Phantom Menace Review...Everything you were thinking and more!
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AT-AT Luvah
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That worked for me, too.
Great stuff - one of the best critiques I've ever seen of the film. While eviscerating the movie, he is clearly a huge Star Wars fan and his love for the OT really shines.
Art from Adversity - beautiful way to close his review.
Hector
Great stuff - one of the best critiques I've ever seen of the film. While eviscerating the movie, he is clearly a huge Star Wars fan and his love for the OT really shines.
Art from Adversity - beautiful way to close his review.
Hector
CTF
Sr Member
He must be a hypocrite, then; 'cos Jedi sucks just as much as Menace (even with nostalgia on its side).
"It rubs the lotion on its skin!"
Zombie_61
Master Member
I agree. The voice and the intentional mispronunciations and errors are unnecessary, and detract from the overall effect. Othewise, he's pretty much spot-on.
CTF
Sr Member
I'm glad someone got something good out of it (besides George and Warwick Davis, that is).
Actually after watching the entire piece, I changed my mind on that. Clearly he's "creating a character" who is giving the review, and that character is a really creepy guy. :lol
Initially I questioned that, since it seemed unnecessary and frankly, offensive. But ultimately the sheer weirdness of the "reviewer character" kept me watching the thing, just to see what he'd say next! :lol
Not that his critique wasn't brilliant - it was. But the "reviewer character" adds an element of surreality, which I think ultimately puts it over the top, beyond a simple "reading of a review" and makes it into art in and of itself.
Now we could possibly debate the propriety of the specific character he created :lol but ultimately I was entertained so I say, kudos.
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Paul Andrew
Master Member
Wow. When you break it down like that... that movie didn't make a lick of sense.
I don't think I will be able to watch Menace ever again without thinking of this guys' review...:lol
Commander Max
Sr Member
Man, that's funny.
I did enjoy that movie, but all of his points make sense. I learned a long time ago to not apply logic to movies. Because they are written by people who don't live in our reality.
And we know Lucas hasn't seen reality since 1977.
I did enjoy that movie, but all of his points make sense. I learned a long time ago to not apply logic to movies. Because they are written by people who don't live in our reality.
And we know Lucas hasn't seen reality since 1977.
JoMamma_Smurf
Master Member
Absolute gold...Loved it:thumbsup
JoMamma_Smurf
Master Member
The Nemesis review is epic too :lol
YenChih Lin
Master Member
Oh my, the NEM review sums up nearly everything wrong in this movie....
I've been watching this guy since he did his GENERATIONS review. All his Trek reviews are great as well. His INSURRECTION review isn't as damning as the others, but for good reasons. Just wait till you get to the end with the collector. He points something out that I had completely missed when I saw the movie that made me :eek.
Oh, mentioning Gary Kurtz was the best bit. He is one of the biggest reasons Star Wars was what it was. When he was fired from Return of the Jedi, you know that's where everything started to fall apart.
"Oh, on an unrelated note. Bambi killed herself in the shower when I found out she was stealing money from MY WALLET. I guess she felt guilty or something..."
Oh, mentioning Gary Kurtz was the best bit. He is one of the biggest reasons Star Wars was what it was. When he was fired from Return of the Jedi, you know that's where everything started to fall apart.
"Oh, on an unrelated note. Bambi killed herself in the shower when I found out she was stealing money from MY WALLET. I guess she felt guilty or something..."
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Not only that... but the blockade was in a thin ring around the planet, not spread out... and they flew right towards the blockade rather than circling outside their perimeter.
Darklighter
Sr Member
Brilliant. Simply Brilliant.
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