Mixed Bag of Holding: The Phantom Menace Review
Added 2024-06-01 01:52:51 +0000 UTCAfter briefly bringing up The Phantom Menace in the main feed (for some reason), we have heard the public outcry and decided to do a deep dive on the film! Join the 2 Crew as we talk thin robots, tiny ponytails, and whether or not lightsabers should be heavier.
Comments
After listening, I realize now that my personal Kiera Knightley is Natalie Portman is Kiera Knightley confusion my entire life is from this movie
Austin Wiggin
2024-10-03 13:20:06 +0000 UTCI was pleading for light saber vs heavy saber
Andrew Moran
2024-09-27 00:53:13 +0000 UTCThe ONLY thing wrong with the prequel trilogy is jar jar binks.
Murf'nLurph
2024-09-12 01:24:33 +0000 UTCMore Darth JarJar please
Cameron A
2024-07-16 18:22:15 +0000 UTChttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C8VDhcDy2pg/?igsh=MThqemY2NmZkZ3I0eg==
Kyler Hartsell
2024-06-18 22:30:40 +0000 UTCI recently finished a weekly movie night with friends where we went through all 9 movies in release order, and it was shocking to me that Phantom Menace is only the 3rd or 4th worst star wars movie at this point.
Blue Bee
2024-06-17 05:04:26 +0000 UTCCALDWELL!!!! PHANTOM MENACE ONE-SHOT WHERE EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY THE SAME EXCEPT QUI-GIN AND OBI-WAN ARE REPLACED BY THE TRIPLETS PLEASE!!!!!!
Colby Greer
2024-06-16 09:30:20 +0000 UTCSaved this one for the plane and honestly it makes more sense that it isn't about the Phantom Tollbooth
Julia Longmate
2024-06-11 23:10:47 +0000 UTCi was listening to caldwell saying he puked in the taxi and looked over and saw a guy puking in the bushes. maybe i am force sensitive afterall
Blissters
2024-06-11 19:10:09 +0000 UTCIm just saying one day a Starwars 5e maybe set in a cool feminist comic book world where murph could play a wrestler jean claude van damme type and emily as a pleasure bot turned woman of her own destiny who could do anything. Maybe DM'd by someone else... oh wait....
Shel B, Kenna’s 2nd fave sprite girl. Happy pride to Fia Jens Moonshine Bev and all the rest! PawPaw says reer here reer queer
2024-06-10 17:50:26 +0000 UTCWe need a podracing one shot
Drake Jordan
2024-06-09 22:47:37 +0000 UTCIf you enjoyed this, you should check out another Headgum podcast called Newcomers!! Jake actually guests during their second season, but the first one is all about Star Wars
Petri, no not that Petri, the other one.
2024-06-08 21:42:49 +0000 UTCDarth Maul was never a Jedi. He was an assassin before he became a sith.
Winterbat
2024-06-07 04:52:15 +0000 UTCThere’s a Star Wars pod racing tabletop. Not sure if it’s a board game or warhammer esque game. I saw a group playing at a board game con.
Unfitmoviebuff
2024-06-06 15:00:11 +0000 UTCLmaoooo Jake said real robots have curves
Martian
2024-06-06 01:22:41 +0000 UTCI saw phantom menace in theaters because I love my partner and I will see revenge of the sith but no way in hell can I watch attack of the clones I simply cannot
Grass
2024-06-05 19:27:11 +0000 UTCYeah, the padawan haircut is kind of all over the place. Tiny pony? Yep! Rattail? You bet! Buzz cut? For sure.
Keith Kelly
2024-06-05 17:20:04 +0000 UTCOh my God!!! You're right, holy shit, he does have both a pony & rattail. I'm shook to my core...
Sarah Osgood
2024-06-05 16:53:39 +0000 UTCThey should play through knights of the old republic (KOTOR)!! There are hefty blades capable of space dueling the way that Emily craves! You can have saber lore AND saber action ;)
Duncan Sutherland
2024-06-05 15:29:06 +0000 UTCwatch firefly + serenity please! it’s dah best
dylndmg
2024-06-04 19:09:39 +0000 UTCWhenever they talk about wanting to see a lightsaber battle with heft, it makes me think of the duel (book of boba Fett EP 5) where Din djarin is trying to wield the dark saber but he isn't attuned and it is soo heavy. That was such a cool battle!!
Sarah Osgood
2024-06-04 16:53:07 +0000 UTCI love that this is somehow the least controversial set of opinions Emily has ever had. Everyone in the comments is loving what she’s said, including me who also thinks that that fight is so floaty and imaginary looking
Noah Kyle
2024-06-04 15:15:37 +0000 UTCKit Fisto for life! He lasted the second longest ;-;.
