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Yeah, I agree. If Lucas had

Orion — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:48:23 +0000

In reply to I definitely watch them when

Yeah, I agree. If Lucas had hired some screenwriters and toned down the CGI a bit, these movies would actually be pretty hard to not like.

He doesn't just kill her

Donal — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:30:40 +0000

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He doesn't just kill her captors, he annihilates the entire village, including women and children - with no urging from Sidious that I recall. Later he executes a roomful of terrified young apprentices. And I watched all this knowing that he and Obi Wan will be best buds again by the end of Return of the Jedi. I know there's a ton of backstory elsewhere that makes it more plausible, but the films alone didn't make a lot of sense.

I definitely watch them when

Michael Maiello — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:57:34 +0000

In reply to I think "better writers" is

I definitely watch them when they're on. I loved the clones stuff in Attack of the Clones and Obi Wan/Jango fight on Kamino. You groan right on through, "Love me like you did by the lake on Naboo..."

Didn't mean to say he's a bad writer. He's an excellent universe builder. He was with clone wars every step of the way, in every story meeting and approving every thing. But, from a dialogue standpoint and also because even in a CGI/3D age you can cheaply do stuff with animation that you can't do as well in live action, I think CW was superior to the movies it enhances.

I think "better writers" is

Orion — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:11:16 +0000

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I think "better writers" is unfair - Lucas has come up with concepts that most really good writers would never be able to come up with. When it comes to the nitty gritty, he is very ethereal and lost. I think the books and shows like that are really successful because of that - people who are better at writing dialogue can build off his concepts and take the audience in new places.

There was something alot like that with the original trilogy - one of the most popular books was Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. It had a bunch of characters that of course aren't mentioned in the movies but it did enhance the plot, Luke's character especially. They even made a video game out of it.

This article was critical but in a constructive way. You know, since these movies came out, I've heard alot of people say the phrase "young padawan" as an affectionate joke. The movies usually get 7 out of 10 ratings on movie sites. The Clone Wars show is successful. If they were absolutely horrible movies, they would be blocked from most people's memories like Alec Baldwin's Shadow movie or Batman and Robin and get 3 out of 10 ratings.

It seems like, with a smaller

Michael Maiello — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:52:29 +0000

In reply to I like the Clone Wars cartoon

It seems like, with a smaller audience and budget, Lucas felt freer to... well... let better writers move his story along for him. But it's weird to watch the prequels now because you know, if you watch Clone Wars, that Anakin's experience with his own padawan is a huge part of his character that is never discussed.

I like the Clone Wars cartoon

Orion — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:50:12 +0000

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I like the Clone Wars cartoon series too, Michael, although it does feel strange that alot of the character development actually occurs in a spin-off TV series. Isn't that weird?

I enjoy the prequels. I

Michael Maiello — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:27:18 +0000

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I enjoy the prequels. I actually really liked the Clone Wars cartoon series. I do dig all of the pre-Empire stuff. The movies have some really cringeworthy moments but so did the "first" trilogy. Jar Jar is unforgivable.

I think he actually did that

Orion — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:43:36 +0000

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I think he actually did that fairly well - the scene where Anakin flies back to Tattooine, finds his mother, kills her captors and then comes back with her body was intense and one of the best delivered scenes in the prequel trilogy, if not the whole series. That helped make Revenge of the Sith believable to me - his fear of Padme dying like his mom did, along with a love for the power he got from manipulating the Force seemed to make him easy for someone like Palpatine to manipulate. It was more of a fear of not being able to control things - rather than a fear for himself.

There was alot of good moments to the prequels but it seemed like a chocolate bar full of nuts - you really had to search out the best bits. There was alot of nonsense and filler that shouldn't have been there and you often had to see the spin off cartoons to actually really see the characters develop. It's nowhere near as bad as the haters make it out to be - not even close.

The actors were good, but I

Donal — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:17:06 +0000

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The actors were good, but I don't think Lucas really sold Anakin's descent into the dark side. He was brave enough to drive in that crazy race, but the Jedi saw fear in him. That made no sense to me.

His fall should have been because of hubris, not fear or revenge.