20100130, 20100131:
This movie is the worst of the six. I'd say what the movie has going for it is the characters Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. I feel having watched the original trilogy first helps in interest in the character Obi-Wan. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn and Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Where as with Anakin, if you didn't know what he's about, you don't relate to him, because you don't really understand how important he is until at least the next movie. And even then, depending on which movies you have seen, it doesn't really kick in until the third movie. For some reason I thought Darth Maul was cooler, but seeing this movie recently, I think Darth Maul only had a little moment to shine.
[20100408 9:25 AM]
20220529:
With the new release of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+, I decided to rewatch the prequel movies.
20250520, 20250524:
I watched the film with Ben and Mia.
I don't think this movie is all that bad. There were some good fight sequences, maybe over-the-top compared to the Original Trilogy though. I like most of the choreography, but I could do with less jumping. The pod racing and the fight against Darth Maul were the highlights of the film, while the introduction of midichlorians was totally unnecessary. Overall, I would give the film a 3.8.
Rating: 3.8/5
[20250529]
Instant Comments:
2a: Obi-Wan the padawan
2a: Lol why not just leave the Jedi to die to the toxins?
2a: Hahaha "you were right about one thing, Master. the negotiations were short"; 3a: smile
2a: Lol Jar Jar. I wonder what the thought process was on such an extreme character [a general response is comic relief and ]
2a: (Suddenly age popped into my mind as Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are evading the sea creatures. Anakin and Padme are 5 years different, so that in Episode II, ten years after Episode I, they would be 19 and 24)
2b: Resume where Qui-Gon says Queen Amidala should come with them and she thinks how both are problematic
2b: Hehe droids. "Does not compute."
2b: Is "the little droid" R2?
3a: R2-D2 is the surviving droid
2b: For some reason I thought Padme and Queen Amidala are the same person. [Yes, her handmaiden looks like her and acted as the decoy queen. So it would be the real queen traveling with Qui-Gon]
2b: Haha. "You think you're a Jedi waving your hand around like that?"
2b: I forgot that Anakin built C-3P0.
3a: C-3PO
2b: Over 20,000
3a: huh jabba is here. so fast forward to future, why isn't there podracing anymore. or maybe there is [oh it was banned]
3a: he's announced as Skywalker in the race. when was the first time we heard his last name?
2b: I can't remember. I thought someone tries to sabatoge his ship. [Okay, soon enough Sebulba breaks something]
2b: These racers are made to look like they are going so fast, maybe 200mph. [Wow according to a wiki entry. Anakins racer at 947 kmph, which is 588 mph]
2b: Holy moly Tusken Raiders
2b: He leaves C-3PO
2b: Huh, did Anakin try to save his mom? [it becomes important to the overall plot of the prequel movies]
2b: I guess the Jedi way of shunning emotion is... extreme and not necessarily correct.
3b: ah, she says she sent padme on... but I guess the amazing thing is she takes on a competely different aura
2b: Oh, so Senator Palpatine is a Senator of Naboo? [20220610: yes, he was the Senator of Naboo in this movie]
3b: oh is he using Jedi mind trick in suggesting this to her?
3b: huh. I guess Yoda's saying would actually be foreshadowing Anakins downfall
3b: "it is clear to me now the republic no longer functions " I never was aware of these political aspects
3b: oh. the decoy is not Padme. though presumably ... she has been in position in few instances?
3b: hehe General Binks
3b: Padme conceived the plan. she does not display this as much in the sequels but perhaps in Attack of Clones series (she is more action there I recall not necessarily strategic)
3b: Jar Jar's bumbling keeps him alive with guns
3b: Jar Jar again with his "luck"
2b: Lol, stay in the cockpit
3b: I see him getting this fighter to work would be like a call back to podracer
3b: lol. "after her, this one's a decoy"
2b: I'd love to learn why there's a set of doors that open and close
3b: while Maul caught Qui-Gon by surprise. does Obi-Wan winning considered luck?
