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I watch different movies for different reasons. Sadly, I'm rather jaded and will be honest when I say that I do not watch anything from Hollywood for the plot. Occasionally something comes along that surprises me but overall, I just show up for mindless fun cause that's all it has to offer anymore.
Also, I feel the Burton films are awesome. They had much better characterization and pacing than the Schumacher films. Their even closer to the source material than the Nolan films. I hardly consider them paper-thin.
As for the Star Wars prequels, it was a combination of factors that made those films lame. Bad direction, heavy use of cinematics, terrible acting, terrible dialogue. I felt they were doomed to fail. George Lucas is a good idea man but his directing skills are terrible when it comes to certain types of film and even then I feel his skills are terribly rusty. Even A New Hope showed signs of his inability to direct something of Star Wars magnitude.
The only reason why Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi were so good was because Lucas did not direct either of them and he had his script rewritten and organized by professionals who were brought in for their talent in writing deep and meaningful dialogue and character growth. When the prequels were made, it was pretty much all Lucas.
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If every movie out there had a complicated plot that weaved together countless idea's then I would not want to watch movies anymore. It's always good to watch something toned down and simple, even if it's just for a breather from the complex stuff.
