| 97alexk said: okay, so i was discussing some things on the internet, and i have a couple of friends who agree with me that the prequels are good movies. Now take in account star wars episode 3 is my fave movie of all time. But even the mindless prequel haters agreed that the lightsaber fights in the prequels were awsome. But now comes a whole new level of pathetic xD they start to bash on it too, saying it looks clownish, and tooo choreographed. Seriously? Do you know jedis? they are trained since young kids, in lightsaber combat, they have the force. and the lightsaber fights looked awsome in the prequels, but what dont they do to give another reason to hate on those movies xD They are also saying, original had more emotional lightsaber fights, so on and so forth. Dont get me wrong, i love the originals, Episode 6 is my second fave movie. But it sounds very very try-hard to make an convincing argument. It feels like they are just saying that to protect the originals and to bash more on the prequels. Prequel haters are preatty much brainwashed by media and weird arguments told by nostalgic adults imo. Though there are some actual critisms that are fair enough. Jar jar binks might be one. idk if these forums are like the other ones regarding this topic (i hope not). If so, can someone give me a valid intelligent counter argument that actually makes sense. And it might seem i have a slight bias or something, but i really dont. I love all star wars movies the same, and if i see a valid critism against any of the movies, ofc i probably agree with it. but for now, i think all 6 movies are preatty much flawless. |
Personally I like all of the Star Wars movies, I'd say 5 and 6 are my favorites.
IMO the Yoda vs Dooko fight is undeniably a series high moment as far as the action goes. The showdown between Obi Wan Kenobi, Qui Gon Jin vs Darth Maul is a phenomenal bit of choreography and execution of martial arts in a movie. Same goes for the fight between Anakin and Obi in Revenge of the Sith.
I think most people like to hate on the prequel trilogy because of Jar Jar Binks, but really I personally see him as a contrast to the rest of the tone of the movie (things may have been a little too serious without Jar Jar), like the campness of C3P0 throughout the rest of the series. Jar Jar is a bit of silly slapstic comedy, not necessarily executed as well as the character could have been, but then again I think that The Phantom Menace was meant to be more accessible for youngsters than the others were.
The Luke Lightsaber battles are also awesome, Mark Hamill executed them in an awesome way.
I guess overall the originals will always hold more prestige among those of us who grew up with them. Personally I'm an 80's baby and I hold the original trilogy in my heart along with Gremlins, Goonies, Karate Kid, The Terminator (though I do favor T2 more), Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, The Last Starfighter, The Never Ending Story and many others classic movies.
I still enjoy SW 1-3, just don't hold them in anywhere near as high a regard as 4-6. Hopefully 7 can be a great film, along with Rogue One and any other new sequels, but we'll have to see what happens. I have faith from what I've seen of the trailers and I like JJ Abram's Trek films, so hopefully my faith is well placed.
