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<blockquote data-quote="monkey_roo" data-source="post: 567768" data-attributes="member: 2414"><p>As mentioned I think a lot of detractors at the time the prequels came out were expecting something similar to the OT in tone and style etc and in some ways just compared everything they saw on screen to those films, characters, sets, direction... everything and as a result nothing was ever going to live up to that expectation, to be fair you could say the same crowd did the same thing when the Sequels came out...</p><p></p><p>For me the Prequels told a complete story, that was mapped out from the beginning. Sure the dialogue wasn't the best and the CGI was a touch much in places, and the romantic element was pretty unromantic - but the vision was clear, the story solid and we got some of the best moments in all the SW films (Pod Racing, Darth Maul lightsaber duel, Jango v's Obi-Wan, the space battle over Coruscant, Order 66...). And really, is Jar Jar any worse than the Ewoks? (PS I like both, I'm just saying that they both exist for the younger viewers)</p><p></p><p>As others have said, I think most folks who bashed those films 20 years ago have softened if not reversed that view. I do wonder if that is, in part due to how bad the Disney Sequels were and folks realising just how good they had it before... To be fair to the Disney Sequels (All of which I think are the worst of the 9 main films) they have some fun moments and each on there own is watchable, but overall they really suffer from disjointed and in places partially developed story telling - the strength of the first six films is they were all written before anything was filmed, whereas the Disney films where just a jumble and almost designed to sell merch as much as anything - not like some D+ shows. But on the other hand Disney gave us Solo and Rogue One - both of which are good and enjoyable films.</p><p></p><p>For the most part the D+ stuff has been watchable, Mando S1&2 were great fun, Andor gripping, The Bad Batch had its moments, but not a patch on Clone Wars/Rebels.</p><p></p><p>But I think to look at why folks voiced or continue to voice such strong opinions on the various films I think you need to look at the context around their released understand the weight of expectation they carried. In 1999 the OT fans wanted more of the same, the new fans didn't care. in 2015 I think the entire world wanted to see what Disney would do with a $4b IP and the OT fans wanted to see how their beloved characters were going to be treated and again, new fans didn't care.</p><p></p><p>Anyway - for me, I have my tickets to see Phantom tomorrow (dragging one of my kids along <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) - I queued up for the 12:01 screening back in 99 and loved it back then and have been looking forward to going back to the cinema for a few weeks now - and for context I am from the OT generation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monkey_roo, post: 567768, member: 2414"] As mentioned I think a lot of detractors at the time the prequels came out were expecting something similar to the OT in tone and style etc and in some ways just compared everything they saw on screen to those films, characters, sets, direction... everything and as a result nothing was ever going to live up to that expectation, to be fair you could say the same crowd did the same thing when the Sequels came out... For me the Prequels told a complete story, that was mapped out from the beginning. Sure the dialogue wasn't the best and the CGI was a touch much in places, and the romantic element was pretty unromantic - but the vision was clear, the story solid and we got some of the best moments in all the SW films (Pod Racing, Darth Maul lightsaber duel, Jango v's Obi-Wan, the space battle over Coruscant, Order 66...). And really, is Jar Jar any worse than the Ewoks? (PS I like both, I'm just saying that they both exist for the younger viewers) As others have said, I think most folks who bashed those films 20 years ago have softened if not reversed that view. I do wonder if that is, in part due to how bad the Disney Sequels were and folks realising just how good they had it before... To be fair to the Disney Sequels (All of which I think are the worst of the 9 main films) they have some fun moments and each on there own is watchable, but overall they really suffer from disjointed and in places partially developed story telling - the strength of the first six films is they were all written before anything was filmed, whereas the Disney films where just a jumble and almost designed to sell merch as much as anything - not like some D+ shows. But on the other hand Disney gave us Solo and Rogue One - both of which are good and enjoyable films. For the most part the D+ stuff has been watchable, Mando S1&2 were great fun, Andor gripping, The Bad Batch had its moments, but not a patch on Clone Wars/Rebels. But I think to look at why folks voiced or continue to voice such strong opinions on the various films I think you need to look at the context around their released understand the weight of expectation they carried. In 1999 the OT fans wanted more of the same, the new fans didn't care. in 2015 I think the entire world wanted to see what Disney would do with a $4b IP and the OT fans wanted to see how their beloved characters were going to be treated and again, new fans didn't care. Anyway - for me, I have my tickets to see Phantom tomorrow (dragging one of my kids along :) ) - I queued up for the 12:01 screening back in 99 and loved it back then and have been looking forward to going back to the cinema for a few weeks now - and for context I am from the OT generation. [/QUOTE]
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