The Prequels are bad. I truely enjoy the first three films (Ep 4 to 6), but there is no denying George Lucas is a terrible director. I couldn't stop laughing at the scene above. It was so ridiculous. I'm glad Disney scrapped his ideas for the sequels.
ganoncrotch said:
YES. These short animated SW bites are imo some of the best things to happen of the prequel, and also because I go weak at the knees for anything Samurai Jack related! |
I never gave Samuri Jack a chance, but I was aware it was the same studio doing the Clone Wars shorts. I assume you have the collected Vol 1 & 2 Clone wars on DVD? I don't even know if it's on Blu-Ray, but would like to upgrade eventually if it is.
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In the commentary for one of them (I think it was Attack of the Clones) Lucas said that in the original trilogy, all we ever saw was an old Jedi, a crippled Jedi, and a Jedi that was barely trained. In the prequels, we get to see Jedi in their prime.
I know the originals were grittier fights (in Empire, Vader was just toying with Luke, though) but I always liked seeing Jedi do amazing and impossible things in the prequels. I though the final battles with Dooku were amazing and the battles in RotS were even better. My biggest gripe? In Sith, the high ground pretty much won the battle for obi wan. In Phantom Menace, it was the opposite! It should have been consistent.
The prequels are good movies. But they have too much CGI and not enough character development and also less funny then the 4, 5 and 6 episodes that had less CGI and more realistic characters and interactions between them. Not sure how to put it.
I am glad Star trek director is at the head of episode 7 as Star track was both funny and with decent character interactions.
They didn't lie.
The only prequel film I probably tolerated was ROTS.
The acting of the prequels simply wasn't on par with that of the originals, and that has nothing to do with a lack of talent (McGregor, Portman, Jackson, Neeson, etc.). It was largely rooted in subpar-to-terrible dialogue and directing, except for Christensen, who delivered one of the most wooden performances that I have ever seen. There's also something to be said about the cohesiveness of the original trilogy and overall better and more balanced production. Aside from that, 4-6 were groundbreaking films, a la Psycho, The Matrix, Jurassic Park, Avatar (I think Advent Children was more impressive.) that revolutionized cinema and defined cultural moments; the nostalgia is rooted in a bit more than chronology. I've literally seen 3,000+ films (probably more), and ROTJ is one of my favorite films of all time. While I enjoyed the prequels, they lack the emotionality (for many reasons) of the original trilogy.
Can't stand the prequals. There are only 3 Star Wars movies to date, imo. The 4th is coming soon.
danasider said:
So even though the fights in the prequels are a lot more impressive in terms of speed, choreography and flashiness, they are silly. Which is why I can see people who enjoyed the original trilogy hating on them, not necessarily because of sheer prequel hate. And in the OT, George Lucas saw the jedi more as samurais than ninjas or kung fu masters. He even had the jedi hold the lightsabers with two hands for the most part. It may have been slower and less flashy, but it had a lot of style. My favorite dual is between Vader and Luke in The Empire Strikes Back. It didn't need a lot of flashy moves, the fight actually made sense for the most part, and most importantly, there was a lot of emotion and even a sense of urgency on Luke's face as the terrifying monster is coming at him with both the force and the lightsaber. So much substance. That's not to say I am some prequel hate-monger. It's called having an opinion. |
Holy shit...If you replace lightsabers with Katana's, it starts too look extremely ridiculous they way they are used some times, like horribly impractical.
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...On a side note, this topic gives me an excuse to post this: https://youtu.be/J0mUVY9fLlw |
For the lulz. I like the prequels (in parts), but all three had some pretty terrible moments. "Revenge of the Sith" is the only one that stacks up with the OT at all.
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| globalisateur said: The prequels are good movies. But they have too much CGI and not enough character development and also less funny then the 4, 5 and 6 episodes that had less CGI and more realistic characters and interactions between them. Not sure how to put it. I am glad Star trek director is at the head of episode 7 as Star track was both funny and with decent character interactions. |
I think the characters in the prequels were just stuffy because it was supposed to be "a more civilized time". That's what i tell myself, anyway. Then again, with a lot of older movies, I find more natural dialog than I do in most modern films. Sometimes, I just watch movies from the 70s and 80s solely for the natural conversations. It's a lost art.
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It's obviously exaggerated for comedic effect, but it still makes me giggle...
