Yea i agree i think he was soo happy and excited to part of the star wars world its just unfortunate how it overall turned out his portyal as Ben kenobi was the only thing i really enjoyed
Liam Neeson should get more praise. McGregor loved the saver fighting. He was young and very excites about the movie. Whereas Neeson was more of an older and already established actor.
At a small Star Wars convention my brother and I met Ray Park (Darth Maul). He was VERY nice and humble, (For example during a conversation him and I accidentally started talking at the same time and he gestured for me to go first - so of course I had to throw in some extra compliments to him in my following statement Haha). But yeah he was talking about how this was one of his first acting jobs and what it was like putting his real training in to the movie. Also how he liked what they had done with Darth Maul in The Clone Wars and how it was a different interpretation. (I was starstruck the entire conversation).
The one thing Phantom Menace got absolutely spot on, I was enthralled watching this as a 6 yr old when it came out, definitely made me a Star Wars fan for life.
I will never understand why some folks don't like the swordfighting in the prequels. It was when the Jedi and Sith were in their prime, so of course they would be faster and more skilled. Yeah, sure, it's choreographed. I think people forget the Jedi and Sith use the force while fighting. They can sense moves ahead of time and really know what they're doing. But hey. They choreograph all fights. I don't hear anyone complaining about Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and those fights were choreographed to death!
The real problem I have is that they are clashing swords, not trying to hit each other. Some of the swings they block would never have hit. That is not something that can be explained by the force. Also they never try and exploit the lack of a cross-guard, except for ducu once, and kanobi against grievous.
I think you're totally right man. In Phantom Menace it was a genuinely huge deal that Anakin could pilot a racing pod, as it requires a reaction timing that few non-force sensitive humans could so easily accomplish. For Jedi who are so intuitive about their surroundings and dangers, so much so that they teach their trainees to stop relying on their eyes, that incredible speed and fluidity is only logical.
+EUROPA Many people consider them TOO perfect. As in, there's not really any tension since, as you said, they know exactly what they are doing. In the Originals, fights were much slower, and you could actually see what was going on. Plus, we could clearly see Luke struggling too keep up with Vader. In the Prequels, fighters are pretty much equally skilled, resulting in fights that doesn't really give of that much tension. And of course, many people say the Prequel fights are devoid of emotion, and are more about the lightsabers than the characters wielding them.
Say what you will about the Phantom Menace but the Darth Maul fight is AWESOME! Edit: HOLY SHIT I came back 4 years later and I never thought this comment would blow up like this!😱
John Williams' score is an unmatchable attainment in the Star Wars Multiverse. =D This fight scene in particular gives me serious fuzzies on me insides, lad.
I really did love the choreographed lightsaber fights, and really loved the logic behind this energetic fighting style at the time when the Jedi were all fighting and Sith were not waiting to find and kill Jedi.
Come 2019 The Prequel Lightsaber battles are still unparalleled. I paid five times to see Episode One, the Obi-Wan Darth Maul battle alone was worth it. Excellent work!
I wish darth maul stayed in the series longer, he had so much potential and was, in my opinion, the top sith lord. He had no changing emotions, he was badass and truly evil. he also had the most movement, like flips and karate moves. That is awesome and provides a sense of how talented he is as a fighter as well as entertainment for the viewers.
The fight is supposed to feel like a dance. The fights in the original trilogy were very stiff and focused on lukes aggresion/struggle with the dark side (which was fantastic in a different way). Here, it shows trained jedi using the force to help guide their movements in combat, which can help explain why they set up to block attacks before they happen. Easily my favorite fight in all of star wars and not just because its flashy. Having a trained swordsman actually in the fight really makes a difference when it comes to the choreography.
+joejoejoe532 I agree, I think after Qui'gon died the fight should have turned more into a braul with Obiwans aggression instead of continuing with the finese the fight started with. Reguarding the Kylo Ren fight it took me a while to get it but all in all I liked it.
Even though, dissing prequels is fashionable amongst nerds these days; let's not this trilogy gave us awesome moments like this swordfight scene, and memorable characters like Darth Maul, Qui Gonn Jin and Count Dooku...
To be fair to nerds, they’ve been dishing the prequels since they were first released. The prequels had a good background plot, about Palpatine’s machinations to start a war and gain total control of the Republic, but the dialog was horribad and the lightsaber fighting was flashy but flawed (eg they weren’t trying to kill each other, but just hitting each other’s light sabers instead of body parts).
