TheBoost said:

From "topic" to "I still hate the prequals" in less than one post.

That has to be a new record, even for us.

Unless, to be fair, "I hate the prequals" WAS the real topic, and the thread title was a clever ruse.

No ruse, but it is how my mind works when thinking about Star Wars. Unfortunately. I cannot think about how good the originals were without thinking of the prequels and how much they disappointed me.

I just find it fascinating the way the originals seemed to hit the mark in so many areas (themes, special effects, audio, narrative drive etc. etc. etc. etc.) and then the prequels failed to do so. In 1999 I would have at least said the special effects were great, but as it turns out they have not stood the test of time.