VideoGameCritic wrote:What's a Jedi to do?!
Poor chap did not stand a chance of adhering to the Jedi celibacy rule.
VideoGameCritic wrote:What's a Jedi to do?!
DrLitch wrote:VideoGameCritic wrote:What's a Jedi to do?!
Poor chap did not stand a chance of adhering to the Jedi celibacy rule.
bluenote wrote:Give the sequels 20 years, I guaranteed people will look at them much differently.
TheEagleXIII wrote:Last Christmas I finally managed to convince my wife to give Star Wars a try, we watched them in release order, but haven't got to sequels yet. My wife was surprised just how much she loved them all, and I was too - I didn't expect her to like the franchise as much as she does.
What I found interesting, was that she actually really enjoyed Episode I and even liked Jar Jar. It was my first time watching it since its original release and, I have to admit, it wasn't as bad as its reputation (and my faint memory of it) made it out to be. I mainly found it slow, boring and too long. It felt like a prologue.
It was my first time watching II & III and I actually kinda liked them, although they are flawed. There was a decent foundation - it just needed someone better skilled at writing dialogue and characterisation. I loved seeing Anakin's turn to the dark side, and even empathised with him, but it could have been handled a lot better.
I understand their bad reputation, especially when compared to the original trilogy, but I think fan expectations from the time blew it out of proportion. Newcomers to the franchise will definitely see them a slightly different light.
The saddest thing about the prequels is how it affected Jake Lloyd...
newmodelarmy wrote:Overall, the one thing that bothered me the most about the prequels, besides the plot, was the heavy reliance on CGI. The practical effects of the original trilogy looked so much better by comparison and unfortunately CGI was not ready for prime time in 1999.
VideoGameCritic wrote:In the words of Captain Barbosa "they're more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules."
VideoGameCritic wrote:So I watched The Phantom Menace last night, and especially after the last two Star Wars films, this is looking better and better. Jake Lloyd is a little young for the role, and Jar Jar's annoying at times, but otherwise this movie is great.
One thing that occurred to me is that since "forward thinking" George Lucas filmed these in digital (1080p I assume) how are they going to be make into 4K? I mean, I guess there are techniques but I doubt these will ever look at good as the original trilogy, ironically enough.