Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review (Part 1 of 7)

[@joshvulcano]

I'm starting to get more nostalgia for these reviews than the actual movies

[@Sorenzo]

Exactly!!! 😂

[@conorfrog]

100%

[@NostalgiaforInfinity]

I've been watching these since before they were reuploaded (I still don't know why).

[@spat187]

Yes

[@-0rbital-]

I’ve watched the reviews more than I’ve watched the movies. 😂

[@andydotyhere303]

Saying "they usually get the girl in the end" and showing Charlie hugging Willy Wonka is priceless

[@scottbarber9374]

Literally burst out laughing when I saw that

[@S.D.323]

and here I was thinking only the 2005 version of willy wonka was a pedophile

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

He gets the daddy at the end.

[@Willyfitzcomedy]

had to smile myself :)

[@AB0BA_69]

I don't get it. Is this a joke about the gays?

[@rmmiller159]

"Let's ask some real people about Star Wars characters" *shows Rich Evans*

[@namelesswalaby]

Idk why “ask Rich Evans” isn’t a series

[@NostalgiaforInfinity]

The blasphemous cur. Rich Evans transcends the lowly, pedestrian existence of these "people" creatures.

[@GordonSlamsay]

Who's Rich Evans?

[@gelraldoldo5152]

Some guy

[@CrookedEyeSniper]

That can't be Rich Evans. Rich is a sloppy, fat older guy. THAT guy is sloppy, fat and younger.

[@Jisawbam]

Someone called me a liar when I mentioned the old 10 minute KZbin limit and I used these reviews as undeniable proof.

[@CringePotato]

I remember the big deal it was when KZbin bumped the limit up to 15 minutes in 2010

[@nicolashrv]

Back in those days, KZbin didn't had either: 1) Comment ghosting nor deleted comments at random. 2) 309 advertisings per video 3) Annoying covid publicity under each title 4) Blocked videos regarding adult content, age restrictions, and foul language

[@theparkknightreturns]

OH MY GOD JACK HAD HAIR

[@hexagonalawareness3584]

@@nicolashrv >when you realize free adblock exists

[@StrazdasLT]

@@nicolashrv Such progress.

[@Jordie_42]

These reviews inspired a whole new generation of youtubers. For better or worse.

[@AtunSheiFilms]

just like star wars inspired a whole generation of filmmakers for better and for worse

[@zoomerjack5435]

And everyone in the new films

[@darrenthetuber743]

Hey one of the people they ask questions is the "what's your number" girl. How embarrassing

[@wikistacks9396]

For better😋

[@OnTheEdgex23]

It's like poetry... It rhymes

[@spookycookies19]

I think it's so funny that the most accurate criticism of the Star Wars prequels is done by a psychopath who kidnaps and murders women, kidnaps children from grocery store parking lots, keeps the bones of his victims in his basement, has a poor grasp of world history and frequently mixes up world events, constantly misidentifies famous historical figures and celebrities, has a disturbing passion for pizza rolls, fondly reminisces in a casual manner and very often how he murdered his wife as well as a girl he met while gambling named Bambi, masturbates to Olsen twin movies, expels blood into storm drains, was on the Titanic, actually crashed the Titanic, sold clothes and wigs to former US presidents, spent a decade keeping records on ink purchases, hates guys named Rick, had a son who hanged himself in a grungy bathroom, once tried to use a fleshlight to change a tire, crapped all over a movie theater floor because of his colon, and seems to have a love for Kevin Bacon. You guys, *this* is the description of the person who best understands the Star Wars prequels.

[@spookycookies19]

Much like the character of Plinkett, my comment is not to be taken seriously. Duh?

[@spookycookies19]

Except the part about crashing the titanic. I think we all know he really did that.

[@bizzyrealman]

spookycookies Agreed....

[@theolocalloner9404]

Well obviously the serial killer subplot, and him misnaming celebrities, history etc is just a joke.

[@PedoBear1811]

dlrbrian Did some one cut your humor wen you where a child?

[@HummysVRComedy]

I keep going back to these videos every so often. One of the most memorable reviews that Ive ever seen, and ever will see

[@ianjedi1282]

At least every six months I watch them through again. They’re more entertaining than the prequels. These reviews are like Jesus, turning water into wine...

[@normadgarmez7026]

Same here

[@TheSingularitarian]

Same here. It’s Filmmaking Fundamentals for Dummies, and it also happens to be hilarious AND 100% correct about every single one of its criticisms. I defy any prequel fan to refute a single point made herein.

[@jacoballison8237]

memorable for being dumb as shit

[@jacoballison8237]

@ROGAN DANIELS does it sound like I care? They suck.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

Oh god. I just realised. You meet Anakin 45 minutes into the movie. It's the point at which a monster is usually revealed for the audience in a horror film!

[@Clarity_Control]

The true monster was this shit film.

[@masako8980]

You think that was deliberate? To foreshadow Vader or some shit?

[@ImPyroChad]

​@@masako8980it's fucking star wars this shit ain't subtle

[@Bloodynine606]

@Istuckmyheaddownthetoiletyeah reels not almost half the movie

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

@Istuckmyheaddownthetoilet "To be fair, it took a couple of reels to introduce Luke, too. But Luke was a part of a bigger story, he was not Space Jesus." That's quite irrelevant - yes, Anakin has the "space jesus" thing going on while Luke just the "father's son with destiny ahead of him", and them bumping into him is presented with this "not a coincidence, fateful" angle while Luke was just living next to Obiwan who's the target of the message, and that whole mystery of his buried past and who Obiwan is and what Owen isn't telling him etc. gets gradually unraveled, you can point at differences like this but at the most basic both are cases of "pick up the new unwitting magician scion protagonist while on a war mission" and more or less the same, in broad strokes. "And in that time, other characters of equal importance to the story were being introduced. Vader, Leia, C-3P0, R2-D2, etc etc." Like here Quigon/Obiwan and Padme, yeah.

[@amattchronism]

it's weird watching the interviews again and knowing who everyone is

[@BrickBuster2552]

Except for that one not bald guy with all that hair.

[@playaman1337]

Who’s the girl though

[@amattchronism]

@@BrickBuster2552 he's Jay's old roommate, i think his name's Jason or something like that. He was in Gorilla, Interrupted and I think he cameoed in Space Cop

[@amattchronism]

@@playaman1337 her name's Gillian. She was in an old episode of Best of the Worst.

[@Magus322]

@@amattchronism I think she got Doxed

[@Swoost]

prrrtagonis

[@OtherGonzo]

Kevin Bacon

[@phillipmele8533]

prrta, mmrrh

[@SGK1206]

Pizza roll

[@juliocbp9389]

Protag-anus

[@theindifferentindividual1106]

At least the prequels gave us Lego Star Wars

[@Evergreen0021]

At least they gave us these reviews.

[@safdywe46213]

They also gave us Knights of the Old Republic, and by extension KotOR II and Mass Effect.

[@safdywe46213]

Jon Snow lives Yeah KotOR 1 was technically a tie-in for Clones.

[@lzhlzh]

fuck this bioware/obsidion shit, force/sonic unleashed ftw!

[@lzhlzh]

Jon Snow lives but its so pretty! and juno makes me hard. fuck u u blamesociety chadvader hater!

[@artman40]

Every comment that claims to love prequels seems to begin with "I grew up with prequels."

[@reek4062]

''The sequels suck''

[@Lone432345]

The prequel are entertaining. In the same way a train wreck is entertaining.

[@matthewkreps3352]

And what i have realized is that the people who are just getting into Star Wars now, they dont hate the Sequels, prequels or originals. It's made me rethink my view of the prequels. And for the record, Qui-Gon is a stotic man who is angered and annoyed by many things around him, but he chooses to be patient and gentle instead. He defies his superiors at many times, often to their faces. Padme is a child who carries the responsibilities of an adult. She is not afraid to sacrifice her own life if it means the benefit of her people. She is not corruptible, but doesnt assume others share that trait. It's not that hard even if you only use episode 1.

[@groinBlaster31]

They don't stand on their own at all. They're an illogical mess. And even the things I used to like when I was 9, like the Anakin obi wan fight, look bad now. The comparison they make with the sword fight from 007 is spot on. That fight is raw and realistic. The Anakin fight is like a video game.

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

@@groinBlaster31iLlOgiCaL " The Anakin fight is like a video game." It doesn't.

[@ROYBGP]

So when he said"they get the girl in the end too", in the bottom right it had Charlie hugging wildly wonka. I dead.

[@BIGGS1]

was just about to comment on that lol

[@zillah1157]

Yay I'm not the only one who saw that!!!

[@moozooh]

> _wildly wonka_

[@lelidawi2446]

I noticed that in 2019 after all these years

[@anthonyg9197]

@@lelidawi2446 yeah same

[@triplebog]

Holy moley Ive watched these vids like a 1,000 times; never noticed at 4:30 when he says "Sometimes they get the girl in the end" and shows 4 different scenes of people "getting the girl in the end"... The bottom right is Charlie hugging Wonka...

[@ct-hv1uz]

+Tar Alacrin Oh my god, the instant I notice it on my own, someone else just commented it.

[@DanHauer]

I, too, just noticed this for the first time about a week ago! Cracked me up for real.

[@MonkeyspankO]

+Tar Alacrin ikr, sik fkc!

[@pokeythescowlingcat6221]

I noticed first time I saw it

[@johngalvano5895]

+Tar Alacrin lol I just noticed it for the first time right before I read this comment

[@quantusmechanicus5921]

"Often gets the girl at the end." *shows Charley hugging Willy Wonka* Oh god.

[@silentwitness536]

stop being homophobic.. . . . . . jks

[@PangolinMontanari]

Funny enough, in-context Willy Wonka is "the girl"

[@DoctorPretorious616]

I just noticed that watching this again for the first time in years, how did I miss that? That's hilarious!

[@woodsplitter3274]

I think that it was simply an example of catharsis.

[@KyleDevy]

@@PangolinMontanari or is Charlie the girl?

[@ArchHades]

_"They'll get the girl in the end as icing on the cake"_ - shows Charlie and Willie Wonka hugging, lmao.

