Star Wars - Are the prequels bad?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2016
- The Star Wars prequel trilogy has gotten lots of criticism. How much of it is warranted? Do you agree or disagree?
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Honestly!!!
I agree
kakashi_808 fair enough
I enjoyed re-watching the prequels partly because of the memes. You see so many prequel memes, but to see Ewan McGregor actually say 'hello there' in the movies is brilliant. The light saber duels are the best too. The duel between qui gon, Obi and mual is fantastic, the music, the choreography, it's all there. Just ignore jar jar or make fun of him, then you can enjoy the prequels.
kakashi_808 You broke the code
If you're not with the prequels, then you are my ememy!
Only a Sith deals in absolutes I will do what I must
Well said jedi
If you’re not into metal, then you are not my friend.
"You were my brothers,
Prequels I loved You!!"
JDHIII3 you will try
The music in the prequels is absolutely amazing.
The funny thing is there is no memorable music from ep 7,8,9.
@@CMONCMON007 Excuse me?
Rey's Theme
Resistance Theme
Kylo Ren's Theme
@@RamielDerLinke you're partly right, but it's just the way they used it that is bad. They also used older star wars music, but the main problem is just that they used it wrong.
@@punchforpound2808 i think John Williams was just tired or was like ok Disney whatever. Probably he didnt click creativly the same way he did with Goerge Lucas making the films as he did with JJ and Ruin Johnson
CMONCMON007 there’s quite a few memorable pieces in those movies. I can’t say in good conscious that there isn’t and I’m not even that big of a fan of Disneys trilogy.
I am really happy I saw prequels when I was young. I just enjoyed everything about them, even Jar Jar, I have never hated him and I was surprised when I found out some people did. I think hating him is like mass hysteria, its contagious. Well, anyway, Episode1 has some of my favorite characters so they are absolutely not forgetfull, I remember them really well and I will always miss Qui-Gon Jinn. I am just rewatching all Star Wars movies and yesterday watched ep1 and I still love it! So its dull to summarize that "everybody" hated them or that they gave us "nothing we wanted to know". I sucked every bit of information from the preguel movies, I could. Ep1 gives us huge amount of information about the order of the galaxy, origins of R2 and 3PO, about jedi high council and over all how jedis get their training through master/padawan relations.
The Star Wars prequels are the best Star Wars, much more development of the mythology, the lore, the Sith, the Jedi order, the Padawan, the plots of Palpatine to bring down the Republic, to raise a huge army to annihilate the Jedi and to keep Anakin with him as an apprentice, much more exploration of planets, new environments and new civilizations, real fights, anthological scenes, great characters, beautiful and so exceptional music and they connect perfectly with the original movies.
I am such a fan of the prequels and I don't understand why so many people don't like them, I was shocked to learn that they were so hated, for me they are masterpieces.
I honestly feel like Hayden is so much better in Episode III than II
i don’t think he was bad in any of it the writers are to blame
Definitely Agreeable
I agree. He was also given better material
Same. He was a brat in episode II.
In 2 he is very young, in 3 he so much more experience and had matured a lot more, unfortunately not enough to realise the dark side. In that sense I feel he did it right.
Revenge of the Sith was actually pretty good
I agree
6 is the only original film that beats any of the prequels, what are you saying?
i liked it since, BATTLES, and hoth scene, mmm ive seen that battle like 78times
Ádám Varga same
Ádám Varga hell yeah! as a matter of fact I personally think Revenge of the Sith was the best
Yes
3:39 It say's "Revenge of the Sh*t" for two frames.
😂
It sure does lol
Sums up the movie
I think Revenge of the Sith and Empire Strike Back are the best Star Wars movies
Agreed
I think I'd pick Rogue One.
baez1301 facts
@Degree7 Nice argument, dumbass
@@c00lhand208 Rogue one is definitely up there as one of my favourites too. Maybe forth.
revenge of the sith is great
a great turd
Revenge Of The Sith is horrible. Then again, the whole prequel trilogy is horrible.
orio jules It's the shiniest of three turds.
No.. It isnt, it isnt.
"The emperor is evil.. NOT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE"
Hesus if you watched the actual movie insted of the Plinkett videos you would know why he turned to the dark side.
My ranking:
Episode 1 - Enjoyable, yet quite flawed
Episode 2 - Eh, ok I guess
Episode 3 - Pretty damn good
Nailed it
Episode 3 I agree but episode 1 and 2 are honestly dogshit imo
3 is my favorite
@@sheltondmello8031 Same.
@@sheltondmello8031 u must have watched episode 1 wrong. The correct way to watch it is skip the entire movie and watch the maul fight.
