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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 11:12 AM
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70 Youtube minutes explaining every reason The Phantom Menace was so bad.
You knew it was bad, but maybe you couldn't explain why.

Here are a series of very funny Youtubes which break down every possible reason why this movie sucked.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/17/watch-this-70-minute-video-review-of-star-wars-the-phantom-menace/

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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 11:14 AM
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1. I watched the whole thing last night. Hilarious. nt
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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 12:02 PM
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5. Thanks for getting it. You really have to watch it, unlike the other posts.
For Pete's sake. So far, the others have commented on it without actually watching it.

At least YOU 'got' it.

For crying out loud netsurfer2 below, without looking at these videos, actually said the light saber duel was the best part, when this video explains EXACTLY WHY IT SUCKED.

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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 11:20 AM
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2. 70 minutes worth? That's practically as long as the movie itself!
:rofl:
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 11:26 AM
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3. I'm certain this is hilarious...
...but I can tell you the short version in 30 seconds. It was badly written. Badly produced. And badly acted. Lucas was blinded by the tie-in product market and his own egotistical assumption that whatever he produced was going to be good, and he didn't take the time to make sure he was creating a good story.

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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 02:48 PM
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7. You might be certain that it's like other Youtubes but it's not.
Edited on Sat Dec-19-09 02:51 PM by FormerDittoHead
...you really should look at the first few minutes of the first of these 7 videos to understand what they are and why I'm recommending them.

Some guy named Mike from Milwaukee, WI put together a 70-minute video review discussing the many reasons why the movie was horrible. And this isn’t your usual fanboy rant, this is an epic, well-edited well-constructed piece of geek film criticism. In fact, the way I learned about the video was from Lost co-creator and Star Trek producer Damon Lindelof, who said “Your life is about to change. This is astounding film making. Watch ALL of it."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI&feature=player_embedded

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netsurfer2 Donating Member (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 10:04 AM
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4. 70 minutes?
The light saber duel at the end was great. Other than that I agree, Phantom Mennace was disapointing. George Lucas is laughing all the way to the bank though. The guys who produced that video probably went and saw it numerous times and probably have the entire Star Wars saga on DVD sitting on their shelf.
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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 02:46 PM
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6. Maybe if you watched 3 minutes of the 1st video you'd see why this is more than a simple review.
Edited on Sat Dec-19-09 02:51 PM by FormerDittoHead
>The guys who produced that video probably went and saw it numerous times and probably have the entire Star Wars saga on DVD sitting on their shelf.

You'd also see why your comment is so off the mark.

Here's the first video. I seriously doubt it is what you think it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI&feature=player_embedded

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netsurfer2 Donating Member (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 04:36 PM
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8. Yes I know its more than a simple review
And how is my comment off the mark? The only way they could go into such detail on the movie is if they saw it numerous times. Like I said, George Lucas is laughing all the way to the bank.
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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 05:36 PM
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9. Why don't you just watch a few minutes of the first one?
>>The guys who produced that video probably went and saw it numerous times and probably have the entire Star Wars saga on DVD sitting on their shelf.

>>You'd also see why your comment is so off the mark.

>And how is my comment off the mark?

Because if you had seen even the first 15 seconds of the first of these review videos, you'd see that there is no way the guy "probably" has seen it numerous times and has it on DVD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI&feature=related

And if you think the video is just about The Phantom Menace, and why it was bad, you haven't seen the video.

Observations such as "George Lucas is laughing all the way to the bank" are dealt with, in detail, using documentary footage, in the first 5 minutes of the first of the 7 videos, but again, the video is much more than that.

Why don't you just watch part of the first 10 minute video?

This set of videos is much more than about The Phantom Menace. It's about what makes good action/sci-fi films and how, in spite of its financial success, as you note, The Phantom Menace (all the prequels) broke every rule that the original series used so well and betrayed the trust of those who loved Star Wars.

That's why I recommended it. It's got less to do with The Phantom Menace and more with a guy's obsession with Star Wars and why he was so disappointed in the film, he became a serial killer.

check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI&feature=related
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-20-09 08:23 PM
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10. God damn! That was good fun.
Don't go down to the basement.
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DerekG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-20-09 10:35 PM
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11. 70 minutes? Jesus, isn't it time to let go?
There's a sad irony that the series that emphasizes the importance of not giving into hate happens to have the most embittered fanbase.

It's been ten years, folks. Move on.
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rantormusing Donating Member (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-30-09 09:48 PM
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12. Oops my mistake
I thought this was about Phantasm
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