I'm probably going to see all the Star Wars movies, including the prequels, in 3D because, well, I love Star Wars and I love 3D. I like the tack Timothy Sexton takes in this article here, though (and the comment threaders obviously don't get it), he's clearly concern-trolling here. I mean, this article doesn't make the Yahoo headlines if the title is different. The truth is, the Star Wars prequels do get the politics a LOT better than the originals, though obviously that does not make it a better story, nor does it come close to compensating for the wooden dialogue, terrible casting, and atrocious acting. That being said, I was probably one of nine people in the world who enjoyed all three prequels. Did they live up to my expectations? Err, no. But did they introduce an amazing new villain (Darth Maul) and the three best light saber duels of all time (Darth Maul v Obi Wan & Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda v Dooku, and Obi Wan v Anakin)? Yes.
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I don't think the prequels are as bad as people say but I also don't think the original trilogy is as good as people say. I consider A New Hope to be great simply because it is iconic and that overcomes the wooden dialogue, iffy acting and thematic shallowness in its own right.
ReplyDeleteI think all three had its purpose and as bad as some of the parts of the movies were, overall I loved them. I was even more suprised when I was talking to people at work and they said that the Phantom Menance was there favorite, shocked. But it just goes to show how the movies while are all amazing affected each person differently. Also, i have star wars trivia at my house, when do we play
ReplyDeleteI would love to play. Of course I don't know who wrote this since you wrote anonymously. As a result, I will simply play the numbers game and assume you are one of my legion of Russian blog readers. Just send me my flight info and I'll get over there ASAP.
ReplyDeleteit's your brother and I don't know how to setup these accounts and read them during work. so, me, you, bubba, shorty, anyone else a big star wars fan out there (we would destroy bubba)
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