[@lmd499]

haha

[@victorcode2075]

Most underrated moment.

[@Jombo1]

every time a new star wars trailer comes out im rewatching this whole series.

[@rogerpuzzitiello]

The movies or the reviews?

[@Jombo1]

The reviews.

[@rogerpuzzitiello]

Okay. I was worried for a sec, cause I thought you were willing to watch the prequels again.

[@Jombo1]

naw, not after seeing plinkett

[@brasteen1]

Jombo Legend of the Galactic Heroes? *brofist*

[@TheAndrewj96]

I love the occasional moments where Plinkett suddenly starts slurring his words for no reason. Like 6:10: "If a protagonist has no concept of what's going on or what's at stake, then there's no real tension or drama. Without that, there's no story. _Soecunclusionisthattherizintwon._"

[@sirpepeofhousekek6741]

2:36 "and fantashy genres"

[@interrobang5785]

Plinkett’s mispronunciation of “protagonist” is still hilarious to this day

[@mariguana7918]

This video is how I learned what a protagonist is

[@Somnerwalks]

PROTO GANIST😂

[@Vindsvelle]

Pro dugawn ist

[@i-6083]

And misconseption too

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

produh Guinness World Records

[@DinoPimp]

There is this huge revisionist push to try and convince people that the prequels are good. Just because the Disney films sucked, doesn't retroactively make the prequels good.

[@harold9552]

It’s not a revisionist push. As a prequel kid, this was our Star Wars. There’s a group of us that these films are just as special to as the originals we’re to that generation. I still believe that episode 1 was simply a victim of its own hype and fans were unable to see the full scope of George’s prequel vision, an issue he didn’t have to deal with on the original trilogy. And after that, you can’t be won back over

[@stephenlyon1358]

Doesent matter when you are born, a turd is still a turd.

[@jasonbenfield1484]

@@harold9552 You can like whatever you want, hell I like the live action Cat in the Hat. But, I'm not going around telling people it's a hidden gem, or some masterpiece. Just because you like something, doesn't make it good.

[@acjnse8258]

Yeah Episode 1 was okay, Episode 2 wasn't that bad, but still Episode 3 is still on par with Episode 5 beating out 4 and 6

[@ClockFink]

Points have been raised about how the prequels were maybe meant to draw attention to how corporate interests pushing nations to war was a quiet and dull but very real way freedom and democracy could slip into fascism as a commentary on the Bush era. Which… sure, timely message. Prolly shoulda shoehorned it into movies that weren’t painful to watch though, and preferably weren’t part of a pre-existing franchise?

[@truthsmiles]

So, by Plinkett's definition, it seems Jar Jar would arguably be the BEST character in the prequels. I could actually describe him without using his looks, skills, or role in the movie.

[@trevorrogers95]

You could argue he was properly characterized.

[@anomalyinc3239]

Thank you someone who sees the flaw in the logic

[@DLKentarou]

Well he IS to key to all of this.

[@madouc5754]

Some people including reviewers have pointed out that Jar Jar is the only hero with character. An excruciatingly annoying character but a character nevertheless.

[@madouc5754]

Not sure if its a flaw in the logic. The other characters are rather dull.

[@MichaelAllenCPA]

This was my introduction to RLM. It's still great all these years later. Thanks for letting me into your strange and cynical world of movies. Nice to know there's some sane people still reviewing movies. And yes, I stand by that statement.

[@petewadesays12]

Same here, My old coworker and I talked movies a lot and said "How have you never seen Red Letter Media before?" I said- I only watch like 3 channels common enough- but ok pal I'll give Mr. Plinkett a chance. Then I saw the flashing of a woman tied in his basement and said "Yep, you got me buddy. I'm a fan" lol. Mostly on- what the fuck? levels. But then Half in The Bag showed online film critics who don't act like experts or just yelling bad words (mostly) and damn, what an intro huh? I'm also glad they don't just shit out Plinkett reviews. Keeps it a special thing.

[@ryans6309]

His review is legit garbage on an intellectual level.

[@David-gj9qr]

Do you still stand by that statement now?

[@banako420]

@@TheSearchForTruth88 his brain is HUUUUGE DUDE, you don't even understand! His IQ is like 189 IT'S INSANE HE'S SUCH AN INTELLECTUAL

[@Ezio999Auditore]

Lmaooo

[@TybudX]

Amidalla is so forgettable they used two different A list actresses and we didn't even notice.

[@jamesthomison4356]

I dont think kiera was a list in 1999

[@HajduDIGITAL]

That was the point.

[@andreiefectivuatafac1966]

Im not joking, i really have never known that amidala is played by to actresses

[@glctcthnkr8059]

@@HajduDIGITAL why the fuck would you ever make a character that’s intentionally as forgettable as possible? What point would they serve in the story?

[@shawnmercado2219]

I think it's three. Her decoy in the second movie is Rose Byrne

[@GenjiHanzo-g5z]

One of the most course changing videos on youtube. You might not know about this, but your favorite reviewer on youtube sure as hell knew about it. Still a classic to this day.

[@RonanB99]

I Asked a guy in my class what his favourite star wars was and he replied attack of the clones. He then asked me the question and I replied ESB. He said ESB was just boring and nothing really happened in it. I bit my lip and didn't say a word. We all have our own opinions. Some of them may be wrong but I digress.

[@ryanbarker5217]

in ten years you can ask him again while he's over-cooking your fries....

[@9and7]

ryan barker BRILLIANT!!! LOL!!!

[@tylermacgregor1320]

In early high school, a friend of mine was obsessed with Star Wars, and when he found out that I didn’t like the prequels, he tried to shame me for it to everyone, only to have it backfire in his face when just about everyone we knew backed me up in thinking they’re trash.

[@ruinerblodsinn6648]

@The Stonefish this is an 8-year-old comment and the two of us decided to respond today. what a strange world. how old were you? I can't imagine anyone over 17 saying they would prefer AOTC over ESB.

[@ruinerblodsinn6648]

@The Stonefish understandable. One thing to remember: there are nine SW movies now. Only two of them are really good. When I was a kid were bitching about ROTJ... better times.

[@NevvySyndrome]

"Often, too, they'll get the girl in the end as icing on the cake." (Shows Charlie and Wonka hugging)

[@justinn99]

There's that comment I was looking for, ahahhahahahahahaahahahahahaahahahahahaahah

[@RaquelGomez-gn7yz]

Phantom menace star wars full movie you tube Star wars phantom menace movie

[@dangerdan2592]

Was just about to type that hahah that was perfect.

[@KhoiPham-hs7hi]

Raquel Gomez wat

[@the_door_opener2622]

Mifter Baples Willy Wonka. Charlie didn't have the money to change into a girl.

[@guardingdark2860]

If we're defining a protagonist as someone who started off normal, then ate shit on a life-changing voyage, and still came out alive despite the awfulness of said voyage, then I think the viewers were the protagonists of this movie.

[@kuklama0706]

Hence Lucas' genius

[@TheMt45]

That's deep.

[@SPIRIT706]

I love seeing the RLM crew looking a decade younger.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Except for Jay somehow looking a decade older then

[@apullcan]

@@warlordofbritannia same with jack, oddly enough, despite him actually having hair here.

[@Melody_Raventress]

@@warlordofbritannia and MIKE looks about two decades older, now. I wonder if there's a connection. Hmmm...

[@orimoreau3138]

@@ggt47 christ

[@wingspantt]

Every aspiring filmmaker should be forced to watch all 7 parts of this critique before attempting to launch their careers.

[@TheLyricsGuy]

Good point! I agree!

[@ragejinraver]

Smartest comment ever said my friend

[@genuinesaucy]

Every time I watch this I feel like I always discover something new that I fucking hate about these movies. It's a brilliant series, educational too!

[@GeorgeMillerAtkinson]

***** erm, nope.

[@mariesanders4033]

***** Touchy, touchy, touchy... You cared enough about his comment to have a shit fit over it...

[@ivandariogye]

It´s ridiculous how good this reviews are. I find myself watching them over and over again. They are more enjoyable than the movies.

[@alabaster190]

watching paint dry is more enjoyable than the movies

[@mallratz182]

I'm glad I'm not the only one, I'll watch them all then go back and watch them again!

[@laddeedaa8610]

Dan Arschloch In all honesty, this review of RLM's is certainly not my favorite. I vastly prefer the one for Attack of the Clones. But where exactly is the line drawn between "thoughtless fanboy rant" and "intellectual discourse of cinema"? Is it the fact that he talks about plot holes? Even critics of respected media venues today do that. In my opinion, this one, although it singularly has and debuts many of the staple memes RLM is known for ("It's so dense," "...Worst thing since my son," etc.) they had to find their niche (also a probable lack of budgetary security at the time, I would presume.) Stoklasa's most potent arguments--the lack of memorable characters and the overall absence of any cinematic language (other than that shot of Anakin and Padme's shadows in AoTC; a rare sight to witness such visual expressionism in one of the prequels) stand out most among viewers who appreciate these critiques. So again, I just ask, what would have made this thought out? If Stoklasa had just expressed high praise for the prequels? Stoklasa makes arguments that could have been made by any New York coffee slinging film critic. His WAY of telling what he found issue with may have been a bit more... upfront than others who engage in these sorts of movie discussions may have otherwise been. But other than the particularly vitriolic approach, and the character acting of a rather unsettling narrator in Mr. Plinkett, it seems all the chips have fallen in the right spot for this to be identified as a "thought out" review.

[@sharpness7239]

its crazy the amount of rewatchabilty it has because of how good it is, even when its so long

[@PeixeKing]

Das Arschloch, you wrote a long comment, but didn't actually say why do you think this review is bad, just called it "sloppy garbage", and made fun of the previous comment for disagreeing with you.

[@Qwazin]

It's worth noting that one of the factors that played into Redlettermedia and the Plinkett reviews launching into internet celebrity status was that this original review got retweeted by Simon Pegg, who is close friends with JJ Abrams... so...

[@gwoyang]

+Andreas Nordvall When was that tweet? These have been around for a long time I thought.

