I love the Star Wars Prequels!!!!

I'm not the biggest fan of the franchise but i appreciate it for what it did for the genre.

However the prequels real weakness was only in the story. It didn't retain the same charm of the old movies or have as memorable characters. The fighting is better in the prequels but it was very "Ballet".

God damn right I was

I like them too and dont see them as horribly films as most peple do. But then again I dislike some of the acting though (mainly Padme and Anakin )

As films, just outside of their themes, visuals or the plot, are garbage. The first three 70s & 80s films are ensemble casts with an ensemble style story. Everyone has a bit of an arc in the first three films, between flims and in eahc on most major characters grow.

What's the arcs of 90% of the character is Episode 1?

They don't have one or they are small. Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Padmé, Shmi Skywalker, Sio Bibble, Boss Nash, Wattoand most everyone else never grow at all, or their conflicts are so often outside them or are temporary. The only character that shows growth or overcomes major obstacles in Ep 1 is....you guessed it ...FUCKING...Jar Jar Binks. But, is the story about Jar Jar Binks?

Nope! The story is about Anakin Skywalker, which again is outside how the first three ensemble style story worked, but is possible if they has not screwed it up. (If you want to argue Luke is the focus that is hard, he grows for sure, but the three movies together do a pretty weak job of it overall.) Anakin Skywalker has no growth in Ep 1, and the obstacles or growth he encounter in 2 & 3 are weak. If Episodes 1-3 were structured like three acts of Macbeth it would work, but the structure of all three films is GARBAGE. Lucas couldn't even write a tragedy correctly despite there being a well worn road for such a story.

I can not watch any of the prequel episodes, without falling asleep or losing interest and walking away, they are horrible pieces of faux entertainment.

imo

The prequels are extremely forgettable to me. They could've done so much more story wise in addition to all the CGI and everything, and the movies could've been fucking awesome. Aside from the sub-par story, the overall tone just didn't match up with the originals either.

"It's so dense every single image has so many things going on."

The acting and dialog in the prequels was down right awful but the story they were telling was pretty good. The execution was poor but I'm not here to tell people what and what not to like.

My favorite one is Revenge of the Sith. I like The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones is just okay.

You know, the dialogue in the Star Wars prequels may be bad, but at least it doesn't feel like the screenplay was written by some highly-tuned focus-testing algorithm. I'll watch The Phantom Menace a hundred times before I ever watch Battleship or Transformers again.

I am a fan of prequels as well.

II was as bad or maybe worse than I to me because it didn't even have any real memorable moments. I think III is an alright movie though with some good moments.

the prequels pretty much set us up for where we are with films today. If this guy digs them maybe it's because he's used to most films in the past 14 years.

They're not the worst movies ever but they're not good. Even on their own they're poor movies. Luca relied too much on tech and forgot to write a script. Seriously the dialogue is awful to the point that good actors like Natalie Portman fall completely flat. Listen to Han and Leia talking to each other then Anakin and Padme. The love story comes across like it was written by a high school student. Even if you ignore what it screws up in the fiction they're not good movies. The third was the best of the three though and I actually enjoyed Ewen Mcgregor as Obi Wan. And seeing Yoda fight was rad so I guess there's that.

I'm not even a huge fan of the original trilogy, but I can see why it's so highly regarded with it's very well written character interactions and awesome imagery/cinematography, the prequels have NONE of that... they're just awfully written films with plots that make little to no sense and rely almost entirely on light saber porn.

The only good thing to come from the Prequels is the incredible Plinkett trilogy of reviews.

3 is my second favorite Star Wars movie actually. It's got flaws but I think it connects the two trilogies quite well. The others aren't as good and are far inferior to all the other films but they are still enjoyable to watch.

I'm also a major fan of the Prequel Trilogy. Just as I'm a major fan of the Original Trilogy.

Reading some of these comments, I must admit that I find the idea of those fans who feel the need to insult you because you like the PT and do not share their opinion rather infantile. I guess it is important to them that you share their opinions.

I think the difference is that the old ones appeal to movie buffs and science fiction fans.

This is a very insulting, opinionated and rather arrogant comment to me. Only those fans who love the OT are the only ones who are movie buffs and science fiction fans? Good grief! This is a response to those who love the PT? To insult them . . . as if this would make things better?

By the way, I suggest that you check out the "STAR WARS PREQUEL APPRECIATION" website. You will find others who also love the PT.

I hate Episode 1,2 and 3 so damn much.

I'm going to put aside my Star Wars fandom for this and just reply as someone who loves movies.

The prequels are absolute garbage films with some of the worst VFX, editing, plot holes and dialogue I've ever personally seen in films.

I'll still watch them when I do a marathon just to have the story. But they are a slow, messy, slog to get through. Episode II in particular is so bad that I actually get mad as both a fan of movies and Star Wars.

I appreciate that this thread seems yo be on a 3 year resurrection cycle.

I think kids who grew up with them seem to have a fonder memory than those of us that were adults. I dont think anything about the prequels were good, the cg, the acting, the writing, the pacing it was all pretty bad. My favorite moment in anything star wars related was seeing yoda fight though, so they did bring us that.

How does stuff like this get necrod? Can specific forum threads pop up on a google search? I've never encountered it myself but I can't fathom how some of these thing keep getting random people, who usually have 20 or less posts, posting years after they've been settled.

Also no one loves the prequels. Stockholm syndrome is a helluva thing.

The prequels were suffocated by the hubris of the Lucas.

The bonus materials and interviews from that era prove that out. Nobody could say no to the person who bequeathed "Star Wars" onto the world.