+Keith Murray (Knightmove) It kind of made sense though. He was a very cocky fighter. Very flashy in his own right. He could have quickly killed Obi-Wan when he was hanging in that tube thing. His own over-confidence is what defeated him. Shows just how the dark side can lead those who follow it into thinking they are more powerful than anyone else. In my opinion it was the perfect death for a Sith. Wouldn't make much sense if Qui-Gon died that way though.
This film was good just because of the presence of Darth Maul (Ray Park) and his fight with his double sable laser at the end of the movie. The moment when the doors open, he appears with the hood, opens his eyes and Duel of the fates starts........fan!
At least it's better than what Game of Thrones did- cast a sword fighter as the main villain (Night King) early on in the show (in anticipation of the series climax), build up a rivalry with the protagonist (Jon Snow) over many seasons, and then get woke in the final season and have a 16 year old girl anti-climatically teleport in and kill the villain rather than the epic sword fight with the protagonist everyone was waiting for.
@@SongOfStorms411 bro the writers weren’t trying to be “woke” they just didn’t give a fuck about what they did and thought that would be the easiest way to end it, got didn’t turn to shit cause of “wokeness” you’re making up an enemy. there’s real shit to worry about like hack writters phoning it in for a check, if anything people need to be held accountable
+jonvegard31 The clone wars ruin his whole character. to much is revealed about him, and he becomes to well known as opposed to no one having any idea where he came from. Plus he looses all the epic gymnastic attributes seen in the first movie. they shouldn't have killed him off, but they shouldn't have brought him back in the way that they did
Tyler Morefield I guess it's to each his own. I can see both points. Having him be a dark and mysterious character is one way to go about it, and I like it. But I also liked seeing more of him. But he definitely shouldn't have "died" in Ep I. He could've been a great recurring villain, kind of the Vader of the prequels, who would be Obi-Wan's rival of sorts.
TheSorrel he was the only character that actually felt genuine. And that you can easy just drop him in to the originals and he'll fit, no problem. Well Ob One did well to.
Ray Park such a great talent, Darth Maul such a great Sith and a great character wasted, I liked the prequels, but he deserved the spotlight as the main villain for the entire prequel trilogy.
This is a very large part of why I love the prequels! I agree with George! Every light saber fight scene I see in the prequels makes me want to watch the whole way through and then do what they just did!
I always wished that you could find the whole fight with effects before they cut it up for the movie version cuz like in the end of this you get glimpses if scenes that didn't make the final cuts and they look amazing and seem like they could add more idk context to the duel sequence
I believe George Lucas said some odd 30 years before a new Hope. Because if you try to market accurately the timeline is off if you go by 30 years exactly.
in the special features disc that came with my 4-6 movie set, George specifically stated that originally the entire lightsaber was supposed to be extremely heavy like they were wielding battle axes, but he changed that at the beginning of a new hope to being extremely light.
Neeson and Mcgregor were cast perfectly.That fight with Maul is by far the best fight in the films. Sad for Qui-Gon tho, dies to the first Sith he meets lol >.
I just wanted to say I've seen every movie since 1978 about 10 times at the theatres and owned all the toys, models, games, puzzles, I literally grew up with Star Wars want to raise my 2 yr old watching 'em, Used to love the old Errol Flynn type movies, swordfighting....I want my own Millenium Falcon and R2-D2 to live in and R2'd be better than a dog for a little girl..........THANKS MR. LUCAS
If Obi Wan and Qui-Gon were smart, one would have done the actual fighting while the other could just use different Force powers on Darth Maul. Like throwing things at him or pushing/pulling him etc.
I don’t care what people say about the prequels, what George Lucas done to them, or about episode 1. This movie and the prequel trilogy is awesome! Thank you George Lucas!
It was a great idea to cast a martial arts expert- that’s what makes the fight scenes so good. You don’t get this with CI, you need real people to do it!
I just had the opportunity to work with Nick Gillard on set and aside from being such a nice guy with the best stories and being very generous with his time ... he is also bloody brilliant at his work and a joy to watch at work!
Think of it like dancing. If you break from the dance to make an unexpected move, the predicted move you were supposed to block would of killed you already. Out sword-playing the other person is how jedi fighting styles were intended, exactly like martial arts.
