Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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No, really, they could have been good! There were moments!
I have those same thoughts sometimes. Aaaaand then the next scene happens and I throw up a little in my mouth.
(I will fight people over the amazing swordplay in TPM, though. Amazeballs.)
Suzi, I only took my prequel DVDs out of the shrink wrap this summer (after many a year) in some fit of "hey, let's get ready for new SW".
And since I apparently did, why not Episode I?
Too much Jar Jar?
I have enjoyed a fair bit of Rebels, although I'm a bit unclear on the endgame, since the setup for Ep IV indicates that ... everyone in Rebels is dead? I'm not sure. But Rebels does have a great voice cast, including SMG as an eeevil Inquisitor.
Una, I wouldn't be surprised if the shrink wrap is still on them. Not digging through the pile again to look.
I do feel a bit like a prequel apologist. No, really, they could have been good! There were moments!
I've probably said this a dozen times before, but Episode II sometimes seemed like two movies -- a passable action-adventure flick starring Ewan MacGregor, and a horrendous love story starring Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen.
All three movies would have been greatly improved if someone had shoved Jar Jar Binks out of an airlock early in Episode I.
They should have had Ellen Ripley make a guest appearance to do just that—she knows how to work the airlock shoving like a boss.
Or Laura "Madame Airlock" Roslin!
I'd be shocked at this point if Disney did anything that the prequels were required viewing for.
I'm a couple episodes behind on Rebels, but as of part way through season 2 having knowledge of The Clone Wars TV series has been far more relevant than anything that happened in the prequels.
Simon Pegg on his life-long fannish investment in Star Wars and what it felt like being part of the new one: [link]
What a lovely article. Why do I feel nostalgic for this when it wasn't even a part of my own childhood? Maaaan.
All three movies would have been greatly improved if someone had shoved Jar Jar Binks out of an airlock early in Episode I.
And even better if someone shoved Anakin right on after him.