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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 Nate - 23/08/2011 05:22:54 PM 1939 Views
Heh, Anakin = Mark Zuckerberg *NM* beetnemesis - 23/08/2011 05:53:16 PM 614 Views
The music Roland00 - 23/08/2011 11:00:13 PM 1049 Views
point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak LadyLorraine - 24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM 1019 Views
They'll have to refer to these notes when they remake all of them in 10 years HousealThor - 24/08/2011 04:31:39 AM 1130 Views
Re: Vader and Tarkin Watcher - 24/08/2011 04:20:43 PM 1491 Views
I like that take. *NM* Nate - 24/08/2011 05:18:21 PM 562 Views
That's kind of how I saw it. *NM* Gher - 24/08/2011 11:00:32 PM 635 Views
Also, it makes the military guys feel better if they see the chain of command at work. Cannoli - 25/08/2011 01:53:02 AM 1248 Views
On that last statement... LadyLorraine - 25/08/2011 09:27:01 AM 1064 Views
Yeah, I've seen that theory before imlad - 25/08/2011 02:27:29 PM 1081 Views
Yes Cannoli - 25/08/2011 07:31:25 PM 1070 Views
Nice theories *NM* Sidious - 26/08/2011 08:26:20 AM 1230 Views
Good stuff. And there are many more. I like the PT better than the OT. Kotagg - 24/08/2011 07:48:19 PM 1068 Views
I don't want to alarm you, but you might be a monster. Nate - 24/08/2011 07:54:17 PM 1021 Views
Most people I know under age 22 or so prefer the PT. *NM* ironclad - 24/08/2011 09:07:10 PM 570 Views
So the real question is ... Nate - 24/08/2011 09:19:51 PM 1133 Views
I'm 26, but it's pretty close. Kotagg - 24/08/2011 11:46:39 PM 1109 Views
No offense ironclad - 25/08/2011 12:10:17 AM 1125 Views
LOL I don't like Whedon either, and hate Firefly. My nerd friends do not love me. *NM* Kotagg - 25/08/2011 01:37:51 AM 458 Views
I'm 38, and I do love the PT imlad - 25/08/2011 12:45:11 AM 1039 Views
I agreed with so much of what you said, then I cried. Kotagg - 25/08/2011 01:39:45 AM 1171 Views
Traviss's Mandalorian fan-fiction makes Kevin J Anderson almost tolerable by comparison Cannoli - 25/08/2011 02:11:41 AM 1265 Views
Ugh Zahn was so boring. *NM* Kotagg - 25/08/2011 04:00:28 AM 557 Views
Four of his five books are among my favourite Star Wars entries. Nate - 26/08/2011 01:42:29 PM 1032 Views
I, too, loved the Thrawn trilogy *NM* ironclad - 26/08/2011 02:15:18 PM 516 Views
He actually wrote at least eight. Cannoli - 12/09/2011 07:33:28 PM 1039 Views
Thankyouverymuchindeed. ironclad - 24/08/2011 09:04:54 PM 1044 Views
I'm not even going there. Nate - 24/08/2011 09:26:11 PM 1112 Views
my biggest complaint about the prequels is imlad - 25/08/2011 12:48:13 AM 982 Views
I mostly agree Cannoli - 25/08/2011 01:37:28 AM 1180 Views
I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior Sidious - 26/08/2011 08:41:46 AM 1299 Views
I still think that James Franco would have been awesome as Anakin ironclad - 26/08/2011 09:05:48 AM 1186 Views
I'd never really thought about it before, but I agree! *NM* LadyLorraine - 26/08/2011 02:22:00 PM 626 Views
I'd have to agree as well *NM* imlad - 28/08/2011 12:01:18 AM 611 Views
I've said that before. And they look almost exactly the same. *NM* Gher - 28/08/2011 12:26:29 AM 722 Views
except, imo, Franco looks like a MAN *NM* LadyLorraine - 28/08/2011 08:01:03 AM 663 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior Fanatic-Templar - 26/08/2011 10:26:15 PM 1395 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior Sidious - 27/08/2011 08:25:45 AM 1101 Views
It's the Force, stupid. Cannoli - 25/08/2011 02:46:38 AM 1506 Views
Woah, woah. Nate - 25/08/2011 03:26:02 AM 1062 Views
Yeah Cannoli has trouble letting petty things like reading get in the way of his nerdrage. *NM* Kotagg - 25/08/2011 04:03:56 AM 607 Views
You realize if I'd actually sucumbed to nerdrage, he wouldn't have complained? Cannoli - 25/08/2011 07:41:50 PM 1012 Views
Whose panties are in a bunch? It's all in good fun anyway *NM* Kotagg - 26/08/2011 04:24:46 AM 579 Views
Oops. Sorry. Will fix soonest. Cannoli - 25/08/2011 07:32:37 PM 1178 Views
I still remember how much I adored Episode I ßelals Girl - 25/08/2011 08:05:02 PM 1255 Views
Probably because the bad guys were analogues of the OTHER Axis powers. Cannoli - 26/08/2011 06:11:07 PM 1056 Views
The one thing about the PT that I could never get over is..... trzaska2000 - 26/08/2011 05:24:12 AM 1324 Views
That issue is over four hundred years old. Cannoli - 26/08/2011 06:09:37 PM 1142 Views
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