[@MichalKaczorowski]

+Agent of Chaos TFA was great. Even Mike Stoklasa loves it ;)

[@ImmaTARDIS]

+Studio G Vision He tweeted it in 2010 and then again in 2014

[@GeorgeMonet]

I only watched RLM reviews because they appeared in my suggested video list. NOT BECAUSE OF A DUMB RETWEET. Stop worshipping celebrities.

[@ReadySetRudy]

GeorgeMonet But the tweet brought a lot of traffic to these reviews. They might not have been suggested were it not for that.

[@007speedcuber]

"You boil the water and pour the packet" is one of the best jokes I've ever heard, just because of how perfectly edited it is

[@benabramowitz18]

Game of Thrones Season 8 was the most disappointing thing since my son.

[@millancche]

I mean, how much more could you possibly fuck up the entire and already established and awesome world, lore and characters?

[@rleonard32389]

Oh I am truly sorry... so your son was Kevin James than?

[@SimakSantana]

yeah the last 2 seasons ruined the whole series

[@miamibrando3471]

Milan Jovanović Gee, I don’t know maybe that was their intention the entire time, dickhead, ever think of that one?

[@ironmaster6496]

Ironically thanks to Star Wars

[@1080TJ]

Mr. Plinkett is a more interesting character than anyone in The Phantom Menace.

[@FourthDerivative]

Plinkett is the key to all of this, if we get Plinkett working...

[@therealMrA]

I read this in his voice

[@and8091]

I like Darth Vader

[@Pepitobenito]

He's also a funnier character than we've ever had before.

[@anomalyinc3239]

@B. K. The Phantom Menace Was Great Just Because It Doesn't Abide By Mikes Extremely Flawed Black & White Logic Doesn't Make It Awful In fact It Never Was But You Wouldn't Know That If You Spend This Whole time In The Echo chamber Taht is This Comment Section Now Onto Your Extremely Retarded Comment Star Wars Fans Don't Know What they want Is the Biggest Strawman To Defend The Disney Films They Were Both SHIT One Was Completely Unoriginal & Just Fed The RLM Fanboys Who Hated The Prequels A Rehash Of A New Hope So That They Would Lap It Up Like Brainless Morons Who Are Happy To Pay For A New Hope On Repeat Because Yes Thats Exactly What A New Hope Is Especially After TLJ Because Nothing Was Expanded Upon Now TLJ Is The Worst Film In The Entire Saga Because It Ruined The Characters From The OT (Unlike The Prequels Which Did Not Although Mike Would Desperately Like You To Believe They Did) The ONLY reason TLJ Is Even The Slightest BIUt Original Is Because IT Breaks Rules That Were Established years Ago In Canon Because Fuck George & Good Writing I Guess But I Suppose After Driving Lucas Away RLM Had To Defend The Force Awakens Because They Were Defending Their Purchase Which Is Why The Force Awakens Review Was So Dedicated To Trashing the Prequels Because Mike Was Like Remember ... Remember How Bad These Films Were Please Still Hate These Films For Me .... Please Don't Trash What I Like So Yeah Fuck RLM

[@DunmeriDrain]

That opening never gets old.

[@chonconnor6144]

"They can never be undone" - lmao gets me everytime

[@606Xentrax606]

Never gets old, just like his son.

[@johnboko7110]

@@chonconnor6144 "If someone in the age of like 20 ? say that his least favorite film is the Empire Strikes Back because it was the most boringest one...then I suggest you shut this review off right now before I carefully explain how much of a fucking idiot you are"

[@cinematicworldofbenji9311]

The whole review never gets old.

[@NexusKin]

"Star Wars The Phantom Menace is the most disappointing thing since my son." "And while my son eventually hanged himself in the bathroom of the gas station..." Those are the best lines.

[@Kousaburo]

Every film student should watch these classic reviews. How not to make a movie is a valuable lesson.

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

"How not to make a movie" is their Gorilla Interrupted making-of, and maybe that one is a valuable film student lesson idk? This review series is way too sloppy and incoherent for that though.

[@9and7]

Be quiet. @@WreckageBrother-rd5zf

[@NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle]

They should watch it... to learn how not to make a movie review.

[@115zombies935]

Agreed. This is the perfect example of how to criticize garbage movie making.

[@smartt]

Instead they teach how to make a movie with a social message more important than entertainment.

[@malsypright]

I've watched this so many times that I can recite the first several minutes from memory...

[@MattExzy]

IKR... it's like, at least the prequels spawned this series of reviews. That's the only good thing about it. "IT'S CALLED BLEACH..."

[@SwiggleMcJiggle]

I've watched them so often that they have turned into my sleeping playlist. On average I fall asleep during part 3.

[@Paul91-]

Malsy Pright "Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace was the most disappointing thing since my son".

[@TiagoAMGomes]

I find it funny that I've watched these reviews way more times than the actual prequels. These reviews are like my Star Wars therapy.

[@markequinox]

Awesome point!

[@superyoshibros99]

***** agree!

[@bdculli]

***** I liked this comment as I began my 15th time watching this series.

[@fosterfied9007]

***** tbh the prequels were bad obviously but they're watchable to me i like them for showing us Vader's past life although a better direction would've been sufficient. (note to hollywood: NEVER put lucas in charge of his own stuff)

[@dbreiden83080]

+oraine foster I wish I could agree because I felt the same way, especially watching his turn to Vader in Episode 3. But in retrospect the sad reality is Anakin's past life, was that of a whiny, obnoxious and self centered teenager who never really matured or grew up. Introducing Anakin at like age 8 was just a WTF decision by Lucas?? Anakin should have been around 19 in Episode 1 and a dark bad ass, that Obi Wan was trying to reform and bring over to the force.

[@Its_just_cosmetic]

i just noticed jar jar could have been the main character of phantom menace

[@LyingPrauses]

Whoa

[@williamwritepony9322]

LyingPrauses Well, it is true - he has the closest thing to a character arc.

[@ajnapalm]

William Writepony ...Mind blown...

[@Tuxxy87]

William Writepony I would also say that he's pretty much the only character in the movies that has any resemblance to a personality, him and Palpatine. Which I find sad.

[@ajnapalm]

Tuxxy87 Hey Whiny Bi%$h is a personality. Right Anakin?

[@chrisridenhour]

After watching the behind the scenes making of EP 1, and seeing how Lucas was so enthusiastic and hopeful, I feel bad for him that the prequel reception essentially extinguished his passion for Star Wars. The original trilogy are a great gift to us all and at least we will always have that.

[@bjornbiff]

Yeah and it's also sad because it was only a minority of the fanbase that had a negative reception to the prequels.

[@jbailey5061]

@@bjornbiff No it wasn't at all. The fuck you talking about? The prequels were torn apart in reviews and in pop culture from the release of episode 1.

[@glctcthnkr8059]

@@bjornbiff TPM and AOTC were almost universally disliked on release and most people still don’t like them

[@bjornbiff]

@@glctcthnkr8059 Lol ok

[@AyanKhan-og3sd]

@@glctcthnkr8059 i kind of enjoyed Attack Of The Clones if you skip the love scences its not that bad but for menace it was mostly boring

[@Lil.Chrish]

“The unfortunate reality of the Star Wars prequels is that they’ll be around...forever” Well you know what they say, “nothing’s ever really gone”

[@techno639]

Yes....that's what being around forever means....

[@i-6083]

And it's great?

[@KOSVENDETTA]

I’d say the same for this unfunny video the voice is just cringe, the jokes are dated maybe a little edgy and funnier back in 2008 or whenever this came out, and none of his arguments really hold up to any scrutiny. Where is the evidence that GL had people telling him no during the OT? Why do I have to take these 4 people from a trailer park serious when describing characters? Not only are the prequels miles better than the sequels I’d say they’re pretty good movies in general with a very interesting political plot that I’d say is relevant for today’s politics, just watch Alex Jones describe them better and in more detail in 2 in a half minutes than this “hilarious” film critic needed however long this playlist is.

[@TheSEAempire]

KOSVENDETTA awww are you sad that somebody doesnt love the prequels? Somebody understands that they are terrible movies? And doesnt just pretend they are good because of nostalgia? Grow the fuck up

[@KOSVENDETTA]

The S.E.A. It’s okay to follow trends so I know it’s cool for you to pretend you’re smarter than us and hate these movies, what I don’t think is cool is that you’re little group is probably the reason Disney Star Wars exists.

[@a5noble2]

The best thing about the "character test" is you can't apply it to Rogue One because nobody can remember the name of any fucking character in that movie.

[@neilisbored2177]

That one empire guy who reminds me of ross almost

[@madouc5754]

The characters themselves were more entertaining than those in the prequels. Better written and acted.

[@thomasderp8434]

Jyn erso

[@NexusKin]

I only remember Jyn Erso, Galen Erso, Director Krennick, Cassian, and the robot!

[@tharqal2764]

It's an ensemble cast. Nobody can probably remember the name of any character in the Goonies or Oceans 11 either.

[@8BitDeadlift]

Recently there's been a whole bunch of people coming out and suddenly saying the prequels are good. But I come back to this and see the same criticisms still apply to them all these years later. A movie doesn't just become good because of nostalgia. The writing and dialogue is still terrible, the plot has too many holes and Jake Lloyd can't act to save his life. Most people need to see those series before trying to retroactively declare the prequels classics.

[@reek4062]

Prequel revanchists aren't open for reason.

[@Lone432345]

Its mainly because people who saw it as a kids. Have nostalgia goggles on. Anyone who was over 15 at the time. Probably thought it was crap.

[@sebastianmanthey742]

some people make the argument that, compared to the new trilogy, the prequels had the advantage of being the brainchild of one guy and therefore, having a coherent vision. While I do agree with that, they certainly didn't use their advantage to any potential. As wasted as TLJ and Rise are, they are more entertaining and well made then the prequels will ever be. But, even if that weren't the case, even if you dont like the new trilogy, how does that make the prequels better for these people? We have the option to not watch the prequels :>

[@cellyzs]

@@Lone432345 honestly, maybe it's cuz im a huge film enthusiast (not just blockbusters) but I grew up and slowly started to dislike the prequels and like the originals more. Recently started disliking return of the jedi as well hehe I was very surprised how the prequels started getting all this love out of nowhere. I thought it was ironic at first but nope.

