The Phantom Menace Review
- Video
- 2009
- 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
9.4/10
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A serial killer decides to dissect the critically panned Star Wars prequels to determine their TRUE flaws.A serial killer decides to dissect the critically panned Star Wars prequels to determine their TRUE flaws.A serial killer decides to dissect the critically panned Star Wars prequels to determine their TRUE flaws.
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Pernilla August
- Shmi Skywalker
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Ahmed Best
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George Lucas
- Self
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Rick McCallum
- Self
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Hugh Quarshie
- Captain Panaka
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- TriviaUpon its online premiere in December 2009, the review was widely linked to by many people across the internet, including celebrities such as actor/writer Simon Pegg and writer/producer Damon Lindelof; the latter of whom wrote in a Twitter message about the Plinkett review, noting "Your life is about to change. This is astounding film making."
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Plinkett: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was the most disappointing thing since my son. I mean, how much more could you possibly fuck up the entire backstory to Star Wars? And while my son eventually hanged himself in the bathroom of the gas station, the unfortunate reality of the Star Wars prequels is that they'll be around. Forever. They will never go away. It can never be undone.
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The only good thing to come out of The Phantom Menace
This ninety-minute review of the disaster that was The Phantom Menace carries more entertainment value than all three of the soulless, joyless prequels combined. I watched The Phantom Menace once and that was more than enough. I've come back to watch this review about once a year since it was released. Hilarious every time, dead-on accurate every time, exposing George Lucas for the bloated ego-sotted tub of cloistered hackery he has become every time. The "Plinkett is a serial killer" angle of the reviews started to wear thin with the sequels, but it's not overdone in this one and adds some good, if tasteless humor, on top of the criticism.
The only way it could be better is if it came with a deluded fanboy that you could force to watch it.
The only way it could be better is if it came with a deluded fanboy that you could force to watch it.
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