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Emre1601
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Plinkett's Prequel reviews
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5-May-2023, 6:44 PM

I’d cherry-pick what many have already said in here about the Plinkett Reviews: 80-90% of the criticism is still valid, there are many funny points made, it articulated many of the large problems many fans had with the films rather than nitpicks, and the whole trilogy massive logic holes. And it resonated with many people as it was probably the first popular video or article to put all these fan criticisms and issues together in one place, along with even more attuned insights and views from Mike.

Someone on here posted recently about the Star Trek tactical guy appearing in Plinkett’s TPM review and the ST guy “calling out” the entire bizarre battle plan, and the “without the Viceroy they will be lost lost and confused” line. It is still valid, and still makes me laugh when you watch it or it gets referenced, even this many years later.
 

I agree the Halloween/Nadine murder subplot is now quite dated, and a bit weird without context. At the time it was a regular thing they were trying to make happen, a spin-off story continuing into their other preview videos? Sort of like a “like, subscribe and come back to watch more of our content” before it was “a thing” for YouTube channels to do?

 

The HD remaster of the Plinkett Reviews on YouTube:

TPM: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-syXiGG5jVLgvcsDHJvsJYG8DaIfn4Dh (7 parts)
AOTC: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-syXiGG5jVKoUIVuWxfNmYjRrCdaahwo (3 parts)
ROTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWAHuFbLoc (already in HD from Plinkett/RLM. 1 part)
 

If I was asked to suggest a comprehensive review for the Prequel Trilogy for a new fan, then I’d still recommend this.