[@Chemical_Argentum]

It’s extra fun when you see “KZbin critics” trash everything that is new (whether it’s SW or anything else) and at the same time praise the prequels.

[@lanceareadbhar]

"The most disappointing thing since my son." may be one of the greatest quotes of the 2000s.

[@Wackaz]

Sums up the review perfectly: a childish, whiney fan's amateur video essay that relies on cringe-inducing American jokes to keep his child-minded audience's attention span intact.

[@worlds3061]

@@Wackaz Yikes

[@Wackaz]

@@worlds3061 Hurts to hear the truth, doesn't it? It's a shame your attention span is so bad you need jokes about killing prostitutes to keep you engaged.

[@MadamIsard]

@@Wackaz found the bitter asshole with no sense of humor

[@SDfan2002]

@@Wackaz The movies suck, cope

[@JumblyJumble]

I've watched this a few times and just noticed Willy Wonka hugging Charlie Bucket at the part where the hero gets the girl at 4:27

[@Jaredmfullerton]

same. so many funny detaills

[@NealX]

I'm still amazed that Jack looks older in these reviews than he does now. For a lot of people shaving your head is the right move.

[@mahfew326]

Willy wonka definitely got the girl in the end haha wink wink

[@RIPhikennoace]

Charlie is the protagonist, Willy Wonka is the girl

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

You know what's funny about that? If you watch the behind the scenes for Willy Wonka with the kids as adults talking about their experiences on the movie, the guy who played Charlie (Peter Ostrum) is supposedly gay, making the statement even funnier... (He denies that). Anyway... JW3HH

[@dmbjunky]

Rest in Peace Willy.

[@heyeveryoneimcool]

Tight boy anus and a mouth that feels like a pussy.

[@seleccionmultiple2905]

Why people think the mere existence of Disney Trilogy will make Prequels better? Magic? the Force?

[@kapelski104]

Because the prequels were never bad. Unlike the Disney trilogy.

[@MrColuber]

The Disney trilogy is just that shitty.

[@williamskay109]

Because they watched the prequels as little children and lack the ability to change

[@williamskay109]

@@kapelski104 the prequels are objectively bad films. They are terribly written, full of plot holes and contradictions. The direction is very basic and amateur at best.

[@MrColuber]

@@williamskay109 Wow. You employed the type of insult a fourth-grader would use. Bravo.

[@USSMariner]

I never understood the thinking that Jedi were ALWAYS wearing robes. I can concede that the Return of the Jedi does show Anakin's ghost wearing robes similar to Obi-Wans, but even then I didn't think that they would wear that as combat armor.

[@852kronos]

.......yea, people have worn stranger things into battle

[@Zajin13]

852kronos Some people have even worn nothing into battle... :D

[@852kronos]

***** ......or maybe they just where robes the same way many monks and people who live in the desert on earth do......people the OT isn't some creative think piece, its some guy getting a bunch of history, religious,history and foreign culture books, clipping out pages, putting them together and dressing them up like flash gordon

[@852kronos]

" Chancellor we're peace keepers, not soldiers" there's your answer, and the clone wars series does show that the jedi do start to wear armor, but only enough that they are still highly mobile and able to easily use their lightsabers, their main source of defense

[@USSMariner]

852kronos As a kid, I always assumed that elements of Vader's suit were repurposed from his Jedi armor. The metal grieves, puffy suit material, and the hard upper collar/shoulder plate very much match Obi-Wan's description of Jedi being the "knights of the Old Republic," which is already implied to be fairly literal given that they use light"sabers".  EDIT: Medieval knights often wore long tunics in place of and prior to the advent of chestplates and plate armor. Vader's suit is also quilted, which could easily reflect chailmail. Unintentional? Sure, but most of Vader's background in the original trilogy wasn't nailed down until ANH was mostly finished filming. Lucas only made him Luke's dad when writing Star Wars II (the unfinished sequel concept prior to ESB,) so rationalizing stuff after the fact isn't new to SW. Overly complicated, insane bullshit is, which leads us back to the Prequels.

[@Grivian]

Me age 8 (When the phantom menace released): "This is the best movie I've ever seen" Me age 11: "The new star wars movies are great but the original movies are good as well" Me age 14: "I like the new star wars movies, especially revenge of the sith, but the originals are better" Me age 15: "The phantom menace is kind of silly" Me age 16: "Episode 1 and 2 are pretty stupid but i still love revenge of the sith" Me age 18: "Episode 1,2 suck, I like episode 3. The original trilogy are awesome"

[@aguywhodoesntexist]

***** A) well, so that means keeping George Lucas' involvement low in a star wars movie is good? How much involvement did he have in the originals? b) I'd love to know if people attack anyone who doesn't have a burning hate for the prequels, even if said people's feelings were just "meh". I didn't care about Star Wars past 11 UNTIL I got saw the crap given all over the prequels. c) Is the Phantom Menace worse THAN UWE BOLL? I bet to hell that would be the movie equivalent of Godwin's Law, even if TPE deserved the hate.

[@Grivian]

***** No I grew up and started to think critically. Nice guess though

[@felipelaser1763]

Sigurd Torvaldsson Yeah you nailed it.

[@cforbes54]

This is so spot on!

[@ChannelBlaino]

Sigurd Torvaldsson Pretty much the same with me except it was at 15 when I thought 1 and 2 were stupid , 14 when I found them to be silly.

[@dembro27]

10 minutes long. 10M views. Uploaded 10 years ago. It's like poetry. It rhymes!

[@random__joe]

Peak youtube content

[@NicoEdgy]

LOL

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

That's still true. Wow.

[@coolcat23]

10 thumbs up

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

I came back here, because I'm tired of the revisionist narrative that because the Disney Star Wars movies made people angry that means the Prequels are now good movies.

[@bullrun2772]

Agreed tho it’s really because people are like didn’t is ignoring the prequels shit

[@a.wenger3964]

So many people saying the sequels validate the prequels! Yuck!

[@bullrun2772]

@@a.wenger3964 damn didn’t someone is a crybaby

[@Jdudec367]

Nah the Prequels were always good

[@GreatLake-Blake]

@@Jdudec367 No, they were always terrible

[@miniME8905]

"...and Kevin Bacon." - That joke was so unexpected that I spilled my drink all over the keyboard. Thanks.

[@blackeey2385]

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[@heywoodjablowme1624]

I hear over and over that the prequel trilogy "are good movies, just not good Star Wars movies." No, no they fucking aren't. They aren't even close to being good movies. They fail in every single aspect of good story telling. The *only* reason people are so forgiving of them and still talk about them is because of their Star Wars label.

[@heywoodjablowme1624]

yuoke "The prequels are very creative in their new planets, settings" Dreaming up backdrops, settings, and aliens is just about the easiest (and most inconsequential) part of the Star Wars movie making process. A water planet? A desert planet? A lava planet? Not very creative if you ask me. It's like George played Mario 64 and said "yeah, let's go with that." "the base idea for the stories are actually good" I have to strongly disagree with you here. I thought George's base idea for the prequel trilogy was the worst, most unforgivable thing about them. The prequel trilogy still could have worked with the stilted acting, groan-inducing dialog, overuse of CGI etc as long as the base story was good. It wasn't... it was absolutely horrible, and it made the entire trilogy unsalvageable. "Everything was mostly executed really good, but the plot... ...the main character is a mary sue, no creativity" I agree with your points (and was also sorely disappointed with The Force Awakens), but at least the movie itself was competently made and was a decent popcorn flick, which is far more than can be said about the prequels.

[@heywoodjablowme1624]

***** Sounds design was top notch (with the sole exception of using F1 engine sounds during the race in Episode 1.... that was extremely lazy and disruptive), music was also good, although I thought Williams played it safe when composing the prequel soundtracks. But yeah, there isn't a whole lot about the prequels to really appreciate outside of some of the design aspects.

[@death-king1834]

Agreed. I can guarantee that if the Prequels didn't have ''Star Wars'' in the name, they'd be some shitty sci-fi trilogy that started at the end of 1990's and ended in the early 2000's that everyone would have forgotten and be at the bottom of the clearance bin.

[@death-king1834]

yuoke Not really. Return of the Jedi may have weak elements, but it's story is clear and to the plot and second the characters act like people. If Return of the Jedi was anything like the absolute mess that was the Phantom Menace then yes.

[@death-king1834]

yuoke Revenge of the Sith is crap though. Yes Revenge of the Sith has a clearer story then I and II. But that doesn't mean it's good. Characters are still bland and uninteresting. Anakin is still a whinny piece of crap who falls to the Dark Side in a snap. Everyone is blind at how obvious Palpatine is behind everything. Padme is utterly useless and is resorted to a crying damsel who dies from a ''broken heart''. The final Lightsaber fight is way over the top in every way and the only thing that gives it the illusion of depth in any way is John William's amazing score. Episode III is easier to sit through then I and II, but it in no way is good.

[@llamamall3653]

I like how all the guys describe Han as womanizer and 'wannabe dashing', as opposed to the woman who thinks that he is actually dashing.

[@twooffour]

+Llamamall Beta cucks :D

[@IAMTRASHMAN267]

That bit on describing characters is the perfect test to use on any film

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

As long as the test subjects don't have dementia of course.

[@megazard5249]

​@@WreckageBrother-rd5zfWtf you chatting? lol

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

@@megazard5249 "Wtf you chatting? lol" Huh?

[@pntm914]

Nearly 8 years later, I remember the awe I had when I saw this video. A relic, from a time when youtube required your channel to have a certain amount of content before you could upload videos past 15 minutes. So here we have a review in 7 parts, totaling more time than the movie in question. The editing holds up, some jokes are past their prime, but in total sum this review is still more entertaining than the movie itself. I'm glad you guys are still in business, and still practicing your art.

[@Powderwombat]

This review is from 2009...so that would be 11 years.

[@thewordoflynx8095]

RLM is and has always been overrated garbage

[@HNfilms]

@@thewordoflynx8095 why are you so mad about a 10 year old review. RLM are true hacks in the best way possible

[@ffjreviews9029]

@@thewordoflynx8095 you are a dumbass

[@kevinprendiville9429]

@@thewordoflynx8095 Get him! Pull his leg!

