Star Wars: Phantom Menace Premiere - WBTV Live Coverage (5/19/99)

[@CharlesMosley129]

i saw Star Wars- Episode I: The Phantom Menace on this day at the 1:30p show at the Sam Eric Theater in Philadelphia. i cut school early in the day to go. it was the greatest movie experience i've ever had. i went on to see Ep 1 four more times summer 1999. it remains one of my all time favorite films. John was wrong.

[@herbmaaster]

this was awesome, wish i could remember more of the day of seeing it

[@douglaspierce6386]

now, back in 2012, they re released Phantom Menace in 3D. my mother said when she'd seen all the other movies on the big screen that I was missing out. and I was. totally, but when her and I saw PM in 3D, it was the greatest movie experience ever. we ignored Jar Jar, and Jake loyd, and it was so awesome, one moment I wish I could relive

[@AutobotOrionPax]

I knooow I really wish i saw it when it was re released.

[@travellingshoes5241]

Shareef K. I saw it '99 and it was the most disappointing cinema experience of my entire life. "Even more disappointing than my son."

[@JuanPaulFilms1138]

Fury 161 Its like screwing mash patatos right?!

[@travellingshoes5241]

ShamelessFilmmaking Worse than that mate :(

[@hammurds]

@@travellingshoes5241 okay, Plinket

[@Tunaboy45]

1:36 he absolutely nailed it

[@Mallerd]

Everybody was like its good with that face of denial

[@marcelltoing8363]

+Movies4Life Apart from the guy at 1:30

[@Patrick19833]

Well I thought it was good, but we all have different opinions of course.

[@RotanCam]

We were all shell shocked. Plus, we were going on about 2.5hrs of sleep, having attended the midnight screening the night before, then returning to the same theater to do this live report.

[@specterkev]

Not everyone who sticks up for those movies are in denial I enjoyed episode 1 it's my favorite of the prequels. The time for episode one was when the best times in my life hype was amazing I was 19 years old so don't say you were a kid you didn't know any better

[@1zv]

1:32 the guy has it bang on. john; you're a hero.

[@eliezerrodriguez5863]

There is an extended version of this video with more enthusiastic reactions these guys look nervous to be on camera. They are not lairs or or hiding disappointed.

[@stevenbaxter9099]

Loved it don't care what anyone says

[@LocalMultiplex]

I wish I could ignore all the trailers and news for the new one like that guy did. I'm too excited though. Also, anyone else notice how unenthusiastic the people who apparently liked it were?

[@CharlesMosley129]

blinded i was not. i greatly enjoyed the movie opening day and still do now. Allen saw what he saw. . .i saw a great film. Star Wars Episode I was and is a good movie. "nostalgia" had then and has now nothing to do with it.

[@MrMindShattering]

That guy in the blue shirt at 1:32 knows what's up.

[@Villeartt]

I was glad to hear about cousin Steve

[@RotanCam]

My cousin, Stephen, is standing to my left in the video (wearing sunglasses). I was supposed to interview him, but I got so swept up in the moment of doing a live news report that I forgot to ask him for his reaction to the film. Whoops. Sorry, Stephen!

[@jafri]

I can't believe that year I was 13 years old. in fact, I still watched the 'original trilogy' (not the SE) more even when it's premiered.

[@HoneysteinBrothers]

I find the irony of this guy talking about human elements being pushed out of frame at 1:30 when he's literally covering up the guy behind him pushing him out of frame.

[@Me-wk7dz]

The Phantom Menace is a very good movie. So far the only issue I have seen is that it seems a little hard to follow for people who don't know how to think. Yes if you take it at face value it WOULD suck. But if you look at the meaning of every action, trade routes? A ploy for the Rise of the Empire. And that is only a hint. You guys hating on the Phantom Menace have not SEEN the Phantom Menace! Because you were to leisure to follow the story arc! If you truly watch it you will find it makes Star Wars proud!

[@yanmeister501st]

This movie makes Star Wars proud? LOLOLOLOL

[@sirmolio]

+blob blob Yes, that's why the only people who love it are under 12, because kids can think and follow movies better than adults can.. we should bow to their judgment

[@close2001]

Best joke I've heard all day

[@nicoleroux2613]

Jake Lloyd, Jar Jar, midichlor- whatever the hell they're called and dry emotionless political dialogue Nuff said

[@heresyisprogress]

+blob blob a cluster-fuck info-dump doesn't make a compelling story.

[@RollingPeople97]

Three times! I could only stomach each one once.

[@HelloThere72550]

They should be there for episode 7

[@RyansChannel0203]

Who the hell named their child via news reporter: "John Carter"?! 😂

[@monexmeldrick]

Parallels to the new release

[@sirclassicalhou3650]

Well, anytime a new Star Wars film is released after the original trilogy, there will always be some criticism, even if it is generally well-received by viewers or genuinely enjoyable. Same goes for any other film series; fans tend to be wary of the latest installment.

[@kiskacor3694]

The phantom manace is still better than the force awakens and everybody went crazy over TFA.Most people had to/will have to realize how shite it was.

[@TheSoloTrooper]

Kis Kacor How is it better? TFA isn’t great, but it has much better characters, better writing, better acting, and a better pace.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

There not acting. People loved it at first. Then people started complaining about Binks, then Kid Vader, then the 2 headed pod race announcer, then the pod race itself, then Padme's makeup. And on & on & on & on.It just snowballed.

[@MrSGL21]

no we hated it from 5 minutes in starting with the makup.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

no. the haters appeared after the "second viewing" they were "unsure" at 1st.

[@MrSGL21]

oh no I hated it before the end of the movie. Shitty acting, shitty direction, terrible wooden dialog, over reliance on CGI, and JAR JAR FUCKING BINX.

[@christianmorales8978]

Or people put on their nostalgia glasses and missed the whole empire vs rebels thing and started to hate it together with 2 and 3.

[@RotanCam]

John was wrong? That makes no sense. In the video, at the time, I said I liked the film. I saw it three times that day, after I did this live report at 7:30am.

[@DanBharry]

that guy at 1:30ish was the only one without the look of wtf was that

[@Mike-t5r9q]

TPM was still better then The Last Jedi

[@RotanCam]

*than

[@tartgreenapple]

Any star wars fan knew it was a POS in the first few minutes.

[@RotanCam]

What can I say? I was shell shocked.

[@jmatrix010]

Compare their enthusiasm with these movies with the Sequel Trilogy

[@willwheatley7296]

Titanic was one of the best movies ever made, this was one of the most disappointing. Oh how wrong you were stormtrooper guy.

[@SaraMandoa]

Will Wheatley Titanic was one of the best movies ever made?? hahahahahahahahahaa Not even in the top 250

[@willwheatley7296]

Sara Calvo Its not my opinion. Its won the most awards out of any film ever made official

[@InBedGamer]

Typical faces of denial.

[@azurelord64]

There's a better term for that. It's called PHANTOM MENACING.

[@RotanCam]

We were shell shocked.

[@bc121]

One simple word sums up the suckiness of TPM and the prequels as a whole: "Midicloreans" ...bitchez!

[@tyspyranger]

Really makes me sad that this movie was so wildly anticapated and it was so awful