xhonzi said:

theprequelsrule said:

Anchorhead said:

All goofing aside; Even though I do sometimes touch on it, you guys have no idea how much I hate the idea of the Prequels - as they were released. The story, execution, casting, Lucas' revision of history, etc. I find it all vulgar.

A prequel story? - absolutely. Prequel story Lucas released? - absolutely not.

The problem with the prequels - besides all the problems you listed - is that there can be no drama or tension when the outcome is already known to the audience. I mean, we know Obi-wan is not going to die in them right?

Bologna.

How likely is it that James Bond is going to die in any of the movies he's in, or Superman, or Luke or Han in the OT?

That fear of danger or death is mostly irrational in practically all of the movies we watch and enjoy. The fact that it's irrational and that we know better doesn't mean it can't still be suspenseful.

But we don't know the outcome. We can guess, but we don't know. That small doubt is important.

At any rate the Bond films are poor examples - very light and shallow entertainment based almost entirely on infantile wish fulfillment and the fantasies of the bored middle-class. The books are a little better.