[@Mikebuck7]

When will Red Letter Media be required viewing in film school?

[@atlasmonkeyleon]

The day Michael Bay will be nominated for a Golden Globe.

[@CelestialWoodway]

Never since they made Space Cop.

[@megajoecaco786]

Df are u on drugs? RLM are great comedians but shit critics. I only watch their videos for a quick laugh, not to learn anything useful. That’s a job for college teachers, i since realized this being the college student I am

[@mv9370]

Never because they dated like milk.

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

@@megajoecaco786 I detect a moronic prequels fan

[@LukesEnglishPodcast]

Just noticed Charlie Bucket at the “they finally get the girl as the icing on the cake” moment at 04:26 😂

[@iyziejane]

This review should be preserved in the Library of Congress.

[@orlandofurioso7329]

To show how embarassing American "reviewers" are, yeah it should

[@Wubster649]

No

[@thatllputmarzipaninyourpie3117]

I have it saved on a solid state drive buried in a safe in my backyard. Just in case the future needs a copy.

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

@@orlandofurioso7329In comparison to crapy British reviewers?

[@Forumbug74]

I would give my left arm to see Mike's face during the prequel saga screenings

[@Bloodynine606]

I imagine it something like the first half of Full Metal Jacket but condensed to two hours

[@radiationtherapyband]

YOU BOIL THE WATER. YOU POURER THE PACKET!

[@ryanvooris5105]

The reason KZbin exists is for orginal content like this.

[@f.d.3289]

6:42 Many years ago, that sequence won me over and made me follow Red Letter Media. Just to ask this simple question and see how everyone is compeltely stumped to describe any of the prequel's main characters is pure genius.

[@f.d.3289]

Rewatching it again and it's still the funniest and at the same time most insightful piece of movie criticism ever uploaded to KZbin.

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

"Just to ask this simple question and see how everyone is compeltely stumped to describe any of the prequel's main characters is pure genius." Lol even the close-up clips that accompany those interview bits contradict the point of that segment and demonstrate all their poor recollection (and possibly the editor's lack of attention too).

[@D_Adrian]

every 6 months I am coming back to this sequence and every time I can t help but laugh along with the guy who says "I can t answer this, and you know it" it s pure gold dust... a fine idea, well put into action

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

@@D_Adrian Aww, someone keeps being wilfully ignorant lol (Unless my comments are invisible or sth - then maybe not wilfully lol)

[@115zombies935]

Yeah, everytime that guy says “I can’t answer that and you know it” is so funny because of how true it is. 😂 No intelligent human can defend this movie 🤣

[@JovanaSanchez000]

That character description exercise is so fucking brilliant.

[@avogaming7129]

Tbh it's kind of stupid, he compared a character from 3 films with a character from 1 film and a character from all of the films with one who had little focus in the phantom menace. I'm not defending phantom menace, the character development is lacking, but the test and the people taking it are stupid.

[@avogaming7129]

LJK401 Might be true, but my point is that it is an unfair test, multiple variables as to why they couldn't describe the characters, I was able to name several traits for Qui Gon (less so for Amidala, she was just shit, at least in the first film). And not really, what do you know about the Emperor in the first one? He's evil and an emperor, both of which break the rules of this test i think.

[@avogaming7129]

LJK401 It drm, my point still stands, this test has too many variables to be a true test.

[@avogaming7129]

Ancap2112 Yes there is xD how you can you say with a straight face that there are no possible variables other than one film being better than the other. For example, let say that you have seen episode 1 3 times and any of the original trilogy 50 times. You are of course going to understand the characters from the original trilogy better than the ones in the prequels. While they may not be as memorable they do still have individual character traits, some of which are subtle and you may not seem them the first time you watch the film. From a character development standpoint Qui Gon is well developed (at least from my perspective, you get a feel for who he is as a character, a jedi who is meant to be a call back to the OT Obi Wan Kenobi, a mentor figure. But at the same time he is a character who is very much against the main jedi order, believing that they should serve the force rather than use the force like a tool. He follows it to a religious degree). And having additional movies greatly helps when developing a character, additional movies these people will have seen many times. So while if you did just look at a New Hope they MIGHT be better developed than the prequel cast, there is no possible way of knowing, at least from this test without asking someone who has only seen Episode 4 and Episode 1 and seen them the same number of times.

[@DavisWOW]

Yup, his character examination method is outstanding. It should be taught in film schools.

[@jgmaurer31]

It's all your fault, Mike :D edit - since it seems people are taking this seriously, it's a joke :/

[@borbafet9206]

He didnt make a single star wars movie

[@zotharr]

@@borbafet9206 That's the problem lol

[@markymole7886]

No, it’s isn’t. Shaddup.

[@1heersond]

"They'll get the girl in the end as icing on the cake." *Shows Willy Wonka in the bottom right* LMAO!

[@timbatchelor4660]

That part of the video came up right when I read your comment haha

[@nickparton5663]

The funny thing is, since these came out, a new and increasingly vocal generation is defending the prequels. I get it, cos things that captivate you as a kid are tough to put into perspective, but they are not great films. Beautifully designed and realised worlds abound, but hot damn, those scripts never truly gave them a chance.

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

There are a lot of things I like about them and a lot of things I don't like about them.

[@Turamwdd]

@@TheBrickGuy7939 True. Unfortunately, that does not necessarily make them good or great movies. I would call them about average.

[@pickleman40]

"Post Irony" No you just like it because you were a kid when you saw it. Atleast earlier generations admit their nostalgia, Millenials try to justify all their flaws with pseudo intellectual justifications, just accept you are nostalgic and stop caring about what other people think for once.

[@theutilitymonster2615]

@@pickleman40 Excuse me, I am a millennial and do no such thing. I quite like the Prequels for subjective nostalgic reasons, but they are very poor films and I say so all the time. #Notallmillennials !! Besides, I think this is more of a trend with Zoomers than Millennials. Millennials are between 25 and 40 in 2021. I am currently 31. Zoomers are the under-25 kids.

[@oneinathousand2156]

I think the Prequel Meme Renaissance has made some people forget about it, and don’t get me wrong the memes are god-tier but to actually sit down and watch the movies themselves is mostly painful.

[@AstronomicEdits]

I literally watch this at least twice a year

[@landochabod7]

Same. Along with the other two and the Crystal Skull one. They're just so well made, and they've taught me a lot I didn't know about movie-making and screenplay writing.

[@chanlerrrr]

Fall asleep to mr plinkett almost every night

[@ps36081]

@@landochabod7 I haven't seen the crystal skull one!

[@harktischris]

6:54 I keep thinking about and using the characterization test to this day. Really helped me put into words what I found so bland and frustrating about especially the Phantom Menace. What a great way to just really just measure how well a character is fleshed out, especially if you do it after just one viewing. Like, I love Rogue One but there are definitely some rather significant characters that I feel like a lot of people would fail to say much about (would they even remember their names?) Meanwhile, with Andor I could say a lot about, like, Cinta, and she probably has no more than a handful of lines throughout the entire show. Kinda funny that they both had the same main writer (Gilroy). I guess the importance of having a good director and good staff?

[@esquarswagmen275]

Your point about the name thing is startlingly accurate. I've known a lot of people who would argue that solo/rogue one where good movies, when asked to name one non-legacy character they fail 9 times out of 10 and at best can name one character. I dont think those films are especially bad (at least compared to the depths that I've seen cinema go) but its astounding how badly they failed to establish their characters. I wonder if it wasnt for all the games, comics, books, and toys would people even be able to name the non-legacy prequal characters.

[@mackielunkey2205]

In all fairness, Tony Gilroy was working with Chris Weitz (who worked on Twilight New Moon and later the 2022 Pinocchio remake) in Rogue One. In Andor, he got to work with his brother Dan who written and directed Nightcrawler (I haven’t watched it yet), and Beau Willimon, who created House of Cards, and the difference of writing quality between the two is pretty damn stark.

[@esquarswagmen275]

@@mackielunkey2205 Thats actually really interesting. Thanks :) it kind of explains a lot actually.

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

"especially if you do it after just one viewing." Idk human memory after 1 viewing can be quite unreliable at times - if someone doesn't remember sth, it may be a potential indicator of sth, but it could also just mean dementia

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

@@esquarswagmen275 "Your point about the name thing is startlingly accurate. I've known a lot of people who would argue that solo/rogue one where good movies, when asked to name one non-legacy character they fail 9 times out of 10 and at best can name one character. I dont think those films are especially bad (at least compared to the depths that I've seen cinema go) but its astounding how badly they failed to establish their characters. " I've seen both once, and can name most of them (or, well, hit and miss with the actual names) - those 9 of 10 just have Alzheimer's, plain and simple.

[@daiselol]

this video made me forget how I pronounce protagonist

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

daiselol Protoganus...

[@Leitilumo]

Pro-ta-go-nus

[@twooffour]

+daiselol Pro-_teeeeh_-genist.

[@Leitilumo]

***** *woosh* Hmm, guess that joke just sailed right on by.

[@theelitegamer6710]

+An Outrage u mean pro-tag-I-nist

[@_ArsNova]

No, the Disney Star Wars films also being terrible does not somehow make these ones better.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

Each Star Wars movie from I to VI is a masterpiece that has built the legend-six beautiful, marvelous, and timeless movies that complement each other perfectly, forming an inseparable whole, a single grand and unified galactic epic. They represent the true Skywalker saga as it was always meant to be, George Lucas's masterpiece, six extraordinary movies that shaped the open world building, expanded the mythology, lore, and exploration of the Star Wars universe during its greatest era. This personal work of its creator, who spent his life refining every detail of the Star Wars universe, Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten, no matter what.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

​​Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements. Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative. Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible films that together form an inseparable whole.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

Disney Star Wars is not canon with the stunning world-building masterpiece of the timeless Star Wars universe of the six wonderful George Lucas movies that built the legend and will forever be the pinnacle of the expanded Star Wars universe, six wonderful movies that will never be beaten, the true Skywalker saga as it should always have been.

