How old were you
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zaphod67 — 9 years ago(August 07, 2016 08:01 PM)
32 and I thought it was one of the best summer movies of the 90s, along with Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, and The Rocketeer. Not as good as the original Star Wars or Empire Strikes Back, but an improvement over Return of the Jedi.
Time to make up a new signature. -
Volley2020 — 9 years ago(August 10, 2016 01:19 PM)
I was 17, and oh my goodness, ripe for entry into a new era of the Star Wars Universe. Instead, the movie was a bit of a let downespecially coming off the 90's hype of incredible Star Wars stuff like PC games such as X-Wing and TIE Fighter, Rebel Assault II, and Dark Forces, and hundreds of canon-expanded universe books (thanks Disney, you jacka$$es.) and it would take till 2005 before we got to see Darth Vader again and the Empire.
Really, the Empire should have started at the end of the second movie, at the start of the Clone Wars. -
Final_Hitokiri — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 09:23 AM)
and oh my goodness, ripe for entry into a new era of the Star Wars Universe. Instead, the movie was a bit of a let downespecially coming off the 90's hype of incredible Star Wars stuff
So very true. This movie had so much potential, especially building off of the brand that was still flourishing (despite the original movies being a little bit forgotten at the time until they re-releases).
I like you idea of having the Empire introduced in the second movie. What the prequel trilogy really lacked though, was significant transition from Anakin into Darth Vader.
He just kind of shrugs his shoulders and says "Okay, I'll pledge myself to you". Next we see him murdering children. I mean, murdering younglings.
That's a pretty big step! -
NiteOwl94 — 9 years ago(August 27, 2016 11:57 AM)
I was five, but it wasn't my first Star Wars movie in theaters. I remember seeing all three of the original trilogy when they came out in the special edition re-releases. Those are some of my very first memories actually.
I loved the Phantom Menace just as much.
Over time I obviously came to appreciate the original trilogy more, but I never outright disliked The Phantom Menace. -
rhemerik — 9 years ago(September 06, 2016 09:57 PM)
I was 17, and like someone mentioned before, a huge fan of all the PC games and merchandise of that time. X-Wing and Tie Fighter were truly legendary games.
I remember being disappointed, hating Jar Jar Binks and the kid but quite happy with Liam Neeson, Darth Maul and the final duel.
I remember seeing the original remastered trilogy at the theatres 2 years earlier, that had more of an impact on me. -
bheadher — 9 years ago(September 20, 2016 05:21 PM)
Let's just say, I was much older than all of you, heh hehI saw the original outing of ep 4 when it came out on the big screen, so you can appreciate how frustrating it was to wait so long for the "rest of the story", only to ultimately be disappointed at how wooden and slow moving these were
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