I see what you mean, but I think it’s just a generational thing. Even knowing of the extensive CGI use in the PT, I actually find Coruscant to be more interesting and immersive than any OT location, so I guess one of the many reasons I enjoy the prequels more than a lot of this board is because the special effects used don’t mess with my suspension of disbelief.
I did grow up in the “video game generation”, after all.
I watched TPM all the time as a child and when AOTC came out on VHS I watched that a ton too.
I was raised on those and the unaltered OT VHS trilogy and I actually enjoyed the PT more as a child.
Of course, I now fully appreciate the OT, but seeing ROTS in theaters just completely blew my mind.
I’m rambling. I guess I’m saying nostalgia is strong- but I did go through a prequel hating phase (Plinkett and all that) and when I came out of that, I actually liked the prequels on what I percieve to be true, albiet flawed (though not nearly as flawed as people claim), vision.I find the PT to be as good as the OT.
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I don’t know if I’d call it a generational thing. I was a child when the PT came out. I saw each in the theaters twice. I loved them then, and there’s still a part of me that loves them now. But, as I’ve matured, when I see them again now I can’t help but notice more and more faults. I’ve never gone through a prequel-hating phase and I have never watched the Plinked reviews. It is simple that when I watch all the Star Wars films now, the original three (and now TFA) are magical, yet grounded, pieces of filmmaking that I’ll never be tired of. But when I see the PT, it’s not the same way. The magic’s just not there. Aesthetically, it’s just too artificial - I can’t buy it anymore.