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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
You know, one of the things many don't seem to understand about the acting style and writing style in the prequels is that he intended the acting/writing to be that way. The love story, plot, everything is modeled after the styles of the 30's, as he has said on many occasions. And I wouldn't expect one of those movies to have great acting. Also, many purists aren't being truthful to themselves in that the acting in the OT is that much better. Take the famous "Nooooooooo!!!!!!!" from ROTS. I ask everyone, do you honestly think that it is any better than Lukes "Noooooo!!!!!!" in ESB? Like father like son I suppose? Also take the fact that HC and MH had that same whiny acting style which LUCAS WANTED. I have to trust the old bearded one in his decisions, becuase I highly doubt he would spend and risk hundreds of millions of dollars, around ten years of his time and devotion, and countless interviews and queries, if he didn't know what he was doing.
Have you ever seen movies from the '30s or around that time time period? Ever seen Gone with the Wind? Just because it's old doesn't mean the acting isn't good. And when he said he wanted it to be like the 1930s, that had nothing to do with the performances. It meant that he wanted it to be in the same kind of style as the old cliffhanger serials of the '30s and '40s with the swashbuckling and action. Unless he is making a parody, no director would ever intentionally get bad performances out of their actors. I agree with C3PX. Star Wars spinoffs and merchandise don't necessarily sell well because they're good. They sell well because Star Wars has such a huge devoted fanbase who'll buy into it whether we like it or not.
And I really don't like people trying to pass off the prequels as just the first three movies of a six movie story because, despite what George says, that's not the way it was ever intended until now. That's just so people will actually accept them. The prequels are just like a "Making of..." documentary. The only purpose it serves is to explain how things got to the way they were in the first Star Wars. So why would you introduce your kids to the prequels first? If you ever buy a DVD of a movie you've never seen before, do you watch the documentaries about the movie before you watch the actual movie?
Didn't think so.