Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
The thought of the PT being "influential" is depressing indeed.
What about Ang Lee's Hulk? Somethingawful says it has actually influenced more superhero films than you think. Remember when we all though the Matrix was going to influence movies for decades to come? In the long run it was the Phantom Menace that big budget fis are following these days: too much CGI and not any substance.