Star Wars Prequels
What do you think of the Star Wars prequels? I think the overall plot, of Star Wars Episode 1-3 feels a little rushed, and it leaves something, to be desired. The new Star Wars trilogy is basically just a special effects extravaganza, nothing more nothing less.
Last edited by The Fat Bioware Nerd; 03-18-2007 at 08:19 PM.
I actually like them a lot. They are far from perfect, and dialogue is a real weak point for them, but they're still pretty influential and heavily copied just like the original trilogy.
It seems pretty much all the story Lucas wanted to tell was in Episode III though. The other two were like fillers.
I still adore them. I can see why people hate them, but I love them.
George Lucas should just retire before he completely ruins his reputation. If it's not too late.
it's too late. but Ep III was pretty decent.
I agree, I think E III was the main movie of the three and the others just thrown in. But I did enjoy II even though acting was sub-par.Originally Posted by LunarWeaver
I actually like them a lot. They are far from perfect, and dialogue is a real weak point for them, but they're still pretty influential and heavily copied just like the original trilogy.
It seems pretty much all the story Lucas wanted to tell was in Episode III though. The other two were like fillers.
I still adore them. I can see why people hate them, but I love them
I liked all three and dont see anything wrong either of them...
Though i still love the original trilogy...btw did you hear that rumour that he was gonna make a sequel trilogy? I think he's kinda abandoned it becuase of his age now though...
I actually like the new ones better than the classics.
I think if George Lucas is interested in making a sequel trilogy he should have somebody else direct it and write the script. Somebody like Tim Burton because Batman (1989) & Batman Returns were pure fantasy adventure films.btw did you hear that rumour that he was gonna make a sequel trilogy? I think he's kinda abandoned it becuase of his age now though...
It's not really a Tim Burton-ish movie. Plus, he'll be too busy directing my movie....
Plus Tim Burton, as much as I love him, would probably do something to spit all over the Star Wars characters and universe, kind of like Batman (I like the movies, but the portrayals of the characters are horrible. I really don't think he understood them that well).
Although I mostly enjoyed the prequel movies, I agree they left a lot to be desired. I can't blame the bad acting on anything other than poor dialogue and directing on Lucas' part though. No member of the cast in these movies should be putting in performances as bad as we saw unless the material itself is bad (which it was). I have to give Ewan Mcgregor credit for doing as good a job as he did with what he had though. Hopefully if anything else happens in the Star Wars universe Lucas will have the sense to let someone else direct and write it. I have no problem with him handeling the overall story since the series is his baby, and he can actually handle that. His dialogue and directing however lead me to believe he's never actually interacted socially with another human being. Ever.
Well if Christopher Nolan directed the sequel trilogy he would probaby want to do a realistic take on Star Wars and I don't know if that would mesh well with the Star Wars mythos. I know Batman and Batman Returns are completely different from the comics but I think the reason why Tim Burton directed those films that way is because he wanted originality.
Last edited by The Fat Bioware Nerd; 03-19-2007 at 12:55 AM.
For me part of the problem with episodes 1-3 (apart from poor scripts and acting) is that the originals are consired such classics (partly because its popular to like them IMO) that the new ones would never have been able to live up to some peoples expectations.
Also the fact you know how its going to end can't help either. Taken purely as a set of films (ignoring the original ones) i feel they are ok, not great but ok. That said i hated the third one, it was nowhere near as good as i hoped it would be.
'All things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.' - Nietzsche
Watch The Empire Strikes Back and then watch The Phantom Menace and you will wonder what the smurf happened.
The prequels had so much potential, as there was a giant question mark everyone wanted answered. But it was too large of a question mark for just three sub-par movies, which lead to a rushed story and many other things felt lacking because of it.
And don't even get me started on the script in The Revenge of the Sith...
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I liked the prequels but they're nowhere near as good as the original trilogy. Episodes I and III were pretty cool but I wasn't overly fond of Episode II. I'd have to say that out of all the prequels, 'The Phantom Menace' was my favourite. The other two seemed too much like they were there just to show off the special effects. The other thing that I disliked about II and III was the fact that there was lightsaber fight after lightsaber fight (especially in III). I remember when I was little watching the original trilogy, that the lightsaber fights were my favourite part of each movie, and I always waited in anticipation for them to come. They were like the climax of the movie (with the exception of IV, where the lightsaber fight was crap). But anyway, back to the point, II and III just had too many saber fights (But I must say that the fight with General Grevious was damn awesome). But apart from that they were pretty cool. More of a history lesson than an adventure, but still cool.
Hayden Christensen is dreamy.
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