Admit it, when you first saw it you thought it was awesome. Darth Maul was cool, pod racing was cool, those yellow space ships were cool, Amidala was hot, the battle at the end with the Gungans and the robots was cool, the political intrigue and mystery was an added bonus.
And sure now in retrospect we can say they're dumb, and stupid, but I have rewatched pic related and the other several times while VII, VIII or RO, I have only seen once and have no desire to see them again. The prequel movies still had the adventure spirit of Star Wars even though they were cashgrabs but at least cool shit was happening in cool settings, these new movies feel forced and despite the bigger budget don't feel real.
I still think it's awesome. Awesome movie for kids that is.
Juan Mitchell
>even though they were cashgrabs but at least cool shit was happening in cool settings
I don't think the prequels were cashgrabs. George made what he wanted to make , and didn't care that much what the audience thought
Nicholas Moore
Skipped school to see it opening day. Loved it at the time. I think a lot of that was because I was caught up in the excitement of a new Star Wars film. When the dust settled and I rewatched th VHS (this didn’t get a DVD until the 2004 Box set) I found that I just didnt like it as much. That said after these Disney SW films I understand why people defend the PT even if I don’t enjoy them.
Josiah Murphy
It was a very good movie for kids. Easy to pick apart as an adult, like every other stor wors movie. Maybe TLJ is good for kids too? It's still objectively worse due to having a bunch of problems with the plot.
Carter Lopez
I was 12 so yes it was awesome.
Lincoln Peterson
The world was good. It was Star Wars, yet different. The aesthetic and sound and everything. For a child, that's the kind of stuff that's most noticeable.
Grayson Adams
Watched it at the theaters when I was about 9 or so. I have never been a big SW fan even as a child. The only thing I remember about ep 1 was the podrace and the final fight with Darth Maul. Other than that I remember even as a child thinking that JarJar was annoying I also thought as a kid that JarJar was a woman, and even as a kid I thought the dialogue was painfully boring and uninteresting.
Chase Ramirez
As a kid I remember being bored by it until the end fight. That was really something else to witness as a kid.
This is the only movie I've ever seen more than once in theaters.
I saw it 4 times
Ayden Clark
It was a good movie, when I first saw it, admittedly, I thought it was great.
I was a fan of Star Wars before but the massive battles, massive CG worlds (at this point CG wasn't frowned upon, people were awed at the huge worlds it could create), and the notion that lightsaber's could quickly deflect lasers made for some amazing awe inspiring scenes. The podrace was epic, so was the Maul fight. Kid Anakin actor sucked, but that was forgettable with all that it did right.
But here's the thing, high-paced action porn without strong iconic characters and a good plot do not satisfy for long. It's cinematic junkfood, you'll like it at first but find it doesn't mentally fullfill you, then you'll process it mentally and see it again and realize it's nowhere near as good as you first believed.
All the prequels suffer from this to some extent, but the overall story arc and characters are STILL cool and the story is still fun and unique.
You know what really suffers from the "action porn" problem? The Disney content, they've made amazing action but shitty characters and a shitty noncohesive plot. So yes, the first time the action might captivate you, but I promise nearly everyone will realize how much they suck on the second viewing.
When I first watched TLJ, I honestly reviewed it as a 7/10. Then I ruminated on the plot for a couple of days and how many shitty bad decisions they made and now I'd honestly give it a 3/10.
Action porn can spellbind you briefly, but the satisfaction goes away and it's virtually gone by the second viewing.
The prequels had a bit of the action porn thing going but they still had a cool story and cool characters for staying power. The Disney content is 100% action porn with nothing but poorly recycled plots from the orignals.
Andrew Gray
no, but I was a teen when it came out. I was confused by it being so different and didn't really care about it. I did enjoy the music tho.
Landon Jenkins
Sadly no. I was very disappointed.
'I've seen it. Its... okay' was, I think the start of the review I sent my sister who gave me a bootleg Russian VHS tape of the movie before it came out.
In about 96 I was very miserable at university and essentially my reason for not killing myself was that there was a new Star Wars movie on the horizon and I might as well wait and see that first.
I remember reflecting that had I known what the prequels were going to be like I wouldn't have bothered waiting.
Still I didn't hate them anywhere near as much as what Disney has done.
William Allen
Nope. At 12 I was enough of a patrician to hate Jar-Jar.
I saw it when I was 10 or so. I didn't see any other SW films before that, but I thought it was the coolest shit since sliced bread. It had space magic, space battles, podraces, and most importantly for me, cool spaceships that I just had to look up. I still remember looking at all the cool ship cutaway drawing and being so fucking happy reading about how they operated. I didn't like Jarjar or anything Gungan related, except the wacky underwater scenes with the ever larger fish.
Rewatching the movie when I was older made me see its flaws, but it will always remain in that cozy nostalgia filled corner of my childhood.
