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Thankyouverymuchindeed. ironclad Send a noteboard - 24/08/2011 09:04:54 PM
See, they already lose me when they say the prequels are "poorly structured movies, with crumby internal plots", because I just don't see that.
I am fine with complaints about JarJar, midichlorians, wooden acting by Christensen, lousy love scene dialogs. That's it. Every complaint beyond that is a load of bull. Palpatine's plot to take over and make Anakin his lap dog is smart and very cleverly spread over the three films. Just as an example. This list adds five more. People's expectations were over the top and based on films they watched as kids. The prequels are near-perfect eye candy entertainment with outstanding effects and wonderful world-building. That's all I expected.

The old films are such huge parts of my childhood, youth and life even up until now that I can't find a single bad thing to say about them.

Maybe I replied a little too seriously, but it was good to get that off my chest, considering how often the prequels and me are topic on our site. ;)
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Star Wars: The Prequels Strike Back - 23/08/2011 05:22:54 PM 1729 Views
Heh, Anakin = Mark Zuckerberg *NM* - 23/08/2011 05:53:16 PM 515 Views
The music - 23/08/2011 11:00:13 PM 870 Views
point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak - 24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM 846 Views
They'll have to refer to these notes when they remake all of them in 10 years - 24/08/2011 04:31:39 AM 945 Views
Re: Vader and Tarkin - 24/08/2011 04:20:43 PM 1306 Views
I like that take. *NM* - 24/08/2011 05:18:21 PM 476 Views
That's kind of how I saw it. *NM* - 24/08/2011 11:00:32 PM 533 Views
Also, it makes the military guys feel better if they see the chain of command at work. - 25/08/2011 01:53:02 AM 1029 Views
On that last statement... - 25/08/2011 09:27:01 AM 866 Views
Yeah, I've seen that theory before - 25/08/2011 02:27:29 PM 883 Views
Yes - 25/08/2011 07:31:25 PM 870 Views
Nice theories *NM* - 26/08/2011 08:26:20 AM 1015 Views
Good stuff. And there are many more. I like the PT better than the OT. - 24/08/2011 07:48:19 PM 883 Views
I don't want to alarm you, but you might be a monster. - 24/08/2011 07:54:17 PM 835 Views
Most people I know under age 22 or so prefer the PT. *NM* - 24/08/2011 09:07:10 PM 487 Views
So the real question is ... - 24/08/2011 09:19:51 PM 949 Views
I'm 26, but it's pretty close. - 24/08/2011 11:46:39 PM 886 Views
No offense - 25/08/2011 12:10:17 AM 949 Views
I'm 38, and I do love the PT - 25/08/2011 12:45:11 AM 841 Views
I agreed with so much of what you said, then I cried. - 25/08/2011 01:39:45 AM 995 Views
Traviss's Mandalorian fan-fiction makes Kevin J Anderson almost tolerable by comparison - 25/08/2011 02:11:41 AM 1076 Views
Ugh Zahn was so boring. *NM* - 25/08/2011 04:00:28 AM 472 Views
Four of his five books are among my favourite Star Wars entries. - 26/08/2011 01:42:29 PM 842 Views
I, too, loved the Thrawn trilogy *NM* - 26/08/2011 02:15:18 PM 421 Views
He actually wrote at least eight. - 12/09/2011 07:33:28 PM 871 Views
Thankyouverymuchindeed. - 24/08/2011 09:04:54 PM 875 Views
I'm not even going there. - 24/08/2011 09:26:11 PM 927 Views
my biggest complaint about the prequels is - 25/08/2011 12:48:13 AM 818 Views
I mostly agree - 25/08/2011 01:37:28 AM 990 Views
I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 26/08/2011 08:41:46 AM 1129 Views
I still think that James Franco would have been awesome as Anakin - 26/08/2011 09:05:48 AM 1017 Views
I'd never really thought about it before, but I agree! *NM* - 26/08/2011 02:22:00 PM 530 Views
I'd have to agree as well *NM* - 28/08/2011 12:01:18 AM 513 Views
I've said that before. And they look almost exactly the same. *NM* - 28/08/2011 12:26:29 AM 618 Views
except, imo, Franco looks like a MAN *NM* - 28/08/2011 08:01:03 AM 572 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 26/08/2011 10:26:15 PM 1191 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 27/08/2011 08:25:45 AM 935 Views
It's the Force, stupid. - 25/08/2011 02:46:38 AM 1171 Views
Woah, woah. - 25/08/2011 03:26:02 AM 879 Views
Oops. Sorry. Will fix soonest. - 25/08/2011 07:32:37 PM 992 Views
I still remember how much I adored Episode I - 25/08/2011 08:05:02 PM 1059 Views
The one thing about the PT that I could never get over is..... - 26/08/2011 05:24:12 AM 1134 Views
That issue is over four hundred years old. - 26/08/2011 06:09:37 PM 957 Views

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