trilogy is also necessary. I think the OT is being overvalued while the Prequel Trilogy is undervalued. Most people that liked the OT were children. I don't think the adults in 1977, not to mention old people, liked Star Wars too much. And the same I think happened with the PT: grown up people cannot have the same feelings towards a franchise even though they watched Star Wars as children during the 70s or 80s. I bet the Original Trilogy received bad reviews as well as criticism just like the Prequel Trilogy. And I don't think "The Empire Strikes Back" or "Return of the Jedi" were all well received by the audiences back then. The only difference is that the audience back then did not have social media to express their opinion in public. I think "we" often tend to be biased: "all past time was better". In my personal opinion it didn't suck. I think it is a good movie. I do not agree when some people say that the only good things about this movie are: 1) soundtrack; 2) lightsaber duels; and 3) Darth Maul. I think the movie is more interesting and entertaining than it is often acknowledged.
They did bring Darth Maul back in The Clone Wars series and the Solo movie
Ill never forget going to see this movie then right after that going to see the Matrix. The Matrix just killed Star Wars. That was when Star Wars lost its hold on the Sci-fi genre.
Hell of a double feature. What a palate cleanser.
@@hardcutreviews 😂 well I didn’t mean literally right after. It was the next movie I saw, fairly soon after though. I was in my 20’s and you could just feel the shift in the public away from Star Wars. The phantom menace was so anticipated and yet within a few weeks, all anyone could talk about was the Matrix. It was just that much better.
attack of the clones is a pretty bad movie, but yoda vs dooku was kinda cool
I know its not a good movie but there is something about it i kinda like i dunno.. I was 25 when it came out . Knew it could never live up to the hype . The biggest disappointment was attack of the clones . If attack of the clones had been good at least it would have given the phantom menace some kind of excuse - to say it was building the story up. Maybe if episodes 2 and 3 had been really good peoples opinions on episode 1 would have been more forgiving to a certain extent??
The first 5min of your video was exactly how I felt…..except I had to see it two more times after the third viewing with various groups of friends.
We all kept going back hoping it would click and it never did. Some people convinced themselves it did click and they’ve been chasing the lie ever since.
@@hardcutreviews The film did click with a lot of people.
It is you who have been chasing a lie.
@@BrandontheAwesome No doubt it clicked with a lot of people. There were tons of children who loved it when it came out. Nice and simple.
@@hardcutreviews There were also plenty of adults, such as my dad who has been around since the Original Trilogy. The only prequel he was disappointed with was ROTS, and that was because he read the novel first.
I LOVED the Phantom Edit sooo much better than the original movie! Yes please do a review of Attack of the Clones.
The Phantom Edit is great. It makes the prequels almost watchable.
I NEED the Attack of the Clones Retrospect Review. If the Zoomers think people were unkind to TPM..... just wait until they hear everything that's been said about AOTC.
We’ll do Clones… as painful as it will be.
And we will trash this video, knowing it will have the same crapping "arguments" OT shills had been spewing since 2002.
@@hardcutreviews sometimes, taking a dump on something can be cathartic. And you two are funny. I look forward to the review.
I was 9. Saw it opening weekend in a packed theater with my uncle. I thought it was amazing and on Monday morning went to meet my friends on the playground and was expecting them all to agree and everyone of them was basically like "meh." And then I don't remember anyone I knew being at all excited for Episodes 2&3. Also, the promotional push for Episode 1 was insane. The biggest advance publicity I've ever seen for a movie. Every aisle at the store had some promotional items connected to it. Episodes 2&3 were dialed WAY back. I remember going to a store at a store at an outlet mall at the end of the summer '99 and it was only selling Episode 1 merch.
Whoever's still complaining about the prequels and the OT special editions 20+ years after they released are utter morons.
Those still calling out the Disney trilogy films are much more justified as they disrespected the original creator's story and they still refuse to accept that they made bad movies while not having a plan.
Nice take from the person with the Frozen profile pic.
@@hardcutreviews Yet two grown ass adult men think "TPM is convoluted" meanwhile 12 year olds had no trouble understanding the plot story and characters? you guys got some nerve there to mock others for their tastes
Doesn’t take much effort to mock someone who thinks TPM is good. You seem rather hell bent on defending a film that’s considered to be one of the biggest let downs in cinema history, but, the world needs its cucks too.
@hardcutreviews Yet you, a grown ass man, can't understand a movie for twelve year olds.
