Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Review, Ranking, and Discussion - Star Wars Marathon

Multiverse Monologues by Ben Raeside, Ethan Wentzlaff and Micah Hett

Episode notes
  • This we we get to discuss The Phantom Menace. In this movie Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a young apprentice Jedi knight under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) ; Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who will later father Luke Skywalker and become known as Darth Vader, is just a 9-year-old boy. When the Trade Federation cuts off all routes to the planet Naboo, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are assigned to settle the matter.

  • Time Codes
  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 09:06 - The Opening crawl
  • 13:33 - Initial Thoughts/ Reactions
  • 23:05 - The Special Effects
  • 28:00 - Movie Talk
  • 1:06:00 - Budget/Profit Ratio
  • 1:08:25 - Lightsaber Duels Ranked
  • 1:15:35 - More Movie Talk
  • 1:24:30 - Favorite Character
  • 1:31:57 - Favorite Musical Moment
  • 1:36:17 - The 6 hour cut
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