Dec 20 2009Better Than The Movie: A 50-Minute Comedic Review Of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

FIRST

^ Virgin.

...this is 70 minutes. Just saying...

During the guy gets the girl scene, charlie and willy wonka hug. Yeaaaaah.

Ok I was going to watch this but the guy's voice just got too creepy at 2:18 into the first part

the review is just awesome !!!

I agree with Yorkiebar - this guy talking is far too boring and creepy to listen to for a goddamn hour.

Love the last protagonist character example- Kevin Bacon. I mean its Kevin Bacon. Plus he makes me think of BACON! MMmmmmmmmmmmm BACON!

@4
This was intentional, and that's why it is hilarious.

@ the review in general.
Best review I've ever heard.

@3 and i watched it all
the guy basically demolishes The Phantom Menace to dust, organizes this dust in some way no one else would take the time to, and calls each and ever pile of dust its own breed of insults

holy fuck that was a good review

@ 11

bahaha i think you hit the nail on the head

That was absolutely amazing. After you realize how right and funny this guy is you can get way past his voice (if that's how he even really talks).

this was a fantastic review, before i enjoyed the film because i was both young and naive when i'd watched it. But bloody hell has he changed my opinion

So if you're above the age of twenty and you liked the prequels, it's OK?

As an 18 year old, I can say that episodes 1 (especially) and 2 were fucking horrible. 3 was just sad, but not overly offensive. 4's my favourite - 5 + 6 were on par with each other, but occasionally failed to match a new hope in terms of character depth and pure epic.

Just finished first part. Good choice on taking a group of people, but a very small group. Still, he's right.

During part 2 he's already made a better character in himself than any character in 1, 2 +3. And I'm done with this. Other than part 6.

So if you're above the age of twenty and you liked the prequels, it's OK?

As an 18 year old, I can say that episodes 1 (especially) and 2 were fucking horrible. 3 was just sad, but not overly offensive. 4's my favourite - 5 + 6 were on par with each other, but occasionally failed to match a new hope in terms of character depth and pure epic.

Just finished first part. Good choice on taking a group of people, but a very small group. Still, he's right.

During part 2 he's already made a better character in himself than any character in 1, 2 +3. And I'm done with this. Other than part 6.

Okay, dude, we get it, you HATED THE PREQUELS! Ok, fine! But you have the same problems that the Producer, Writers, Actors, the Media, Fanboys (and Girls) had... They made George Lucas out to be a GENIUS!

Me, I looked at these movies for STORY and connection to what made Obi Wan and Darth Vader the men we know from the beginning. No one else really mattered. Sure there were holes, but everyone was so focused on Lucas being a genius, no one bothered to help his old behind fill the holes!

Lucas is great at story--no question-- but he had help with the first 3 movies and nobody helped with the prequels. They just shrugged their shoulders like a family that let Grandpa drive a car even though they KNOW he can see...

Everyone in my first paragraph is at fault and people just need to shut up... and start complaining about "X-Men 3"...

legend

This guy is ingenious. Also screw you guys that didn't like the voice, can you envision this video with a normal voice? A lot of the sarcasm wouldn't have been as funny.

WOW awesome review! One of the best I have ever seen.

I have a feeling the guy's real voice is the Star Trek dude (if you watch the entire review he makes a Star Trek reference)

5 Stars!

Ok @17 if you took the time to watch the reviews you can see he addresses the part that all of Lucas's producers and writers and everyone else seemed to be "scared" or "reluctant" to try to convince George that the story was so boring and contradictory. he even showed the part where everyone just watched the rough cut and he says how its impossible now to take parts out because he intertwined everything together. No on thought to question him because 1 people DID see George as a genius, and 2 had faith in George's ability to tell an amazing story.

just saying if you're gonna talk crap about the reviewer at least watch the whole thing. all in all in is an amazing review of the movie.

Epic!

That was actually pretty fantastic.

Yep, watched them all.
I dig it

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Awesome review i have ever heard.

"Protagonist." LMAO. He demolished it. This review is way more entertaining than any of the prequels.

Just watched the entire thing, it was great. People need to remember that the majority of complaints apply to Phantom Menace, he mentions Clone/Return some but they are far from the focus. And as far as Phantom Menace is concernced, he is dead on.

I was put off by the voice too, but listened to the whole thing while I worked... This isn't just some geek nitpicking about the movie... this is a guy who KNOWS film and deconstructs the entire film. I always knew the movie sucked, but I could never put my finger on it... this guy, however, nails it.

BTW, I think my favorite part of the whole review was when he asks several people to describe particular characters without mentioning what the character looks like or wears.

Awesome review. Part 6 says it all.

Great review and all, but this film came out, what... ten years ago?

Yeah.. once again, Geekologie provides us with the late edition. Just saying.

@17, so you agree with the video then? Also, 'I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!' didn't do anything for you?

This review points out so many items that are so obvious why didn't I see them when I first slathered my way in to my movie seat when it first came out?

I went to college with the girl that's tied up in this dude's basement... it's good to see that she's doing well!