Nick would be outstanding to direct fight sequences in an old republic series or movie, the way he manages the speed of the fights in the prequels were outstanding
+fremenchips Count Dooku is a badass character. I just don't like the way Darth Maul could be killed being on the high ground. Not just that, but the amount of time Obi Wan Kenobi left his guard open as he jumped over Darth Maul... Crazy how that was agreed to be the move that caused Darth Mauls death. He need something much more deserving.
Episode I's lightsaber duel is the best one in my opinion. Naysayers can say whatever they want about The Phantom Meance, but they cannot deny that the duel is awesome. Even if they do prefer the more traditional style of dueling in the classic trilogy, they should still at least appreciate the hard work and outstanding choreography that Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Ray Park did for this movie.
I give props and admiration to the man who came up with the fight scene for Darth Maul. Yes, you are the man and I love your work. If any need a lesson on fuel scenes for movies, they need to hit you up. Keep up the practice for fun and stay strong.
Angel of Retribution yeah. I personally enjoyed them anyways and it was cool that darth maul died(ish) because palpatine was the real mastermind behind everything anyway and to see his story play out was super cool
I never knew they had to go through such intense training. I thought there was way more CGI, and that some of the moves did not make sense....but now I see it's all perfectly calculated and well thought out. My respect for these actors just went up exponentially.
The Originals are better. Without a doubt. But I'm no hater of the Prequels. The Phantom Menace is okay, Jar Jar Binks doesn't bother me as much as other people seem to be bothered. Attack of the Clones I haven't watched recently. Maybe I'll re watch it some time. Revenge of the Sith is a good movie. It really is. Definitely the best of the Prequels. Still not as good as the Originals though.
When I watched the movies casually I though the lightsaber fights were cool and fasts and I liked that, but also I thought they were just clashing their sticks together without trying o hit each other. Only now that I watch slow motions and the make off of how the choreographies were made I see how extremely accurate and realistic these fights were.
If someone were to make a list of everything they like about a Star wars movie and tally it up, "The Phantom Menace" would score the highest, right next to "A new Hope".
I agree with George, that the fights needed to be faster and more energetic, however, the fights looked way too rehearsed. There are moments where you can see a Jedi go to block an attack that the Sith hasn't even swung for yet. I want the fights to be fast, but I want it so you can actually see the two trying to hit each other's bodies, because there are way too many moments where you can see a Jedi or Sith purposely just strike the opponent's blade and not their body.
TheMamsies Not only do Jedi have superhuman reflexes but they also seem to have at least a bit of precognition. So it makes sense that they would move to block ahead of time, because they're predicting each other's movements.
TheSorrel Precognition would work both ways, so they could change their attack to counter your opening. Also, if you look at how frantic prequel fights are, you'll see why it's not so simple as "I'll redirect my attack". Just because you know where an attack is coming from wouldn't necessarily mean you'd physically be able to exploit that knowledge. It's also a matter of risk-reward: if you choose to try and exploit their "opening" rather than block, if you don't kill them instantly they'll kill you with their attack. So unless you're confident you'll kill them, it's smarter to block. But here I am debating fictional sword fighting.
You've got to respect McGregor for picking up the swordplay for an actor. He performed very well, I thought!
Yea i agree i think he was soo happy and excited to part of the star wars world its just unfortunate how it overall turned out his portyal as Ben kenobi was the only thing i really enjoyed
+Zaeyden I think Jackson was wasted.
+JorDance Yep, Neeson too. I did enjoy the Kenobi vs Anakin fight in Revenge.
+JorDance Yep, Neeson too. I did enjoy the Kenobi vs Anakin fight in Revenge.
Liam Neeson should get more praise. McGregor loved the saver fighting. He was young and very excites about the movie. Whereas Neeson was more of an older and already established actor.
Am I the only one who's flattered by the fact the actual actors were trained to fight instead of having a stunt... amazing.
At a small Star Wars convention my brother and I met Ray Park (Darth Maul). He was VERY nice and humble, (For example during a conversation him and I accidentally started talking at the same time and he gestured for me to go first - so of course I had to throw in some extra compliments to him in my following statement Haha).
But yeah he was talking about how this was one of his first acting jobs and what it was like putting his real training in to the movie. Also how he liked what they had done with Darth Maul in The Clone Wars and how it was a different interpretation. (I was starstruck the entire conversation).
