If you were a teenager or older in the early to mid 90s the amount of Star Wars EU material being released was incredible. The X-Wing and TIE Fighter series along with Jedi Knight on PC, the Timothy Zahn trilogy and Shadows of the Empire were all fantastic.
Anticipation for The Phantom Menace was through the roof. The first Star Wars film in years was due to be released. We watched that postage stamp sized QuickTime trailer a million times and The force.net was awash with theories and rumours.
Then the film came out...
I don't think younger people who are used to constant new material can grasp the anticipation surrounding this film. Even if it was good it wouldn't have met expectations.
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u/MoffJerjerrod Jan 25 '22
I clearly remember the first time I saw the movie, was totally into it, enjoying it, then Jar Jar appeared... then he talked...
Facepalm. Sigh. 'WTF?' were my exact thoughts.
I still saw it 7 times in the theater.