Am I the only one who didnt hate the Star Wars prequels?

optiplex9000 · 3 months

I don't hate them, but I think they were a step in a completely wrong direction for Star Wars

EasilyRemember · 3 months

Next time you have a few hours, watch the Plinkett Reviews on Red Letter Media:

It's been said by many that these reviews are better than the films themselves, and honestly I can see it. This guy pretty much dissects everything Lucas did wrong with the new movies, using the originals (and general film history/technique) as a basis for comparison and criticism. They're simultaneously insightful and hilarious. If you ever watch a video review (or three), make it these. They will explain to you exactly what issues people have with the prequels. Granted, they're from the perspective of someone who grew up with the original trilogy, but his points stand all the same.

foolish_fool · 3 months

Episode I is a relatively mediocre movie, but at least it is cute and has some cool scenes (pod racing :3).

Episode II is painful to watch (seriously Anikin is the biggest dickhead), but it at least has a few fun star-wars-y bits at the end (i.e. I'd watch it by skipping everything before the scene in the arena - in a sense I spose this means the whole story is irrelevant).

Episode III is pretty ok. Kinda contrived at times (how easily the emperor seduces Anikin), but vaguely worthy of star wars. Suffers a bit from having to fill in all the gaps.

CMGangstaRap · 3 months

Most people who say they hate the prequels grew up with the originals. So basically it's like someone pissing on your childhood memories.

pickanotherusername · 3 months

I was not as "attached" to the older films as a lot of folks are. The new ones were fine, with the exception of the existence of Jar Jar Binks, and teen Anakin's shitty scowl. Those things really took away from the experience for me. However, Natalie Portman.

onomatopoeia_only · 3 months

All I will say is that when The Phantom Menace was released I went to see it with my girlfriend of that time. After watching it we felt cheated, me more than her because I was expecting something a bit more enjoyable. So I asked her if she wanted to go see another film instead of going home and that this time she could choose. We watched Cruel Intentions.... it was better than the supposed movie event of the decade and I got to see 2 girls kiss. My girlfriend loved the film and I got sex as a reward.

So in no way was Star Wars a rewarding experience.

MrPumkin · 3 months

think of it this way:

what if they (i dont know how many there are now...) like a 5th home-alone movie? Wouldnt you stand up and yell "NO! THIS IS JUST PLAIN WRONG!!!"? i know i would...

its the same for starwars. for those who grew up with only eps. 4-6, it seems that eps 1-3 ruined it, the same way that we think every new home-alone is terrible. but a kid growing up today will think that every home-alone is simply awesome.

ejh907 · 3 months

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[deleted] · 3 months

No. There's plenty of people out there who like them.

I sort of liked them when I was younger, but they got progressively worse and worse with each viewing to the point where they became unbearable to watch. All three of them are plagued with awful writing, acting, special effects, directing ... pretty much everything about them sucks except for the music. John Williams was the only guy who knew what he was doing during the prequel trilogy. Dat music...

x_yz_x_yz · 3 months

I don't mind "Attack of the Clones", at least the non-romancy parts of it. The action is decent. And Natalie Portman is fetching in her (torn) white jumpsuit :)

But none of the other movies, prequels or not, achieve the greatness of "The Empire Strikes Back" IMO.

indirect76 · 3 months

I don't hate them, but boy was it difficult to figure out what the plot was about sometimes.

jazzberry76 · 3 months

Shrugs I like them. Heck, I even like the Clone Wars. But maybe that's cuz I love the Expanded Universe as well. Although Jar Jar needs to go.

loinbread · 3 months

The acting was so bad. The lines were terrible too. It's weird. Even the good actors were clearly struggling to make the dialogue sound natural.

One of the things I remember from trying to watch them when they first came out was that the characters don't use contractions. Nothing sounds more awkward than that, but shitty science fiction movies will do that to make alien/ancient beings seem more legitimate. I have no idea why. They're speaking English. Why can't they use contractions?

The love scenes between padme (sp?) and aniken were pretty stupid. Rolling around in the fields. Really? Fucking really? How tacky and stupid.

Basically, it was hard to believe the same person who wrote 4-6 also wrote 1-3. The things I enjoyed about 4-6 weren't there in the newer movies. 4-6 was also centered around a small group of people having adventures. 1-3 spent too much time trying to document the empire splitting up.

Th3Marauder · 3 months

On a semi-unrelated note, I was just thinking that Phantom Menace in 3D might actually work despite the fact it is a post-conversion, simply because a lot of the film was already CGI, so rather than converting the CG elements like they would with the live action elements, they can actually go back and get the extra information from the original models and animation.

Just a random thought.