My parents showed me the movies in chronological order. I loved all 6 of them. I loved attack of the clones for the massive battle on geonosis as a kid, but that's all I remember from it. Revenge of the Sith was my favourite of the 6 for a long time it's brilliant. Phantom Menace wasn't bad, but still my least abourite of the three
Chronological in the movie history or in real life? Because if you watch It 1to 6 were superspoiled about the "im your father"
I really love AOC and ROS and TPM. But to me TPM had the best visual style and effects. The pod race was incredible and the way they shot on film made the CG work look pretty good and the miniatures a lot more real. Also I gotta say it. Anakin and Padme are absolutely adorable
Javier Avila he 99% already knew
@@Javi210582 like pop culture hasn’t already spoiled that reveal to death
I feel bad for you lol your parents are kinda dumb showing you them not in release
It’s sad to think that only NOW people accept the Prequel trilogy over the Sequel Trilogy. After all the mocking and ridicule the actors and George Lucas got through the years, are now all for nothing. While I found Episodes 1 & 2 to be lukewarm, but still better than whatever we got from Disney, especially giving us Duel of the Fates, Episode 3 felt like a real Star Wars prequel.
What are you talking about? A lot of people enjoyed the Orequels way before the Sequels were a thing. It's sad that people like you are so close minded to realize how much the Prequels were loved since the beginning.
I loved the prequels when i watched them firstly, the went to the internet and was told my opinion was wrong, "Hated them" and and went back to loving them non-hiding after ep7
It’s not sad, the Disney Sequels do deserved the negative criticism.
Disney deserved it, I hate them
The prequels were never bad. The vocal minority of neckbeard idiots formed on the internet brainwashed others into thinking they were.
I have a soft spot for Phantom Menace but I still agree that Revenge of the Sith is the best of the three.
Both were shit
ya
CosmoDeus Nah
I liked qui gon, so menace wins for me. But I have never wanted to rewatch any of them.... so.... take it for what it is.
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For me, watching the Clone Wars series made Revenge of the Sith so much better.
I've been considering checking out the Clone Wars 3D series. I saw the Clone Wars movie when it was released in 2008, but have never really checked out the series.
Without revealing too much, the Clone Wars broaden the depth of the characters, particularly Anakin as he relates to his padawan. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it, and it's available on Netflix.
Cool, thank you.
The Clone Wars series is what I wish the prequel trilogy was like.
Same
The prequels have a good story but they're poorly made.
The sequels simply don't have a story.
Midichlorians that's enough that I have to say
Muguel Cydhhd what about them? That’s what makes Anakin
The sequels were just action
Ah, perfect synopses!
FaZe, Baby Anakin is atrocious because he does those things accidentally. Young Luke was acceptable because he had already begun his force training and was being actively guided by Obi-wan. Also, not sure how you can say Luke was “defeating” Vader at lightsabers.
I like the unique identity of the Star Wars prequels. Has its own distinct world to the originals while still staying true enough to them
It's "popular" to hate prequels. I like all 7 parts.
EikNachuiKRC It's popular to hate the prequels because they are legitimately bad
I honestly only really liked the third film from the prequel trilogy.
EikNachuiKRC THANK YOU
I think the most of people who say they like those movies haven't actually seen them since their childhoods. Blinded by nostalgia.
It's NORMAL to hate the prequels.
Fixed.
I love the prequel trilogy. It's what got me into Star Wars when i was a kid.
The Kaiju Brony I grew up with the classics but I always wondered how Luke's Mom died why is his father Vader, why is there an evil empire, what happen to the republic, and why are there only two Jedi still alive. The prequels answered all my questions. Plus I've always wanted to see the clone wars. I love the prequels. I just hate the prequel haters.
revenge of the sith for me. i went back and watched the other 2 and they were pretty good.
the fact that you got into star wars is great to me ..no matter what you liked about it. for me it was the battles and wars , for other the jedi and the force, etc each fan has its own way into it
I loved them as akid but when I rewatched them they really suck! The third one is improved but still not nearly as good as 4,5 and 6!
exactly
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Only because it's the wookies and not the ewooks living on trees.
I think Episode 1 was better than Episode 2 and obvioslly Episode 3 was the best Episode of the Prequels
I agree with you on that.
You are correct sir! This is a sentiment I’ve felt for many years and I seem to see most people coming around to it. AOTC dialogue and “love story” are difficult to sit through and the CG is just awful . There’s other movies from that era where the CG holds up better that had equal to or less than the budget
@@jackiepuppet9289 That is correct
I agree
Having just rewatched both films a few days ago I still feel episode 2 is a step up. Episode 2 sticks with me more where the only thing that I remember with joy from 1 are the Darth maul duels. I see your point though to 😁
Now that the sequel trilogy has happened, people have new respect for the prequels
That's stupid. Things like Rey being a Mary Sue and Starkiller Base being a discount Death Star doesn't retroactively make the prequels good.
Optillian nonn Bi it doesn’t, but at least they were coherent and there was a solid story to be told, unlike the sequels which they made up as they went along
No. The phantom menace and attack of the clones still suck sweaty ass
osyrys AKA kasketkid they were poorly made movies definitely, but if they were made better they would be great. The sequels tho were bad movies made well. Kind of like polishing turds.
