Star Wars Prequel Trilogy is Iconic

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[@kossler]

Hayden Christiansen is a great actor. I feel bad for how he was treated. He did the best he could with the script he was given. Lucas even said that he gave a perfect performance. It was exactly how he envisioned it.

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

100%. He could only do so much with the at times "cringe worthy" dialogue between Anakin and Padme.

[@Not_So_Slim_Shady]

Dooku does take the Darth title. He's Darth Tyrannus but he keeps it a secret.

[@batmanwholaughs3547]

Revenge of the Sith is my FAVORITE Star Wars movie of all time. I remember seeing it in theaters with my dad & brothers.

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

SOO Underrated

[@batmanwholaughs3547]

@@raidersofthelostpodcast_ same with y’all’s podcast! Keep it up dudes

[@sarolv7596]

My favorite too

[@kossler]

Honestly, I would have absolutely watched a hour long cut of the Battle of Coruscant. #ReleaseTheLucasCut

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

For real! What an opening to a movie

[@thomasnarramore3638]

one thing i love about the prequels is how they pay attention to the lightsaber duels. the final battle between obi-wan and anakin is possibly my favorite star wars battle and i think it's an amazing way to close out this era. Would love to win the poster!

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Agreed!!!

[@matthewmullin9416]

The Empire Strikes Back is not only but my favorite Star Wars, but it’s my favorite film ever. One of my local theatres reopened last summer during the pandemic last summer and I was able to see ESB. It was amazing to see it on the big screen and plus I took my girlfriend who had never seen it and she really enjoyed it! Keep up the great work boys!

[@EpictasticJoshua]

Recently rewatched the prequels last month for live audio commentaries and while they have some CGI being dated, some iffy writing and performances and some character development, i enjoy a lot of things about it. Definitely respect the high definition camera revolution with this trilogy

[@carsonderr5608]

I love how count dooku goes by that name when in the presents of the republic, but to his master and when he’s going on secret missions he keeps his sith name Darth Tyranus. It is so smart by him, and if you watch the clone wars to, then it will show just how long it took for the Jedi to figure out they were the same person.

[@calebdarsky5040]

It was actually 1,064.75829 lightsabers for Grevious. Jokes aside, one of his lightsabers was Sifo Diyas’s, the Jedi who ordered the clone army, if you recall AOTC.

[@westlyrodriguez3948]

Episode III is the best one in my opinion. There was a lot of emotion especially towards the end with that epic battle scene. And you can’t forget the younglings scene, I think about that scene all the time. And you can’t forget that epic first breath Darth Vader takes.

[@kossler]

Samuel L. Jackson is a firm believer that Mace Windu survived.

[@CaptAmericaDad]

I wouldn’t say a believer as much as he would just like it to be true

[@ohbunnybaby]

On the last Darth Vader (2017) issue that I‘ve read, whenever Vader meditates, he‘s depicted as a floating silhouette with both the dark and the light side. (Spoilers below) Towards the end of the comic, it shows that Anakin, as a child, was filled with the dark side of the force, but it was only when he got married to Padmé did the light side of the force started manifesting. It’s on issue 25 of the Darth Vader 2017 comics, which takes place immediately after Episode 3. It‘s worth a read especially if you guys want to see his climb up the ladder from sith apprentice to sith lord

[@Tommybside]

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[@calebdarsky5040]

In the prequels, because previs was still kinda early, only the action scenes were done in previs. Such as: Podrace, and speeder car chase in AOTC.

[@patrickwhelihan1860]

1. Empire Strikes back- Great cinematography and story ark with one of films greatest twist of all time 2. Rouge one- gave those same vibes of when a new hope first hit theaters and with original characters and canon accurate information and finally 3. Revenge of the sith- speechless for its music scores and cinematography. Love this podcast! 🔥

[@Neil_McCauley_]

One of the best scenes in the trilogy is the "opera scene" in Revenge of the Sith between Anakin and Palpatine. The level of manipulation in the scene from Palpatine, and Anakin's shame when he's called out being tasked to be a spy, all the while, the great cinematography, visuals, and music, great acting between Christensen and McDiarmid.

[@segeramusic]

Wow, I love learning new details about this film, Revenge of the Sith is definitely a top best for me

[@Neil_McCauley_]

Revenge of the Sith is on my top 10 all time favorite movie list, and I love the prequel trilogy. The concluding light saber duels in The Phantom Menace and Revenge of the Sith were epic.

[@lydric94]

I love the new intermission segment you guys did this episode. The hater of the week was hilarious.