First time I watched the film was when I was five. I could follow it along just fine and still can today. I wish I could say the same for you.
@@McFrozenNuggetshere we go. The “for kids” argument 😂
I want to see the pain... bring on attack of the clones!
In all truth it's the FANS and George Lucus that destroyed Star Wars. You needed to make your feelings known about everything you didn't like. Or wished for
Love this and waiting for more. Have been waiting for you guys to review older movies. Here's my 2 cents on this-
1 Cent :- Regarding the trade dispute angle - I think what they wanted to do was to build a set up to show how Palpatine manipulated his way into building the Empire. It was horribly executed, but it builds to also show the contrast between Anakin's and Padme's characters - the former sees war and violence as a necessary last resource, while the latter - the first step to establish dominance. We understand how Luke and Leia inherit and find balance between the strongest abilities of their parents. This is however stretching a generous interpretation at my end, which the makers may or may not have envisioned. The prequels are different from the OG trilogy because it's a different world where war has not broken out yet. So political turmoil leading up to the rebellion, although boring will be the focus. It should have been executed well with some maturity and intensity though.
Another Cent:- Regarding the choreographed fights in the prequel trilogy. They appear to be perfectly choreographed in contrast to the OG trilogy and the sequel trilogy (hate to even mention these) because these are fights between highly trained Jedi when the Jedi were at their peak. The Obi Wan - Anakin battle in the ROTS is so perfect because they want to show that they match each other in talent and power (since Anakin has just gone to the dark side and not yet completely there so he is not yet full mode Vader and all-powerful). Anakin attacks Obi Wan with all his moves taught by Obi Wan with the intention to show him that he is better than him. It's a competition between equals from his angle. Obi Wan is doing his duty and although his heart is not into fighting his Padawan - his sense of duty shows through him matching Anakin's every move. We don't see fights like these in the OG trilogy and the sequel trilogy because there are no highly trained Jedi at that time. The power, training and art of the Jedi fighting is shown to be at its peak in the prequel trilogy to probably intentionally show that Anakin's main struggle was the lack of control over his emotions (he is somewhere in between fighting for control - having it and losing it at times). Luke is trained but he has not had much experience in fighting and loses both his masters pretty early on in his training so we don't see that choreographed fight from him. He also has the freedom to follow his path as it seems good to him- since the Jedi were not there to control every aspect of his life. As far as Kylo Ren is concerned - his character is the other end of the emotional spectrum where he absolutely has no control over anything. Luke was the only one having that immense power and yet allowing his emotions to flow through his training where he could regulate them to bring forth his best. Anakin was never allowed to express emotions because of the then prevalent Jedi training and Jedi politics - which he begins to question and hate through the prequel trilogy. The fighting scenes are a reflection of their personalities. Obi Wan is a character that has always trained obediently and followed the Jedi rules to the letter (till their fall)- so we don't see him lose control like Luke does for a while when he fights. The Obi Wan - Vader fight at the end is clumsy because Obi - Wan is barely even trying at that time. He has accomplished his mission and is ready to pass on and become a force ghost. What I am trying to say is that the fights have different set ups and different intentions which can be seen from the fighting styles.
PS- I am not a fan of the prequels just trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. And sorry for the long comment.
You made some valid points here. The prequels are not bad on paper, the execution was all over the map. If Lucas had handed the story and direction off to a seasoned veteran we’d be looking at some wildly different films. Appreciate the lengthy comment. We are going to be equally unkind to AotC, lol.
@@hardcutreviews So, you are just gonna are not going to learn from your mistakes and instead further destroy your credibility.
So be it.
@@BrandontheAwesome Are you just sitting around all day waiting for me to respond to rational commenters?
@@hardcutreviews No, I'm here to see you make a fool out of yourself by interacting with fools who don't know the first thing about Star Wars or storytelling.
@@BrandontheAwesome Don’t conflate storytelling with screenwriting. You couldn’t even begin to challenge our credibility when it comes to filmmaking. But you can have the crown for useless SW knowledge. Might come in handy at some singles pub trivia nights.
I disagree I didn't like the first one even though there's some good things like the end battle. But I really enjoy the second one and I enjoy the third one. I always have but even more now.
The people vs George lucas is absolutely pathetic
The prequels may be bad, but dear fucking Lord The People vs George Lucas was nothing but fanboys bitching and whining over nothing