ColonCatastrophe · 3 months

I unfortunately am a child from a time between the two trilogies. I remember watching The Empire Strikes Back with my dad at my aunt's house one Thanksgiving before the Special Edition trilogy was released in theaters in '97 (which we did both go and see together.) Even so, I was still fairly young when I saw The Phantom Menace, and I was mystified by being able to see a new part of one of the best parts of my childhood in theaters, like my dad did when he was younger.

Even though I hate what has happened to the franchise as a whole, I will occasionally throw on The Phantom Menace to fall asleep to, because even though I strongly agree with all the negativity towards the films, there's always the memories of getting a new figure and thinking of the time when it came out. So, I don't like them, but they do bring back memories that I enjoyed.

ChronicallyHappy · 3 months

I never hated them, but when I watched them, they never really did anything for me. AFTER I watched the OT, and watching those movies for the first time, I really enjoyed them. They aren't my favourite films or top ten or anything, but I still think they are just good movies.

stuckit · 3 months

It is supposed to be the story of the evolution of the evil that is Darth Vader, a Jedi who becomes a genocidal Sith Lord. It was PG and aimed at kids, had horribly wooden dialogue, and a story that was all over the map, besides the inconsistencies.

Overtow · 3 months

As movies, they aren't the steamiest piles of refuse out there. As part of a larger legacy, a series of films adored and respected by millions across the globe, as Star Wars movies, they are an abomination.

grahvity · 3 months

I'm happy that you got to enjoy them but sorry, I like plot to go with my CGI and the Phantom Menace is INCOMPREHENSIBLE. I initially thot that the problem was me until I watched Red Letter Media's review and I was like YES, yes. I couldn't follow it either. The other prequels just kind of blend into each other in my memory so I can't recall what happened in which movie. I upvoted your post hoping there's more discussion cuz you got more explaining to do.

StaffSergeant · 3 months

akathatguy2 · 3 months

I'll watch them without complaint. I think people just judge them harshly because of the francise they belong too. Really if you analyze the original three with the same amount of scrutiny you'll see that they're about the same quality.

200balloons · 3 months

There's enough "Star Wars" in them for me (I grew up with the original movies). I don't argue with people who hate them, compared to the original trilogy. It's useless, & they are often correct in their criticisms; I just can't see the glass as half-empty.

ReaganYouth · 3 months

When's the last time you've seen all of the Star Wars films? I say this because you probably saw all of the movies around the same time. If it's been a while, I recommend having a Star Wars marathon and watch every film in a row. Individually, the prequels aren't that bad, but when you compare them to the original masterpieces, you'll see the difference.

leipzig18 · 3 months

I can watch them, and do not really get annoyed by them. However, I think that Lucas was significantly handcuffed by the fact that he made and released 4-6 first. He had to fill in too much story and background in order to make really entertaining and understandable movies. If he had written 1-3 whilst writing 4-6 I believe that they would have ended up being much better, mostly because of the fact that there would have been much more continuity.

black_bisector · 3 months

watch the plinkett reviews an you will realize how terrible they are. They came out in theaters when i was around 12 and i was just like wow cool star wars stuff and didn't realize it.

j5a9 · 3 months

I was in love with the original trilogy for just a few years before the Phantom Menace came out (I was 11 or so). I thought it was pretty cool at the time, but looking back, it's def more of a kids movie. Jar Jar/Gungans are shit, there are a lot of pretty ridiculously racist aliens, battle droids are lame, and GL didn't need to try to work in every single character from the original trilogy. Episodes 2 and 3 are fun; i don't have a problem with them aside from the bad acting/dialogue.

AceDrummer · 3 months

I enjoy them, but most likely because I was 16 by the time ROTS came out, and I was a huge SW fan since I was 3. So I grew up with all 6.

hooch · 3 months

I liked the second 2 a lot, but I'm a little afraid to say it around here. Should note that I'm 26, so I grew up in a pre-prequel world.

bobdelany · 3 months

I liked III. It was entertaining enough. Also, Phantom Menace was so close to being very good but a Jar Jar and a Jake Lloyd got in the way. And the over-the-top asian-accented viceroys are pretty tough to watch. But Darth Maul is awesome. They should have given him some mechanical legs and brought him back.

randomusername5 · 3 months

I thought reddit agreed on "NO, YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE, EVER."??

rmeddy · 3 months

Mostly because I'm not a Star Wars fan so I never invested myself too heavily in them, many other were much bigger letdowns for me simply because I fell for the hype.

I never had that Loss Aversion for Star Wars

fish619407 · 3 months

Who was the protagonist of The Phatom Menace? You're trying to figure it out right now, huh.

STOP There is no protagonist. Even video games have a protagonist.

Not a good film, period.