But seriously, this is one of the most AWESOME reviews of a movie that isn't by the Nostalgia Critic. Make sure to check out all of his other reviews (of the Star Trek TNG movies) on YouTube under his user name "RedLetterMedia".

Now I want some pizza rolls!!!!

That
was
AWESOME

Anybody who actually watched this entire thing obviously has no life...

GW, nobody wants to see this sh1t!

These get a little bizzaro, if you check out his other Star Trek reviews, you see how he's been tweaking and escalating this formula to get up to this point. If the Multi-verse theory is correct, there's a universe where the Prequels didn't suck.. Frankly, George was too damn rusty, by Episode 3 he was getting better but still flawed.

This stuff was actually pretty funny, but goddamn... if you have a voice like a serial killer, DON'T MAKE JOKES ABOUT BEING A SERIAL KILLER.

It seems like he's actually telling the truth about these people he's killed and this is his confession so that he can rationalize it to himself.

epic
i just watched all 70 mins and its awesome...

I can't believe I actually watched the whole thing! It was entertaining, but I couldv'e done without the cellar bit and the suggestions to murder people throughout.

He sounds like the fat/bald/retarded guy from The Office.

ROFL : starwars review bought to you by DR Zoidberg, seriously that guy sounds just like him

Pretty good content

Pretty bad voice

Pretty awful overall. I can't believe you idiots wasted over an hour of your life watching this guy...

When did Senator Joe Lieberman start doing movie reviews?

Sounds like Buffalo Bill from "The Silence of the Lambs" starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lector.

I found the serial killer voice and scenes to be hilarious at how random and unrelated to anything star wars (but still fit the star wars toys into it).

I busted a gut at the end with the pizza roll telling me that I know what to do, and to swing hard with the meat cleaver so that I break the bone.

loved it he hit it right on the head. Geoge was trying too hard and he totally failed. I actually think this guy worked for George. Funny as hell

ROFL

Gee, who would have thought that a single person (Lucas) can be a genius AND a douche *at the same time*! ::injut's head explodes::

You know this guy was one of the army of fanboys waiting outside the theater for the first showing of SWTPM. It took ten years to get over the PTSD to actually look at it once more critically w/ precision and see why we've been so traumatized all this time.

We can't hang Lucas by his balls and wipe that smarmy superior expression off his face w/ sharp rocks, but we do have this. And cheerleaders in the basement. All is right w/ the world.

that was so fuckin good

It's sad but this is really the thing I can get into, even with the Larry Flint slur to cope with. I just love creative criticism.

This review has reminded me just how woeful this film is... Great review :)

To those who know, A New Hope will ALWAYS be Episode 1.

To those who know, A New Hope will ALWAYS be Episode 1.

i've never written to this site, but i have to say: fucking brilliant.

This guy is just another whiny moron who has nothing better to do than knock a successful and well-liked film. If he has this kind of time, he should try making something of his own instead of knocking his betters.

@55:

You know, instead of posting idiotic comments on Geekologie, you should just tattoo LAME & IMBECILE on your forehead. It'd get the same message across to everyone and you wouldn't have to open your mouth, or even breathe ftm.

Hey, you're not David Markham from Garfield, who had the deaf gay kid brother, are you?

@Stating the Obvious:

Nice rebuttals. I got a kick out of injut's inane comments, too. Like when he said "Pretty awful overall" ... which implies he watched the whole thing... then says "I can't believe you idiots wasted over an hour of your life watching this guy..."

Plus, the voice characterization he used totally makes this work on a whole other level. Having a dumb, slurred voice makes the intelligence of his observations that much more astute.

I LOVE IT
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT

is so smart and accurate, the voice is obviously done that way for comedic purposes, if he talked normal it would have not been as funny, i cant believe some of you didnt get that.

I have to say that if you don't feel like watching the whole thing or got tired after video 3 or something, YOU HAVE TO WATCH VIDEO 7. If you dont do anything else Just WATCH 7, is the smartest and eye opening video, Luke Skywalker as a65 year old robot thing, han solo as a frog looking man, WTF seriously watch it,
The video for 7 did not work for me but the youtube video did so here click here and watch it you really really should

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIWKMgJs_Gs&fmt=18

OMFG, this guy pointed out practically every problem that was supposed to have created the whole legacy of Star Wars. Why George didn't have someone kicking his ass as he was writing this is beyond Me...If he had, maybe SWPM would have been as good if not better than a New Hope. Apparently, George thought he was God, and when you think you're right, and everyone else is wrong until you FINALLY realize that everything you made was a total douche, but can't fix it because it's all so intertwined, makes George a true God because just like God, they both fucked up, and didn't realize their mistakes until the end, and just went with what they had because why admit to the world that you really CAN'T create for shit unless, YOU HAVE HELP! This was truly an eye opening review! If you loved Star Wars 1-3, DON'T WATCH THIS SEVEN PART REVIEW, because it will be a big waste of your blinded mind!

BRILLIANT

So excellent. I did in fact watch the whole thing at work and it is super worthwhile. And 1000% true. SWPM was a steaming pile of dump. God, even watching the clips in the review pissed me off. Lucas needs to eat a dick up.