Well R2D2 was the key to the OT. So you can sort of see where he was going with it. Pity where we went was a cartoon rabbit that stepped in the poopoo.
Maybe from other 6-year-olds. Because no one was clapping at the end of Phantom Menace, one of the most terrible and embarrassing films ever made, and it didn't get any better with the other prequels.
I know this movie was not well-received by many Star Wars fans but hey you cannot deny that it was an exciting time and fun time that you could at least say that you're thankful that you got to experience maybe thanks to this movie. I'll never forget how hyped up this movie was and I'll always enjoy the time I had waiting for it and when it came out going out to buy the toys and stuff good times
Well what came with all of the excitement and hype was probably the worst disappointment in cinematic history. And then years more of dragging the name of Star Wars through the mud with the other awful and embarrassing films.
I'm old enough to have seen all of them in the theater. Even in 1977 for ANH. I was 6. I was also in a crowd at a theater in Charlotte for the midnight showing of Phantom Menace and the crowd was just like this. Lightsaber duals down front and all. Lol. I dressed as Darth Maul. Even shaved my head...made the horns myself and went full makeup! Lol 😆
There's something about the intro when the screen hits "Star Wars" with the music that just sells it. Being a fan of Star Wars forever, the music right from the start just conveys all the emotion of what Star Wars is all about, risk, fear, aspiration, standing on the edge striving for more, facing your demons, etc., everything. The score for Star Wars is just incredible.
I remember going to the midnight premiere. Before the movie started a couple guys dressed as jedi were hanging out towards the front. Vader slowly walked in towards them and the theater went absolutely ape shit. Such good vibes.
Seeing the Star Wars crawl and the opening score cause all that cheering just makes my chest tighten up, it truly brings up a happiness I cannot explain with words...
@@maltorian1258 You're right. While I do wish I was able to experience seeing how amazing 1 & 2 was for the first time in theaters, I was born in 98 and was only able to experience the best one out of all 6 in 2005. Prequels get undeserved hate. Get off the hating bandwagon of OT boomer fans and go hate the sequels more instead since they actually deserve it.
When I went to see The Rise of Skywalker, the whole audience was just dead, and I was sorely disappointed...I really wish I could have been around to be in an atmosphere like this; THESE are my kind of people! lol
I went to see it and the audience was dead silent too at the theater I went to lol, It was full too. People only giggled a few times throughout the movie but other than that, DEAD.
That kind of hype is nigh impossible these days. Back then it was people who were growing up watching the original trilogy on VHS finally getting something new for the first time in their lives and getting to see it in theatres. There's been so much Star Wars stuff since that nobody can really understand that drought of new material.
As a non-American, I have a deep sense of appreciation and awe at the "camp-out" culture in the US, whether it's for video games, movies, phones, etc. Just genuine, unadulterated excitement and joy.
@@ChristianGabino exactly Mate, no matter which part of Star Wars you grew up on it's still Star Wars and I bet the same thing is going for those who are currently watching shows like the mandalorian Star Wars always has a generation of its own whether you're one of the oldest fans or even one of the youngest fans Star Wars is generational for those old and young
I experienced something like this when I went to go see the Force Awakens years ago. I will never forget just the hype I had going into the theatre, sitting down, waiting to experience the next All new chapter of the Skywalker Saga. It was mind blowing to me. Seeing the opening crawl, a new one, with the John Williams blaring on the speakers, in an entire theatre filled with eyes fresher than the last, was absolutely mind blowing to me. As a fan of movies and as a fan of Star Wars. It was just beautiful. Movie was great too :)
I remember seeing it in theaters as a kid and people had those exact same multi colored fake light sabers, I thought they were so distracting but I also wanted one lol. My parents ended up buying me one right outside the theater from some street vendor and getting me those limited edition theater cups with Yoda on the cap and a Darth Maul one for my little brother. Damn, good times.
I was 9 at the time the phantom menace dropped in theatres... i was in it 5 times... star wars prequels rocked my childhood.. feels so nostalgic watching these scenes.... gosh i got old..... shed some tears thinking about the past...
I remember going to the Chinese theater with my dad. We saw it multiple times and every time we went people were screaming and shouting. It was so much fun.
Y'know, it doesn't matter if the movie was good or bad. It brought like-minded people together...for one night, we were all a family. That's what fandom is all about: unity.
