re: At what point during your first viewing of The Phantom Menace did you realize it sucked?

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Pod-racing was pure cringe

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Really? The pod-race and the light-saber finale are the only re-watchable parts for me. The sound effects, motion/choreography of both scenes were outstanding.

My initial issue with TPM right out of the theater was the seemingly ho-hum/effortless invincible-ness of the Jedi's in the opening scene(s). An endless barrage of robots nor sea-monsters ever posed a threat or made you feel like they were ever in danger. It wasn't until Maul challenged them that there was any slight danger on deck.

Even Jedi Luke in RotJ was vunerable enough to be fooled into the rancor pit, have his hand blasted on the barge, and would've died if Darth didn't have a change of heart. He wasn't an invincible Superman.