Actually, Padme doesn't look like a Geisha, she's dressed like a traditional Mongolian royal. And she's also very unnecessary. I always felt like she was just there to give Anakin some form of character trait other than "future Darth Vader." And the way her character progresses, she seems to go from well-written character in The Phantom Menace to generic worried pregnant housewife by part 3.
Say what you want about the sucker but the design is kinda brilliant, if it weren't for the fact that it looks like Jar Jar. If that split cap was just a normal pop-open lid that didn't look like a dog-fish-man-thing's head, maybe more like a neuralizer from Men in Black, that would be the best way to keep the candy safe since the time push pops started giving suckers a marker cap.
Can’t wait for them to cover the best plot point in Attack of the Clones: Palpatine telling a guy, who tells a guy, who tells a shapeshifter, who tells a droid, who tells some worms to kill a senator.
I got to see this movie in a private screening as a kid (before it released) because my step mom worked for humongous entertainment ( freddie fish, spy fox, putt putt games) and the entire team was invited. I was a +1 It was an amazing experience
Tony is so full of sarcasm that I don't really know anymore when he is being honest or sarcastic and it makes it hard to really know what he is thinking about something.
I remember the festivities on opening day more so than the movie. Everyone in chairs, tables and a sofa on the sidewalk of the theater. Everyone playing Star Wars Legos, games, light saber battles, and music. The local news and paper came by. The movie itself was fine. Wasn't too into the trade disagreement, but I loved the action and sets. The Pod race, gungan battle, and the lightsaber three way were "Wizard."
I will say it was the hype surrounding this movie that got me into Star Wars to begin with. My dad told you thought that was good now I'm gonna show you the real Star Wars and I saw the original trilogy after that. My family and I went to Blockbuster after seeing this in theaters and we rented the original trilogy.
I was 5 years old in 1999. When people ask me which movie is my favorite from the franchise I have to say TPM. I say this with rose tinted glasses on because in ‘99 to me everything was awesome, Pokémon, Nintendo 64, Cartoon Network, Toonami, Nickelodeon, and Star Wars. Whenever I would see the toys or the video games advertised back then, as a little kid, Seeing Darth Maul or an N1 starfighter on TV and in stores was so cool. I loved the original trilogy because of games like Rouge Squadron being one of the first games I ever rented at Blockbuster but the prequels and the TPM especially will always remind me of a simpler time despite what people say about them. I love throwing on TPM even on as background noise when I’m doing stuff around the house on my day off sometimes, but I’ll always stop to hear duel of fates and watch that legendary lightsaber fight.
It’s nothing to be ashamed of. I still love the cheesy 1980s ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie with Dolph Lundgren despite the fact that it’s objectively a terrible movie but that doesn’t change how I feel.
I am very nostalgic for Episode I. I had just gotten into Star Wars just a couple years earlier with the Special Editions. I was very late to the Star Wars party (I never cared to get into it when I was a kid.) I remember the hype for this movie and got alot of the action figures from this movie (which I still have in their original packaging in a big box in my closet) I had the novelization & a Darth Maul poster & a Episode I Monopoly game. Saw in the theater 3 times. Good times.
Love how dude has a sense of humor about his reactions. But really structure wise Episode 1 is not a good film. I certainly take the prequels over the terrible Disney trilogy though.
@kevindiesal or make a separate casino movie. it's not that bad (but not as good as luke or funny as rebels) but there are three plots that do not come together and all have dumb resolution going nowhere
@@fonkyfesh-old 🤣 hey believe me I know it’s sad. If you told my past self before 2015 that Disney would make me not care one bit about Star Wars after 7, 8, and 9 I wouldn’t believe it but here we are. I’m not even looking forward to the Kenobi show.
I normally love every Hack the Movie episode but the intentional and excessive sarcasm got old and annoying very fast. I would love to see an actual Hack the Movies review of this movie with the great discussion and analysis they usually do.
I would rather watch "The Phantom Menace" over "The Rise of Skywalker" any day during the week. At least Episode I really did try to be different and fresh. You could make the argument it burrow's from "A New Hope", but its a lot more subtle in its execution than "The Force Awakens" really taking influence from Episode IV, or "The Rise of Skywalker" just being a pale imitation of "Return of the Jedi". I know George Lucas said the saga is like a poem and it rhythms, but Episodes' VII and IX are really took it too far. Its Star Wars, it can't be that difficult to be creative, can it?
Ugh, I’m sick of people saying Lucas’s multimedia marketing skills as “movies are made to sell toys”. I guess KOTOR is terrible because people hate merchandising.
If i had to pick a prequel, this is my favorite, too. Kind of by default. because this is the one my sisters and i had on vhs and we watched it constantly lol
I've always wished that there was a deleted scene where, during the celebration of their victory at the end, we got a quick shot of Boss Nass teaching Amidala how to do his royal jowl-jiggle. Just imagine him doing it, then gesturing for her to try it out, then little Natalie Portman shaking her face as hard as she could!
This is legit the only one of the Prequels I liked. It’s the last movie in the franchise that still felt like a Star Wars movie before the franchise went to digital hell. I’m sure the thumbnail tag is a joke, but I stand by my statement.
The Phantom Menace has the 3 best things of the whole trilogy. Liam Neeson, Darth Maul and Pod racing. It's my favorite too... but it's still awful and the CG has aged horribly making it even worse than it was in 1999.
Yes, it is good, but I came from a special place, the hype totally missed me, I played the PS1 game first, which was my first PS1 game, then for my graduation I asked for a full beer rack (24 bottles) after 6-8 bottles we started watching Episode 1 and I liked it XD The goodthings: Qui Gon, politics, podracing, Duel of Fates. The awefullthings: midichlorians, Ani, Jake Lloyd was a huge miscast, he could have been much better in any other fun kids movie.
