Yesterday Lucasfilm released the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and fans were overcome with blissfully happiness. I found myself overcome with emotion when I watched the trailer. I just hoped to hell that the movie will reach its full potential of epic awesomeness. I trust this franchise in the hands of J.J. Abrams, but back in 1998, a ton of fans trusted George Lucas with Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace only to be completely let down. Now, I understand that there is a small group of fans that like the prequel movies, but I'm not one of them.

The Phantom Menace teaser was released on November 18th, 1998, it was the first Star Wars trailer to debut in 20 years, and also the first to be released during the Internet age. So, needless to say, Star Wars fans at the time were extremely excited to get their first glimpse at what Lucas had in store for them, and they ate it up! Here are some reactions from fans at the time that you can read through for a few laughs. After seeing how The Phantom Menace actually turned out, these are actually quite hilarious. I came across these on Dorkly, and it offered some good entertainment.

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