Lincoln Baker
I was 13 and enjoyed it. I didn't like Jar Jar much but I distinctly remember wondering how he was going to pan out because of how he acted. I never went as far as thinking he was some sith lord but definitely thought he was going to end up more than just a goofy side character especially considering we saw plenty of alien jedi and darth maul being an alien sith
Kayden Morales
>even as a kid I thought the dialogue was painfully boring and uninteresting. That's because the film requires deep knowledge of politics, history, and philosophy to understand; it's not just babby's first space adventure like the OT. It is high brow patrician cinema.
Justin Bailey
Other way around, I didn't like it then, but I appreciate the prequels now.
Carson Cooper
Jar Jar is the one who gave Palpatine unlimited power
David Adams
Admit what? I saw the prequels last week (as well as all other SW films) and thought they were just as awesome when I first saw them in the theater. This isn't reddit, flyboy. Sup Forums loves prequels.
Ryan Powell
Yeah but speaking with just Phantom Menace Jar Jar hadn't been responsible for that yet
Landon Davis
You are right. But I was also 4 years old so not exactly a go to person for film criticism.
Evan Brown
I was 11 years old, confused and fell asleep sometime between the pod race and the end of the movie. I literally woke up shaken by the sound of the explosions at the end. I fell weird leaving the theater and my dad thought I was angry at him. So no, I never had a good experience with nu wars to begin with. Later it's my dad who fell asleep during episode 3. He woke up at the NOOOOOO.
Mason Campbell
Yes. I saw it as a kid, loved it during that time, and didn't find out of its numerous flaws until I discovered the internet. That said, Jar Jar still was obnoxious and annoying, and it was kind of hanging for a Vader origin story film. Got me hyped to watch Episode 2 though, so it was all good.
Brandon Taylor
I was 10
and yes I did think it was awesome but I also remember thinking a lot of it was heiniously boring, but I hadn't had any critical background in watching/analyzing films so I didn't think much of it, that's just how movies are.
Turns out that's only how bad movies are.
Landon Bailey
The true redpill is realizing that TPM is the second best Star Wars movie behind only AOTC.
no user >Revenge of the Sith >A New Hope >Attack of the Clones >The Empire Strikes Back >The Phantom Menace >Return of the Jedi >Rogue One POWER GAP >The Force Awakens >The Last Jedi
Bentley Allen
RotS>TPM>ANH>ESB>AotC>RotJ
John Martin
I legitimately do not know why Lucas could not make his mind up whether to make the target audience children or older fans of political thrillers.
Michael Gomez
Lucas showed his power level in Episode 1, in a children's movie no less. What's not to like?
John Long
wtf i love the prequels now
Gavin Robinson
every movey is a cashgrab dumbass
Isaac Phillips
other than the fart and poo joke its a good movie
Austin Adams
He didn't get away with it because they took Star Wars away from him.
Benjamin Cruz
4 > 5 > 3 > 6 > 1 >>> RO > 2 >>>>>>>>>> 7 > 8
Kayden Barnes
People only shit on the prequels because it's "cool" to hate the prequels. Back when it came out it was loved and even up to 2007 before places like Sup Forums and forums become super busy, they were loved.
People say they hate the prequels, but in actual fact they are just following the crowd because they can't let their opinion stand on their own two feet.
Chase Wood
There's nothing wrong with toilet humor.
Julian Thomas
Can someone find the podracing sequence on youtube or something and post it? I would but I don't have time to look it up. It's better than the entire Last Jedi movie by itself.
Ryan Harris
It's Hollywood, so it's physically impossible to get away with it. All that matters is the attempt.
Landon Wilson
all these babies ITT. I was 16 everyone loved and could stop talking about it for like a month.
Ethan Myers
I was only nine years old. I loved George lucas' franchise so much, I had all the merchandise and movies. I'd pray to yoda every night before I go to bed, thanking for the life I've been given. "Yoda is love", I would say, "Yoda is life". My dad hears me and calls me a faggot. I knew he was just jealous for my devotion to the deep, rich lore of the trade federation. I called him a cunt. He slaps me and sends me to go to sleep. I'm crying now and my face hurts. I lay in bed and it's really cold. A warmth is moving towards me. I feel something touch me. It's not Yoda, its Palpatine! I'm so happy. He whispers in my ear, "This is my senate". He grabs me with his powerful blue lightning hands, and puts me on my hands and knees. I spread my ass-cheeks for Palp. He penetrates my butthole. It hurts so much, but I do it for space taxes. I can feel my butt tearing as my eyes start to water. I push against his force. I want to please the dark side. He roars a mighty roar, as he fills my butt with his love. My dad walks in. Palp looks him straight in the eye, and says, "DO IT". Palpatine leaves through my window.
Joseph King
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Luke Parker
>that pic Haven't laughed this much in a while. Thanks.
Lincoln Sanders
It's space opera where the OT was space fairy tale.
Blake Turner
Droids and droidekas were great. Almost all of the mechanical aspects of Episode I are great, the ship designs and robot designs and podracers. That's what's annoying about Episode VIII, that space horse shit should have been more podracers because that's in the spirit of George's love for hotrodding.
