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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 1698 Views
Heh, Anakin = Mark Zuckerberg *NM* - 23/08/2011 05:53:16 PM 501 Views
The music - 23/08/2011 11:00:13 PM 840 Views
point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak - 24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM 820 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 913 Views
Re: Vader and Tarkin - 24/08/2011 04:20:43 PM 1274 Views
I like that take. *NM* - 24/08/2011 05:18:21 PM 462 Views
That's kind of how I saw it. *NM* - 24/08/2011 11:00:32 PM 519 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 1002 Views
On that last statement... - 25/08/2011 09:27:01 AM 836 Views
Yeah, I've seen that theory before - 25/08/2011 02:27:29 PM 857 Views
Yes - 25/08/2011 07:31:25 PM 839 Views
Nice theories *NM* - 26/08/2011 08:26:20 AM 974 Views
Good stuff. And there are many more. I like the PT better than the OT. - 24/08/2011 07:48:19 PM 852 Views
I don't want to alarm you, but you might be a monster. - 24/08/2011 07:54:17 PM 806 Views
Most people I know under age 22 or so prefer the PT. *NM* - 24/08/2011 09:07:10 PM 475 Views
So the real question is ... - 24/08/2011 09:19:51 PM 920 Views
I'm 26, but it's pretty close. - 24/08/2011 11:46:39 PM 861 Views
No offense - 25/08/2011 12:10:17 AM 918 Views
I'm 38, and I do love the PT - 25/08/2011 12:45:11 AM 813 Views
I agreed with so much of what you said, then I cried. - 25/08/2011 01:39:45 AM 964 Views
Traviss's Mandalorian fan-fiction makes Kevin J Anderson almost tolerable by comparison - 25/08/2011 02:11:41 AM 1049 Views
Ugh Zahn was so boring. *NM* - 25/08/2011 04:00:28 AM 460 Views
Four of his five books are among my favourite Star Wars entries. - 26/08/2011 01:42:29 PM 810 Views
I, too, loved the Thrawn trilogy *NM* - 26/08/2011 02:15:18 PM 407 Views
He actually wrote at least eight. - 12/09/2011 07:33:28 PM 843 Views
Thankyouverymuchindeed. - 24/08/2011 09:04:54 PM 847 Views
I'm not even going there. - 24/08/2011 09:26:11 PM 893 Views
my biggest complaint about the prequels is - 25/08/2011 12:48:13 AM 788 Views
I mostly agree - 25/08/2011 01:37:28 AM 962 Views
I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 26/08/2011 08:41:46 AM 1095 Views
I still think that James Franco would have been awesome as Anakin - 26/08/2011 09:05:48 AM 991 Views
I'd never really thought about it before, but I agree! *NM* - 26/08/2011 02:22:00 PM 518 Views
I'd have to agree as well *NM* - 28/08/2011 12:01:18 AM 500 Views
I've said that before. And they look almost exactly the same. *NM* - 28/08/2011 12:26:29 AM 606 Views
except, imo, Franco looks like a MAN *NM* - 28/08/2011 08:01:03 AM 559 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 26/08/2011 10:26:15 PM 1161 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 27/08/2011 08:25:45 AM 898 Views
It's the Force, stupid. - 25/08/2011 02:46:38 AM 1144 Views
Woah, woah. - 25/08/2011 03:26:02 AM 852 Views
Oops. Sorry. Will fix soonest. - 25/08/2011 07:32:37 PM 965 Views
I still remember how much I adored Episode I - 25/08/2011 08:05:02 PM 1033 Views
The one thing about the PT that I could never get over is..... - 26/08/2011 05:24:12 AM 1039 Views
That issue is over four hundred years old. - 26/08/2011 06:09:37 PM 923 Views

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