@@richardmoores "If they were made better they would be great." That literally holds true for every film
They're not all bad. More people just need to take off their nostalgia goggles.
Nostalgia goggle's refers to when you remember something from long ago; Episode 3 still holds up if you rewatch it right now.
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I'm sorry.
+GameStation3 I mean, they're not the WORST things ever in my mind if its any consolation.
MegaFriendlyCreeper
Hate leads to the dark side.
I'm not the guy who watched the movies in order nor do I think the original trilogy is the best, but after rewatching the original trilogy and Phantom Menace, I can clearly say that Phantom Menace is not as good as I remembered. I only really like the scenary, the music and the Maul battle. But I noticed things I dislike about Phantom Menace when I re-watched it.
1) I never hated Jar Jar Binks before, but now I think "why he's even there?".
2) Qui-Gon Jin is not as great as he should be.
3) The Pod Race was a bit too long for my taste.
4) Darth Maul being wasted and replaced by Count Dooku in the next two movies.
5) Anakin was horribly dubbed (well, his voice actor was pretty young back then).
Glad to see that James has a balanced opinion towards the Prequels.
My favorite film of Star Wars is Revenge of the Sith.
It’s still funny seeing Mace Windu punk Anakin out of a promotion, then Anakin goes onto lead an attack on the Jedi temple
Tell me you’re an idiot without telling me you’re an idiot
Me too
@@Floydtimbdujbk_ Dude you take Star Wars wayyy too seriously
The correct answer is Empire, but I love Revenge so you get a pass. Funny enough, my 2 favorite Star Wars movies are the ones where the Empire wins.
1:53 I personally disagree. I found Darth Maul and Qui-Gon to be very memorable, but great video nonetheless
Aidan Spencer true my two fav characters
Bùi Nguyên Khải i quite liked the phantom menace except a few scenes like the pod racer but i thought it was a good foundation to the series showing what went wrong it had quite good character imo like obi being quite tame when his master died and not irrational like anakin going for count
@@jackm9512 I don't get the hatred for pod racing. I still love it.
The Clone Wars brought back Qui-Gon and Darth Maul.
Aidan Spencer Yeah Maul was just underutilized. Qui-Gon was dope 🤘🏼
At least we can all agree on one thing about the prequels...
It brought us alot of good memes.
FlipperDoigt703 and revenge of the sith was good
Yep, pretty much.
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The prequals have the best lightsaber duels tbh
Only because the younglings get slain tbh
@@iamtheglobglogabgolab9908 savage.
I hate the light sabre duels in the prequels. I honestly dont want to see space wizards jumping around like Olympic gymnasts or swinging around like Tarzan on a volcano. Just laughable
@@Daniel-gp6sd exactly.
@@Daniel-gp6sd it's better than watching two teenagers swing baseball bats at each other
Watching the clone wars show makes me appreciate the prequels way more then I used to
I never needed to watch that show to appreciate the Prequels.
Movies should be able to stand on there own.
@@Floydtimbdujbk_ Nobody said otherwise.
@JustACommenter well its not neccesarily complete. The clone wars and other expanded added more reaosns and moments that lead anakins fall to the dark side
Especially which anakin's personality keeps changing in each 3 films
You're one of the few people on TH-cam that have a sensible, logical viewpoint when it comes to the prequel Star Wars movies. I agree with you 100%
The prequels are still awesome even though they have flaws.
@@rumpio5505 Many MANY flaws
The Internet: "From my point of view the Prequels are evil"
Me: "Well then you are lost"
They’re mindless sheep who don’t have an original thought in they’re heads their obsession with jar jar and midchlorians was pathetic
But the internet loves the prequels, or to give them their actual name, the memequels.
@@liamholloway-sw7eu Okay but let's be honest, the midichlorians was a mistake
@NatarisX "if you are not with us, then you're our enemy."
@NatarisX They are not that horrible. Especially not ROTS.
Speaking as a person who saw these movies years after they released in theaters, due to my age, I personally think Revenge of the Sith is the best, Phantom Menace is the 2nd best, and that Attack of the Clones is the worst of the three.
I fell asleep in the cinema watching Episode 2 😂
Same, episode II is the only one I don't like.
That's my ranking of the prequels too.
same here
What don't you all like about Ep. 2? My personal favorite...
Ewan McGregor NAILED as Obi Wan. The prequels are amazing and has the magic of star wars with a modern touch. Avoid the sequels, they are evil.
*when people say the prequels suck*
Me: “This is outrageous. It’s unfair!”
"How can you say the Last Jedi is a flawless masterpiece, and NOT like the Prequels? "
@@s.l.thecoffeeaddict1657 *Star Wars fans to the sequels* "You are in this series, but we do not grant you the rank of canon."