26:26 Actually, they landed on the _opposite_ side of the planet from the city they wanted to attack because Boss Nass tells them the fastest way to get there is through the planet core.
Episode 1 was underrated and badass especially seeing it in theaters at a young age. Saw it with my dad and cousin man it was so badass especially the duel of fates battle at the end. Also Jessica with the save the starfighter almost got it lol!
I will never understand why channels like this are constantly getting copyright strikes when you're perfectly within the Fair Use Law... You're reviewing the movie, and adding commentary, and educating people... that makes any footage used within fair use... These movie studios need to learn.
Lil' late with the April Fools-ness...and yeah, I bought a ticket to Meet Joe Black to see this Episode One trailer on the big screen, and, yes, I walked out afterward. And for some god-forsaken reason, I saw the awful Phantom Menace in theaters 13 times, plus 1 for the 3D re-release...and I don't know why.
For the first time in awhile I have had the biggest nostalgia feeling. All the toys, posters etc. It was all over the place when those movies came out.
Tony from Hack the Movies: "I'm sure who I marry will be okay with it." Johanna *soon to be Johanna from Hack the Movies*: "I....yeah." ....sorry, Ian, there's always a bigger fish (from Hack the Movies)
It's great to see some 🖤 on "The Phantom Menace". I remmember watching It at the cinema. It's not as bad as everyone is saying. One of my favorite of the prequels, fantastic lightsaber battle at the end! and i'm always watching It on Laserdisc.
Funnily enough, there was a documentary last week in Quebec (where I live) about the 20th "anniversary" of the Star Wars Kid. The teen who was filmed doing the lightsaber battle is also from Quebec. A lawyer now, he talks about the impact this viral video - maybe the first viral video - had on his life.
Finally! Tony has come to his senses! In all seriousness though, TPM isn’t as horrible as people make it out to be. I find AoTC to be more difficult to watch.
Fun review of you two playing with the toys, but I dunno if you both are being honest or just being sarcastic. I was waiting for Tony to yell " OKAY I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!" then Tony rants lmao. I honestly didn't mind The Phantom Menace, it's good. The toys I thought were kinda lame when they came out, only one I wanted was Maul but he sold out.
Take a look at Spaced series 2 episode 1, Tim gets fired from the comic book store he works at. When he's at the Job Centre to get some unemployment benefits, the woman asks "Because of Jar Jar?" Such a great scene!
When Phantom Menace came out I worked at a theater and was tasked with ensuring nobody recorded it during the 1st showing. Just as it started, I felt the force and knew something was wrong. Then the trade federation guy showed up. 🤨 Then Jar-Jar... 😱 Bickering in the senate...😴 Then Darth Maul happened!!! 😲👍 I've grown to appreciate the prequel trilogy. Now, I wonder if that will happen with the sequel trilogy?
"Doesn't have a father," I was more on board with his mom being a nurse in the same wing as Karen Krueger. Anakin is the son of 1000 maniacs and could teeeeeechnically then exist in the same multiverse as Freddy. :)
I was 5 when this movie came out and somewhat enjoyed it but it was clearly aimed at kids which is probably why a lot of people were upset by it I think. But you have to admit it can come across as unintentionally insulting to older fans when you aim the new mainline movie from a over 20 year old series at the time to small children
On the distant planet of HACK THE TATTOOINE, Jedi masters Tony and Johanna review "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" before training Crystal in the ways of the Hack Force before Darth Joe arrives.
I like this movie, it's fun and with some friends, can be a very enjoyable time. I also think this movie lends itself well to video game adaptations, excited for the review Tony!
heres the real "ring theory" the prequels started off "fine and fun" and got better in 2 and WAY better in 3 the Disney trilogy movies started off "fine and fun" and got worse with 8 and WAY worse with 9
I remember at the time you go to somewhere to restaurants, gas stations or super markets it was everywhere and the Commercials, the Commercials were insane...oh Pepsi.
Did anyone else think Queen Amidala gave Boss Nass a large boomba at the parade? Like she wanted to blow them up because she is secretly evil and that is why Anakin was attracted to her.
When this move came out I was still processing the original trilogy, they replayed the whole thing in my country in 97 and then in 99 we had a new movie 😱😱😱😱😱😱
Tony’s “Holier than thou” shtick is getting a little long in the tooth. I think he needs to reboot the character as less of an exaggeration all the time.
If you saw the original three back in the 80's, the Phantom Menace just isn't that good on a few levels. I'd bet dollars to donuts that the fans who love it were children when it came out, while those who don't were in their twenties (like me) at the time of it's release. Seeing films for the first time at a young age can seriously influence what type of criticism your willing to truth-out.
When designing the character, George’s instruction to the artist was “Think of your worst nightmare”. Upon seeing the first design, he thought it was *too* creepy. And said “Okay, think of your *second* worst nightmare”.
probably my most nostalgic movie. is it garbage? Maybe, but it does have space Satan with a double lightsaber. I still remember the Taco Bell toys and getting all the inflatable chairs as a kid.
before George specialeditionalized Episode I , it synched up with No Doubts' album , the Return of Saturn , their previous album syched up with the Wizard of Oz, for that movie start the album on repeat at the third roar of the MGM Lion . for this movie, i guess just start it at the 20th century Fox logo ?
I watched one and two in theaters but I was able to watch revenge of the sith two weeks before it came out on theaters because when my family went on vacation to visit my uncle he somehow illegally downloaded it on the internet I was watching it that night in the hotel room and my mom kept yelling at me because I had it up so loud she was worried someone was going to hear it and call the cops on us I guess those public service announcements about stealing movies is wrong got to her