I remember this, so much fun. We had some brownies before and during, all Star Wars fan’s experiencing a new film is hard to put into words the emotions we all felt collectively
The full seats in theaters, people waiting outside to see the film all dressed up, excited, and cheering. The theater experience was so different back then, and definitely more enthusiastic.
remember when momma kathleen didn't approve any old thing and said it was star wars? lol, i do. star wars used to be great, then kennedywars happened, then rogue one tried to fix it, and then the last Jedi happened, and suddenly we were all saying no more. only due to the Mandalorian do people care again. if they hadn't done that series, star wars would be dying out. look, TFA was decent, but TLJ was honestly dumb.
It's crazy to think that in early 99 columbine 9/11 and the Iraq invasion war had not occurred...simpler time...the mid to late 90's were pretty ok in America....the internet kept people busy cough looking at free porn for a few years there it seems...top bad it passed...probably the best era in the world to live in 95-98
being super hyped and then super disappointed in this movie was a rite of passage for those able to see it. also, i will never stand in line again for another movie.
This movie pioneered a lot of lore that would be capitalized for years to come. You can bash the movie but this universe is richer with the prequel content
I dunno, something about being in the theater to see a new Star Wars movie for the first time when the title comes on screen and the theme plays... Such a happy moment.
0:41 look at all those excited fans. That was when star wars was huge. When I went to The Rise of Skywalker opening night people just stood around and waited till the screening room opened.
My brother and our friends are featured. We’re behind our friend interviewed in his tux. And my brother is the one wearing the red “SKYWALKER” football jersey, hugged by another friend, who became the editor of The Star Wars Insider magazine for a time.
Sure this movie wasn't great by objective standards or even Star Wars standards. But dammit mid-late 90s was an absolutely magical time to be a Star Wars fan.
@@kascnef I was 15 at the time and totally got caught up in the hype. I got the action figures (with that comlink that went with the voice chips they came with), the lightsabers, and a bunch of other stuff. I loved the movie, even though Jat Jar was a bit annoying. Big Darth Sidious fan, and totally infatuated with Natalie Portman.
It was a great time to be a kid. I was introduced to Star Wars 5 years prior and couldn't wait to see The Phantom Menace. I still remember my reaction from seeing the teaser poster for the first time in late 1998. I had just seen the special editions of the original trilogy in 1997 and thought that that would be it. Then I saw the poster that showed Anakin Skywalker as a child and Darth Vader's shadow behind him. Immediately, I knew who that kid was and who he would become. I had no idea that there was going to be another film, but after seeing that poster (then the trailer shortly afterwards) I knew I had to see it. I managed to see the film twice in theaters and several times on VHS. Nearly 25 years later, I still enjoy episode 1 and the other prequels un-ironically and do not regret it. Disney's films have not and never will match up to the originals, nor the prequels, and there's not been that many films since Phantom Menace that made me feel like I was going to witness an event in the making.
There's something wholesome about seeing people from the 90s so excited for a film. We've kinda had a lot of moments like this within the past decade (Deathly Hallows P2, Avengers, Force Awakens, and Endgame), but this wasn't something so common back then. Plus people really did just saver it alot more than today.
Honestly, I really wish I was here when this came out. From all the hype surrounding the movie and the fans banding together, this would be a time to be alive. The closest thing I had to this was a special screening of Coraline which gathered SO many dedicated fans despite the lack of ads and the general niche, which was still an amazing sight, but nothing could ever reach THIS degree, especially not the sequel trilogy.
Say what you want about the prequel and sequel trilogies, each of the six movies were hits at the box office. Each movie in the prequel trilogy always had a lot of excitement going in AND The Rise of Skywalker in general was the last movie to make a billion dollars worldwide.
I was there on that night, and there's a nice little edit you guys made to this video where the lights first went down and the curtains opened only to have the trailer for Disney's Tarzan to come up, which made the fans boo louder than you have ever hear in a theater, lol. And not only that, but those multi-colored sabers were being given away for free by someone outside, and those who got one didn't have any especial love for them. And so when that Tarzan trailer came on, both the boos and a couple of those cheap sabers were thrown at the screen, lol.
