In Reply to: Just watched "Phantom Menace" DVD and I'm blown away... posted by Rich H on November 5, 2001 at 08:21:49:
Let me first just say that I was desperate to like this movie. Here is my list of what was wrong with TPM.1. Lucas completely undermined his own story -- Wars-Empire-Jedi were all about the triumph of man over machine, faith over science. Now we find out that the Force is nothing but blood-borne microbes? Where's the mystery, the spirituality?
2. The lack of a well defined villain. Darth Vader, from the first time he came on camera, was a constant, terrifying presence. Darth Maul looked cool, but was really nothing but an attack dog.
3. Plot holes so big you could drive a truck through them -- How did a teenager get "elected" queen? I think this was a lame attempt to show that the good guys were a democracy (how pc of you, George).
4. The lack of a charismatic lead. Without the swagger of Han Solo, or even the teen-rebellion angst of Luke Skywalker, TPM had nobody the viewer could identify with. I was crushed when Obi-Wan was cut down in Star Wars, and yet felt nothing when Qui-Gon bought the farm.
5. The part of Anikin Skywalker was simply too young. A thirteen-year-old, going through puberty and developing his first crush on Amidala would have made Anakin's descision to leave his mother behind a bit more believable. How Lucas is ever going to get the Queen to fall for someone ten years her junior will be interesting to say the least.
Just my $.02
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Follow Ups
- I'd like to jump on this bandwagon - JAD 06:51:48 11/06/01 (4)
- and why did young Vader build himself a gay robot ? (nt) - john dem 07:10:05 11/06/01 (3)
- LOL! - padreken 12:43:49 11/06/01 (2)
- LOL!- "Hey, Luke, who's your daddy ?" (nt) - john dem 12:50:17 11/06/01 (1)
- ROTFL! If only Leno/Letterman could get Jones to say that.. (nt) - padreken 13:24:46 11/06/01 (0)