[@_ArsNova]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 No lol. Your overindulgent essay of copium doesn't change this fact either. The original 3 Star Wars films were lightning in a bottle, something that could never be recreated. Episodes I-III were embarrassing disasters.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

@@_ArsNova The original 6 Star Wars films were lighting in a bottle, a marvelous, magnificent and timeless work, an inseparable whole in six wonderful parts that form the Skywalker saga, George Lucas's masterpiece, and Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten.

[@milesgreenberg79]

The easiest way to sum up Amidala is that half of her lines are spoken Keira Knightley and no one really talks about that because the lines are so forgettable.

[@faismasterx]

This guy's voice makes the video so good.

[@faismasterx]

Harry S. Plinkett That was you? Good job. Kudos, if you did the writing too.

[@N7spongy]

@@faismasterx that's just a fan account

[@Buttington_Headerson]

Infamous drunk and noted hack Mike Stoklasa portrays the lovable Harry S. Plinkett

[@PieAndChips]

Ohhh waaaiiit, was she a great big far person?

[@slashbash1347]

Remember when this review was considered insanely long?

[@morgankingsley8711]

The good days. Now a 70 minute review is barely considered anything these days

[@mememachine-386]

These reviews need to become popular again. This prequel apologia that started popping up after everyone started to hate the Disney movies is inexcusable.

[@SDfan2002]

For sure

[@jarekgunther]

Three syllables--NOS-TAL-GIA.

[@HolaMundoTheMisteriousAG]

Ok boomer

[@camblongkaras7121]

@@HolaMundoTheMisteriousAG Go back to having untreated ADHD zoomer.

[@ARBLACKx]

The prequels are so awful. Chris Stuckmann's (who has now sold out) reviews on the prequels he was absolutely shi**ing on em and mentioned RLM's review and how he agreed with it. And then now the obi wan kenobi show came out (which was also awful) and he titles his video "obi-wan kenbi enhanced my prequel love' lik wtf.

[@sayabukanhasan]

so basically jar jar has the most character huh.... wow.

[@vitalinov]

all of them are, im on ep 3 now. i dont feel anakin or obi wan at all, their actions are so stupid its infuriating.. ah i messed up im watching them in the order 4, 5; 1,2,3; 6. ep 1 can be seen from the senate scene on imo. first half is bull

[@rjs3590]

***** hahahahahahaahahahaa that made me ROFL

[@Schmeethe88]

vitalinov don't forget about Machete order- 4, 5; 2, 3; 6. If you're curious, here's the post about it www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/

[@HajduDIGITAL]

sayabukanhasan He was the comic relief.

[@alvinchimp1392]

AntChodeny The Clone Wars show was pretty badass. The best thing that came from the prequels were its spinoffs. (books,video games,shows,etc)

[@kobypourciaux1066]

The funny thing is that a lot of people like to say that the Clone Wars redeems the prequels. Nah dude, it straight up REPLACES the prequels. There is legitimately no reason to watch episodes 1 and 2 now that we have the Clone Wars. At most, you’d miss a couple references to certain events from those movies, but even then you can pick up on most of those things as you watch the show (the fact that Anakin grew up as a slave on Tatooine, that his mother died, that he’s the chosen one, that a clone army was created on Kamino, etc). The only prequel you need to actually watch to understand the show is Revenge of the Sith. Most people say the Clone Wars makes the prequels better, but I’d argue that, because the show is so much better written, that it makes those movies look even worse by comparison.

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

"The only prequel you need to actually watch to understand the show is Revenge of the Sith" Huh, doesn't it take place after it ends? Eitherway, didn't see Clone Wars so who knows

[@oneinathousand2156]

Who else is starting a Star Wars Plinkett marathon while waiting for the Rise of Skywalker review, if there is gonna be one? I’ll say this about the Sequels vs Prequels: The Sequels are better on a technical level, but the Prequels are better on a conceptual level. Like, the Prequels clearly had an end goal that they were working towards even if the execution was poor. I’m sure the Plinkett review of TROS will put this all in perspective.

[@josephchoi5114]

Plunkett gave his last review with last jedi

[@SDfan2002]

Concept means nothing if it’s not executed well

[@NealX_Gaming]

I love how Jack says Han Solo is "wannabe" dashing while the female interviewee (Gillian) gushes and fangirls that he is TOTALLY DASHING OMG.

[@GeorgeMonet]

Jealousy.

[@Shinkajo]

Jack can be a bit of a tool at times

[@JesterMereel]

Well look at Jack and you'll understand why. He couldn't pull it off so he projects.

[@acc314]

@@JesterMereel sounds like you’re projecting

[@Buttington_Headerson]

@@JesterMereel he has kids and he seems happy...m

[@kingkusnacht]

I agree that episode 1 sucked but in my opinion ewan mcgregor did a great job in playing obi wan kenobi. He was smart, funny, charismatic and you generally saw him as the hero. You can't blame him that his context he was paid to say made no sense.

[@dared29]

***** Yep, this. The only reason they would put good actors is to attract people who like those actors

[@Caarajack]

Starting a new year by watching all the Mr. Plinkett's Star Wars prequel reviews, once again.

[@lukeclarke2880]

Star Wars movie reviews 1 4/10 2 3/10 3 6/10 4 9/10 5 10/10 6 8/10

[@JIIKX1]

Better ratings: 1. 2/10 2. 2/10 3. 4.35624/10 4. 8.95756757567756757358888bleh/10 5. 8.9399/10 6. 1.34 times pi/10

[@1krani]

1 8/10 2 3/10 3 9/10 4 9/10 5 10/10 6 9/10 Movie Defense Force makes my case for Episode 1, though I do have my own reasons for liking it.

[@paareth]

Roadstar1602 If they are intelligent enough to use thrawn or daala it'll be hard to mess up.

[@mistermister98]

1 8/10 2 5/10 3 6/10 4 9.5/10 5 10/10 6 9/10

[@1krani]

Mark Joseph Middleton They're ignoring all the EU. It's no longer considered canon.

[@megasystem8473]

The prequels being mediocre does not make the prequels magically good

[@jonahclements9549]

Do you mean to say the sequels the first time?

[@megasystem8473]

Jonah Clements yep

[@LizardOfOz69]

@@JessicaChastainFan yeah, but so are the prequels. One does not deserve more hate than the other. They both deserve bitter hatred.

[@bryanstein7859]

Both the prequel and the sequel trilogy have the complete opposite problems. The prequels have too much creative control from Lucas, and nobody told him no, while the sequel trilogy had far too much influence from the studio and producers that creativity was stifled. The Original Trilogy had more of a balance of both.

[@LizardOfOz69]

@@bryanstein7859 couldn't have said it better myself.

[@SmithSmithery]

It is so fucking weird seeing Jay, Rich, and Jack as young as they are there.

[@TheHeroofCourage]

Isn't this only 4 years old?

[@SmithSmithery]

True, but they look so much younger and/or less fat.

[@Spaztar]

This review originally came out in December of 2009, so it's almost seven years old at this point. Jay and Rich look a lot younger in this, but I think Jack looks about the same, or even younger since shaving his head.

[@SgtZaqq]

Holy shit, that was Jack?

[@greatdane2609]

I haven't laughed this hard in awhile. "Unless you're Tarantino, Scorcese, etc you really shouldn't stray too far from this pattern. Especially if you have a cartoon rabbit that steps in the poopie." I almost died.

[@namelast6982]

You know George Lucas has secretly watched this, naked and alone in the dark.

[@abramsullivan7764]

What the fuck

[@tobigtobetony9097]

2 types of people in the comment world

[@eddieb4557]

Why did you make me picture naked GL

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

I know.

[@cortomaltese5206]

Actually, he mentioned he likes redlettermedia in what seems to be his Twitter account

[@Razzrazz90]

I like to come to the Plinkett reviews as a palette cleanser after I see too many kids try to defend the prequels by saying “well they’re better than the sequels” 3 things 1. Having to say “well at least they’re not as bad as those other movies” does not make something a good movie 2. The “depth” the prequels supposedly have are of little accomplishment of the films themselves, but rather the expanded universe via the Clone Wars, comic books and other media 3. You’ll understand my frustration when 10 years down the line, you start seeing kids who grew up try to defend the sequel trilogy that you despise so much as “under appreciated masterpieces” too

[@Byrvurra]

Anyone who forgets how disappointing the prequels were, wasn't there. These reviews speak to an entire generation of star wars fan. People literally camped out in lines for weeks to watch a cartoon rabbit step in the poopie. I literally cannot wait for point number 3, I'm going to be a bitter old man.

[@jamesthompson9959]

Just so you know, I love all the trilogies and I always have. So I’m gonna be pissed when people start claiming these always loved the sequels, I once got told that if you could still use gas chambers then I’d be the first one in. How disgusting

[@robhax]

It's almost generational... yes, in 10-15 years, I wouldn't be surprised at all for younger people to love the Sequel Trilogy - it's THEIR Star Wars, afterall.

[@jackcoupland6035]

'It's like poetry. It rhymes.'

[@basedchimera5859]

I love all star wars no matter how awful it is

[@WhatPayneVids]

Either the new Star Wars is going to be good, which is good. Or we'll get another 70-minute review which *will* be good... We can't loose.