The Guy amazing comment
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As soon as I read your “Haha”, Ewan said it at 3:42. I was confused
The one thing Phantom Menace got absolutely spot on, I was enthralled watching this as a 6 yr old when it came out, definitely made me a Star Wars fan for life.
Tim Senna exactly. Some forget that the prequels were technically the sequels for a lot of people growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s
I will never understand why some folks don't like the swordfighting in the prequels. It was when the Jedi and Sith were in their prime, so of course they would be faster and more skilled. Yeah, sure, it's choreographed. I think people forget the Jedi and Sith use the force while fighting. They can sense moves ahead of time and really know what they're doing. But hey. They choreograph all fights. I don't hear anyone complaining about Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and those fights were choreographed to death!
The real problem I have is that they are clashing swords, not trying to hit each other. Some of the swings they block would never have hit. That is not something that can be explained by the force. Also they never try and exploit the lack of a cross-guard, except for ducu once, and kanobi against grievous.
+HALL9000ish even with a cross guard you can still disarm your opponent and leave them open for a disarm or dismemberment
I think you're totally right man. In Phantom Menace it was a genuinely huge deal that Anakin could pilot a racing pod, as it requires a reaction timing that few non-force sensitive humans could so easily accomplish. For Jedi who are so intuitive about their surroundings and dangers, so much so that they teach their trainees to stop relying on their eyes, that incredible speed and fluidity is only logical.
+EUROPA Many people consider them TOO perfect. As in, there's not really any tension since, as you said, they know exactly what they are doing. In the Originals, fights were much slower, and you could actually see what was going on. Plus, we could clearly see Luke struggling too keep up with Vader. In the Prequels, fighters are pretty much equally skilled, resulting in fights that doesn't really give of that much tension. And of course, many people say the Prequel fights are devoid of emotion, and are more about the lightsabers than the characters wielding them.
They look like what they are - elaborately choreographed dances. Cool, but superfluous.
Say what you will about the Phantom Menace but the Darth Maul fight is AWESOME!
Edit: HOLY SHIT I came back 4 years later and I never thought this comment would blow up like this!😱
+Simba Martens Totally
+Simba Martens Totally
Yeah, apart from his death. He had the high ground!!!
+Boba Fett Mabey, possibly; We dont know anymore.
John Williams' score is an unmatchable attainment in the Star Wars Multiverse. =D This fight scene in particular gives me serious fuzzies on me insides, lad.
God bless you George Lucas!Thank you for the 6 outstanding films you gave us!!!
I love Ray Park as Darth Maul, wish he would have been in episode 2 & 3 also.
yeah, but remember it was all about the skywalkers/their life
You have to love the detail put into this fight because it's truly a work of art.
Liam did such an amazing job that I almost never think of him as an actor playing Qui Gon whenever he is on screen he just is Qui Gon.
Agreed. I feel that way with all the Star Wars characters, even Mace Windu and Solo, I don’t see them as Jackson or Ford.
I really did love the choreographed lightsaber fights, and really loved the logic behind this energetic fighting style at the time when the Jedi were all fighting and Sith were not waiting to find and kill Jedi.
If the prequels had anything up on the originals it was the lightsaber battles
+Loluigi99 naboo and corusanct were breath taking actually, much more than cloud city or.... alderann...
+Jack Johnson In the eye candy department, maybe. Which ironically makes them less enjoyable since they look TOO perfect.
Yep and the cool battles
@@Keichwoud357 too perfect? What a lack of logic you have
@@anomalyinc3239 There is no tension. You don't "feel" the strikes.
A far cry from the fighting in Ep. 8, god I miss George's movies.
George is a genius no joke. Ray park is a brillant Gymnist, Swordsman, actor all together.
Come 2019 The Prequel Lightsaber battles are still unparalleled. I paid five times to see Episode One, the Obi-Wan Darth Maul battle alone was worth it. Excellent work!
My parents paid for me 4 times. For each prequel film. Grew up in a Star Wars family ❤️
Ray Park's character brought A LOT to the movie
BEST LIGHTSABER FIGHT EVER!
I just want to point out how i love too see Ewan enjoying the fight trainging. And of course, Ray Park is a total bad ass
I wish darth maul stayed in the series longer, he had so much potential and was, in my opinion, the top sith lord. He had no changing emotions, he was badass and truly evil. he also had the most movement, like flips and karate moves. That is awesome and provides a sense of how talented he is as a fighter as well as entertainment for the viewers.