Evan Malcolm lol that exactly how I see it. Everything canon after the mandalorian I personally just ignore.
The Prequels and the Last Jedi are horrible.
It's not outrageous and it's completely valid because they're piss poor movies
I like Phantom Menace, I liked Qui-Gon, I liked Darth Maul, the soundtrack it's epic and the lightsaber duel it's awesome
By soundtrack I assume you just mean the duel of the fates
Much more than that.
•The new location
•The introduction to the actual powers of the Jedi
•Darth Jar Jar
•The gray Jedi
•The Jedi code
•Different light saber colors
•Just Jedi in general
•I like the jab at politics even though most don't
•Gambling
•The vastness of the Universe
•The showing of governmental power throughout the galaxies
•War tactics of space
•The introduction of the Sith
•The Sith code of Darth Bane
•The sith in general
•The manipulation of power
•An actual war in Star Wars
•Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman in the same movie
•Foods of the Universe
I mean the list goes on...
And you are correct
The score is awesome, it's so good it blends in with everything and makes you feel like you are watching star wars...
Ya duel of the fates is iconic but only because that scene is so powerful
Qui-Gon is my all time favorite Jedi
@@drizzyrauvryar6992
All your points are so juvenile. My god, how old are you?
I liked those movies despite there faults. They were good for what they were.
Soundtrack, agree. Lightsaber duel and Darth Maul (same thing)...agree again. But everything else in the movie is shit.
James: "Are the prequels bad?"
Me: "Oh, I don't think so."
Prequel Trilogy > Sequel Trilogy
Change my mind.
ForceMaximus84
1) Acting in the sequel trilogy was exponentially better.
2) The prequel trilogy too heavily relied on CGI and not enough practical effects. For god sake all of the Clone Troopers were CGI! Sequels struck a perfect balance of CGI mixed with practical effects making it the most visually stunning.
3) The sequels at least had all beloved characters/actors that were appreciated for nostalgia, including Han, Luke, and Leia.
4) The prequels had Jar Jar and midichlorians. The sequels didn’t.
Conclusion: Therefore, with the exception of the Last Jedi, the sequels were... comparable, to *arguably* better.
@@Xpistos510 The stories of the Prequels were much more interesting and actually planned out and while we got beloved characters returning, they were mostly trashed without proper context and to make way for the less interesting characters. The storytelling in the ST was also much lazier in general with half of what was set up either not explained or not followed through properly.
The sequels are ass 😂
Ok, I’ll admit, the force awakens was not bad and set up the trilogy nicely. But the last Jedi, my God, wtf have u done rian johnson?
It's hard to even call the sequels a competent trilogy.
Jacob Serrano the sequels are objectively better in the world of film. As a Star Wars fan it’s up in the air I didn’t expect so many people to not like rise of skywalker. I liked the last Jedi as well but I understood people’s disdain for that one.
Well we can all agree that at least we got Ewan McGregors Obi Wan and it was great
Nice to see Revenge of the Sith getting some love. I rewatched the prequels after The Force Awakens came out and Sith def held up best of the 3. I actually don't mind Phantom Menace and like Attack of the Clone the least.
Console Wars I completely agree with you :)
BOTH trilogies have their bad apple that wasn't up to par with the others, Ep2 for the PT and Ep4 for the OT.....but with Ep2 we got the TCW series that made it all the more/so much better and explained a lot more, I guess you could say we have SW Rebels for after Ep4 but it just doesn't work the same way as Ep2 and TCW........but anyways, Ep3 was by far the best film of the whole saga, followed pretty closely by Ep5
Console Wars thank The Force someone agrees that it brings some of the missing links to light. The beginning fall of the Republic, Anakin and Padme's start of the extension to their lineage and everything else
Would have been way better if Grievous was more like his Clone Wars counterpart instead of the coughing chicken shit we got. He was what made Clone Wars great, even for a series of animated shorts; a foe that not even the Jedi could handle, and he didn't even need the Force.
RotS always got, and it's still getting, way more love than it deserves. Being better than I and II doesn't make it a good movie. Not even close.
"If this doesn't kill you, your electric bill will!" That was from the Mad Magazine spoof of Return of the Jedi(1983).
I've always loved the Prequels, the Sequels just made me appreciate them even more
The prequels are masterpiece 😍 Padme, Obi-Wan and Anakin are great 😍
"Durhur sequel bad 🤤"
I don't like sand....
It's coarse..
And it gets everywhere...
lol fucking stupid.
And very very irritating.
I like sand. Sand is squishy.
The Revenge of the Sith is a masterpiece. Prove me wrong. :)
Mindartis You are exactly right
"NOOOOO!!!!!!!"
Not a masterpiece. Anakin's motivation always looked thin to me.
Like something from a soap opera, one of Mexican or Brazilian telenovelas.
Also he acts like a whiny prick throughout AOTC and ROTS, not as a "good friend" Obi Van calls him.