I only wish I was older to have experienced this. I watched episode 1 in theatre, but I was maybe 3. Even so, darth maul was always my favorite, and my siblings and I loved the toys and merch. Great times!
Saw all 9 films when they originally showed in the theater. I was 5 in 1977 :) 4-6 can never be outdone, but the reaction to ep1 was insane, nearly everyone was in cosplay opening night. ep2 was packed. and ep3 was insanely well recieved at the end!! We all cheered like mad! ep 7 was extremely hyped, but it was all downhill after Rogue One which was the last good theatrical SW film.
I was 3 years old when this movie came out. One of my first memories I can remember is October of that year, Halloween and everyone was dressed up as either Ghost Face or Darth Maul, at least I remember the 90's even if it was near the very end.
This was right before the world changed forever. Pre 9/11/01 was a great time my friend. Wish you could of lived it too. Getting lost on road trips, not having gps, smartphones etc…
I miss opening day hype like this. Trying to be the 1st on into the auditorium, sidewalk campers... just the whole mood. Definitely didn't feel this with the sequels.
Phantom Menace was my first Star Wars film as a kid and I was fortunate that my folks took me to go see it in 99 in theaters. I remember all of the merch that came out with this. I distinctively remember this blueberry scented chapstick that had Anakin in his podracer helmet on its side.
Star Wars fans were mainly super hyped and revved up excited for this movie in 1999. Sixteen years has it been after the long wait since the last movie called Return of the Jedi was released in 1983 following the premiere of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace. The first Prequel tells the origins of Anakin Skywalker who was a young Slave boy became a Jedi before he was transformed into Darth Vader. The movie premiere wasn't exactly the reason it took place, it also revitalize the attention of others and Star Wars: The Force Awakens wasn't around until the main actual premiere took place in 2015.
Dam those times, when you can be Nerd and noone cares about it, 0 Social Media and just your and your Friends. Those nights outside Blockbuster dude, #GoodOldTimes
“Jar Jar is a key to all this”
"Darth Jar Jar"
It’s like poetry yknow it rhymes
@@AndrewDoom The Real Phantom Menace.
Well R2D2 was the key to the OT. So you can sort of see where he was going with it. Pity where we went was a cartoon rabbit that stepped in the poopoo.
the original trilogy was perfect , why did george lucas had to do more unnecesary movies?? though i admit i love the phantom menace episode
I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet , but your kids are gonna love it
Nice reference! (and true)
One of the best comments I have ever read on TH-cam.
How about adults with massive nostalgia goggles give it like 15 more years and people simp for the sequel Trilogy also at least the first two
I had fun being there in the theater opening night... but the prequels still suck. Lol.
im 41 and i love it.
I saw revenge of the sith in theaters when I was 6 years old there was so much hype at the end there was a standing ovation
i was also 6 when i saw it in theaters and i remember the same thing!
Maybe from other 6-year-olds. Because no one was clapping at the end of Phantom Menace, one of the most terrible and embarrassing films ever made, and it didn't get any better with the other prequels.
@@_ArsNova I like the prequels
When I saw the third one at the theater it was quiet lol. But I'm sure everybody enjoyed.
I saw it in theaters 5 times!
I know this movie was not well-received by many Star Wars fans but hey you cannot deny that it was an exciting time and fun time that you could at least say that you're thankful that you got to experience maybe thanks to this movie.
I'll never forget how hyped up this movie was and I'll always enjoy the time I had waiting for it and when it came out going out to buy the toys and stuff good times
Excitement and then regret lol
Definitely. Not to mention everyone was getting hyped for the new millennium as well. Wish I had been a little bit older to remember the year 1999.
Agreed
I distinctly remember everyone applauding the film when it ended. I think it was very well-received. A couple of naysayers online excluded.
Well what came with all of the excitement and hype was probably the worst disappointment in cinematic history. And then years more of dragging the name of Star Wars through the mud with the other awful and embarrassing films.
I'm old enough to have seen all of them in the theater. Even in 1977 for ANH. I was 6.
I was also in a crowd at a theater in Charlotte for the midnight showing of Phantom Menace and the crowd was just like this. Lightsaber duals down front and all. Lol. I dressed as Darth Maul. Even shaved my head...made the horns myself and went full makeup! Lol 😆
There's something about the intro when the screen hits "Star Wars" with the music that just sells it. Being a fan of Star Wars forever, the music right from the start just conveys all the emotion of what Star Wars is all about, risk, fear, aspiration, standing on the edge striving for more, facing your demons, etc., everything. The score for Star Wars is just incredible.
