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What was the "fatal flaw" of the Prequels if you think they sucked? (aka. Let's take a break from hating on the blu-rays)
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22-Sep-2011, 8:10 PM

Bingowings said:

I don't think he waited for CGI.

I think CGI developed just when he needed a bit more cash.

I remember seeing an interview with him in the bonus material on some DVD from sometime in the last 10 years. I'm paraphrasing but he said that he saw the development of CGI technology and where it was going. After Jurassic Park the moment seemed to have arrived and he began work on the prequels. Of course, he could have been talking out of both sides of his mouth. Your take on it could very well be closer to the truth.

In any case, I still maintain my opinion that he should have done the prequels in the 1980s.

But if I were in George's shoes, I wouldn't have made the prequels at all. Maybe that's the most apt fatal flaw criticism. This whole prequel stuff started when he re-titled Star Wars as A New Hope. Calling that film "A New Hope" still feels weird in my mouth. Regular folks (non-fans) who are my age or older still call it "Star Wars". Oh, sure, I was all psyched up about there supposedly being nine episodes in all. But in hindsight, I would have just left it as a trilogy and gone on to make a beach party sequel to THX 1138. Or something.