sunday256 said:

I'm not saying you, or anyone else for that matter, are wrong or right. I was only speaking to my opinion about the films. What I'm saying with what you quoted of my previous message is that we see things differently as children than we do as adults. I'm not trying to say our age determines whether a movie is "good or bad". Age affects our viewpoint whether in a good or bad light.

We do see things differently as children in some ways, but when I was a kid, I thought Superman I & II were great, and Superman III & IV were terrible. Fast forward 20 years, and now looking at those 4 movies as an adult, I feel the SAME exact way.

Growing up I loved The Original SW more then any other movie, fast forward 30 years, its still my favorite movie.

I will agree that a 5 year old kid isn't going to get offended that Padme 'lost the will to live' the same someone our age will, because there are stuff that goes right over kids heads, for good or bad. Trust me, there was stuff in the OT movies I didn't 'get' until I was older, especially the cave scene.

What alot of people are saying is that alot of people would never like the PT because we were older, more cynical, etc, so that is the reason it is not held in as high esteem as the OT. But I always goto the LOTR movies, why was that so beloved by people are age, when they came out the same time as the PT? There were books that many kids read growing up, so they could have formed in their mind how the movies should be on screen. The bottom line is those movies were well done, and people liked them, simple as that.

As for Academy Awards, I agree they don't hold much value, but my point is that the Original SW had some very good actors in it with Guiness, Cushing, Tarkin, that really gave weight to the movie. Alec Guiness really carries the first hour, and a scene in his hut where he is talking to Luke about Vader and Luke father, it is a powerful BECAUSE of Alec Guiness, and that is the difference of the later movies, including ROTJ, where the acting became cheesy.