You know… I’ve only been on the Internet for a little bit. I only get to go on for about half an hour because I don’t want to hold up the phone lines because going online makes lots of weird noises and results in people not able to reach you while you’re online. So I’m going about here and there, looking up stuff… and then I find a page somewhere (2024 Update: Link no longer valid) that talks about how the Phantom Menace is one of the worst things to happen to Star Wars.
I’m reading this page and I’m like “Really? Phantom Menace is bad? I thought it was a good movie. Did I miss something?”
I remember the first time I saw it in theatres with my older brother and we both thought the movie was fine. Seeing the Jedi in action was a bit of a treat, that Darth Maul dude was a wicked fighter, that podrace was a lot of fun, that Padme girl was pretty cute and a nice contrast from the queen with her fancy outfits and monotone voice, that Jar Jar is… well, okay, he was kind of annoying. And Kid Vader is kind of bad, but that’s fine because every kid actor is bad before they eventually get good.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that I actually liked the Phantom Menace… or at least, I remember liking the movie. The music was pretty epic; John Williams once again gives Star Wars another great score. And the movie – largely – is still fresh in my mind. That usually happens after I’ve watched a good movie or at least, one that I enjoyed a hell of a lot.
Maybe I’ll change my tune when the home video version is eventually released… but I never realized that you’re supposed to hate this thing. Oh well… maybe one of these days, I’ll get around to doing that. Right now, I’ve got other things to hate at the moment and a new Star Wars movie isn’t one of them.
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