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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.
My inner child had been abused and betrayed
Kind of like when the story submitter found out that the guy who had been boning him hard and fast while wearing a sombrero was really his step-dad?
All of the films sucked.
Just, as a child, you saw the film *once*, then bought the toys, and had a ton of fun playing with the toys in the schoolyard, making up your own adventures.
That is where your fond memories lie. You are disappointed because you are no longer a child, and can no longer revel in your imagination, and are upset that Lucas can't replace your lost youth. Tough shit.
Detach yourself, and watch any of the films with a critical eye. They are all awful.
Titanic made a shit-load of money aswell....
So if we take out the "Anakin crap", we are left with a young Obi Wan, a half built C3PO, and Jar Jar.
What the????