Your profile pic is in support of not see s.
Disney forever ruined that
Of course it was, composed by the best score composer ever.... John Williams
Words cannot convey how magnificent it was be alive and be young in the 90's
I remember going to the midnight premiere. Before the movie started a couple guys dressed as jedi were hanging out towards the front. Vader slowly walked in towards them and the theater went absolutely ape shit. Such good vibes.
What was the atmosphere like when the movie had finished? Did anyone leave early?
Seeing the Star Wars crawl and the opening score cause all that cheering just makes my chest tighten up, it truly brings up a happiness I cannot explain with words...
I got to witness something like that for episode iii. I will never forget it.
Star Wars has always been experience. You always have to watch it with a crowd
Episode III is my favorite and I was only 3 when I saw it in theaters so I don’t remember the theater experience for it. What was it like?
Oh yeah. Sadly those of us who were born in 1999 couldn't really experience all the Star Wars movies in theatres. The *good* ones anyway
@@maltorian1258 You're right. While I do wish I was able to experience seeing how amazing 1 & 2 was for the first time in theaters, I was born in 98 and was only able to experience the best one out of all 6 in 2005.
Prequels get undeserved hate. Get off the hating bandwagon of OT boomer fans and go hate the sequels more instead since they actually deserve it.
@@maltorian1258 no one cares bro
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Rare footage of a young HelloGreedo.
lmao so true
Fuck that guy
@@ruinjohnson6686 no u
Sheev Palprotein What do you have against him?
@@n2legos Probably hates anything Modern SW related
Ah back in the day when everyone was excited about star wars
Now no one cares.
When I went to see The Rise of Skywalker, the whole audience was just dead, and I was sorely disappointed...I really wish I could have been around to be in an atmosphere like this; THESE are my kind of people! lol
I went to see it and the audience was dead silent too at the theater I went to lol, It was full too. People only giggled a few times throughout the movie but other than that, DEAD.
Well Disney kinda ruined the magic of it
My audience clapped and laughed.
That kind of hype is nigh impossible these days. Back then it was people who were growing up watching the original trilogy on VHS finally getting something new for the first time in their lives and getting to see it in theatres. There's been so much Star Wars stuff since that nobody can really understand that drought of new material.
@@bob1986 People were crazy for revenge of the sith too. The problem is that the sequels sucked
As a non-American, I have a deep sense of appreciation and awe at the "camp-out" culture in the US, whether it's for video games, movies, phones, etc. Just genuine, unadulterated excitement and joy.
'S a bit too loud for me. Could bother me if I was there.
It's called late stage capitalism, my man
A special time, uniting both nerds and geeks alike
This was my childhood, The prequels were my Star wars and I will always love it no matter how many people hate them...
*The PREQUEL Trilogy of STAR WARS* was a well-cherish Trilogy to *The ORIGINAL Trilogy of STAR WARS*
✨
@@ChristianGabino exactly Mate, no matter which part of Star Wars you grew up on it's still Star Wars and I bet the same thing is going for those who are currently watching shows like the mandalorian
Star Wars always has a generation of its own whether you're one of the oldest fans or even one of the youngest fans Star Wars is generational for those old and young
@@brandoncastillo_05true it's like a coming of age passing to generations
0:41 when was the last time i got that excited in my life, bless those buddies
I love the friking star wars both originals and prequels
Sequels?
@@casualhare3469 no
Carlos Windom they can go fuck themselves
@@casualhare3469 fucking sucks
i dont even remember this comment lol. but yes, im pretty aware that the sequels are toxic garbage to the fanbase
I’m so glad I was a kid for this phenomenon. This movie was the biggest thing to a ten year old.
I experienced something like this when I went to go see the Force Awakens years ago. I will never forget just the hype I had going into the theatre, sitting down, waiting to experience the next All new chapter of the Skywalker Saga. It was mind blowing to me. Seeing the opening crawl, a new one, with the John Williams blaring on the speakers, in an entire theatre filled with eyes fresher than the last, was absolutely mind blowing to me. As a fan of movies and as a fan of Star Wars. It was just beautiful. Movie was great too :)
This "brings warm feelings to my heart."
