Jake Llyod didn't deserve anything, but the prequels are massive pieces of shit and deserve any and all bashing.
I prefer the Prequels fight me
original trilogy one of the best
prequel trilogy one of the cheesiest
you cant lose either way
Aside from Phatom Menance which was a huge slog Attack of the Clones was okay and had some good moments and Revenge of the Sith still remains one of the better films.
The prequels were okay.
Yeah honestly while Revenge of the Sith wasn't a masterpiece I thought it was pretty alright.
I still have no idea what the phantom menace is about.
The prequels are kinda like MGSV where there are fantastic nuggets of story that never get quite connected because of weird decisions and blind ambition.
[QUOTE=redBadger;52977477]Aside from Phatom Menance which was a huge slog Attack of the Clones was okay and had some good moments and Revenge of the Sith still remains one of the better films.[/QUOTE]
Attack of the Clones was at least as much of a slog as The Phantom Menace.
prequels came out when I was 7-12 years old and I absolutely loved them
of course as an adult I can see how very flawed they are, but I could never get into the ridiculous amount of bashing they get these days - when I look back at them I still recall the better elements first - the stellar performance of Ian McDiarmid, the amazing soundtrack, and the numerous genuinely good moments scattered throughout the 3 movies
[QUOTE=cdr248;52977516]The prequels are kinda like MGSV where there are fantastic nuggets of story that never get quite connected because of weird decisions and blind ambition.[/QUOTE]
The Phantom Menace should have been called The Phantom Pain because of how painful it was, and Phantom Pain should've been called Phantom Menace because I don't remember the villain of MGSV at all.
[QUOTE=redBadger;52977477]Aside from Phatom Menance which was a huge slog Attack of the Clones was okay and had some good moments and Revenge of the Sith still remains one of the better films.[/QUOTE]
The Phantom Menace had podracing, art design that was new to the franchise; and filmmaking wise, it had actual sets and a bunch of practical stuff - so it at least had that going for it.
Attack of the Clones just feels like Lucas wanted to please the fans and inserted a bunch of OT stuff in it, while not actually understanding what was cool and exciting about those things.
"You wanted actual fight scenes and not just some strange kid in space? Here's 200 Jedi running around in an arena so that you can't see shit!"
"You like Boba Fett? Here's his father! Why? Why not!"
"Remember how Clone Wars were mentioned in the OT? Well here they are, but they only take up about 30 minutes of the film, and the way they're made relevant to the story is so convoluted and poorly explained that it seems to make completely no sense!".
[QUOTE=cdr248;52977516]The prequels are kinda like MGSV where there are fantastic nuggets of story that never get quite connected because of weird decisions and blind ambition.[/QUOTE]
Not really.
I had more fun watching the prequels than the original trilogy. There I said it. Also I like Jar Jar, fight me.
[QUOTE=cdr248;52977516]The prequels are kinda like MGSV where there are fantastic nuggets of story that never get quite connected because of weird decisions and blind ambition.[/QUOTE]
except where MGSV looked and played great, the prequels are
the prequels
[QUOTE=jimbobjoe1234;52977630]I had more fun watching the prequels than the original trilogy. There I said it. Also I like Jar Jar, fight me.[/QUOTE]
Jar Jar was my favourite EP 1 character.
I've only seen the Backstroke of The West version of the third prequel in the last few years, so I'll give it the benefit of me not having seen the theatrical version in a while (though even through the hilarious translation, there's still a lot of baffling stuff) - but the Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are both awful movies. There's really not much to debate there.
Sure, movies are subjective, but the same way saying Grown Ups 2 is a master piece is just wrong, claiming those two movies are actually good is just kind of silly.
I've never understood why people think Revenge of the Sith is a much better film than the other two prequels. It has most of the same problems - lousy script, plot makes no sense if you actually think about it, terrible acting, poorly-aged CGI, tonal inconsistency, etc - and some new ones as well, the worst being how they completely sidelined Padme after all the stuff she got to do in the first two movies.
Apart from Ian and Ewan's acting, and the usual prequel silver linings (namely the art direction and soundtrack) there's basically nothing redeemable about the film. It was a terrible end to a terrible trilogy, and all three movies deserve the hate they've received.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;52977681]I've only seen the Backstroke of The West version of the third prequel in the last few years, so I'll give it the benefit of me not having seen the theatrical version in a while (though even through the hilarious translation, there's still a lot of baffling stuff) - but the Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are both awful movies. There's really not much to debate there.
Sure, movies are subjective, but the same way saying Grown Ups 2 is a master piece is just wrong, claiming those two movies are actually good is just kind of silly.[/QUOTE]
Something doesn't have to be objectively perfect or even good for people to like it.
I had a star wars phantom menace picture book when I was a kid and liked it.
The Prequels have the best scores in the series in my opinion.
i really wish that 1) lucas didnt write the fucking scripts 2) lucas didnt edit his fucking movies
its like alex jones complaining about chemicals turning the fucking frogs gay, theres a grain of sand there that is the truth and it gets turned into a meme
lucas takes the scant few grains of sand that is interesting ideas and turns them into the cinematic equivalent of jerking it in ghost pepper sauce
it really amazes me how bad the prequels are every time i think about them because i can actually imagine way better films outta them (except for phantom menace thats not a film its not even a series of pictures presenting the illusion of movement. is like sticking taco bell direct into ass so you can get a more explosive diarrhea
[QUOTE=Lime-alicious;52977694]Something doesn't have to be objectively perfect or even good for people to like it.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I can't prevent you from liking awful movies. If you enjoy the phantom menace, more power to you - doesn't mean it ain't bad.
[QUOTE=Clovis;52977674]Why do people always dismiss prequels as if none of them are different to each other? Ep 3 is fantastic, its honestly my favourite of all the star wars films[/QUOTE]
Episode 3 has the line "From my point of view the Jedi are Evil" which might be one of the worst likes I've ever heard in a major motion picture. As well as a plot that requires the entire galaxy to be genuinely mentally handicapped to not realize that Palpatine was evil
I still subscribe to the fan theory that Jar Jar was the secret brilliant evil mastermind the entire time because then it actually makes the first movie interesting as an exercise.
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[QUOTE=Zeos;52977749]As well as a plot that requires the entire galaxy to be genuinely mentally handicapped to not realize that Palpatine was evil[/QUOTE]
I mean it happened to an entire country in 2016 too so it's not that far fetched.
[QUOTE=CyclonatorZ;52977683]I've never understood why people think Revenge of the Sith is a much better film than the other two prequels. It has most of the same problems - lousy script, plot makes no sense if you actually think about it, terrible acting, poorly-aged CGI, tonal inconsistency, etc - and some new ones as well, the worst being how they completely sidelined Padme after all the stuff she got to do in the first two movies.
Apart from Ian and Ewan's acting, and the usual prequel silver linings (namely the art direction and soundtrack) there's basically nothing redeemable about the film. It was a terrible end to a terrible trilogy, and all three movies deserve the hate they've received.[/QUOTE]
i personally like it a lot more because ian mcdiarmid gets to ham it the fuck up in the second half of the film, its amazing
The prequels are good
In book form
I feel like everyone involved is contractually obligated to say the prequels don’t suck.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;52977740]Yes, I can't prevent you from liking awful movies. If you enjoy the phantom menace, more power to you - doesn't mean it ain't bad.[/QUOTE]
Quite a few people genuinely think that because they like something it's good, because why else would they like it.
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