[@antoniomoreira7221]

hopefully the latter

[@glctcthnkr8059]

Well we got neither with TROS so I guess everyone looses

[@jimreily7538]

When I was younger, watching the OT, I imagined how and why Vader became the way he is. I imagined Anakin was a lot like Luke. Eager, a bit naive, but basically a good person. He's living in the Old Republic. But I didn't think there'd be so many Jedi. Maybe a thousand. I pictured the old Jedi as like astronauts are today. They must prove themselves, endure arduous training, but they need to develop a great deal of personal discipline. At the same time, they are spiritual. Not everyone knows or believes that Jedi exist ("hokey religions and ancient beliefs", or whatever Han calls them in ANH, suggesting that, a generation after the Jedi were gone, they'd been forgotten.) Lightsaber battles in the OT were sparse. For a reason. They are the culmination of conflict. Jedi build their own lightsabers as part of their training. Anakin would have been buddies with Kenobi. He's being taught about the Force, but they're also friends. They're not much different in age. I imagined Kenobi was maybe 5 or 10 years older at the most. Ben Kenobi would have been training too, practising his skills and so on. Anakin and Kenobi would have done intense training missions together. The Old Republic would not have had these Jedi churning factories, or even many schools for Jedi at all. The Jedi were the elite guardians of the Old Republic, but that doesn't mean you need armies of them fighting in huge lightsaber battles. They have powers that go beyond weapons. They would be used when necessary. They're both spiritual and physical protectors. But mainly, because becoming and being a Jedi requires constant training, they would have been quite isolated, spending most of their time, like Buddhist monks meditating, contemplating, thinking: the force is the power that binds all things, so Jedi aren't just warriors, they must be thinkers too. They'd have had thousands of years of philosophy. Why NOT use the dark side ? What makes it the dark side ? Can a Jedi use both the light side and the dark side ? I think Anakin would have been the curious type. He'd have proved himself in training and in battle, being one of the best starfighters in the galaxy. But he would be a thinker. His curiosity and naivety would lead him to the dark side. He'd realise that the dark side is seductive - addictive, in a way. It feels good to have this power, and he'd experiment with it, to the consternation of Kenobi and the other Jedi. He'd eventually meet Palpatine, who would secretly be training in the dark side of the force. Palpatine would show him how much cooler the dark side is, how you can become absorbed in it, and you don't need to be disciplined or control your feelings. He'd explain to Anakin, that the dark side is natural, but the more powerful side of the force. Anakin wouldn't realise that the dark side is quicker to harness, but ultimately destructive. He would see all the cool stuff Palpatine can do with the dark side, and he'd go to Kenobi and say, "Palpatine can do stuff that you can't do. We should be more into the dark side stuff." Kenobi would explain to him the things Yoda explains to Luke. Maybe Yoda himself would be there. The Jedi leaders would first try to stop Palpatine by chastising him, but this would make Palpatine angry. A wicked man, Palpatine would conceal his dark side impulses, except to Anakin. Anakin would be torn between Palpatine and Kenobi, but ultimately, like a drug, the dark side would consume him. He would come to believe it is more powerful and useful, and he would be seduced by it, unable to abandon it, and unwilling too. If he did meet Padame or whoever Luke and Leia's mother is, it would not be a love story, but a story of how Anakin's lust for the dark side turns her away. Maybe Anakin even kills Padame himself, after the kids are born. Perhaps he knows them just as infants. But anyway, Palpatine would be plotting to overthrow the Republic, to take power. To do so, he needs to kill the Jedi. So, he trains Anakin in secret. At the same time, Palpatine recruits others who are dissatisfied with the Republic. He slowly builds armies, who start as paramilitaries on various star systems, and trains in secret for the moment when he takes power, for at that moment, they will overthrow the Republic. Using the Dark Side of the Force and his own personal charisma and magnetism, these armies on other planets become personally loyal to Palpatine. But, to remove the Republic, the Jedi must be killed. Anakin trains and trains, becomes darker and darker. As Palpatine stirs up rebellions and unrest among the star systems, conflicts break out. The Republic is at risk of falling. Palpatine tricks the Jedi council into sending the Jedi to certain places, he scatters them throughout the galaxy. Say, a group of 3 or 4 Jedi go to the Hutt planet, and because Palpatine has made a deal with the leaders there, they meet the Jedi with open arms and pretend to be friendly - all the while they're planning to assassinate the Jedi. Palpatine sends Anakin out to the Hutt planet, where the Jedi, glad to see him. Alongside the Hutt leaders, he kills the Jedi. He does the same thing throughout a number of star systems. Meanwhile Palpatine and his growing minions stir up unrest on Coruscant. Protests become riots, groups of gangs become paramilitaries. The Republic is crumbling. The remaining Jedi, those not sent out to the other parts of the galaxy, are recalled. Anakin returns, and the Jedi on Coruscant don't know he's bad, because he's been killing Jedi in the other systems. Paramilitaries are sent to the ancient Jedi monasteries and burn them down, destroying all the evidence of the light side of the force. Anakin and Palpatine send a message to the star systems: rise up and throw off the yolk of the Republic. Live in freedom, live as your own masters. Live in a new regime that respects power. The more you do for us, the bigger your place at the table when we're running things. Now, the galaxy is in a civil war. The Republic forces are scattered, and annihilated, throughout a bunch of battles. Anakin, Palpatine and their forces destroy the remaining Jedi, and disband the Jedi council. Yoda escapes. Ben Kenobi and Anakin have their last fight like in ROTS, but it's not in some lava place, or whatever, and it's a personal fight, tense and slow, like in ANH. Anakin wins, but is hurt, Kenobi gets away. Palpatine wins the war and those who helped him all join together, and he implements the Empire, giving admiralties and leadership positions to certain people, allowing other star systems to live in criminality, others still he betrays, knowing that the armies he has amassed, the loyalties he's developed, means he has the nucleus of a war machine able to kill anyone who poses a threat. But in a way, it's better for the galaxy to be fragmented. Palpatine knows with his armies, he can reign the star systems later, as he develops the Empire, from a band of disparate militaries into a unified force. Now, the Vader suit thing, which Vader wears, that's not just given to him in one piece like he had it the whole time. As Anakin becomes so dark and powerful so quickly, his body is corrupted, like Palpatines is. And perhaps he wears the mask too, as symbolic, and pragmatically too. The idea tbst his suit is some type of life support system is ludicrous, because if it was, then the rebels would have planned to destroy parts of the suit, later on. It could be something he uses as armour, it could be a military outfit, it could be symbolic and it could have the capacity to heal him as well, all of those at the same time. But he would develop it slowly. It would be personal to him and the darker he becomes, the more of the suit he wears, the more he adds to it. It is like when modern military generals go onto battlefields - they wear helmets and body armour and so on. In any case, that's the story of the prequels, that I had in my head, before the actual prequels came out. Some of the stuff in the prequels matches what I had thought of, but all in all, they're quite pathetic.

[@jimreily7538]

I haven't watched the new sequel movies as I had already imagined what they should be, when the OT came out. (The sequels should be: the Empire isn't destroyed, only weakened. They lost the Emperor and the Death Star, a few Star Destroyers and other ships, but they didn't lose their industrial or economic capacity. They're still a force to be reckoned with. Someone else steps up to take the helm. They're battered but not defeated. The rebels call themselves the New Republic, but must prove they've got the military strength to actually defeat the Empire, not just it's leader and one of its weapons. An Admiral or General becomes the leader of the Empire, and the sequels would be about the final, and even more grand scale, confrontation between the Rebels/New Republic, and the Empire. It's not like ROTJ just switched the Empire into non existence. It dealt them a blow, but not a death blow. I like it to Normandy, or perhaps the North African campaign of WW2. The beginning of the end. The force would play a part in the sequels, but because there are no dark side practitioners alive, it would be something like, that, internecine conflict within the New Republic, and Luke's training being quite quick, would mean he had not developed the discipline to resist the temptation of tbe dark side. He swore, earlier, to avoid the dark side, but, that was because he wanted to pull his father away from it. Now, perhaps during the intensity of the wars following the Death Star's destruction, Luke continues training but falls into the trap Anakin did, which is, curiousity of the dark side. Perhaps Luke wants to remake the Jedi, but as all the philosophy is gone, all the methods of resisting the dark side, he has no way to know how to stop it's temptations, except by contemplating it, feeling it, himself. The question would be, does Luke turn to the dark side after all, lacking the discipline and training to resist it, at its most pure level ? He must contemplate it, and perhaps even use it, in order to know how to stop others from using it. He must rewrite the works and knowledge of old, but, as he delves into the force, he becomes enamoured of the dark side. He sees what his father did. He finally sees the power of the dark side. So that would be the central Jedi theme of the sequels, perhaps, less external and more internal conflict, although maybe Leia starts Jedi training too and Luke kills Leia in a dark side induced fit of anger, then regrets it - there's heaps of cool stuff like that which they could have done. I imagined much of this, when I was younger, and I was incredibly excited for the prequels and the sequels. I remember how happy I was when I found out there'd be 9 Star Wars films. And how disappointed I was when I saw, at about 14 or 15, the Phantom Menace. I didn't watch the other two prequels until much later. I suspect Lucas isn't the talent we thought he was. I think the technical, financial and temporal limitations which he had, were good things. They reigned him in. And at that time he was actually passionate. He cared about the one movie which he wrote, bevause it wasn't a "franchise" then, just a movie. By the early 2000s, he just didn't care enough, and, without anyone to tell him "no", or anyone courageous enough to say "this sucks", he wrote garbage. I think my ideas as a 12 year old, are still much better than what George Lucas produced. I think the stories I conceived of as a kid are better than the prequels and better than the sequels, and in fact, I think 99 of 100 young fans of the OT, would produce better stories for the prequels and sequels than Lucas, and anyone at Disney. These films were pathetically lame, and Plinkett explains exactly why.

[@Goldarlives]

I always imagined the Jedi were like spies; you don’t know who they are or what they do specifically, and you wouldn’t know one when you see one. Only those in the military frontlines have seen them in action, thus most people don’t believe they exist. That’s why the rebels on Yavin IV say “May the Force be with you.” Because some of them have worked alongside Jedi, and have seen the Force firsthand.

