All right, I'm going to make this fair and leave Jar Jar Binks off the table for this one. So besides Jar Jar, why the hell do so many people hate the Phantom Menace?
This 1999 film was the first of three prequels leading up to the classic Star Wars trilogy. Now I don't think anyone though these films would live up to the predecessors, but there are plenty of people out there who believe the Phantom Menace is all around horrible.
George Lucas got back into the movie directing game after 22 years because he felt special effects had advanced to the point he felt he could work with for the fourth Star Wars film. This movie introduces Anakin Skywalker, who will one day become Darth Vader.
People had high hopes and plenty were bitterly disappointed with the Phantom Menace. Rotton Tomatoes ripped the film with a 62 percent rating and Comcast called it the worst movie sequel of all time. Entertainment Weekly voted it in the top 25 worst sequels ever. I'm not sure what kind of review this movie got on the Jason Hope Hollywood blog.
Needless to say, most people do not think any of the three prequels lived up to the original trilogy, which will be remembered for some time to come.
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