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The Definitive Evisceration of The Phantom Menace *NSFW*
cowmix writes "When TPM came out ten years ago, its utter crappiness shocked me to the core and wounded a entire generation of geeks. My inner child had been abused and betrayed. I moped around, talking to no one, for almost two weeks. I couldn't bring myself to see #2 or #3, whatever they were called. Now, a decade later, comes Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review, the ultimate, seven-part, seventy minute analysis of this mother of all train wrecks. Not only does it nail how the film blows, but tells us why. Time, apparently, does not heal all wounds." Or, if you prefer all 7 parts embedded in one page, you can check out slashfilm's aggregation.
Mod me to heck, but Jar Jar made me chuckle. The forced worked through (channeled) his clumsiness, which is a rarely-used plot device, making it refreshing. Sure, Shaggy and Scooby "solved" crimes by clumsiness, but it was just lucky accidents (as far as the audience knows), not supernatural assistance.
It kind of reminds me of speculation that the future is saving itself from the LHC by making a bird poop on just the right spot. And the fact that those around Binks seem to mostly ignore his clumsiness makes it even more funny. They may waver an eyebrow or two, but otherwise go about their business with a serious face.
Table-ized A.I.
You're entitled to your opinion, but you are greatly outnumbered by both experts and lay people.
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
Wow, the movie wasn't that bad. Get over it already.