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It seems like people have come full circle on the prequel movies, and now unironically enjoy them again after going through a phase of disliking them and then i

It seems like people have come full circle on the prequel movies, and now unironically enjoy them again after going through a phase of disliking them and then ironically liking them. Maybe it was the new movies that made us realize how much worse they could have been.

toast0 3y ago
IMHO, it's better to just accept that there are only two Star Wars films. Wonder about what may have happened after the Empire Struck Back, and be sad that we'll never know. It's better than the alternate realities that many experience. ;)
- whatindaheck 3y ago
  I give Marcia Lucas so much credit. Always overshadowed by George but the first two films are great because of her influence. And her ability to control her husband. Star Wars got self-indulgent after she left.
  - MilStdJunkie 3y ago
    I think it goes deeper than that. Look at Lucas' filmography as director. THX, American Graffiti, ANH . . all with Marcia editing credits. And after that . . well, you'll be hard pressed to find any directing credits at all, until the Prequels, more than two decades later. So devil's due to old George: it's been 22 years since I looked at SAP BAPI, and if you sat me down in front of an IDE to program the stuff I would probably be even worse at it than Lucas was at directing movies in 1999. Granted, I know this, and I would not take a BAPI gig without thoroughly warning my would-be employer that I am going to suck at it. There must have been a sort of magic there, something greater than the sum of its parts, but that's true for an awful lot of great films. There's always some great unexplainable They seem to happen by accident, by lucky intervention from a gifted cast, by a once-in-a-century musical agglomeration, by a herculean labor of love from everyone concerned, through the titanic efforts of singular madmen (who often become as much of a story as the one they are trying to film). The directors we remember are the ones most likely to appear with these miracles on a semi-regular basis. Maybe George and Marcia were one of those thermodynamic miracles, great unexplainables.
- bigmattystyles 3y ago
  ROTJ is not bad in my book - not as good sure, but I like it.
  - toast0 3y ago
    I mean, some of it is good, but there's the Gonk Torture scene, and there's all the green screen work, which is just foreshadowing for the prequels which are like 90% sterile green screen.
- gremlinsinc 3y ago
  I dunno, rogue One is actually my favorite now. I also really like the series that goes with. rotj I also loved but I was 4 when it came out and my favorite scene is like the first 20 minutes when they save han.
pokstad 3y ago
The new movies made no sense. At least the crappy prequels followed some sort of logic despite the bad execution. No one is gonna dig into the new trilogy for spin offs.
ourmandave 3y ago
I don't hate the prequels. But to me, Jar Jar is a singularly unlikable character.
mingus88 3y ago
People love the Star Wars they grew up with. The resurgence of support you see for the prequels is just the kids who saw them at the age appropriate time are now grown up and posting to social media. Unpopular opinion but I don’t think any of them are particularly good movies but as vehicles for toys and video games they captured the attention of every child My own kids are growing up with Rebels, Asohka and Rey. The latter is getting a lot of hate right now but I’m sure in a couple decades the support will turn around
- ortusdux 3y ago
  > People love the Star Wars they grew up with. I call this the 'SNL effect', as everyone argues that the best cast was the one that happened to be on the air when they first discovered the show.
  - gremlinsinc 3y ago
    I don't know, my favorite is Farley and Sandler, Spade, Myers, Carvey, etc .. but the one with the ghost busters cast was probably the best there were a ton of comedy greats back then. I was in my 20s when will Ferrell hit and he and the cast since were never that rememberable, I think Tina fey is probably the acception, she's awesome in most things I've seen her.
jsbisviewtiful 3y ago
I watched the Phantom Menace last night for the first time in like 15-20 years. It aged terribly. I didn't think about it as a kid, but watching it as an adult made it more apparent what those describing Jar Jar as a racist caricature were talking about. Also, I don't find "because the memes" a good reason to like a movie. I probably will never watch Ep 1 again - and considering I didn't even like Ep 2 as a kid, I'm not looking forward to that upcoming rewatch.

toast0 3y ago

IMHO, it's better to just accept that there are only two Star Wars films. Wonder about what may have happened after the Empire Struck Back, and be sad that we'll never know. It's better than the alternate realities that many experience. ;)

whatindaheck 3y ago
I give Marcia Lucas so much credit. Always overshadowed by George but the first two films are great because of her influence. And her ability to control her husband. Star Wars got self-indulgent after she left.
- MilStdJunkie 3y ago
  I think it goes deeper than that. Look at Lucas' filmography as director. THX, American Graffiti, ANH . . all with Marcia editing credits. And after that . . well, you'll be hard pressed to find any directing credits at all, until the Prequels, more than two decades later. So devil's due to old George: it's been 22 years since I looked at SAP BAPI, and if you sat me down in front of an IDE to program the stuff I would probably be even worse at it than Lucas was at directing movies in 1999. Granted, I know this, and I would not take a BAPI gig without thoroughly warning my would-be employer that I am going to suck at it. There must have been a sort of magic there, something greater than the sum of its parts, but that's true for an awful lot of great films. There's always some great unexplainable They seem to happen by accident, by lucky intervention from a gifted cast, by a once-in-a-century musical agglomeration, by a herculean labor of love from everyone concerned, through the titanic efforts of singular madmen (who often become as much of a story as the one they are trying to film). The directors we remember are the ones most likely to appear with these miracles on a semi-regular basis. Maybe George and Marcia were one of those thermodynamic miracles, great unexplainables.
bigmattystyles 3y ago
ROTJ is not bad in my book - not as good sure, but I like it.
- toast0 3y ago
  I mean, some of it is good, but there's the Gonk Torture scene, and there's all the green screen work, which is just foreshadowing for the prequels which are like 90% sterile green screen.
gremlinsinc 3y ago
I dunno, rogue One is actually my favorite now. I also really like the series that goes with. rotj I also loved but I was 4 when it came out and my favorite scene is like the first 20 minutes when they save han.

pokstad 3y ago

The new movies made no sense. At least the crappy prequels followed some sort of logic despite the bad execution. No one is gonna dig into the new trilogy for spin offs.

ourmandave 3y ago

I don't hate the prequels. But to me, Jar Jar is a singularly unlikable character.

mingus88 3y ago

People love the Star Wars they grew up with. The resurgence of support you see for the prequels is just the kids who saw them at the age appropriate time are now grown up and posting to social media. Unpopular opinion but I don’t think any of them are particularly good movies but as vehicles for toys and video games they captured the attention of every child My own kids are growing up with Rebels, Asohka and Rey. The latter is getting a lot of hate right now but I’m sure in a couple decades the support will turn around

ortusdux 3y ago
> People love the Star Wars they grew up with. I call this the 'SNL effect', as everyone argues that the best cast was the one that happened to be on the air when they first discovered the show.
- gremlinsinc 3y ago
  I don't know, my favorite is Farley and Sandler, Spade, Myers, Carvey, etc .. but the one with the ghost busters cast was probably the best there were a ton of comedy greats back then. I was in my 20s when will Ferrell hit and he and the cast since were never that rememberable, I think Tina fey is probably the acception, she's awesome in most things I've seen her.

jsbisviewtiful 3y ago

I watched the Phantom Menace last night for the first time in like 15-20 years. It aged terribly. I didn't think about it as a kid, but watching it as an adult made it more apparent what those describing Jar Jar as a racist caricature were talking about. Also, I don't find "because the memes" a good reason to like a movie. I probably will never watch Ep 1 again - and considering I didn't even like Ep 2 as a kid, I'm not looking forward to that upcoming rewatch.