2b: I get it's part of the plot and fun but why would the droids be controlled by a control center [20220610: plus, even if there was such a desire, it'd be much better to have a back-up control center]
3b: why is the main reactor of the ship Anakin entered in such a vulnerable state?
3b: "now this is podracing"
2b: Lol. But the high ground! (Maybe Obi-Wan had the element of surprise?) [Some reading agrees with the element of surprise, but adds various reasons to why it is so. First. Obi-Wan was unarmed. Second, Maul was toying with Obi-Wan, so he was no longer in the mindset of attacking. Third, Maul underestimated Obi-Wan perhaps in more ways than one. Four, Obi-Wan was calm vs maul who was likely letting his emotions drive him. This last element was first shown when Qui-Gon kneeled down why Maul paced inpatiently back and forth.][in contrast with the third movie, Obi-Wan continued to be ready for Anakin. So when Anakin makes the jump, Obi-Wan strikes][20220610: Actually there are many moments where characters jump after each other or spin around without any consequences. Certainly as a viewer we tend to enjoy such choreography. I guess it makes sense to distinguish those moments from more pivotal moments such as this scene or the high-ground scene in Episode III]
3b: okay yeah, Obi-Wan definitely had the element of surprise
3b: Yoda in a one-on-one conversation with Obi-Wan, either has the authority to speak on behalf of the council or the council already had approved and discussed in details the direction of Obi-Wan's request
3b: "Always two there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice." "But which was destroyed? The master or the apprentice?"
2a=2022529,2b=20220602*,3a=20250520,3b=20250524
*20250529: Some of the instant comments falling under 2b=20220602 seemed out of order. I did my best to rearrange them.
Watched once or twice before
Watched first half 20100130, second half 20100131
Watched first half 20220529, second half 20220602 (Disney+)
Watched first half 20250520, second half 20250524 (Disney+)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) George Lucas. 136 min.
Relevant Links:
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (IMDb.com)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace RottenTomatoes.com
This movie is the worst of the six. I'd say what the movie has going for it is the characters Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. I feel having watched the original trilogy first helps in interest in the character Obi-Wan. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn and Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Where as with Anakin, if you didn't know what he's about, you don't relate to him, because you don't really understand how important he is until at least the next movie. And even then, depending on which movies you have seen, it doesn't really kick in until the third movie. For some reason I thought Darth Maul was cooler, but seeing this movie recently, I think Darth Maul only had a little moment to shine.
[20100408 9:25 AM]
20220529:
With the new release of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+, I decided to rewatch the prequel movies.
20250520, 20250524:
I watched the film with Ben and Mia.
I don't think this movie is all that bad. There were some good fight sequences, maybe over-the-top compared to the Original Trilogy though. I like most of the choreography, but I could do with less jumping. The pod racing and the fight against Darth Maul were the highlights of the film, while the introduction of midichlorians was totally unnecessary. Overall, I would give the film a 3.8.
Rating: 3.8/5
[20250529]
Instant Comments:
2a: Obi-Wan the padawan
2a: Lol why not just leave the Jedi to die to the toxins?
2a: Hahaha "you were right about one thing, Master. the negotiations were short"; 3a: smile
2a: Lol Jar Jar. I wonder what the thought process was on such an extreme character [a general response is comic relief and ]
2a: (Suddenly age popped into my mind as Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are evading the sea creatures. Anakin and Padme are 5 years different, so that in Episode II, ten years after Episode I, they would be 19 and 24)
2b: Resume where Qui-Gon says Queen Amidala should come with them and she thinks how both are problematic
2b: Hehe droids. "Does not compute."
2b: Is "the little droid" R2?
3a: R2-D2 is the surviving droid
2b: For some reason I thought Padme and Queen Amidala are the same person. [Yes, her handmaiden looks like her and acted as the decoy queen. So it would be the real queen traveling with Qui-Gon]
2b: Haha. "You think you're a Jedi waving your hand around like that?"