[@WreckageBrother-rd5zf]

​@@jimreily7538Really good version and all in all one that can be said to be much more authentic than the 1-3 movies that were made; however there's a few parts that, while good on their own, don't match the established continuity (just like I-III also contradict the original continuity & past-recounting dialogue a lot): "Anakin and Palpatine send a message to the star systems: rise up and throw off the yolk of the Republic. Live in freedom, live as your own masters. Live in a new regime that respects power. The more you do for us, the bigger your place at the table when we're running things. Now, the galaxy is in a civil war. The Republic forces are scattered, and annihilated, throughout a bunch of battles." "Palpatine wins the war and those who helped him all join together, and he implements the Empire, giving admiralties and leadership positions to certain people, allowing other star systems to live in criminality, others still he betrays, knowing that the armies he has amassed, the loyalties he's developed, means he has the nucleus of a war machine able to kill anyone who poses a threat. But in a way, it's better for the galaxy to be fragmented. Palpatine knows with his armies, he can reign the star systems later, as he develops the Empire, from a band of disparate militaries into a unified force." This would seem to contradict the following: "The Rebellion will continue to gain support in the Imperial Senate-" "The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us; I have just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the old Republic have been swept away." "That's impossible! How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?" "The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line - fear of this battle station." Looks like the old Republic structures had been intact this whole time, and the idea of really fully banking on fear and military force is only being implemented now. "Princess Leia, before your execution, I would like you to be my guest at a ceremony that will make this battle station operational; no star system will dare oppose the Emperor now." However exposition of this kind (about the current state of the galaxy, as well as anything that paints a picture of how the Empire rose to begin with) is only present in this 1st movie, so your outline probably wouldn't contradict anything in ep5-6; those 2 movies also make it look a lot more like the Empire just oppresses everyone with their military (with no need for Deathstars even), and may very well have just grabbed power by pure conquest. The uprising expected by those quoted ep4 lines doesn't seem to happen there either - so it's possible ep5 simply decided to erase that whole aspect from continuity. "Ben Kenobi and Anakin have their last fight like in ROTS, but it's not in some lava place, or whatever, and it's a personal fight, tense and slow, like in ANH. Anakin wins, but is hurt, Kenobi gets away." The lines "when I left you I was but a learner - now I am the master" and "your powers are weak, old man" suggest that Obiwan was stronger when they parted ways, and *now* the turns have tabled; whether those lines imply a previous duel is also open to interpretation. "The idea tbst his suit is some type of life support system is ludicrous, because if it was, then the rebels would have planned to destroy parts of the suit, later on. It could be something he uses as armour, it could be a military outfit, it could be symbolic and it could have the capacity to heal him as well, all of those at the same time. But he would develop it slowly." Don't think that line of reasoning really makes sense, since being a life support machine doesn't necessarily make the suit extra vulnerable to weapons, or preclude it from functioning as armor a well - as you proceed to point out in this 2nd paragraph. (And judging by that "lightsaber hit on the shoulder", it's possible that it indeed does. And there's nothing in ep3 to disprove or contradict that notion either.) And any rebels with the opportunity to "destroy the suit" would already be in his presence and technically have the opportunity to attack and kill him altogether. Also ep6's "take off this mask" "but then you'll die" already establishes it as a life support thing, after the ESB scene had kind of implied it previously. However other than that, the idea of him building the suit gradually, it being an extension of general Imperial uniform design and this being connected to him becoming corrupted by evil etc. yeah, that all fits. "although maybe Leia starts Jedi training too and Luke kills Leia in a dark side induced fit of anger, then regrets it - there's heaps of cool stuff like that which they could have done." Something like that happens somewhere in the old EU, or at least in SfDebris' Trek crossover fic "Unity" (that takes many elements from said EU), where Luke does go to the dark side, and shows up at Leia's house to abduct her child or something - and then kills Chewie for trying to stop him.

[@danceswithmetroids162]

The only thing I remotely liked about Phantom Menace was the pod racing scene, and that's just because I like to watch things go fast.

[@phoenyx555]

So, you are saying you videotape your coitus?

[@darkmindedsith]

You must've liked watching the audience leave the theater.

[@Selvyre]

ADHD, you hack fraud

[@Yeagerbonebone]

Duel of the fates?

[@danceswithmetroids162]

***** I'm not sure what the purpose of this comment was lol.

[@Martin-xd4jl]

My one complaint looking back on this review years later is the ridiculous assertion that Rich Evans is a 'real person'.

[@TheNatureFreak1]

It never ceases to amaze me how much all my friends keep telling myself that the prequels are better than the originals. I am 20, and I grew up with the prequels. hell, as a kid, i liked them more than the originals, but as I got older and older, the originals, eSPECIALY EMPIRE, got better and better, and I began to understand the dislike that many older people I knew held towards the prequels. Today, I cannot, in all legitimate honesty, believe how anyone with a mature mind are convinced that The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are legitimately better movies than A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. All I keep hearing is that there is better action and special effects, as well as a "more complex" story line. Honestly, I find the prequel fanboys more annoying than the OT fanboys, because all they keep saying is "HURR DURR YOU'RE BLINDED BY NOSTALGIA1!!1!1!!" And almost everyone whom i've shown this to immediately turn it down and calls it shit because "He's an asshole and stupid and bla bla" without actually giving solid counter arguments. I am usually not this gfrustrated about an opinion on a movie, but it gets on my nerves when people are trying so desperately to say that the originals are worse. The directing, the cinematography, the pacing, the characters, the dialogue and the themes are all represented and executed significantly better in the originals. But oh my god, The Force Awakens was a GOOD ass movie!!!

[@undeadnightorc]

+Thomas Lorentzen This is because as kids we don't really have a barometer to properly judge what makes a film a good one or a bad one. As long as its full of action we're satisfied and remember this feeling of "satisfaction" as we grow up.

[@superyoshibros99]

+Thomas Lorentzen me too, I used to like the prequels as a kid because of just the lightsabers and pointless cgi, but as I got older, I understood what the word, "story", meant, and watching the originals now, it makes sense to me. All I see in the prequels are just politics, droids, more droids, 10 to 20 lightsaber dudes, etc. And don't even get me started on the special editions...The third act of revenge of the sith was what i only liked about the prequels.

[@jamesmcdonnell2455]

***** "I cannot, in all legitimate honesty, believe how anyone with a mature mind" Remember this? Sounds a bit like an arrogant ass to me. It's funny you question my ability to make a judgment on you when you do the exact same to others. As to this "review" I didn't watch past the first part because it was so boring, and I watched 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed', and it was quite clear he had a huge bias going into it. I mean he starts off calling people who enjoyed the PT every name he can think of, which seeing as you appear to like this "review" just points out another reason to consider you an ass as well.

[@jamesmcdonnell2455]

***** I guess I should mention what I did hear in the 1st part. He claimed a story doesn't need a main character, even though it's usually better for a sci-fi to have one, and then slams TPM because it didn't have one, even though he clearly said it's not necessary. Then he had "random" people make up some bullshit about how they'd describe the characters. Sure sounds like a lot of hogwash to me.

[@TheNatureFreak1]

***** As for the quote of my comment, you would know why I think the way I do if you had watched the entire review. The reason I say what I say is because of the fact that Phantom Menace has so many big, obvious flaws that stand out significantly. Try and watch TPM and ESB back to back and tell me how The Phantom Menace is by any means a better movie. I did not say that I hate people who prefer the prequels, just that it irritates me when people never seem to have any solid arguments for their claims. And I am not an arrogant ass... but you seem to have some anger issues, so I am just gonna leave it as it is.

[@1997residente]

Batman V Superman Dawn of justice was the most dissapointing thing since my son...

[@plumbussmith]

I enjoyed it though i can't ignore it's flaws.

[@Paul91-]

Justice League was the most disappointing thing since my son.

[@zillah1157]

The DC movies (except WW) are the most disappointing thing since my son

[@benabramowitz18]

Justice League is the most disappointing thing since Batman vs Superman! What kind of an intro is that, you say? Well shit, I think it’s hard to be disappointed anymore when your expectations are so low they’re right next to fucking dinosaur bones! I think we all went to see this movie just to get it over with. It was like an obligation. Like going to your stupid daughter’s college graduation you know it’s gonna SUCK, but you gotta go just to get it over with.

[@zillah1157]

@@benabramowitz18 Well done...

[@thunderbolt2145]

Yeah, George was a great concept man, a visionary, but his writing skills were definitely underpar. His secret weapon was the writing team of Hyuck of Katz. But as an "experimental" filmmaker, his skills in producing great visuals and atmosphere were beyond reproach in the early phase of his career ( THX 1138, American Graffiti, Star Wars)

[@vandal280]

These reviews are the best thing to come out of the star wars universe. I've watched them so many times.

[@Hazaroth]

Average Plinkett fan is a Liberal Arts graduate, says just about everything lol

[@MuadDib27]

I love reading how all these newcomers to RLM are getting so pissy about this video review that was probably recommended to them out of popularity. All they’re watching is one man’s detailed response on his opinion, citing film narrative structures, hell even footage of Lucas, to back up his opinion. That means a lot these days. It’s hysterical seeing people get so pissed off over a movie lol

[@Sanguinala2022]

MuadDib27 because the same people getting mad at red letter media worship the shitfest that is the prequels

[@bjornbiff]

The footage of George Lucas was kinda taken out of context.

[@MuadDib27]

Yeezy Busts any work of art will be and must be open to critique and criticism. That’s part of the creative process. I highly doubt you speak for George Lucas. Speaking for fans of the franchise doesn’t count, they merely consume the product.

[@Keithchan2024]

Yeezy Busts this review shows how history can repeat itself. The people born in the early 2000s like the prequels since they were “kiddy” and OT because of their parents liked them and find the sequel trilogy mediocre to bad for being a rehash of old ideas

[@TheMostwanted5]

Welcome to the Star Wars fandom, this shit has been going on longer than I’ve been alive.

[@Smetko2]

That first sentence of this video was so.... wow.

[@Disciple_JK]

A true classic.

[@normadgarmez7026]

Mr. Plinkett: The rant awakens

[@dlh7989]

It's been incredible to witness how overrated the prequels have become in light of the sequels. These reviews still hold up for me, although of course Plinkett exaggerates their flaws too. The prequels and sequels have things I like, but at the end of the day, none of them could recapture lightning in a bottle, and even Return of the Jedi is graded a liiiiittle bit on a curve, but I won't deny the climax is powerful mythmaking.

[@MLESoup]

"Star Wars the Phantom Menace was the most disappointing thing since my son" has got to be one of the best hooks of all time

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

Star Wars The Phantom Menace is a masterpiece of open-world expansion, lore building, mythology, the iconic characters of the Star Wars universe and the political story that laid the foundations of the Star Wars universe.

[@_ArsNova]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 Thank you for your rational, unbiased opinion "natalieportmanfan1817". The opposite of everything you just said totally isn't true.