@@Booruvcheek good points
Booruvcheek Yeah.
I feel Anakin’s fall should have been more tragic.
Much better films than the Disney trilogy.... at least with much more creativity in terms of characters, world building, planets, aliens, battles, respect with the old trilogy...and is the trilogy with the best light saber fights.
Agree 100%
i loved prequels when i watched them as a kid and i still love em to this day.
I agree that Revenge Of The Sith was the best of the prequels. It gave us the one story that we wanted to see, the fall of Anakin.
For me I enjoyed the The Prequels. All Of Them. I need to know about the This Universe. I like the political intrigue and knowing what the rebels were fighting against and what they lost.
They losThe righTo vote, apparently.
Thank you! It was impressive how they added so much to the world which people forget about. I love the prequels.
@Pferd Schild
You should watch Plinkett's reviews.
Nobody cares
@Matthew Rankin
Yeah, a badly animated, jamaican stereotype that steps in poo poo sure is creative! FYI, the prequels are the definition of bland, not creative.
The prequels brought in all the lore
none that anyone remembers.
APAL880 no you’re just the exception
@@randomcontentguy2521 i should've said "remembers fondly.". the "lore" of the prequels, most of which is incompetent rehashing of original trilogy stuff, is remembered mostly in memes. because those movies are jokes.
@@APAL880 That's weird, I don't remember much in the original trilogy explaining/exploring the emperors rise to political dominance. Calling it a re-hash of "original trilogy stuff" just makes me feel you don't know much about either trilogy tbh.
@@APAL880 lmao you know nothing
After watching the last part of Disney Star Wars, I decided I was going to watch all nine movies in order to get a feel for things all at once.
Episode 1 was actually better than I remembered. Not the best Star Wars at all, but fine enough. All the CGI of the prequels though really hurts it on rewatch because the original trilogy made decades earlier looks so much better with practical effects.
Episode 2 was easily the worst of the prequels. The last act is great, but it's such a slog and chore to get through.
Everyone else is usually pretty spot on with regards to Episodes 3-6. After watching 7 though, I guess my marathon ended. I couldn't bring myself to rewatch 8 and 9 again. It's better to just think of Star Wars as a 6 part series.
I disagree. The greatness of these movies is specially made more evident with the unoriginal retread and fan pandering fan fiction that is The Force Awakens. George told the story he wanted and expanded the universe he created. He didn't made a movie to pander fans by providing more of the same.
Doesn't dismiss the fact that they were laughably written, acted and directed.
halohound21 Buuut the new film does just that?
LusoTuber just because they didn't pander doesn't mean they weren't complete shit.
this isn't about the force awakens so that's not an argument
Jar Jar Binks. That is all.
Did you know Anakin probably would have been granted the rank of master after palpatine was arrested.
Yep, because Windu said prior to going to Palpatine's office:
"If what you've told me is true, you will have gained my trust".
Anakin was too skeptical though because the Jedi's words were always unsure and uncertain, while Palpatine gave him unworldly promises that he hoped to be true.
So I guess a mixture of greed and fear resulted in his infamous turn.
Yeah, but he blew it
Anakin didn't agree with the Jedi Council, even before he turned to the Sith. He saw a lot of problems with the 'code' and much of their hypocrisy during the 'Clone Wars'. He was already planning to bring about some major change. I'm sure Mace Windu also sensed this, which may have been a big part of why Mace was blocking his promotion...'take a seat young Skywalker!'...
I'm not big on the prequels, but i still hold a SLIGHT appreciation for the fact that at the very least, they serve their purpose. Giving us origins and story arcs that set up the OG films. The current films are just deconstructing everything. It honestly should have been its own saga
Literally almost everybody to the prequels after the sequel trilogy finished up: “perhaps I treated you too harshly”
This video has nothing to do with the sequels
I liked all because:
Phantom menace: I liked qui Gon, Darth maul and the final dual
Attack of the clones: jango fett v Obi wan Kenobi also the arena
Revenge of the sith:for obvious reasons
I liked all because:
1: Qui Gon, young Kenobi, Darth Maul, the Pod Race, the battle against Darth Maul (including the music), & I didn't mind the political story as it sets a clever foundation for how Chancellor Palpatine came to be and would eventually be granted emergency power within the Senate in the second film.
2: Jango Fett & young Boba Fett, introduction of the Clones including the mystery behind it, Count Dooku, Anakin & Kenobi vs Dooku + then Yoda vs Dooku, the unfolding plot that directly led to Chancellor Palpatine being granted emergency powers, Dooku delivering the early Death Star plans to Darth Sidious, & the arena scene was... okay, I guess.
3. Order 66, Anakin vs Kenobi, Kenobi vs Grievous, Windu + other Jedi vs Palpatine, Anakin ending Dooku, & Palpatine's sith story to Anakin, the opening space battle. I did really like the Yoda vs Palpatine battle too, but I also felt it could have been a bit better.
