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#8891 - 20/09/2007 11:56 PM Best redeeming feature of episode 1
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I can remember..........only just.....Episode 1....Many things I block from certain areas of my brain, but, remember 'Wipe them out, all of them', the first thing about the film that sounded 'goooooooud', these are but a few things that made a life long fan so attracted to the fresh feel Star Wars movies, please share your memories of the best and worst, no Gungan debates please, we've been there already;)
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#8892 - 21/09/2007 12:20 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Pruneface]
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Best: Sidious.

Every scene he just oozed Palpiness !

Worst: Panaka

Every scene he just oozed cackness !

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#8893 - 21/09/2007 09:56 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Darth Palpy]
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TPM was brilliant. Could only be better if Padme was played by Tanya Roberts instead
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#8895 - 21/09/2007 02:02 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: PhantomShadow]
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lol.

Best: Obi-Wan + Qui'Gon vs. Darth Maul. Still the unique part of the film saga.

Worst: Anakin Skywalker. Sounded like a whiny brat.
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#8906 - 22/09/2007 05:24 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: slxception]
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Best thing for me, is obi-wan vs maul, after qui-gons death.

Worst thing, the entire pod race, too long and too cartoony.


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#9311 - 01/11/2007 09:55 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: slxception]
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Originally Posted By: slxception
lol.


Worst: Anakin Skywalker. Sounded like a whiny brat.


He's Nine Years old!!! OF COURSE HE'S A WHINY BRAT
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#9314 - 02/11/2007 12:12 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: samsw1968]
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Heh Heh !

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#9316 - 02/11/2007 09:14 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: samsw1968]
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Originally Posted By: samsw1968
Originally Posted By: slxception
lol.


Worst: Anakin Skywalker. Sounded like a whiny brat.


He's Nine Years old!!! OF COURSE HE'S A WHINY BRAT


If my kid is like that at 9, I'm going to kill her. ::

Oh yeah, and welcome to the boards.


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#9397 - 12/11/2007 02:39 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: slxception]
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Best of Episode I - Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs. Darth Maul; Darth Sidious

Worst of Episode I - I don't know. I think I agree that the pod race was too long. It would have been better if it had been about 2/3 that length.

Re: whiny nine year old - I didn't find him that bad. I've seen worse. Of course, I'm a music teacher, so maybe that's why. He seemed pretty typical for a kid. I think it is more the timbre of his voice that is off-putting for people. But little boys sound like little boys, not like evil overlords. Not that some aren't evil. But Anakin wasn't supposed to be evil at that time.
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#9432 - 14/11/2007 07:23 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Patricia]
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Hmm.. I LOVED the podrace, and I loved the duel at the end, I loved Palpy.....to be honest not much about the film I don't like, I may have seen it through rose tinted specs tho afetr flying to US to see it before its release here....kind of got caught up iin the moment
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#9433 - 14/11/2007 07:58 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: ewokmuncher]
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As one guy said at work, I enjoy the whole package so I can accept some of the minor niggles.

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#9469 - 17/11/2007 07:27 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: ewokmuncher]
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Originally Posted By: ewokmuncher
Hmm.. I LOVED the podrace, and I loved the duel at the end, I loved Palpy.....to be honest not much about the film I don't like, I may have seen it through rose tinted specs tho after flying to US to see it before its release here....kind of got caught up in the moment


It's great to see you back here, ewokmuncher. You're the best!

I rather agree with you. The length of the podrace is something of a small point, as far as I'm concerned, nitpicking, really. And in a way, I can see it being long, just to build up suspense, which duty it served well.

Some more things I loved about Episode I: The introduction of Naboo - what a gorgeous place. I rather like it the best of all the Star Wars planets. Also, Tatooine was enlarged upon - we got to see more cities there, as well as some of the aliens who lived there. I like the Gungans as a species, even Jar-Jar.


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#9971 - 17/02/2008 10:34 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Patricia]
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Loved the introduction of the Jedi at the beginning but didn't like the Gungan city and really didn't like the battle droids saying 'Roger Roger' What was that about?
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#9973 - 17/02/2008 10:59 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Chris3789]
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#9975 - 17/02/2008 11:51 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Darth Palpy]
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I thought Otoh Gungah was BEAUTIFUL. I just watched Episode I last night. And the droids saying, "Roger, roger," was kind of silly, and I like silly. After all, they're battle droids, not protocol droids. They're not going to say a great deal.
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#9981 - 17/02/2008 09:28 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Patricia]
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dont know about any1 else but i thought maul's line was great:"at last we can reveal ourselves to the jedi, at last we can have revenge"

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#10325 - 08/05/2008 01:30 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: jamy]
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Episode 1 was a terrible film that was aimed solely at creating new fans. It contained very little for fans of the original trilogy to enjoy. However i agree that the lightsabre fight between qui-gon, obi-wan and Darth Maul was very entertaining and provided one of the sagas best lightsabre duels
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#10340 - 12/05/2008 06:44 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: calum87]
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Best: Darth Maul and Sidious

Worst: Not enough Maul, too much Panaka, and too much over-the-top Jar Jar stupidity.
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#10376 - 25/05/2008 03:40 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: JMAS]
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The movie is so much better when you're drunk and with drunk friends... man... that was fun.


The puking the next day - unrelated to the movie - was not so fun though.


The first thing I usually say when people ask about these movies is: "What movies?" .)
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#10384 - 26/05/2008 01:39 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: JMAS]
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Originally Posted By: JMAS
Best: Darth Maul and Sidious

Worst: Not enough Maul, too much Panaka, and too much over-the-top Jar Jar stupidity.


I've heard all about Jar-Jar but why did you dislike Captain Panaka? I realize he was kind of deadpan, but he wasn't offensive, at least not to me. Curious about why you didn't like him.
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#10425 - 28/05/2008 07:15 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Patricia]
JMAS Offline
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Originally Posted By: Patricia
Originally Posted By: JMAS
Best: Darth Maul and Sidious

Worst: Not enough Maul, too much Panaka, and too much over-the-top Jar Jar stupidity.


I've heard all about Jar-Jar but why did you dislike Captain Panaka? I realize he was kind of deadpan, but he wasn't offensive, at least not to me. Curious about why you didn't like him.


I thought his character was just ... blah.

If he hadn't been in the film ... would anyone have noticed? Probably not.

As to the Jar Jar, I not a die-hard Jar Jar hater. He was the comic relief for the movie. I just think if it had been done without the overwhelming over-the-top stupidity and antics, just toned it down some, there wouldn't be so much rampant Jar Jar hatred out there.


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#10431 - 29/05/2008 08:24 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: JMAS]
Patricia Offline
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I always thought the "sitting ducks" remark was kind of lame, but that's because you just don't think of ducks as being in the Star Wars universe. Of course, "sitting banthas" wouldn't have made quite the same statement.
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#10702 - 25/07/2008 03:18 AM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: Patricia]
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Best was Qui Gon and the introduction to the Jedi Council. Maul was an excellent addition as well.

Worst Not much but if I have to find something I would replace some gungan for more lightsabers.
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#10926 - 14/08/2008 09:57 PM Re: Best redeeming feature of episode 1 [Re: darthshull]