>the buildup to this scene the entire movie
>the “he has fricking two” moment
>the John Williams score
>the gripping moments during the battle and the followed relief afterwards
The Phantom Menace isn’t free of criticism, but this scene was MADE for the big screen. Nothing will ever do it justice compared to seeing it for the first time, in theaters, with audience reaction, and on a giant fricking screen.
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Also this scene, where Maul speaks to Sidious on Coruscant followed by the cheesy screen wipe. It’s like I’m sitting in the seat with the bucket of popcorn just from watching a clip. Some Anons won’t understand this feel, but IYKYK. 77 dubs confirm.
Absolutely based epic Lightsaber battle comfy Coruscant cheesy screen wipe enjoyers
Watch the Plinkett review, he explains why the prequels fell short of expectations and ultimately were a bad trilogy.
have a nice day
Sneed.
>watch a movie length passion rant by a greaseball who uses a literal slob caricature as his persona
How about frick no? You didn’t contribute to the thread, you didn’t suggest any other good movies to watch on the big screen, you didn’t do anything. You mass replied to everyone plugging some YouTuber homosexual’s opinion. GTFO!
I love the prequels and I love the plinkett reviews. What now?
I'm not watching shit from some homosexual with moronic opinions who talks like an annoying homosexual on purpose.
have a nice day.
i got to the qui gon part and didnt know if him being moronic was a joke or not
You sound like a moron. Are you a moron, anon?
Why do I need to listen to some nobody? I'm perfectly happy with my opinions. If I like a movie then I like it. I don't care what some homosexual has to say.
>watch the plinkett review
man u really should fricking have a nice day holy shit hahahah
Based. TPM is unironically one of thr best star wars movies ever am im tired of pretending it's not. People seething over jar jar and midoclhorians just seem like dumbass cry babies in hindsight. I'd rather have 5 jar jars than the sequel trilogy
Why are people pretending at all? If you like it, you like it. And it's even better when you are correct by any and all objective measures. Such as with the Phantom Menace.
>I'd rather have 5 jar jars than the sequel trilogy
something else being shit doesn't make something else a tiny bit less shit kino.
I was there. Every single person came out of the theatres staggered by how shit it was.
Every single person.
>every single person
Weird because every single person in my theater liked it
jar jar is not bad but
midichlorians
jedis taking away kids
jedis being shitheads
two headed alien
watto
kod podracing
ruined it. no coming back from it. nothing can repair it. thisbis why i am purist and reject prequels and anything made after them. jhuzaan vong crap is shit too btw.
jedis always were shitheads, even in the OT were they lie and groom luke into killing his father
Luke btfo both the siths and the jedis by redeeming Vader
I agree with everything else but the Jedi order being corrupted in the prequels was the most interesting thing about it
Its weird because the same buttholes saying TPM was bad because of midchlorians and shit are the same ones who absolutely gobble up every single Disney nuwars installment like it's the second coming of Christ and are fine with every fricking character being brought back from the dead or pulled straight from EU
I was 9 when this movie came out and it was the last time I remember there was real hype for a movie and nothing comes close. And it wasnt just like some nerd thing, EVERYONE from every walk of life was talking about it. There were news segments and I remember my parents talking to other adults about it, the fact that a new star wars was coming out was like this huge cultural event. And there was this massive marketing campaign where nearly every product from snackfoods to toiletries was promoting it as well. It was surreal looking back.
That being said, this scene made no sense. Wasnt Mauls entire point to be this mysterious figures henchmen and steal this kid for him? If thats so, why isnt he chasing down the kid, why does he just decide to duel these two random jedi and actively move away from the kid?
Sheev doesn't know about Anakin until he hears it was a kid who btfo'd the Trade Federation ship. Maybe he saw him on Coruscant, but doesn't know what his deal is yet.
So was Mauls point just to kill the Jedi then? I havent seen the movie in forever. But from what I remember, Sheev pushes these trade guys into a war with Naboo over trade route disputes and the Jedi are sent to try to negotiate peace between them.
Where they going to expose something? Like what was the point of Mauls character beyond being the cool badass bad guy?
pretty sure he was sent to capture padme to force her to sign the treaty or something
Pretty much. He was sent to track down Padme's ship after they fled past the blockade. Presumably he was going to kill everyone on board except her.
I don't care how much people nitpick the prequels, I will always enjoy them once a year on Christmas with the family.
Comfy as frick, anon.
I saw it in theaters as a child, the target demographic, and I don't remember it. ROTS was the only memorable film
I fricking love episode 1 and I don't care what everyone else says. That fight scene is pure kino.
Star Wars films were made to be watched on a 32 inch tube TV in your parent's living room in 1996 with a blanket around your legs and 7 pillows holding you upright.
>32 inch crt
>1996
AND IT BLOW YOU UP! BOOM!
Darth Maul was such a lame villain. Came out of nowhere, did nothing then died all in one movie.
This is true. It was a wasted opportunity to have an interesting villain. And don't tell me he appears in some damn cartoons, I don't watch bullshit like that.
Phanton Menace kind of sucks as a conventional story but if you randomly watched it on TV with no context then it would be a cool sci fi adventure because you would assume it's your fault for not understanding the characters and story but just enjoy the ride for all the random expensive shit happening.
I remember the entire theatre going crazy at this part when the shield things are about to open.
Instead of meditating while waiting for laser gate to open, Qui-Gon should have Force-choked Maul to death.
You saw Revenge of the Sith where Obi Wan and Anakin tried to force throw each other?
Gay. Don't physically crush his windpipe then. Telekinetically push all the oxygen molecules in Maul's vicinity to not-in-his-vicinity.
Telekinetically vibrate the water in his cells until he boils inside.
For me its forcepulling all the blood out of his mouth.
For me, it's colliding hydrogen atoms inside my enemy, causing fusion explosions.
the fight with maul and duel of fates is 10/10
best choreography in the saga
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>bad guy is black colored
>good guy is white colored
looks racist
Only bad things about this scene are the bad cgi of defeated Maul, and the fact that the trailer and merch spoiled the lightstaff. One theater in L.A. had a print where Maul falls down the hole without splitting in half. I would like to see that.
>Korah Matah
>KORAH RAHTAMAH
I think it was used better in Episode 2 when Anakin was going to kill the sand people, but I'm not sure how much of that is from having heard it first in Episode 1's context.
>COOOORRNNNN ON THE COOOB
>COOOOORRRRRNNNNN ON
>THE KABOB
I hate how they revived Maul to turn him into a seething moron that shows up everywhere like a cartoon villain
he had like 3 lines of dialogue in the entire movie and that was perfect
There is absolutely nothing wrong with midichlorians.
Expanding om the biology that makes someone able to interact with the force does not demystify or diminish it in any way.
That's not even the main reason they were introduced. It was to set up the Darth Plagueus bit two movies later.
>wow le epic choregraphed fights in which nobody seems to be trying to actually injure anyone else are... le good!
>muh more lightsabers = le good!
Nah.
It's a movie for 12 year olds with supernatural monks in their prime who are able to predict the opponents next move, why wouldn't you make the fights wacky