i really enjoy all of the PT,
the first was Ok, the second was much better, and the third was excellent..
i have phantom menace on laserdisc , way before it came out on dvd....
i've watched the prequels many many more times than the originals,
because there is so much cool stuff, and things going on that you can
keep watching them over and over and not get tired of them..
i really like all the special effects, the CG, and atmosphere in them..
to me they totally outshine the original trilogy as a whole (but none
of them are individually better than the original star wars).
i'm not that hardcore a fan, so i don't mind the midichlorians, and all
the other changes that are in it... heck, i don't even mind jar-jar from
a technical viewpoint because basically = c3po (which i never did like)..
the saber battles are a huge improvement, the fight scenes are more epic,
and the gravity and drama in the third were thrilling to watch, and cool to
see how they link everything together...
the PT, right after the SE has made me come back to all the star wars movies,
and become a huge fan again.... yes, i read the novels, comic books, etc..
but as good as those were.. nothing can match seeing a movie on screen
bring about the ideas that Lucas had for star wars as a whole, and its great
that he's continuing on with the clone wars also..
this is one of the best thing that happened to star wars, in bringing it back
to the masses, and making it popular again, or else it would have died out
to the few that are faithful to only the originals.. and stuck in the past wishing we never had anything new or cool to look forward to..
later
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