The Star Wars main title and the main theme score after the quote: “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...” never fails to give me goosebumps.
I remember seeing it in theaters as a kid and people had those exact same multi colored fake light sabers, I thought they were so distracting but I also wanted one lol. My parents ended up buying me one right outside the theater from some street vendor and getting me those limited edition theater cups with Yoda on the cap and a Darth Maul one for my little brother. Damn, good times.
And 7 years later here in Brazil, when I was 4 years old, an vendor were selling those colored fake light sabers in the front of a street circus.
Actually those multi colored lightsabers were from Disneyland.
I was 9 at the time the phantom menace dropped in theatres... i was in it 5 times... star wars prequels rocked my childhood.. feels so nostalgic watching these scenes.... gosh i got old..... shed some tears thinking about the past...
I remember going to the Chinese theater with my dad. We saw it multiple times and every time we went people were screaming and shouting. It was so much fun.
I was just 3 years old in 1999 when The Phantom Menace came out.
Huh? You were like 9, right? Oh, wait...
I was not even 3.5
lol i was 5 months old
That was a year before I was born
I was two weeks old when The Phantom Menace came out.
No one ever gives this movie enough credit, it has its things like any other movie but it is no where near as bad as some say it is
Was a decent movie just the hype was insane most hyped movie of all time so got over criticised.
Y'know, it doesn't matter if the movie was good or bad. It brought like-minded people together...for one night, we were all a family. That's what fandom is all about: unity.
Fr I love all Star Wars even the prequels
YOU SIR!!!!!! YOU HAVE MY SUBSCRIPTION!!!!!!!!!!! PLUS THE PREQUELS AND 7 AND 8 AND ROGUE ONE AND SOLO ARE GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
"maybe I went a little to far in certain places"
He didn’t go far enough
”You may not have noticed it. But your brain did”
Disney: hold my beer
I was there, Houston TX Cinemark theaters. It was epic.
I remember this, so much fun. We had some brownies before and during, all Star Wars fan’s experiencing a new film is hard to put into words the emotions we all felt collectively
I love all the original 6 films!!!!
0:49 What lightsaber color should we sell at the opening? 🤔
Merchandiser: Yes
It really is heartwarming seeing all of these people coming together to share a common interest.
The full seats in theaters, people waiting outside to see the film all dressed up, excited, and cheering. The theater experience was so different back then, and definitely more enthusiastic.
I remember going to see Revenge of The Sith on opening day in 2005, was exactly like this.
I literally felt this when I went to see force awakens. First star wars movie I had ever seen in the theater.
The star wars intro gives me chills every time...
Imagine being a fan in early 99 after all this titanic and pokemon hype...this is a true time capsule...
Remember when the star wars fandom weren't the most toxic fandom of all time
@@pogzz i'm not a Star Wars fan and disney ruined it, it's a fact
remember when momma kathleen didn't approve any old thing and said it was star wars? lol, i do. star wars used to be great, then kennedywars happened, then rogue one tried to fix it, and then the last Jedi happened, and suddenly we were all saying no more. only due to the Mandalorian do people care again. if they hadn't done that series, star wars would be dying out. look, TFA was decent, but TLJ was honestly dumb.
@@bigman10239 could not agree more!
@@bigman10239 and Rise of Skywalker is some worthless Fan service.
1997 Special Editions were a point of no return.
I was only 3 when this came out but The Force Awaken’s premiere was basically like this so I did get to experience hype for a Star Wars film :)
They should have shown the reactions after the movie
Probably lots of happy people, except for one loser who then went home to his AOL chat room and complained
Nope. It was dead silent. I was there. I looked at my buddy in disbelief and quietly said, “oh no”.
An entire fanboy generation died that day but a much larger newer fanboy generation was born that day as well.
A bunch of fanboy wankers were born that day lol
@@DeckyStrikesBack ok boomer
@@amarson2322 "ok boomer" always makes me cringe.
Decky Right. What’s wrong with being a boomer anyway?
@@ANT96-x8d that's what a boomer would say
I miss midnight premieres. I was so pissed when my local theatre stopped doing it.