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Glad you enjoyed! It's gonna be a regular thing in every episode from now on :)

[@armyson88]

I'm not sure if you guys actually read these comments but i think it would be a cool idea to let your pateron supports ask questions about movies and yall make a video answering those questions on this channel i think that would be a lot of fun. also just fantastic job on this podcast its definitely my favorite podcast ever thanks for everything yall do

[@benscott141]

My fav film: Revenge of the Sith Great episode, can’t believe you haven’t blown up to a million yet but keep grinding!

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We’ll get there!

[@nickrodriguez4908]

The song playing when Qui-Gon and Darth Maul are fighting is “Dual of Fates,” symbolizing that they are fighting for the fate of Anikan Skywalker. Darth Maul winning foreshadows the dark path that ultimately consumes Anikan and I love that about the prequels.

[@jakemaguire1280]

Dude love the vid, especially the intermission/trivia stuff, you guys should do that more often. Fav movie btw is empire strikes back. Ps. Y’all should do upgrade, it’s like a horror/sci-fi, hella good.

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Glad you enjoyed!

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I literally watch your channel to go to sleep, love you guys.

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[@chandlerwarren1123]

Loved this episode, never knew such high profile actors auditioned for anakin along with Hayden Christenson

[@calebdarsky5040]

Palpatine’s Sith ugly face wasn’t caused in the Sith lightning deflected by mace windu in that scene in his office. In the revenge of the sith novelization by Matthew Stover, Palpatine looks into a mirror while Anakin is on his knees and in shock. Palpatine examines himself in the mirror and says, “and now the mask becomes the man,” or something like that, I don’t remember it completely. This shows that Palpatine was using the darkside to hide his real face. 👍👍👍

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Ohhhh so he was always hiding his face, very cool

[@calebdarsky5040]

@@raidersofthelostpodcast_ Yeah. Deception is the WAY OF THE SITH.

[@MultiChilo]

I was told to come comment here for a free poster?! Never knew McGregor made noises while fighting 😂

[@kossler]

Palpatine has a force ability that allows him to suppress his force connection and it hides his physical alterations from extended use of the dark side. The lightning being reflected at him in Episode 3 just made him release this ability to show his true form. The dark side decays the appearance of the user, kinda the like the Ring from LOTR.

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Ahhhh I see. I figured it was something like that! Awesome info

[@MrGusOrlando]

Favorite movie is Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. Super happy you guys did this episode! I love the podcast - listen to every episode and LOVE it! And I really love when you guys do starwars episode. The prequels are my favorite out of all three sets of trilogies and but I agree with you - it 100% has bad screen writing / some acting. Honestly, you clean up the lines and add some more visual plot points about Palpatine finessing the Jedi order and these movies are a low key masterpiece. The biggest issue is that all the "plot points" that Lucas was trying to show are really difficult to understand as the casual fan / just watching one of the individual movies. These things (i.e. Jedis being blind, Anakin needing love and support of a father figure, government being corrupt) are there but it wasn't illustrated well so it's hard to understand. For example: - The original trilogy was supposed to be a time piece about the Vietnam war with the Empire being the United States and the rest of the developing world (specifically Vietnam) being the "rebels". - When you look at the Phantom Menace especially - its a piece on American politics as well. George Lucas is making a point about how American politics is so corrupt and difficult that it's impossible to actually accomplish anything. And how with this, people all over the US and the world struggle. Disney+ has a round table (focused more on Mandalorian) where Dave Filoni talks about Starwars and you can see how Dave Filoni really is able to deliver the vision that George Lucas has. That's why most really big Starwars fan really like the Clone Wars, Rebels, and Mandalorian. Dave is able to take the vision that George has and execute it. What I hope for the Bad Batch (releasing tomorrow) and the Kenobi show, is that the vision is illustrated well. Much love to the podcast, I tune in every episode and love what you guys do!!!

[@Camwolfe1104]

I love how we get to see the beginning of the entire franchises’ main villain and how we could also sympathize with one of the most notorious movie villains in history.

[@LucasPugz13]

Close encounters of the third kind is one of my fav movies! Great vid guys keep it up

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[@jermainehaslam5634]

Love your channel guys and revenge of the sith is my favourite star wars film, it has a bit of everything for me, great action, an effective tragic story, fantastic musical score and solid acting even from hayden christensen

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Thanks! Yeah Revenger is super underrated

[@ruaalisa1743]

love the fun facts you guys always include!!

[@pietro822]

Another amazing episode! As for my favorite prequel movie, I'm going to have to say the revenge of the sith, mainly because it has one of the best lightsaber fights in the entire cinematic universe.

[@peterga3658]

i dont understand why the notif. doesnt work .. this is the second time i had to look my self to find a new ep.... anyway happy to be here

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:( damn, well every Monday and Thursday 6:30 AM PST we post

[@C_P_B]

I thought the storyline was fantastic… However, the dialogue throughout the prequels was rushed. You guys are amazing! Keep up the hard work, love the content 🤙🏼

[@danieldiaz8485]

Love your podcasts, would love a poster!!

