georgec said:
Maybe there's a reason people respect Peter Jackson's work on LOTR that doesn't have to do with an industry-wide conspiracy against Georgie? More Lucasbot desperate rationalization...it just can't be possible that George is not a good writer or director.
The LOTR trilogy is the perfect example of balanced filmmaking - great source material, great script, great performances, great cinematography, great direction...
Comparing the PT to LOTR is absurd. Jackson went through painstaking effort to ground as much of Middle Earth in real locations as possible. When CGI is used, it blends into the surroundings so as not to exist solely for the sake of spectacle.
Most importantly, the characters feel so real and relatable. There is real emotion amidst the grand scale of the trilogy's settings. Every character goes through transformations, growth, grief, inner struggle, etc.
In other words, the LOTR trilogy is the antithesis to the PT, which I regard as the most disappointing movies of the last two decades.
As imperfect as they may be at times, I'd rather watch the prequels than the boring as piss LOTR. Any time. This isn't to say Lucas isn't being a bit of a baby or that he couldn't make all this go away in a second just by releasing the OUT.