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Originally posted by: cador
So I think that Star Wars fans fall into these categories:
1. Lucas apologists who think that the prequels and the SEs are far superior to the OOT. Greedo really shot first. And Jar Jar is simply awesome.
2. The casual fan who goes with the flow: prefers the OOT and doesn't care much for Jar Jar but still enjoys Eps. 1-6 as a whole
3. Those who prefer the OOT + Revenge of the Sith, hates TPM + AOTC.
4. Those who only like the OOT and hate all of the prequels
5. Those who only like ANH & ESB and hate ROTJ
6. Traditionalists who disregard the secondary title "A New Hope" and consider "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller" to be the only TRUE Star Wars.
So I think that Star Wars fans fall into these categories:
1. Lucas apologists who think that the prequels and the SEs are far superior to the OOT. Greedo really shot first. And Jar Jar is simply awesome.
2. The casual fan who goes with the flow: prefers the OOT and doesn't care much for Jar Jar but still enjoys Eps. 1-6 as a whole
3. Those who prefer the OOT + Revenge of the Sith, hates TPM + AOTC.
4. Those who only like the OOT and hate all of the prequels
5. Those who only like ANH & ESB and hate ROTJ
6. Traditionalists who disregard the secondary title "A New Hope" and consider "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller" to be the only TRUE Star Wars.
I'm sort of a 4, but only because I hate how the prequels have turned the original trilogy's story and drama into something worthless.
Otherwise, I thought Jar Jar was rather funny and I can personally enjoy the juvenile elements enough to believe Phantom Menace was the best of the prequels (that and besides the horrendous "midiclorians" it ruins OT elements the least out of the series).
I think Menace was a very average film, but that from the standpoint of many Star Wars fans it had no redeemable qualities that they could appreciate. It just warred against what they wanted and if they didn't get what they wanted they weren't going to even try to like it. Otherwise, from my point of view, it had an actual story, decent pacing, and decent acting and a semblance of drama. It also has the best special effects of the prequel series.
Epsiode 2: A shell of a story, horrible dialogue, decent-horrible acting, horrible drama, and decent pacing.
Episode 3: No story whatsoever, good acting, passable dialogue, decent drama, and horrible pacing.
Jedi: Great story (when tied to Empire), drama and dialogue ranging from great to bad, and good-bad pacing.
Star Wars and Empire: Awesome movies with no deficiencies worth mentioning.
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