The big difference for me is that Phantom Menace really dumbed tings down and leaned into the kiddie aspect, while The Motion Picture went the other direction and was much more cerebral than the show ever was.

We demand more mop-headed incest! MORE!

“the infamous Dance of the Dragons that put an end to Targaryen rule in Westeros—until Dany trots along” I’m no expert on Westreros, but don’t the Targaryen’s continue to rule until Robert’s Rebellion which sets the stage for GOT?

I think The Phantom Menace was the best anyone could expect out of pure, unadulterated George Lucas. He needs the Gary Kurtzes and Marcia Lucases of the world to keep him in check, and no one on TPM was willing to do that. I also think that what Lucas does well he does excellently in TPM, and I still get bolts of joy…

I LOVE THIS COMPARISON. This probably helps to explain why, when I finally caught up with ST:TMP after years of hearing it was bad, I thought... uh... this seems kind of great?! I’d have to rewatch them all to be sure, but it might be my favorite of the original six. And I’m not even a big Trekker! I’ve mostly just…

Another controversial opinion: The Phantom Menace is a lot like Star Trek: The Motion Picture from twenty years earlier.

Actually, it juts looks like a G. It’s his family crest, and in his language it means, “I’m so hungry I could eat a planet.”

Plus a cast that not only did their best work, but practically formed their own Fellowship and rave about their time on set to this day. 

The one thing Ring of Power did well compared to the Lord of the Rings films is establish the orcs as a credible threat rather than just red shirts waiting to be stabbed by untrained hobbits half their size.

I got a Master and Commander notification for this?

No but seriously, can we please have more of that. We deserved more. At least a highly regarded sequel and then a third movie that ended up not doing well.

Oh well. Off to drink some port and eat some toasted cheese, we’ve made the turn north! Hoist the mizzens and air…

I love that movie, I need to buy the 4K version of it though.

On the other hand, I get to see XB Falcons getting torn up, and not have to be in Ipswich to do so. 

Was gonna ask that too! That sketch had me (and everyone in it but Kenan) cracking up. Punky couldn’t even hold it together before coming in.

You die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the establishment - also see Bill Maher.

Same! “NO ONE HELP HER!”

yes thats what we call a slippery slope argument.

You’re a moron

Firstly fuck you. Secondly, I dare you to name one recorded incident of a trans woman threatening people in a bathroom. Go on please tell me about one instance where this happened where they were a “threat”. Ill be here all day you just need to provide me one case where this happened.

I beg of you please cite me one…

Yeah her whole thing is that trans woman are men trying to break into woman’s bathrooms. It’s absolutely insane.

And then she responds to everything being like “we as woman fought for this blah blah blah” it’s wild

At one point I came across a statistic I dont know if it’s real but it sounds like it could be. It simply stated that never has it occurred that a trans person broke into a bathroom for the reasons Rowling claims