neebis said:Personally, I think the number one problem with the prequels is that Lucas didn't hand over the project to a new generation of writers and directors. There were so many talented up-and-coming names mentioned in the 90s that would undoubtedly have done something infinitely better than what we got.
Whenever I think about the prequels, I think about all the super-talented and creative artists and technicians who grew on the Star Wars films and studied and worked their whole lives to grow up and live the dream working at ILM and Lucasfilm on producing new Star Wars films. Then they all ended up being trapped having to work on garbage. I wonder how many of them were working on the films and thinking to themselves, "This stuff is horrible," but they couldn't do anything about it because they knew they wouldn't be able to get through to George anyway and they didn't want to rock the boat for fear of losing their jobs. I just wish he had handed over the reins to the next generation of filmmakers, who were the equivalent of who he was in '75.
I know the magic of the original series could never be recaptured, but the prequels (or whatever new films) still could have been something special. Unfortunately, what they ended up with was a gaping black hole of wasted opportunity.
It was basically a first draft of a screenplay in my eyes. George whipped together a screenplay and didn't even bother to listen to the paper clip. I feel the films could have been something. The Phantom Menace had just a hint of that. But really it is sad to say that the Star Wars film that ended the fans love ended up being the best of the 3. Really I think the star wars saga works better if you change episode 4,5,and 6 to episode 1,2, and 3 you no longer have the problem. That is why I am waiting for ChainsawAsh's edits because to me they will be the Star Wars saga. If Ady is able to make the prequels better I will probably tear up and cheer. I am not saying I am as good as Ady but I have a notebook full of possible prequel changes some impossible and I just can't get them to work. Fan Editing could save them but I can't. I have a love for Star Wars and I have been a fan since way before special editions or prequels and I can't find a single way to save them. My best idea turns them into an un-soggy shit sandwhich. I guess the best thing to do is what many of the older members like anchorhead do and just forget they even exist. To me and to many others the last Star Wars movie was ROTJ. I tried to defend them. But I cannot any longer.