Darth Vader would defeat Darth Maul. Does defeat Darth Maul... look it up.
A Truly sith apparently hehe
Kung-Fu fighting :D
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. ..Them cats was fast as lightning . . . .
5 years later and your wish comes true.
The fight is supposed to feel like a dance. The fights in the original trilogy were very stiff and focused on lukes aggresion/struggle with the dark side (which was fantastic in a different way). Here, it shows trained jedi using the force to help guide their movements in combat, which can help explain why they set up to block attacks before they happen. Easily my favorite fight in all of star wars and not just because its flashy. Having a trained swordsman actually in the fight really makes a difference when it comes to the choreography.
+joejoejoe532 I agree, I think after Qui'gon died the fight should have turned more into a braul with Obiwans aggression instead of continuing with the finese the fight started with. Reguarding the Kylo Ren fight it took me a while to get it but all in all I liked it.
Ray Park is the best thing in the film!
Agree
Qui Gon was cool too
I guess all McGregors are fighters.
IIRC Ewan's brother is a soldier, so I suppose you're right.
Konor McGregor...
Rob roy mcgregor
The difference being Ewan doesn't have a ridiculous ego
Even though, dissing prequels is fashionable amongst nerds these days; let's not this trilogy gave us awesome moments like this swordfight scene, and memorable characters like Darth Maul, Qui Gonn Jin and Count Dooku...
To be fair to nerds, they’ve been dishing the prequels since they were first released. The prequels had a good background plot, about Palpatine’s machinations to start a war and gain total control of the Republic, but the dialog was horribad and the lightsaber fighting was flashy but flawed (eg they weren’t trying to kill each other, but just hitting each other’s light sabers instead of body parts).
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Well people are dissing The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker now...
@@n2legos "Somehow Palpatine returned" and all the plot holes really make them amazing movies
I love Ray Park. I was able to meet him a few years back at Comic Con. He's a really legit person. Softly spoken, very strong. Wonderful dude.
Maul should have been the main villain throughout the prequels
yup
+Hodor Brodor He should have been the one who dies at the beginning of Episode III, we didn't really need Count Dooku
I think Maul could have replaced Grievous' role
+Jmgjgdjd5 I liked grevious as the general of the droid army I think he was perfect for that. Maul shouldve replaced dooku imo
+Jmgjgdjd5 droid army*
Ray Park was simply phenomenal in this role. There are a few good light saber duels but this one was just ferocious! Great job by all three.
Thank you for over 1.000.000 views after 8 years :)
Coin Looks like I can finish the reference for you. Hey Coin, what does the View Statics say about your view count? ITS OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!
Liam Neeson looks so young
+tzDub92 Same with Ray Park
+Coin Hah, that's funny.
Your welcome after 1year someone said it
No wonder they dubbed over Ray Park's voice. A voice like that would never pass as menacing enough.
Arthus850 they used the NovaCorps guy from Guardians of the Galaxy, the one who calls them a-holes in the trailer.
But Darth Maul was talking so little...
Саша Черняк With a voice like that, he might as well not speak at all. But that’s not what we want in our villains.
The prequels took lightsaber fights 100 steps forward. The sequels took lightsaber fights 200 steps back.
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Based.
If you watch some of the interviews with J.J. Abrams, he wanted the sequel trilogy duels to have similar styles to the original trilogy.
I love Episode 1!!! And none of you haters can tell me different.
Two words - Jake Lloyd.
TheGamingEnthusiast 3 words: Jar Jar Binks
orestisDisturbed
He was a working class hero.
Jason Gunn-Davis He was one of John Lennon's songs?
orestisDisturbed
It inspired George, the stealing prick that he is.
Dayum...even without the makeup and contacts, Ray Park is totally Darth Maul!
Ewan's laugh is so fantastic :'D
They should have kept Darth Moul as the main villain throughout the prequels !!!! he was amazing !!!! Don't like the way he was defeated tho.
*darth maul
+Keith Murray (Knightmove) He didn't have a character, just a cool sword...
+Graeme Dickson and cool horns
+Keith Murray (Knightmove) It kind of made sense though. He was a very cocky fighter. Very flashy in his own right. He could have quickly killed Obi-Wan when he was hanging in that tube thing. His own over-confidence is what defeated him. Shows just how the dark side can lead those who follow it into thinking they are more powerful than anyone else. In my opinion it was the perfect death for a Sith. Wouldn't make much sense if Qui-Gon died that way though.