THIS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS WHAT MOVIES ARE ALL ABOUT, WHY THEY WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED FOR MANY GENERATIONS, AND THAT'S THE TRUTH
Man, I miss this kind of hype.
I honestly like the phantom menace more than the other two. This looked like so much fun
my cousin went to the first showing in New York and then in la before we did in Australia but I love the phantom menace
It really was this crazy, even in school everyone was amped up.
It's crazy to think that in early 99 columbine 9/11 and the Iraq invasion war had not occurred...simpler time...the mid to late 90's were pretty ok in America....the internet kept people busy cough looking at free porn for a few years there it seems...top bad it passed...probably the best era in the world to live in 95-98
being super hyped and then super disappointed in this movie was a rite of passage for those able to see it.
also, i will never stand in line again for another movie.
That’s me wearing the Red 5 Star Wars Football Jersey.
Now that's a cinema experience I would like to have lol
i was 12 when it came out... with that and harry potter, it had to be the best time to be a 12 year old boy... i miss being a kid.
This movie pioneered a lot of lore that would be capitalized for years to come. You can bash the movie but this universe is richer with the prequel content
I dunno, something about being in the theater to see a new Star Wars movie for the first time when the title comes on screen and the theme plays... Such a happy moment.
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look at all those excited fans. That was when star wars was huge.
When I went to The Rise of Skywalker opening night people just stood around and waited till the screening room opened.
maybe because all they were SO disappointed
Who the fuck reacts like that anymore??
I wish people would react like that anytime a new Star wars film came out
Those were the good old days...
My brother and our friends are featured. We’re behind our friend interviewed in his tux. And my brother is the one wearing the red “SKYWALKER” football jersey, hugged by another friend, who became the editor of The Star Wars Insider magazine for a time.
May the 4th be with you 25 years later!!! God I miss these days!!!!!!
Sure this movie wasn't great by objective standards or even Star Wars standards. But dammit mid-late 90s was an absolutely magical time to be a Star Wars fan.
The movie absolutely was great by objective standards
STAR WARS
*Deafening applause*
I love the dude that fell on his knees the moment he stepped into the movie theatre
And then they started reading the opening scroll and went "Whu...?"
I saw it weeks after my dad saw it and hated it
@@kascnef I was 15 at the time and totally got caught up in the hype. I got the action figures (with that comlink that went with the voice chips they came with), the lightsabers, and a bunch of other stuff. I loved the movie, even though Jat Jar was a bit annoying. Big Darth Sidious fan, and totally infatuated with Natalie Portman.
@@mstrainjr the sequels sucked more disney fucked sw
It was a great time to be a kid. I was introduced to Star Wars 5 years prior and couldn't wait to see The Phantom Menace. I still remember my reaction from seeing the teaser poster for the first time in late 1998. I had just seen the special editions of the original trilogy in 1997 and thought that that would be it. Then I saw the poster that showed Anakin Skywalker as a child and Darth Vader's shadow behind him. Immediately, I knew who that kid was and who he would become. I had no idea that there was going to be another film, but after seeing that poster (then the trailer shortly afterwards) I knew I had to see it. I managed to see the film twice in theaters and several times on VHS. Nearly 25 years later, I still enjoy episode 1 and the other prequels un-ironically and do not regret it. Disney's films have not and never will match up to the originals, nor the prequels, and there's not been that many films since Phantom Menace that made me feel like I was going to witness an event in the making.
If to me, seeing this video gives me an unspeakable felling, imagine to the one's who's had lived this on that time.
There's something wholesome about seeing people from the 90s so excited for a film. We've kinda had a lot of moments like this within the past decade (Deathly Hallows P2, Avengers, Force Awakens, and Endgame), but this wasn't something so common back then. Plus people really did just saver it alot more than today.
Honestly, I really wish I was here when this came out. From all the hype surrounding the movie and the fans banding together, this would be a time to be alive. The closest thing I had to this was a special screening of Coraline which gathered SO many dedicated fans despite the lack of ads and the general niche, which was still an amazing sight, but nothing could ever reach THIS degree, especially not the sequel trilogy.
Thankfully in 2018 and 2019 we were not let down with Avengers 3 and 4
I'm waiting to watch the 25th anniversary rerelease and I can think of is this video. Never saw it in theaters.