ACK
2024-06-04 10:10:14 +0000 UTCAs a kid, I got a Phantom Menace Obi-Wan kit that had a transmitter thing and… a tiny ponytail. You’d hook it over your ear and feel like the coolest person to ever be in a church. (Yup, did that.)
Peter Morgan
2024-06-04 06:08:16 +0000 UTCSe-you-bulba later
Kyler Hartsell
2024-06-04 03:00:01 +0000 UTCEmily needs to guest star on newcomers
TheDopeGuy
2024-06-03 23:52:01 +0000 UTCI hope they keep these going! I want them to get to the good prequel Revenge of the Sith
Robert
2024-06-03 21:02:15 +0000 UTCMan, now I’m regretting not seeing phantom menace at my local theater a few weeks ago. I do have a memory of having a lot of Queen Amadala merch as a child.
Kerry Kraemer
2024-06-03 20:34:18 +0000 UTCI think it's very funny that in an attempt to reference the main compound in hair, keratin, Caldwell mentioned Beta-carotene a plant compound, and chitin an insect and fungi compound. XD but it's cool because I never realized yeah those compounds sound very similar 🫰🏼💖🤯
Lucas Sharrett
2024-06-03 17:16:39 +0000 UTCIf you guys havent seen the clone wars animated tv show, it had darth maul AND his brother AND he’s part spider and thats all i have to say
Marni Russell
2024-06-03 16:55:36 +0000 UTCI am a child who grew up on the prequels and I still love them!!!!
Lucas Sharrett
2024-06-03 16:27:49 +0000 UTCPlease this
Austin H.
2024-06-03 15:36:22 +0000 UTCMillennials weren't harsh on the prequels. It was gen x and older.
Adam Kepper
2024-06-03 15:34:11 +0000 UTCObi had a pony tail AND a rat tail
Michael Singer
2024-06-03 13:11:21 +0000 UTCLikely gonna be one mixed bag every 25th anniversary per prequel
Michael Singer
2024-06-03 13:09:51 +0000 UTCRelease the Jill cut
Michael Singer
2024-06-03 13:07:18 +0000 UTCEmily would like the fight between Luke and Vader in the empire strikes back, it has heft
Andrew portillo
2024-06-03 08:56:40 +0000 UTCI wanna hear these guys review Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Bet they would get a kick out of that one.
Sean Boyle
2024-06-02 22:05:15 +0000 UTCBastien from campaign one reminded me of subulba
Marge In Charge
2024-06-02 20:40:15 +0000 UTCWhen I was a kid I loved JarJar and tried walking like him all through junior high
casey eats pizza
2024-06-02 15:28:09 +0000 UTCPlease do all of the prequels, this is my favourite mixed bag EVER! Emily has great opinions and I want to view Star Wars through her eyes 😍 much love to all y’all
Polly Rinehart
2024-06-02 03:58:11 +0000 UTCY’all can come watch the other movies at my house. I’m all about the sound and have a 9.1 home theater setup (I could also give you enough speakers to set up your own badass home theater). I’ll be Darth Maul with a claymore if Em does the makeup!
Jeffrey Steck, Lord of the Fjord
2024-06-02 03:18:20 +0000 UTCLEKKU! And Maul's pacing is -how- a Dark Side user meditates!
KaptainSigyl
2024-06-02 01:39:28 +0000 UTCLEKKU, CALDWELL! LEKKU!! lol
Adam Sutton
2024-06-02 01:37:34 +0000 UTC“Don’t make me defend the Phantom Menace” is my new favorite Murph quote. I felt that so hard.
Adam Sutton
2024-06-02 01:36:10 +0000 UTChey naddpod crew I love all of you so so so much. remember that when I say that I was 2 years old when this movie came out.
bacchicbasileus
2024-06-02 00:39:09 +0000 UTCHow did they all pass over Emily saying she loves how Sebulba punches with his feet and Murphy said “it’s called a kick” and no one acknowledged it. That’s hilarious lol
Easton Moore
2024-06-02 00:30:09 +0000 UTCI enjoyed this commentary. It was very pleasant feedback, that didn't just re-iterate the harsh vibes of the last twenty-five years. Emily, you should totally dress up as Darth Maul for Halloween.
Dave 3D Art
2024-06-02 00:14:25 +0000 UTCI'd love an MST3K style commentary from these folks
Katie P.
