One of my many nerd groups I’m is is one for pre-Disney Star Wars fans which is mainly an EU group and we were talking about how all these shill sites have so many good things to say about the EU now when I can remember them talking about how bad it was when Disney took over. Honestly that was my first awareness of the shill media because nerd sites who were pretty positive about the EU all of a sudden started crapping on it once Disney got rid of it.
Some of the guys see this as a positive sign but I guess I’m cynical because I think they just realize that the sequels and a lot of Disney Star Wars isn’t as popular as they want us to believe. Plus I hear the OT toys still sell pretty well.
So what do y’all think? Is this a positive sign or am I right to be cynical?
They overreacted to the Prequels, period.
Did it have its moments of cringe? Yes, especially in Episode 1. But there was nothing I considered to be unwatchable, and I will die on my hill proclaiming that Revenge of the Sith is my favorite Star Wars movie.
But a lot of it seemed like spite over nothing. Like all of the people complaining about Anakin having strange dialogue. Yes, he did. My boy was raised in a cult that told him emotions were evil. How did you expect him to talk to people?
My favorite moment in all of Star Wars is Vader’s redemption. You don’t get that without the awesomeness of Episode 3. That final battle is epic. When I heard they would have them fight again in that obi wan show I was like WTF.
There is a legends book called the life and times of Anakin Skywalker and when he dies he is greeted by Obi Wan in the afterlife and that’s who trains him on how to be a force ghost
No. The Star Wars prequels are legitimately, objectively trash. George Lucas has no ear for dialogue, shows no editing or directing talent, and is obsessed with soulless special effects.
The notion that any of the Star Wars prequel movies are better than any of the original trilogy is laughable. And I say this as a man who thinks Return of the Jedi is pretty borderline.
Older Lucas made mistakes.
He is human. And I wont be angry at him for fucking around and finding out. He tried, did you?
Say what you will, I can prove prequels are memorable. Just by pulling up memes. Evidence that it sticks with people. I see the laying in the fields "you mean this , right?" meme almost every fucking day. Or the "I hate sand".
You dont get that out of the new ones, barely remember em, and I saw most of em.
And even the originals get quoted, memed reprised all the time, proving its iconographic value.
Prequels dont need to be better, they need to fit. And the star wars prequel fit in as the TLDR of what led to 5. I will never forget Vader getting off the table and going "Noooooo"
What a wholesome rehash of that scene.
Nah the prequels were pretty trash