[@seamusgriffiths7647]

I love the pod racing in the first Star Wars film. It is intense and also turned into a good video game.

[@kossler]

I think Obi Wan was the MVP. Ewan McGregor really carried the trilogy. He really delivered a great performance considering how bad the scripts were.

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Can’t wait for his show

[@cadecermak9837]

I love how in detail they went into the politics of the republic

[@albertooc7787]

I love how it gave us characters for the clone wars

[@Kill_Switch-fz5qy]

when anakin slaughtered the tuskin village, it was such a powerful act in the dark side of the force that qui gon felt it from the nether side of the force, and yoda get it across the galaxy.

[@defjockey6969]

My favorite movie is Palm Springs. Love your podcast!

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Thank you!

[@kossler]

In the novels, it’s said that Obi Wan wasn’t talented with the force. He almost wasn’t picked as a padiwan because of it. However, he worked harder than any other padiwan and grew his skill to a level that was almost unparalleled. He is said to be the greatest known master of Form 3, Soresu. The ultimate defensive form. Dooku’s form is the only form that has an advantage over Soresu.

[@cesarrodriguez4824]

The duel with Obi-wan and Anakin is the best lightsaber duel off all time! TikTok sent me here!

[@calewitter871]

Favorite Movie: Deadpool Love the intermission portion! Make them recurring and name the segments/contest. Y'all's banter and off the cuff moments make this podcast that much more enjoyable and endearing, keep up the good work fellas! #thiseffimgguy

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Thanks Cale! Yea it’s a new segment we’re doing each episode plus a few more fun games. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tylerdowell1625]

The prequel trilogy will always be the Star Wars I grew up with. I personally adored the transformation from Anakin to Vader (especially in revenge of the sith). The prequels received far too much hate, and the cast and crew deserved much more than what the fan base at that time was throwing at them. Love the podcast, keep doing what you guys are doing!

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[@nuclearlo0ve]

LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

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[@dilpickle168]

U guys have to try and do a review on tenet I just watched for the first time a couple days ago and I’ve been hooked on trying to figure this movie out I’m on my like 4or5 time watching it

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We did!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3apZZ7bLyBkLc

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Our episode on it will clear up all your questions

[@dilpickle168]

@@raidersofthelostpodcast_ thanks guys 🙏

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[@jaka5196]

I liked how in the prequels it showed how Anakin led up to darth vader. Id like a movie poster of the truman show ( movie poster giveaway submission)

[@rudyramirez1073]

I loved the acting in general I think that most of the fight scenes in revenge of the silth made you feel like you were also betrayed

[@lookingforwookiecopilot]

I've always felt that Anakin's story would have been better, more believable, and much more accepted by the fandom of the day, if he had been in his twenties (like Luke was) when it all began. ,...but oh well. At least they "looked" pretty.

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Hey thanks for doing my idea I love it

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[@rainicepop2194]

Favorite movie is probably crouching tiger hidden dragon or the father

[@jizzmasmoon]

What size for movie posters do you get

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Our walls have 11x17 so we can get many in the shots

[@joeneighbors4707]

My favorite movie poster is the original Star Wars poster, but it’s so hard to pick a favorite movie of all time

[@josephhoyle5404]

I absolutely love the score of this trilogy, John Williams is amazing!

[@Grimmfather]

I was in second grade when TPM came out, and lve loved Liam Neeson ever since

[@Tommybside]

The Prestige is my favourite film!

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

We’re gonna do it soon! Hopefully next month

[@rockytroup3766]

Best part of the palps fight is that he has Anakin’s lightsaber. And the Jedi trials are in the clone wars 2-D animation show(not considered canon)

[@michaelhall49]

While it’s nearly impossible to pick a “favorite” movie.... Goodfellas is probably my number 1

[@mrzera-fr7dj]

Revenge of the sith is my favorite. Phantom menace darth maul end scene is on another level though

[@JosePerez-vd4wz]

I love seeing all of these movies and I always played in my head that I was a jedi

[@CaptAmericaDad]

Favorite Film: Blade Runner 2049. Interesting episode. I agree with you guys for the most part most of the time. I had a few things i disagreed with on this episode, but nothing big.

[@karanvirkooner1993]

would you guys consider reviewing Apocalypse Now which is Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece and would you guys review all of Michael Mann’s movies including Manhunter

[@rockytroup3766]

Personally Favourite film is Armageddon. Would love a section of yous talking about that film

[@kossler]

Luke was allowed to love. He was able to accept and process all of his emotions. He learned to accept fear as a basic emotion. Anakin was pulled away from the one person he loved and was told to stop loving her. She dies and now has a constant fear that people he loves will die. This is exacerbated in the Clone Wars series. By the time of episode 3, his suppression of his fear just comes to a head. He sees this suppression as a weakness of the Jedi and it caused their corruption.