2024-06-01 23:31:18 +0000 UTC*Jar Jar is THE Sith Lord
ChungleDownBingus
2024-06-01 23:17:50 +0000 UTCAs a long-time Star Wars roleplayer, there were SO MANY times I wished I could scream corrections
KaptainSigyl
2024-06-01 22:14:03 +0000 UTCdungeons and daddies used age of the empire for a mini series and i loved the story but HATED the system they were using :(
Zo Perry
2024-06-01 21:35:03 +0000 UTCHoly shit I totally forgot he did that! Haha I guess I was subconsciously pulling on that memory. Maybe it's time for Mauloween Part II! ~Caldwell
Not Another D&D Podcast
2024-06-01 19:33:03 +0000 UTCLove these now I want to rewatch the old/new films and listen to y’all’s thoughts on every single one 😆 i was the perfect age for phantom menace you’re right about the nostalgia
Amani Hope
2024-06-01 18:32:17 +0000 UTCYeah Edge of the Empire would definitely suit the podcast, but any of the Fantasy Flight ones would be better than 5E.
zak
2024-06-01 17:26:55 +0000 UTCI can see Emily coming out to the pod race as the boozey blasting grandma. Throwing bombs and elbows.
TheDopeGuy
2024-06-01 17:25:28 +0000 UTCSpeaking of everyone dressing up as darth maul for Halloween, one year me and 11 of my pals all went to a series of house parties in Brooklyn all dressed up as DIY subzero. (DIY sub zero is us wearing black and black t shirts for the mask bit and finally, light washed denim jeans crossed in the front so it looks like the vest) it does look hilarious from behind though, also no one spoke to anyone at any party except for other sub zeros.
Ian
2024-06-01 17:23:03 +0000 UTC"Campaign" is wonderful, agreed.
joel
2024-06-01 17:16:48 +0000 UTCHey I’m not sure if the hosts read these comments but I’ll leave it here regardless, I think instead of Star Wars 5E you should explore the “edge of the empire” roleplaying system. It serves so much better for narrative shows like naddpod, and could be great for a short Star Wars arc. To explain, instead of rolling checks with numbered dice you use dice that give a result of some combination of “successes/failures” and “threats/advantages”, with Nat 1’s and Nat 20’s replaced by “despairs” and “triumphs” As you get better at a skill you use different coloured dice that give you better odds of success. I find that it’s better than 5E for narrative storytelling and comedy, which this show excels at. For example, say you… flirt with a shopkeeper. You roll a charisma check and get a success with 3 threats. Great! The shopkeeper is into you, but unbeknownst to you the DM decides a very jealous ex lover is coming after you. Dice results in this format really encourage creativity and fun story twists as you think about advantages and disadvantages in addition to what you initially intended with your roll. The DM can do it solo, but it’s also really fun for the group to collaboratively/jokingly come up with how bad a roll went and decide the disadvantages together. Finally, just for all the combat heads out there, advantages and disadvantages can also be spent during combat to deal extra damage/leave an enemy prone + triumphs let you roll on a critical hit table. Star Wars 5E is cool, but if NADDPOD is gonna try out some short arc stuff I’d LOVE seeing some edge of the empire. P.S. JPC from the hey riddle riddle podcast was on a whole EOE 100 episode Star Wars campaign podcast and it’s the second funniest/most heartwarming show I’ve listened to behind NADDPOD
Jake Martim de Medeiros
2024-06-01 15:59:48 +0000 UTCGoing off of what Murph was saying about Emily being “sheltered” from star war I really hope that they at least do the prequels as mixed bags because I would love to see her reaction to episode 3 especially order 66
AJ
2024-06-01 13:39:48 +0000 UTCFor all you pod racer heads out there, there is an animated show called Star wars Resistance about racing on a planet after the fall of the empire. It's got crossover with a sequels
Eli the Gamer Guy
2024-06-01 12:03:41 +0000 UTC"My light was I didn't really get it" made me have to pause the episode to laugh my god
Kellyd
2024-06-01 11:52:01 +0000 UTCSo, Padme is supposed to be 14 in Episode 1, a couple of years younger than Natalie Portman, but I think Anakin is still supposed to be 9 (tho if I recall he was originally planned to be 12).
Mauricio
2024-06-01 09:45:56 +0000 UTCCant wait until they find out that Darth maul is technically alive and has spider legs in the animated clone wars series
Peter
2024-06-01 08:11:15 +0000 UTCThe braid DOES get chopped off when Jedi pass the trails to become knights. Obi-Wan was a 25-year-old padawan, because he almost washed out of Jedi training (Qui-Gon took him as a padawan at ~15). That's why Obi-Wan was surprised that Qui-Gon was planning to take Anakin as a padawan---it would mean Obi-Wan would finally have to go through the trials to become a knight, since a Jedi can't have more than one padawan at a time.
Keith Kelly
2024-06-01 07:46:21 +0000 UTCAbout you all dressing up as Darth Maul for Halloween, Nathan literally did this! A few years back somewhere on drawfee or a stream, I think I remember he talk about going to an all Dartb maul themed Halloween party with his partner. And I’m pretty sure he said there was an article written about it as well when the group of Maul’s were seen out and about. Sounded super fun.