Me either
The saber fighting in the prequels were epic! Amazing! Revenge Of The Sith is a visually, beautiful film.
This film was good just because of the presence of Darth Maul (Ray Park) and his fight with his double sable laser at the end of the movie. The moment when the doors open, he appears with the hood, opens his eyes and Duel of the fates starts........fan!
Agreed.
"We cast an actor, who was an actual sword fighter!"
And then you guys killed him off in the first movie, way to go
Ray was a good fighter.
Neeson was a good actor.
Both characters were killed off in order to make way for the Kenobi-Skywalker-Palpatine story.
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Ewan is a good actor
At least it's better than what Game of Thrones did- cast a sword fighter as the main villain (Night King) early on in the show (in anticipation of the series climax), build up a rivalry with the protagonist (Jon Snow) over many seasons, and then get woke in the final season and have a 16 year old girl anti-climatically teleport in and kill the villain rather than the epic sword fight with the protagonist everyone was waiting for.
At least they brought him back to do the motion capture for Maul in his duel against Ahsoka in TCW season 7
@@SongOfStorms411 bro the writers weren’t trying to be “woke” they just didn’t give a fuck about what they did and thought that would be the easiest way to end it, got didn’t turn to shit cause of “wokeness” you’re making up an enemy. there’s real shit to worry about like hack writters phoning it in for a check, if anything people need to be held accountable
Ray Park is adorable! Darth Maul is terrorific ♥ fantastic character I love
Now that’s just cool. Ewan bent his lightsaber in that rehearse with Ray Parker
the most brilliant character, and what do thy do? kill him off in the first one... FUCK! Jar Jar, Darth Moul was the key
+honx schmitt Watch The Clone Wars. He comes back, and he's freaking awesome. And he's a lot more cunning and smarter than you'd expect.
+jonvegard31 The clone wars ruin his whole character. to much is revealed about him, and he becomes to well known as opposed to no one having any idea where he came from. Plus he looses all the epic gymnastic attributes seen in the first movie. they shouldn't have killed him off, but they shouldn't have brought him back in the way that they did
Tyler Morefield
I guess it's to each his own. I can see both points. Having him be a dark and mysterious character is one way to go about it, and I like it. But I also liked seeing more of him. But he definitely shouldn't have "died" in Ep I. He could've been a great recurring villain, kind of the Vader of the prequels, who would be Obi-Wan's rival of sorts.
+honx schmitt What was so brilliant about him? He was a red mute with a double edged lightsaber, nothing more.
TheSorrel he was the only character that actually felt genuine. And that you can easy just drop him in to the originals and he'll fit, no problem. Well Ob One did well to.
Liam Nelson making the light saber noises made me laugh !
It's awesome seeing his non killer side lol
Love how the thumbnail is so zoomed in on Darth Maul's face.
no it’s not…
It's awsome too see that Ray Park got the credit he deserved after the great job he did :)
Thank Nick Gillard for the amazing choreography.
Ewan McGregor, you are the reason I stuck with the prequels. Thank you for being such an awesome Obi-Wan. :)
George's sole directorial instruction: Faster! More intense!!😉
Lucas, I do not care what people say about the prequels, I enjoyed the story of Anakin becoming Vader and YOU ROCK!
Zoran Mitich "and i want to blow you lucas LOL"
Ray Park such a great talent, Darth Maul such a great Sith and a great character wasted, I liked the prequels, but he deserved the spotlight as the main villain for the entire prequel trilogy.
This is a very large part of why I love the prequels! I agree with George! Every light saber fight scene I see in the prequels makes me want to watch the whole way through and then do what they just did!
Qui-Gon should appear as a force ghost in episode VII
gamonstudios Ewan should play ghost Obi-Wan
King William the Conqueror no no no because we see Alec as a forceghost so it wouldn’t work. Bring back Anakin as a force ghost.
Might get it here in episode IX
Oof these people were disappointed
we got a cameo in 9...
Ray's so cute. He's all mean in grumpy in SW, but he has such a sweet and quiet voice. XD
I always wished that you could find the whole fight with effects before they cut it up for the movie version cuz like in the end of this you get glimpses if scenes that didn't make the final cuts and they look amazing and seem like they could add more idk context to the duel sequence
I like how you get to see Obiwan’s progression as a fighter and see how his style and technique sort of evolves and adapts over the prequels.
