Well, in the context of the critic's quote, I believe he was referring to stuff like the Flash Gordon serials, which weren't "tacky" in terms of stupid droid antics, but rather cheesy the naive dialogues, campy costumes etc. - which I think the prequels managed to avoid for the most part.
I guess you could call the prequels "tacky" for the gadget gags, the embarassing love dialogue etc., just not in the same way as in the quote above, I think.
Post #522247
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- twooffour
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- Star Wars review from 1977
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- 12-Aug-2011, 1:39 PM