Del
2024-06-01 07:27:34 +0000 UTCYou guys need to come back to Pittsburgh for a live show and visit the authentic 1999-era Phantom Menace vending machine featuring Sebulba that just got, like, forgotten about. https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/mt-washington-star-wars-vending-machine/
Tory Morgan
2024-06-01 06:42:53 +0000 UTCWeird I thought Murph hated pop culture and movies. WE ARE FEASTING
JustSomeKnob
2024-06-01 06:25:07 +0000 UTCso much appreciation, praise the naddpod lords for posting 3 episodes in the span of 4 hours for the $10/m tier
froggy
2024-06-01 05:48:37 +0000 UTCEmily nailed it. George Lucas is bad at directing actors. He somehow made Samuel L Jackson one of the most boring characters in the franchise.
Hammy
2024-06-01 05:42:26 +0000 UTC@Caldwell Darth Plagueis by James Lucerno goes into some of the set up for Phantom Menace, so it’s a good source of trade federation juice.
Abraham
2024-06-01 04:59:51 +0000 UTCOk we need a NADPOD Star Wars Rat Tail saga. 4 shit mixed bag? I can see it going up to 6 or 8 also. That rat tail has a lot of fodder to it. Enough to feed a rat king 👑
Declan Konesky
2024-06-01 04:51:22 +0000 UTCBeing 34 and having star wars and Harry Potter to reflect on... technically a lot more, but these are constant classics/legacy stuff that just will last. It makes me wonder bc I dislike these that came out for my generation but love Alien, Jurassic park, and blade runner
Declan Konesky
2024-06-01 04:33:43 +0000 UTCMeesa thinka thisa gonna be a good sode!
Glenn Dowdle
2024-06-01 04:23:37 +0000 UTCPathfinder episode, a short rest, and a mix bag!!! Hell yeah!!!! Best Friday ever!!!!
Tyler W. They call me Dr. Worm
2024-06-01 03:07:34 +0000 UTCYESSSSSS
Hannah S
2024-06-01 02:59:09 +0000 UTCI have such nostalgia for this movie that I know is pretty bad, I'm so excited for this!
Hannah
2024-06-01 02:54:27 +0000 UTCI so needed good stuff to listen to today and y’all delivered so much!
Stabitha
2024-06-01 02:52:44 +0000 UTCI am happy Emily nautrally came to the same conclusion as the Plinkett reviews of how the lightsaber fights feel so fake an emotionless
Tom Dieter
2024-06-01 02:49:31 +0000 UTCOh I would wholly recommend watching the Clone Wars TV series. Maul has a big part of it and it rocks. They also do some really dope stuff with the clones and really heavy lightsaber fights
Takowowo
2024-06-01 02:48:27 +0000 UTChaven’t even listened yet i just can’t believe i got a naddpod notification that says phantom menace review. i just KNOW emily is gonna have me stifling cackles in public settings while i listen
Galen Graham, Local Talent
2024-06-01 02:35:37 +0000 UTCSo much today I'm amazed
Katherine
2024-06-01 02:33:35 +0000 UTCI can’t believe I got my wish on the same day I wished it 😭😭😭
Jackson Mosher
2024-06-01 02:28:10 +0000 UTCI had the exact same thought. I can’t believe “feasting” has entered my lexicon.
Zaxbeez
2024-06-01 02:27:30 +0000 UTCAs soon as it was mentioned I thought “This HAS to be a Mixed Bag review!!”
Jackson Mosher
2024-06-01 02:26:23 +0000 UTCEmily - Jarjar became a senator?! Her surprise took me out lol
Terrion Burden
2024-06-01 02:24:59 +0000 UTCI hope Emily finds out about Yaddles history as “the one below”
Callan Michael Webster
2024-06-01 02:23:46 +0000 UTCANY FELLOW F1 NADDPOLES IN THIS COMMENT SECTION TONIGHT. BEEN A GREAT WEEK FOR US
themthusiast
2024-06-01 02:18:30 +0000 UTCWhat is happening today we are feasting
Kellyd
2024-06-01 02:11:37 +0000 UTCA perfect punch up, take your rose! 🌹
Bransy330
2024-06-01 02:04:15 +0000 UTCWhat a bounty this day is
Allen S
2024-06-01 02:03:37 +0000 UTCPod *casting*
Daniel A.
2024-06-01 02:02:59 +0000 UTCposted at the same time i’m playing the phantom menace levels on wii lego star wars the universe aligned for a moment for me rn 🙏
Eva
2024-06-01 02:00:53 +0000 UTCPhenomenal mixed bag choice I cannot wait to listen to
AJ
2024-06-01 01:59:46 +0000 UTCI can't wait to hear 30 minutes about pod racing!
Steve Slatky
2024-06-01 01:59:42 +0000 UTCNow *this* is pod racing
Bransy330
2024-06-01 01:59:29 +0000 UTC