Revenge of the sith was one of the best.
@Monster Mash You just replied to a year old comment, congratulations. Got em.
The best*
Actually it’s the number one best
The best ever imo.
@Monster Mash this guy is the type of guy who listens to rotten tomatoes
The prequel‘s aren’t bad they’re just a mess of sort
@@LOEKASH and what is that?
0:16
WHO SAID THAT
WHICH ONE OF YOU SAID THAT
Edit: at least the prequels made sense
I'm sorry but when Yoda walked in to fight Dooku at the end of Episode 2 the entire theater erupted. Screaming and clapping. I had chills. I've never experienced anything like that before or since.
I also remember how the theater I was in erupted, but with laughter. I actually thought the simplest way to make Yoda fight was to make him jump around, but that was stupid. I couldn't believe my eyes when it happened.
herohunter81 It's experiences like yours that prove that "prequl haters" are just sheep trying to be edgy, and no one hated on these movies that much when they were released. Its all been overblown by the internet
Popcorn shoveling plebs.
Nah the movies just suck and anyone who thinks otherwise are sheep who'll buy into anything with a logo.
Shadow Moses "no one hated on these movies that much when they were released." were you even born by then? or did you never get out of the house? cause that's just a lie.
If anything, people are now just finally getting over that crap, and apologists are coming out of the woodwork. The real hate was during their release and a few years after, not now.
I don't see what's so different with the prequels and the original trilogy, they're all cheesy space operas, and all have flaws. The main difference I think are the digital special effects which don't have the charm of practical effects, and the fact that the prequel trilogy is a tragedy, has a diffenret tone, and doesn't have a three act structure like the original trilogy.
People just like to nitpick and criticize everything, you could find a lot of stupid shit in the original trilogy as well but people don't want to talk about it.
People does that with "Return of the Jedi" (Ewoks, and Leia being related to luke), but the original trilogy has "The Empire Strikes Back", it's really hard to find something bad about that master piece.
Jaime Gallaga
Empire strikes back has some pacing issues, it only gets really good in the end, but it's still great. I prefer Return of the Jedi, to be honest.
All the movies might be flawed and have some cheesiness to them, but the Original trilogy has much less of the flaws and cheese. Episodes IV-VI had a much more mature and serious tone to them. I also agree that the digital effects didn't have the charm of the practical effects. Everything felt real in the original trilogy because, well, it all pretty much was. That's the main difference.
Burbin7995
Star Wars' effects weren't anything revolutionary in 1977, but I agree that they are better than CGI. THe prequels' effects were also good for the time, they just haven't aged well. Of course the prequels relied on the originals, they are *prequels* to the original story, that's the point. I don't think it ruins anything, I think it succeeds in deepening the movie universe, like the EU did in other media. Most of the characters are far from bland, with the exception of Padme. Fucking Palaptine? Yoda? Obi-Wan? Even Anakin has his moments in Episode III.
Star Wars' effects absolutely were revolutionary in 1977. That was one of the main things it was known for at the time.
And really, I have to say that I think the prequels watered down the universe. I hated how Anakin became the center of the entire galaxy. When every thing in the galaxy was so focused on Anakin, it made the Star Wars universe seem smaller. Vader was just a henchman in A New Hope.
"it seems nobody likes these ones" uh I dunno about nobody...
These videos are a few years old. The generation who liked the prequels from the start hadn’t really started using social media yet.
I guess prequel fans used the same plan the villian of the prequels had, lay low, don't egnolegde your existence, and then come out of the shadows and take
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While utilizing the division caused by the sequel trilogy.
@@billnyetherussianspy1596 “egnolegde”
I’m dying
@@faronomus1589 I'm gonna keep it that way because it's funny
Revenge of the sith is the best sw movie hands down, so many memes , epic fights, famous deaths, the fact that vader sees what he has done and there is no turning around, jesus christ order 66 cmon
Am I the only one liking Phantom Menace more than Attack of the Clones?
No, I’m with you. Phantom Menace is way better
I like it more but really they are both shitty!
Nope. I prefer Phantom Menace as well.
Attack of the Clones was a downgrade due to the camera work and Anakin’s portrayal in my opinion.
I like "Phantom Menace".
Haden Christianson is a great actor. Some of the lines he was given were kind of awkward though, and thats Georges fault not really his acting.
Evil Grunt 98 thank you
Watch 2003's "Shattered Glass" if you don't believe this guy. Hayden really gets a chance to truly shine in it.
+Maximus4587 No. No he does not.
"You underestimate my power!"
I felt like that line was okay, but poorly delivered. The Robot Chicken version of Anakin delivered that line more convincingly.
HIS NAME IS HADENACTAGAIN
Episode I brought along one of the best Star Wars tracks of all time.
I grew up with them, so they're Star Wars to me, more so than the original trilogy. I love them.