The Phantom Menace takes place 30 years before the OT. The Force Awakens 30 years latter!
The Saga Continues!
and unfortunately, last jedi ruined part of the new saga... shame on ryan
Oh mr pete this is just painful seeing you here like this
I believe George Lucas said some odd 30 years before a new Hope. Because if you try to market accurately the timeline is off if you go by 30 years exactly.
in the special features disc that came with my 4-6 movie set, George specifically stated that originally the entire lightsaber was supposed to be extremely heavy like they were wielding battle axes, but he changed that at the beginning of a new hope to being extremely light.
That's what made Darth Maul boss. He knew how to wield the saber and acrobatics in real life.
Neeson and Mcgregor were cast perfectly.That fight with Maul is by far the best fight in the films. Sad for Qui-Gon tho, dies to the first Sith he meets lol >.
Yea, they definitely hit the jackpot with Ray Park💪
God I love Ewan Mcgregor, you can see how much passion he put into the prequels. He truly saved them.
2:37 Imagine learning that and doing it with a mate. Greatest passtime EVER
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I just wanted to say I've seen every movie since 1978 about 10 times at the theatres and owned all the toys, models, games, puzzles, I literally grew up with Star Wars want to raise my 2 yr old watching 'em, Used to love the old Errol Flynn type movies, swordfighting....I want my own Millenium Falcon and R2-D2 to live in and R2'd be better than a dog for a little girl..........THANKS MR. LUCAS
Darth Maul could have been in all three prequels, with real dialogue and just have been bad guy perfection.
I've seen a bunch of Liam Neeson movies but I don't think I've ever heard his natural accent before until I saw this video.
If Obi Wan and Qui-Gon were smart, one would have done the actual fighting while the other could just use different Force powers on Darth Maul. Like throwing things at him or pushing/pulling him etc.
He can protect himself by one hand. And it's more riskable.
Ray Park is a beast, shame that Maul only got a few scenes but they were short and sweet
darth maul deserves an encore performance in episode 7
***** Nick, as in Nick Gillard the stunt coordinator? No, he's still alive and breathing.
+RangerJackWalker I think you figured this out by now but he was referring to the username
He was in Solo. Got your wish!
I don’t care what people say about the prequels, what George Lucas done to them, or about episode 1. This movie and the prequel trilogy is awesome! Thank you George Lucas!
I love blocking out reality to favor what I like too!
It was a great idea to cast a martial arts expert- that’s what makes the fight scenes so good.
You don’t get this with CI, you need real people to do it!
I just had the opportunity to work with Nick Gillard on set and aside from being such a nice guy with the best stories and being very generous with his time ... he is also bloody brilliant at his work and a joy to watch at work!
I can feel your anger! It gives you focus! Embrace the dark side
Duel of the Fates is still my favorite duel in all of Star Wars.
Think of it like dancing. If you break from the dance to make an unexpected move, the predicted move you were supposed to block would of killed you already. Out sword-playing the other person is how jedi fighting styles were intended, exactly like martial arts.
Awesome!!! Love this featurette. The PT DVDS had by far THE BEST special features I've ever seen!
Darth Maul is ALWAYS going to be my personal favorite Sith.
Nick would be outstanding to direct fight sequences in an old republic series or movie, the way he manages the speed of the fights in the prequels were outstanding
That thumbnail makes me think that this is about a different kind of swordfighting
This channel only has 640 subscribers but the video has 1.7 million views, 1200 comments, and thousands of likes. Hello, Matrix!
4:55: "we had a good villain who was a great fighter...so I decided to kill him off and replace him with an 80 year old and a CGI mess"
+fremenchips but darth maul was later resurrected so its all good :D
El Hoho
resurrected as a CGI mess
fremenchips well Avatar movie was fully dont in CGI and its hard to name it CGI mess.
El Hoho
I'm not sure its fair to compare the CGI quality of a $237 million budgeted movie to a TV show.
+fremenchips Count Dooku is a badass character. I just don't like the way Darth Maul could be killed being on the high ground. Not just that, but the amount of time Obi Wan Kenobi left his guard open as he jumped over Darth Maul... Crazy how that was agreed to be the move that caused Darth Mauls death. He need something much more deserving.