[@johnii9388]

Now you're speaking my language. Both Lauren and I gotta pick Episode III. Long haired, brooding Anakin with goatee-wearing, suave Obi-Wan

[@luciasteiner4838]

Interstellar 100000% I was so happy when I saw you did a podcast episode on that movie. big fan of you guys💕

[@sebasmendez2202]

The fight on mustafar is on another level, john williams score is perfect

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Battle of Heroes!!! 🙌🏻

[@davidjacobs8558]

Problem I have with Prequel is that characters' motivations are not convincing. Slave life for young Anakin didn't seem so bad. After all, he had lots of free time and friends to play with and even made pod racer. It would have been much better story, if Anakin was forced to pilot the pod racer by Watto, rather than did it voluntarily for fun, perhaps Watto makes false promise to Anakin that he will free his mom if he wins the race however many times, etc.

[@madelineriley6026]

This is one of my favorite trilogies. I wish Padme had more character development. But attack of the clones has one of my favorite battle scenes. Revenge of the sith is great to me.

[@zachkormanek7736]

My favorite movie is Mid 90’s

[@lordoflaziness7775]

Its like poetry, they ryhme.

[@Jake-vf8ub]

Great episode. Coen bros movies in the future?

[@arct1c992]

I love the backstory that the prequels go into and the message it sends about corruption and power

[@sspecter1051]

The prequel trilogy makes star wars so much better with a whole new backstory of the orginal star war trilogy

[@Kill_Switch-fz5qy]

even though there was a lot of bad dialogue, there was a ton of heart and a ton of great elements. I love the prequels, especially Revenge of the Sith

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Agreed!

[@BaileyKruegerTV]

My favorite movie of all time is Inception🥰 no one does it like nolan

[@tomrobinson8738]

Empire Strikes Back

[@SamGriffff]

I love Ewan McGregors interpretation of Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@lawrenceleslie-carter5974]

My favourite thing about the prequel trilogy is anakin skywalkers character, hes the best character

[@richrowe0]

Revenge of the sith hands down one of my favorite Star Wars movies

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🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@samgreenhalgh6958]

Whiplash is one of my favourites🥁

[@MultiChilo]

The Town would make a great poster

[@calebdarsky5040]

Can’t wait to see you guys break down the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Show when it comes out.

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Same!!!

[@Kill_Switch-fz5qy]

“i’ve been looking forward to this”

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👏👏

[@tomflanagan2082]

forrest gump becuase it is like loads of small stories in one big film like vietnam, fishing, dealing with abuse and bullies.

[@joshuahickenbottom2186]

Revenge of the Sith! It's near and dear to my heart because it was the first Star Wars movie I saw in the theater!

[@Isa-xk6ho]

I love the prequel‘s because we get to get more of the backstory!

[@kossler]

So Darth Plagueis the Wise was not an ancient Sith. He was actually Palpatine's master. He was alive during the events of Episode 1! Palpatine and Plagueis actually performed an experiment to shift the balance of the force by creating life fueled by just the Dark Side. They thought it was a failure, but instead Shmi Skywalker became pregnant with the opposite. A being made a pure connection to the light side, the prophesized Chose One. I believe that Anakin's fall to the dark side caused the living Force to take the imbued light side in Anakin and give it to his children. That's why Luke and Leia are so powerful in the force. It's stated in the novels that a strong connection to the force is not hereditary at all. Most force sensitive people don't have any force sensitive relatives.

[@bdeyes1212]

These were the three children of George Lucas.

[@Enisday26]

I liked the final battle in phantom menace. At that point, the fight clearly had the best choreographing. Also, the fight has to do with the name of the movie.

[@michaeldecarolis8099]

Favourite movies are GoodFellas, Ferris Buellers Day off, The godfather

[@aarondavisfilm8213]

My favorite movie is I,Robot because it got me through many long road trips as a kid. (:

[@griffinsmith1894]

Favorite movie is actually Revenge of the Sith!

[@DreamyTaxi]

My favorite movie is the Truman Show, I think that It is just phenomenal and love Jim Carrey's performance. Loved the podcast on it!!

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Thank you! It’s such a great film

[@technically9170]

I like them but i wish they put more effort it felt rushed and lazy mace should not have died that upsets me

[@benwhyte7051]

I love how much they added to the universe of Star Wars. With the prequels shows like Clone Wars and Bad Batch would never be. Alot of the extended universe stems from the prequels.