GaLoS same here. I watched these before the original trilogy. We actually got some impressive light saber fights
I like Ewan McGregor he’s Obi Wan such a perfect actor for the role
@@tommyaldridge5252 Episodes 5 duel was 10 times better than anything in the prequels. All the prequel duels had were fast choreography (which if actually looked at was terrible as well. Actors constantly aiming to miss their opponent, stupid moments like Obi-Wan and Anakin whirling their blades around themselves because Lucas thought it would look cool, or both of them kicking each other even when one of them had a saber and could easily kill the other). The Original Trilogy fights had depth, as they were key for storytelling, and character development. The prequel duels had no depth. None. The Bespin Duel and the Death Star II duel were better than anything in the prequels, easily.
GaLoS Love them very dearly.
Auzzie015 ok boomer
yoda fighting was lame. it misses the whole point of the character.
His N.O. is great enough to _devour_ entire *star system*.
It was some comic book i saw someday (_perhaps_) - in which _new hope_ star wars was not destroyed and yoda come back and finish it out by crushing it into the plane where Vader and Palpi stays.
You're right. Yoda is supposed to be the sage who doesn't lose it but has a lot of hidden power. His fighting is kinda ridiculous
if you recall, it wasn't Yoda's idea to fight a lightsaber duel. when Count Dooku insisted (imagining that a lightsaber fight would be Yoda's weakness), Yoda had to show him that he could direct the force to even granting him physical strength and agility, which he did. i don't think it was that ridiculous. i think it was freakin awesome!
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Same goes for his fight with Darth Sidious.
Facepalm. Hey moron newsflash! THIS IS A PREQUEL! It means it happened BEFORE somethingelse that was created earlier. That means the characters as they were in the stuff created earlier, are not yet at the same place. Yoda fighting in the prequels doesn't contradict or misses the point of the character from the OT. The PT character evolved through his experiences in the PT into the character in the OT!
10 years from now. "Are the sequels bad?"
Today: "Yes. Yes, they are"
Who knows, they may seem good by the time Disney rolls out the next, even worse shit
Maybe, if Disney craps out something even worse.
Superluigi881 I wouldn’t temp them if I were you
@Jimb0 You obviously haven't seen episodes 1 and 2
I grew up with the prequels, and saw them all from when I was around 5-10. For me and a lot of people of my age they are classics, and I honestly didn't see a single flaw when I was younger, and probably never would have noticed many of the issues unless someone else told me about it. Anakin was one of my favorite characters in any movie when I was a kid and I still think he's one of the most interesting in Star Wars.
As someone who grew up with the prequel trilogy, I enjoy them just as much as the originals
Yes they are bad.
Red letter media has a wonderful videoseries on it.
VonGrav Plinkett actually ruined episode 3 for me. very thought provoking and also really funny reviews :D
Kristijan Puljek
It makes you realise why it was so horrible :D
Think for yourself, sheep.
thanks for red letter media that i have an opinion on these movies, and now thanks to AVGN i have the opposite opinion
i loved EP3 i like light sabers
+testytest Maybe you could form your own opinion rather than taking the opinion of whatever youtube video you watched last?
I hear people all the time talk about how bad the prequels are but episode 3 remains my favorite to this day. Anakin's and Obi-wan's tearful break up at the end when kenobi wins makes me cry everytime i see it.
The prequels are what made me love starwars. What I always say. The OG is legedary. The prequels are down right epic the battles, duals, soundtrack everything. Even the cheesy lines.
I once read someone opine that Episodes III, IV, and V were the REAL trilogy.
Now that the sequel trilogy is done.
I would safely say that the prequels are better.
Yea. I actually love all the prequels.
Have been refilling my brain with commentary on the original and prequel trilogies to try to clean out the rancid shit taste from my mind that are episodes 8 and 9.
Numba Nine nope the prequels are fucking awful
@@aidandudley8746 prequels are unwatchable
In what way? The acting in the sequels is 10 times better then the prequels(save for daisy Ridley in TFA but she got much better), though both have very ehh scripts the scripts in the sequel are better by a little, the action in the sequels has the same amount of tension but definitely not the same amount of choreography in the fights, the story makes no sense in the prequels and to this day I dont understand the plot of episode 1 and 2. Overall,in my humble opinion, I think that the sequel trilogy is better.
Episode 3 is legit a great movie
Revenge of the sith is still my favorite of the 7 films and still has the best fights in the series
no
Holly Yes actually.
Holly dooku vs Obi wan and Anakin, Obi wan vs grievous, mace windu vs palpatine, Yoda vs the emperor, and Anakin vs Obi Wan.... it's not even arguable.
I love that movie
Marshall Shilling He fighted the man with the wightsaber!!! cool!!!
