Welcome back to The UnPopular Opinion! The UnPopular Opinion features different takes on films that either I hated, but that the majority of film fans loved or vice versa. We have always hoped this column will promote constructive and geek fueled discussion. Now, with us entering the visual world, you can get pissed off in a whole new medium!
This week, I decided to revisit the first prequel in George Lucas' iconic STAR WARS franchise. EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE. Thanks to the technical prowess of editor Matthew Hacunda, this video will tell you all of the reasons why THE PHANTOM MENACE is an unheralded classic along with which characters are amongst the best in the entire saga set in a galaxy far, far away. You may remember EPISODE I as underwhelming or maybe even bad, but this video should set you straight as to why it is so much more than that. So, grab your blue milk and start rubbing your japor snippet and let's do this!
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