It’s been a while since I’ve seen The Phantom Menace and Erin barely remembers seeing it at all.  How do I feel about this movie, after years of reading and watching its virtual beatdown on The Internet (cue ominous music)?  How does Erin feel about it after hearing me talk about its virtual beatdown?  You don’t need a high midichlorian count to find out since you can just listen.

Spoilers will be coming at you faster than a podrace at Boonta Eve and make sure to stay tuned for the bonus commentary.

Here are the show notes:

INTRO

-Judging this movie

-What will Mike think of this movie?

-Words are hard

-The last time Mike saw this movie

-Erin’s expectations and the last time she saw it

THE REVIEW

-What did we think?

-What could have been cut

-The Phantom Edit

-The lightsaber fight

-Darth Maul and dialogue

-SPOILER ALERT FOR STAR WARS REBELS!!!!

-Wish for Maul

-Digital versus practical effects

-What did Erin like about Episode I

-The virgin birth

-Midichlorians

-Jar Jar Binks

-George Lucas’ humor

-Mike’s nephew and Jar Jar

-Kids and Jar Jar

-Porgs

-Jar Jar and racism

-Stepin Fetchit

-Ahmed Best

-Neimodians

-Lucas’ naivety

-Watto and anti-semitism

-Women and Episode I

-Erin’s Senator Palpatine theory

-The influence of The Internet (cue ominous music)

-The pacing

-Qui Gon Jinn

-Yoda

-Mace Windu

-Samuel L. Jackson’s performance

-Jake Lloyd’s performance

-Great performances by child actors

-Lloyd’s personal life

-The acting business

-Yippee!

-Mike’s Episode I story

-Is Erin looking forward to Episode II

-Plugs!

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STAY TUNED FOR THE BONUS COMMENTARY