Originally posted by: CO
The ironic thing about that whole documentary is that Lucas had such high hopes for the PT at that point, and I really think his heart was in it originally, as he just totally miscalculated his audience with Jar Jar, Jake Lloyd, etc. I mean the man had a camera follow him around from 1994 all the way up to shooting the movie and the first rough cut, and finally the premiere, so he really thought lightning would strike twice as it did in 1977. If you notice AOTC/ROTS don't have anything near the behind the scenes footage the TPM documentary does.
The ironic thing about that whole documentary is that Lucas had such high hopes for the PT at that point, and I really think his heart was in it originally, as he just totally miscalculated his audience with Jar Jar, Jake Lloyd, etc. I mean the man had a camera follow him around from 1994 all the way up to shooting the movie and the first rough cut, and finally the premiere, so he really thought lightning would strike twice as it did in 1977. If you notice AOTC/ROTS don't have anything near the behind the scenes footage the TPM documentary does.
^^ Co....You've just summed up my points on TPM 100%. That's how I describe the film to my friends when they go on about how bad TPM is.
I too felt that Lucas gave his heart and soul into that film, trying to make it the best he possibly could (there's no denying the shear amount of detail and hard work put into that film) that he must have been truly heartbroken to have it slammed the way it was.
Then to make 2 & 3 for the 'fans'. The same fans that slated him in the first place. I dunno, I feel sorry for the guy. I actually prefer TPM to that pile of crap AOTC. Out of all 3 prequels I find myself watching Sith more than the other two these days.