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Star Wars Trilogy
Superman I & II
Back to the Future
The Terminator
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws
If you remember all those movies were made for teenagers, or the SW OT market at the time. But the reason those movies hold up so well even 20-25 years later, is they did exactly what the PT didn't do. They didn't try to kiddie them up, just to go after a certain market. Even though they are all fantasy type movies in a way, and really aren't made for grownups, they were in a sense grownup movies made for kids. Seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark at 9 years old I loved it, but it wasn't made for my age group, nor was the SW or ESB, they made the movies, and if the little kiddies like myself at the time liked them, thats great, but they weren't going to put any humor in there to appease us.
The PT put Jar Jar, and C-3PO on Geonosis in there just to appease a certain audience, and yes the little kiddies love Jar Jar when their 7 years old. But 20 years from now when they pop in TPM, they are going to shake their head cause it is so juvenile. 20 years later I pop in Superman, Raiders, Back to the Future, and they still hold up as classic movies, that is where Lucas miscalculated long term for short term cash in his pocket.