The Phantom Menace is returning to Theaters. I wonder if we’ll get a fraction of the hype we got back then.
....with thunderous applause😂
I miss the old days 😭😭😭
Say what you want about the prequel and sequel trilogies, each of the six movies were hits at the box office. Each movie in the prequel trilogy always had a lot of excitement going in AND The Rise of Skywalker in general was the last movie to make a billion dollars worldwide.
When this fandom had still an ounce of brotherhood
I remember going and watching real fights break out when two people with toy lightsabers whacked each other.
I was there on that night, and there's a nice little edit you guys made to this video where the lights first went down and the curtains opened only to have the trailer for Disney's Tarzan to come up, which made the fans boo louder than you have ever hear in a theater, lol. And not only that, but those multi-colored sabers were being given away for free by someone outside, and those who got one didn't have any especial love for them. And so when that Tarzan trailer came on, both the boos and a couple of those cheap sabers were thrown at the screen, lol.
Back when people could wear costumes to movie theaters
I only wish I was older to have experienced this. I watched episode 1 in theatre, but I was maybe 3. Even so, darth maul was always my favorite, and my siblings and I loved the toys and merch. Great times!
The hype was always the best part of the releases, the appreciation comes much later in life 😂
I miss huge openings in theaters
I was 2 years old and pretty much everybody was excited to see Episode I.
Pre-9/11 was a different time. I worked at a theatre from 2007-2009 and for one of the Batman premiers, our GM wouldn't let people in costume in.
Saw all 9 films when they originally showed in the theater. I was 5 in 1977 :)
4-6 can never be outdone, but the reaction to ep1 was insane, nearly everyone was in cosplay opening night. ep2 was packed. and ep3 was insanely well recieved at the end!! We all cheered like mad! ep 7 was extremely hyped, but it was all downhill after Rogue One which was the last good theatrical SW film.
I was 3 years old when this movie came out. One of my first memories I can remember is October of that year, Halloween and everyone was dressed up as either Ghost Face or Darth Maul, at least I remember the 90's even if it was near the very end.
Then they hated them for 20 years. Bow they celebrate Ewan and Hayden's return.
This is history!!!
Who here is going to see the Phantom Menace in theaters again on May 3 or 4th?
Im taking a date to see it with me 😊
I wish I was around by that time. People seemed genuinely excited. It's a shame that it didn't meet expectations.
This was right before the world changed forever. Pre 9/11/01 was a great time my friend. Wish you could of lived it too. Getting lost on road trips, not having gps, smartphones etc…
I went to see this a the Niagara Square in Niagara Falls 🇨🇦, at midnight … at 12:18 I fell asleep bc it was so bad.
I miss opening day hype like this. Trying to be the 1st on into the auditorium, sidewalk campers... just the whole mood. Definitely didn't feel this with the sequels.
Phantom Menace was my first Star Wars film as a kid and I was fortunate that my folks took me to go see it in 99 in theaters. I remember all of the merch that came out with this.
I distinctively remember this blueberry scented chapstick that had Anakin in his podracer helmet on its side.
I miss those times..
Star Wars fans were mainly super hyped and revved up excited for this movie in 1999. Sixteen years has it been after the long wait since the last movie called Return of the Jedi was released in 1983 following the premiere of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace. The first Prequel tells the origins of Anakin Skywalker who was a young Slave boy became a Jedi before he was transformed into Darth Vader. The movie premiere wasn't exactly the reason it took place, it also revitalize the attention of others and Star Wars: The Force Awakens wasn't around until the main actual premiere took place in 2015.
This is Where the Fun Begins.
i remember the special edition release and mark hammil showed up at Mann's Chinese that night. That was fun
Say what you want about Star Wars prequels. BUT NO ONE is lining up a month in advance for a movie anymore. Good ole days
Dam those times, when you can be Nerd and noone cares about it, 0 Social Media and just your and your Friends.
Those nights outside Blockbuster dude, #GoodOldTimes
I love how to excitement of the audience completely drowns out the music of the opening
Columbine put people in a bad mood
Man what a time that was...
I went to the 3D re release in 2012 and was almost exactly like this. It was very unforgettable.
Woulda been cool too experience this no lie
I get many people disliked the movie abut a young anakin but...its the episode 1 after all. takes like 40 years before episode 4