@possessed

I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree. Like I said, I’m a big fan of 50’s b movies and I’ve watched a ton of them. And I stand by my statement about the prequels being just as bad.

Now, to swing this back around on topic, that appreciation for old b movies helps me understand why some people actually like the prequels. While I personally find them pretty much insufferable, a driving force for that is how they failed to mesh well (visually, continuity-wise, etc.) with the films that came decades before that I had grown up with. But for someone who didn’t have that history - especially a young kid - I can see why they might not feel the way I do.

I can also totally empathize with someone who really loves a film or series that the world at large deems crappy. I can also empathize with people who like the prequels based almost entirely on childhood nostalgia. As I mentioned, I love me some Godzilla. And there are a couple of pretty awful Godzilla movies that I still thoroughly enjoy based almost entirely on the nostalgia from watching them as a kid.

So, while I personally don’t like them, and don’t agree with those who sing their praises for whatever reason, I CAN understand why there seems to be a growing number of prequel fans, or people who don’t completely dismiss them the way many of us here do.