2b: I forgot that Anakin built C-3P0.
3a: C-3PO
2b: Over 20,000
3a: huh jabba is here. so fast forward to future, why isn't there podracing anymore. or maybe there is [oh it was banned]
3a: he's announced as Skywalker in the race. when was the first time we heard his last name?
2b: I can't remember. I thought someone tries to sabatoge his ship. [Okay, soon enough Sebulba breaks something]
2b: These racers are made to look like they are going so fast, maybe 200mph. [Wow according to a wiki entry. Anakins racer at 947 kmph, which is 588 mph]
2b: Holy moly Tusken Raiders
2b: He leaves C-3PO
2b: Huh, did Anakin try to save his mom? [it becomes important to the overall plot of the prequel movies]
2b: I guess the Jedi way of shunning emotion is... extreme and not necessarily correct.
3b: ah, she says she sent padme on... but I guess the amazing thing is she takes on a competely different aura
2b: Oh, so Senator Palpatine is a Senator of Naboo? [20220610: yes, he was the Senator of Naboo in this movie]
3b: oh is he using Jedi mind trick in suggesting this to her?
3b: huh. I guess Yoda's saying would actually be foreshadowing Anakins downfall
3b: "it is clear to me now the republic no longer functions " I never was aware of these political aspects
3b: oh. the decoy is not Padme. though presumably ... she has been in position in few instances?
3b: hehe General Binks
3b: Padme conceived the plan. she does not display this as much in the sequels but perhaps in Attack of Clones series (she is more action there I recall not necessarily strategic)
3b: Jar Jar's bumbling keeps him alive with guns
3b: Jar Jar again with his "luck"
2b: Lol, stay in the cockpit
3b: I see him getting this fighter to work would be like a call back to podracer
3b: lol. "after her, this one's a decoy"
2b: I'd love to learn why there's a set of doors that open and close
3b: while Maul caught Qui-Gon by surprise. does Obi-Wan winning considered luck?
2b: I get it's part of the plot and fun but why would the droids be controlled by a control center [20220610: plus, even if there was such a desire, it'd be much better to have a back-up control center]
3b: why is the main reactor of the ship Anakin entered in such a vulnerable state?
3b: "now this is podracing"
2b: Lol. But the high ground! (Maybe Obi-Wan had the element of surprise?) [Some reading agrees with the element of surprise, but adds various reasons to why it is so. First. Obi-Wan was unarmed. Second, Maul was toying with Obi-Wan, so he was no longer in the mindset of attacking. Third, Maul underestimated Obi-Wan perhaps in more ways than one. Four, Obi-Wan was calm vs maul who was likely letting his emotions drive him. This last element was first shown when Qui-Gon kneeled down why Maul paced inpatiently back and forth.][in contrast with the third movie, Obi-Wan continued to be ready for Anakin. So when Anakin makes the jump, Obi-Wan strikes][20220610: Actually there are many moments where characters jump after each other or spin around without any consequences. Certainly as a viewer we tend to enjoy such choreography. I guess it makes sense to distinguish those moments from more pivotal moments such as this scene or the high-ground scene in Episode III]
3b: okay yeah, Obi-Wan definitely had the element of surprise
3b: Yoda in a one-on-one conversation with Obi-Wan, either has the authority to speak on behalf of the council or the council already had approved and discussed in details the direction of Obi-Wan's request
3b: "Always two there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice." "But which was destroyed? The master or the apprentice?"
2a=2022529,2b=20220602*,3a=20250520,3b=20250524
*20250529: Some of the instant comments falling under 2b=20220602 seemed out of order. I did my best to rearrange them.
Watched once or twice before
Watched first half 20100130, second half 20100131
Watched first half 20220529, second half 20220602 (Disney+)
Watched first half 20250520, second half 20250524 (Disney+)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) George Lucas. 136 min.
Relevant Links:
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (IMDb.com)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace RottenTomatoes.com
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