Podcast #115 up for 4/15/07

[Rico]

Just got show #115 up folks.  Was a good time looking at The Phantom Menace.  Lots of good audio from some of you as well.  Enjoy!    :r2d2line

[Movie Sean]

Nice cast, great job Rico!

I was worried about an Episode one bash in progress when I turned it on, and was surprised! 

It gets way too much of a bad rap, as exampled by our favorite father and son review this week.  :)

[Darkmolerman]

Thanks Rico for doing this podcast. I ended up coming home late it was probably to late for you to add it.

[moyer777]

we were just having fun! :) 

I did stand in line for hours to see the movie, and then went back many times.

I bought the DVD and enjoy the extras a ton.

:)  Star Wars really rocks. 

[Darkmolerman]

i broke my Grandparents Video player (that or they recked it so could not watch it anymore)

[Darkmolerman]

forgot to say that The Darth Maul reveiw i am SO going to buy it :)

[Rico]

Sean - I generally stay away from the bashing method of reviews - don't see the point.  While I will have fun once in awhile with something (see "Spock's Brain" show for that), I try to find the good points in a particular episode or movie review.  I still think there are a lot of fun things in TPM, and it's well worth watching and owning a copy.

[moyer777]

I know this sounds weird, but I think I overwatched it.  There was so much hype and stuff surrounding it and it had been so long since we had some new star wars stuff that I wore out one VHS copy.  In fact we stood in line at our local Walmart just to pick up the VHS tape, like 6 a.m. one morning.  I think sometimes I take for granted TPM.  Like you said on the review Rico- it was a great first time for many things, and it was a grand Lucas show. 

Honestly though, the next two films were much better for adults.  Now, my kids went ape over TPM, but by the time they got to aotc and rots their CGI was better, and the storyline was much more deep and adult.

I am just happy we got more Star Wars.   That is always cool.

:r2d2line

[Darkmolerman]

Yeah the first movie was almost as kid as that ewok video but i think Lucaus asumed kids from 1995 (me) would be old enough when it comes out.

[Poodyglitz]

Nice podcast. This is becoming an addiction.

Interesting to hear the varying comments on the movie. While the movie had some interesting elements (such as the fight scenes with Darth Maul and his amazing light saber), I find it to be a jumble of engineered crowd pleasing elements. These things don't necessarily make a story. I remember the excitement of anticipation as the release date approached. Watching the movie for the first time, I found Jarjar Binks to be quite the distraction. Myself and other African Americans find him too reminiscent of Steppin Fetchit, an embarrassing character from the 30's - 40's. His speech seems to be a mixture of American ebonics and Jamaican. I can watch the other two movies, but just can't watch this one again.

[Geekyfanboy]

Another fun filled Podcast Rico... love the teaser tone poem you played.. I loved them all but that was my favorite "One Love" I played those teaser trailers over and over. I liked all the reviews and I didn't mind our favorite father and son review even though I don't agree with them, it was fun. Jeff great reviews on the collectibles. I watched Episode One on Saturday before the podcast and enjoyed it a lot.. got me in the Star Wars mood.

[Kirk-Fu]

Nice job Rico. Listened to it at work today.

I must say that while I was underwhelmed with it when I first saw it, its still enjoyable. The two followups were much better.

The original 3 came at a time when they were just not like anything we had seen before. Hard to expect the newer ones to recapture that magic. But they did complete the story, and Yoda was cooler than ever.

[jedijeff]

Fantastic show Rico, I really enjoyed it. I really appreciated hearing your thoughts on the movie. I enjoy this movie a lot, but do realize there are a few short comings as well, and was pleased that you gave it a very fair review. I really appreciated everyone else input as well, Always enjoy the Moyers Father and Son reviews, and found it Funny. I liked hearing Bryans comments as well, and agreed with a lot he said. I must admit, listening to Kennys memories, gave a me a few goosebumps, as it reminded me of my excitement and anticipation for the lead up to the movie, great job Kenny. I recall as well when the first trailer came out, spending a long time waiting for it to download. Excellent podcast.

[Jobydrone]

Great podcast, as usual, just one comment.  Han Solo Rico?  I really see you as more of a Luke kind of guy, maybe it's just me...

[Rico]

Hehe Joby....   you probably are more right on that.  I definitely felt more like Luke when I was a bit younger, but there's a lot of Han in me as well.  At least when it comes to Princesses!  ;)