generalfrevious said:

Ok, I recant my previous statements. But let me ask you a question, vaderisnothayden- do you think that the PT are the three worst films in the history of cinema? And BTW, I never said the PT was any good in the first place. Yet I think that some people here on the site are unhinged, and IMO just as bad as GL in his treatment of the OT. And yes, I have acted pretty hyperbolic myself in prior years, but I realize now that this way of thinking is counterproductive to the debate. Anyways, I AM NOT praising the PT/SE or fan gushing over Lucas, but I feel some persons make the PT out to be some great human atrocity instead of just a couple of bad movies. And that is what I was trying to say. Flame on...

There are worse movies than the PT (anything by Jennifer Lynch, for example). But the PT is more than just a few bad movies. Because Star Wars was a classic beloved of millions and the PT totally screwed it up. That's not the case with most bad movies. If it was just a few bad movies, we wouldn't feel so strongly about it.

I don't think it's at all counterproductive to criticise the PT. There's a whole massive horde of fans out there who think the PT is the greatest thing and there's critics and other writers who praise/defend the PT films, particularly ROTS. And there's a whole Lucasfilm industry pushing the PT as the real Star Wars story while the OOT is crapped on. As long as all that's going on, criticism of the PT needs to be heard as a counterweight.