Harmy said:

Well, I totally agree with Zombie that the most impact that the prequels had on the pop culture was that they became the example of a bad movie.

- So is the new Harry Potter film really so bad?

- Well, it's no Phantom Menace but it still sucks ass...

this.

the only genuine pop-culture moment in the PT that brought back memories of OT (post 5/21/1999) was the now-famous yoda-dooku duel in AOTC.

but thats ONLY because it was yoda. I don;t know which forum I saw it on, but someone said lucas used yoda as a cheap applause button. not unlike having gary coleman say 'whatcha talkin bout, willis'? still, it did bring the house down.

Vaders birth should have been another, but it looks like the noooooooo made it infamous.

does anyone think the charcaters in the PT are as pop-culture famous as the characters in the austin powers movies?

other than that, i sometimes hear duel of fates, but nearly as much as any of the OT music.

so much for the apologists claim that the PT will be revisited as a classic like blade runner.

sadly, the PT's claim to fame is its ineptitude. Or, more accurately - a fall from grace. Its the poster child for the proverbial 'cgi crap-fest'. maybe green lantern will take the mantle now.