But you did say that to enjoy these movies you have to look past the terrible acting, script, characters, plot points, issues and mistakes. What’s left to enjoy?
The ideas?
The only new ideas I liked in the PT were the podracer vehicles. I still really like all the different designs in both visual and audio. Seems very StarWarsy to me. I also liked the Tuskins takin’ pot-shots.
But I hate the cartoonish racers, the stupid announcers (in design, dialog, and “performance”), the fake-looking spectators, that it’s a big NASCAR type sports event, Jabba and Co.'s involvement, The nonsensical bet surrounding the whole event, the “comedic relief” at the expense of families grieving over the death of loved ones/parents…
But most of all I hate the fact that it sets up Anikin to be a great pilot… but then everything he does at the end of the film is an accident! From taking off, to finding the battle, surviving attack, entering the control ship, stopping in the just right place and facing just the right direction to (again accidentally) fire the missiles to hit the one thing that’ll blow up the whole ship) So there is no payoff at all for having sat through that whole stupid race in the middle of the film.
So even the one aspect I like leaves a bad taste…