See, here's the thing. I LOVE the mind that conceived the Original-Original Trilogy. Absolutely brilliant. A work of genius. Everything after that has brought this brilliance and genius into doubt. HOW COULD THE SAME MIND THAT CONCEIVED THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY CREATE SUCH AN ABOMINATION IN THE PREQUELS? The George Lucas of today disappoints me to no end. He used to be like Luke, staring out at a Tatooinian twin sunset, but now he has fallen to the Dark Side, a Darth Vader of a corporate Empire with no redemption in sight.

I don't want to hate him, but he is slowly but surely killing Luke with his changes to the OT, and that is worse than merely creating an abomination. To journey from genius to mediocrity is disappointing and sad, but to pervert genius is truly twisted indeed.

I am torn - bashing George Lucas and the Prequel Trilogy is relieving, but I have this vain hope that George may happen upon this site one day and all of a sudden change his mind. Hey...the Original-Original Trilogy WAS better...I should release it again! And that makes me think I should go easy. 'Sif it'll happen.

Then again, he's surrounded by 'yes-men' anyway.

Probably not the response you were expecting, and I was a bit Wagnerian in my delivery, but oh well...