Incredible duel coordination throughout episode 1, critics be dammed!
George........ Come back 😭
Episode I's lightsaber duel is the best one in my opinion. Naysayers can say whatever they want about The Phantom Meance, but they cannot deny that the duel is awesome. Even if they do prefer the more traditional style of dueling in the classic trilogy, they should still at least appreciate the hard work and outstanding choreography that Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Ray Park did for this movie.
7:19 Holy shit that dive! I want to do that :p
ME TOO!!!
That sword fighting was beautiful. Like a moving painting
Why none of these cool extras documentaries are in the blu ray extras? BS
Ray Park can repeat exactly the same move for every take, with no mistakes.
Want them to win? I always rooted for the Sith.
Wow. So long ago. And now we have The Mandalorian. How far we have come in the Star Wars Universe.
Who just got recommended this 13 years later
Probably you.
I give props and admiration to the man who came up with the fight scene for Darth Maul. Yes, you are the man and I love your work. If any need a lesson on fuel scenes for movies, they need to hit you up. Keep up the practice for fun and stay strong.
darth maul so relaxed is freaky in this.... 0.0
How could you thumb this down? Even if you didn't like the prequels, the stunts and fighting were immaculate lol
Angel of Retribution yeah. I personally enjoyed them anyways and it was cool that darth maul died(ish) because palpatine was the real mastermind behind everything anyway and to see his story play out was super cool
7:35 cool Extended scene :)
+Ulf Wildström I enjoyed every precious second of this fight, so I'm sad that part wasn't in the movie, looked really cool.
I never knew they had to go through such intense training. I thought there was way more CGI, and that some of the moves did not make sense....but now I see it's all perfectly calculated and well thought out. My respect for these actors just went up exponentially.
I love darth maul!
was so sad when he died :(
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That teacher, how he looks, could be some movie villain and nailed it.
I think more people like the Prequels better. The ones that prefer the Originals are just LOUDER with their complaints in the comments.
I think we should call your parents.
Oh, he thinks the prequels sucked ass also.
Robert James The box office results overrites your statement.
Shut up Lord Vader, we learned how much of a sobbing whiny bitch you are in the prequels.
The Originals are better. Without a doubt. But I'm no hater of the Prequels.
The Phantom Menace is okay, Jar Jar Binks doesn't bother me as much as other people seem to be bothered.
Attack of the Clones I haven't watched recently. Maybe I'll re watch it some time.
Revenge of the Sith is a good movie. It really is. Definitely the best of the Prequels. Still not as good as the Originals though.
When I watched the movies casually I though the lightsaber fights were cool and fasts and I liked that, but also I thought they were just clashing their sticks together without trying o hit each other.
Only now that I watch slow motions and the make off of how the choreographies were made I see how extremely accurate and realistic these fights were.
Don't forget about the pod race
phantom menace - best star wars movie.
If someone were to make a list of everything they like about a Star wars movie and tally it up, "The Phantom Menace" would score the highest, right next to "A new Hope".
I agree with George, that the fights needed to be faster and more energetic, however, the fights looked way too rehearsed. There are moments where you can see a Jedi go to block an attack that the Sith hasn't even swung for yet. I want the fights to be fast, but I want it so you can actually see the two trying to hit each other's bodies, because there are way too many moments where you can see a Jedi or Sith purposely just strike the opponent's blade and not their body.
TheMamsies Not only do Jedi have superhuman reflexes but they also seem to have at least a bit of precognition. So it makes sense that they would move to block ahead of time, because they're predicting each other's movements.
TheMamsies Yea, the Jedis are supposed to know where the next attack comes from so it actually makes sense
+TheMamsies Well said.
+XBlueM0ndayX If I would know in advance what my opponend does next, I wouldn`t block, I would attack has opening.
TheSorrel
Precognition would work both ways, so they could change their attack to counter your opening. Also, if you look at how frantic prequel fights are, you'll see why it's not so simple as "I'll redirect my attack". Just because you know where an attack is coming from wouldn't necessarily mean you'd physically be able to exploit that knowledge.
It's also a matter of risk-reward: if you choose to try and exploit their "opening" rather than block, if you don't kill them instantly they'll kill you with their attack. So unless you're confident you'll kill them, it's smarter to block.
But here I am debating fictional sword fighting.
Hearing RoTJ music with prequel footage is trippy!