TheYetti · 3 months

I dont hate them. I find them lacking in areas, but otherwise enjoyable.

Starbugg1 · 3 months

I take no issue with people who say they liked or even loved the prequels. It's your personal sentiment and no one should take that away from you. Maybe you grew up with them as a kid, or maybe (as it was for me), you liked them in the moment.. through the anticipation and premieres for each film with your friends. But if you say these are quality movies with good dialogue, a developed plot, strong characters, and edge-of-seat tension, you are in my opinion 100% WRONG. These are bad movies with a couple good sequences in each.

scallycap94 · 3 months

Yes.

movshare · 3 months

I was 13yrs old in 1977. I had no interest in Star Wars after seeing clips of the "Here they come" scene on the Mike Douglas TV talk show. Eventually I did see it, and after leaving the theater, as the large crowd of people passed me, I stopped and said to myself " What did I Just see?" in an awe-inspiring way. For the next two films, I was always at the theater on May 25th. For TESB in 1980, I had to pull the school fire alarm while on hall guard duty to leave during the commotion.

When Ep. 1 began, it felt like a comic book. The original films felt that they could be real life but the prequels were/are just stupid.

Harmy films (dot com) has links to his de-specialized bluray original triliogy versions which are outstanding and the only way they should be remembered.

mraggoth · 3 months

I'm almost 21 and I liked the prequels.

I completely understand their flaws and as far as the original star wars is concerned, they're almost completely different movies. Despite that, I still like them as they are.

mrtest001 · 3 months

Here is why everyone hates them. When a movie can be objectively proven to suck, there is no argument.

brokenyard · 3 months

Simply put, George Lucas needed to not be the director. He needed someone to essentially peer-review the product. No one was in a position to question any idea he came up with and that ended up hurting the movies. I don't hate the prequels but there's no excuse for them not to be better than they were.

croutonZA · 3 months

I didn't hate them either, but I never really liked the original films either. I was born after Return of the Jedi so maybe that has something to do with it. Truth be told, if it wasn't for Knights of the Old Republic I'd have no interest in the Star Wars universe at all.

Anzai · 3 months

They have terrible writing. That's my biggest problem with them. I don't even mind the plot that much with the trade federation etc, but Lucas should have farmed out his outlines to a talented writer rather than trying to do it himself.

He tried to shoehorn in too much stuff and it didn't feel organic at all. The original series certainly didn't have great writing either, but it did have a far more carefree attitude. That said, I don't really like Return of The Jedi either, and those movies get a lot more credibility than they should simply because of the nostalgia factor. It was groundbreaking at the time, near the dawn of the Summer blockbuster, but I do wonder how the originals would be taken if there was no legacy and they were released in 2012 with no expectations.

omGenji · 3 months

One of my issues with the prequels is the fact that it seems almost directed at kids, which many others have said. Why?...I never considered the originals as kids movies. This is a terrible example but if you were to make prequels to the Alien movies and make them more 'kid friendly', that would pretty much guarantee a failure. I understand the desire for a wider audience, but they go way to far in my opinion.

SaiMan · 3 months

I quite enjoyed them, maybe because I saw the prequels first.

quiettimes · 3 months

If you aren't the only one, you should be.

kranzb2 · 3 months

I think they are awesome.

firefox3d · 3 months

Simply put: Too much reliance on special effects and not enough attention being focused on the story is what killed the prequels for a lot of people. When you watch the original trilogy, there's a real feeling of love that went into making them. Everything in the original films just feels so organic compared to the sterile, CGI plastered prequels.

I think maybe once cynicism sets in and you begin to hate the world like the rest of us, you'll start seeing what we mean.

FaelSafe · 3 months

I was very young when they all came out, only 9 when episode III came out, and I fell in love with them (the originals as well mind you), so I have never really hated them. I definitely dislike episode I the most though.

I'm still seeing them all in theatres.

EDIT: and I also want to say that I enjoy the Prequals Technology more so than the Originals.

Battle Droids <3

FaelSafe · 3 months

Also, am I the only one who didn't hate the Clone Wars movie?

Herdnerfer · 3 months

I liked attack of the clones, not so much the other two.

nikolaristo · 3 months

I watched the prequels first, then the original. To be honest, I liked the prequel better.

DirtBurglar · 3 months

Yes.

franklyimshocked · 3 months

Yes, yes you are. Do you live alone with cats?

dedbodiez · 3 months

15 years old

Download and watch 'Mr Smith Goes To Washington'

I recommend The Pirate Bay and a good Torrent Program

And I liked the prequels just fine, I only wish I had a friend who had never seen or heard about any of them in any sense and I could get to watch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 even though the best viewing order is 4 5 6 1 2 3

If you've already seen Mr Smith Goes to Washington, let me know

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