I think the reason why i like the prequels so much is because i was the perfect age for when they came out. i was 5 when the trilogy started and 9 when it ended. i was not picky AT ALL, in fact i actually enjoyed episode 1, i thought it would feel slow at times but man the pod racers and that underwater city i remember to this day. then the fucking clones came out, and my god every kid in school had to collect his own clone army, i remember buying "super rare" hard to find action figures like the yellow clone commander from this random kid in my class. over all i think its the memories i hang onto, they make me overlook the movies downfalls.
I was 12 when Episode 1 came out. I loved it!
If you were 5 you were probably 11 at revenge lol
Finally! someone who understands me!
Good to read stories like this for a younger generation.
John Sullivan they were all already out when I was 5 (I was 2 when ROS came out) and that’s about the age I started playing the games. I watched the movies after I played the games 😂 I’ve always been more into the prequels than the original trilogy
The prequel trilogy has real lightsaber combat
The prequels have more action then the originals.. I think so. Every 15 mins there’s always something going on.
With the Rise of Skywalker just released. It feels like the whole nine films are really the story of Palpatine and the story of the Emperor.
The senate
Yea! They're missing the point that the sequels are about anakin
Who else grew up with the prequels and still love them even tho most people say they’re bad
Revan what
Me and my friends loved the prequels growing up, we never could understand all why people bullied George Lucas so much...(sighs)
Dominate Rival because everything other than the fights and obi wan is garbage
I have the same opinion as James on this one when it comes to the individual movies
Same here, man.
Get a room.
He's making a joke, dude.
I think it's because it's likely the one that's going to bore you the most.
Same
Personally I love The Phantom Menace, but I can see why everyone else hates it. The main problem with it is that it focuses too much on world building and not enough on story telling or character development. You can't deny that the environment around the characters just looks amazing and out of this world, and I can't deny that the characters, for the most part, are bland and forgettable while the story needs a lot of work.
I grew up with the prequels these movies were my childhood
Best way to see them is Episode 4,5,6, then 1,2,3,4,5,6.
I would say 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6.
That way you still get the "reveal" of Vader being Luke's father, and then you go back to see how he became Vader, followed by his redemption in RotJ.
Or maybe even just 4, 5, 2, 3, 6. There's really nothing in Phantom Menace that adds to the story.
I would say you'll have to throw in The Clone Wars series in after Episode 2. This then makes Episode 3 an even better movie and Anakin's path to the darkside become even more tragic.
100% agree on this
4 -5 -6 - 2 - 3
1 and 7 is shit
The passed week I actually watched the movies in this order. I skipped 1 after seeing it on t.v. I decided to watch 7 because I wanted to see more practical effects after being bombarded with cg in 2 and 3.
I just like phantom menace because of Qui gon jin
who?
Palmtop Studios The long haired gorgeous actor
he was a badass, i remember my child self being sad when i found saw he died
Oh that guys george lucas killed in the same movie
@@palmtop_studios Liam Freakin Neeson
i actually preffer the universe of the prequel, love the war between clones and droids, and the outfits are pretty awesome too
My thoughts on the prequels:
Phantom Menace: Decent
Attack of the clones: Pretty good
Revenge of the Sith: Great
Agreed. I love all the prequel movies, but each one gets better. ROTS is amazing.
Nah revenge is goated
The only bad thing about The Phantom Menace is Jar Jar Binks.
Jordan Howell he doesn’t really bother me that much anymore he’s kinda funny to me now idk why
@@aceshotz5051 He can be funny at times.
I like the prequels because there's so much lore in them. The original trilogy doesn't explain much about the universe. Why is the empire evil? Darth Vader is ruthless yes, but it's never explained why Luke "has no love" for the empire. I also love how political it is, it's basically a sci-fi version of Caesar's powergrab. I love moveis and series where I can really go deep into the story and the old trilogy feels a bit shallow in that regard.
Lighthammer18 lore? Like mediclorians? Like the Senate?
Trowa71 world building experience, new lightsaber designs(double bladed, curved, and shoto lightsabers), droid and clone armies, etc
Lighthammer18 exactly how I feel
Not anything like the rise of Caesar, which was an actual complicated political story with multiple viewpoints. Star Wars has simple ideas of good and evil, you can't really compare it in a meaningful way to a conundrum like the rise of Caesar.
It's explained why Luke hates the empire the moment he saw the charred corpses of Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen. Luke wanted to join the Empire beforehand.
2 seconds in and I can answer this one... YES. Next video please.
Judgeharm Watch the video.
Judgeharm typical prequel hater.
This is what humans refer to as a 'joke'
Yeah, it's so hard to do the "delivery" in text form sadly...
Judgeharm couldn't read it through text. My bad.
Funny how I mostly enjoyed the prequals... Even more than the original trilogy
It’s probably because you grew up with it. The prequels seem more childish
@Bingus McDrangus No he's not
The thing is, people didn’t appreciate the prequel Trilogy until after the Sequel Trilogy was released.
Revenge of the Sith is a masterpiece.
Uh, I wouldn't say a masterpiece, but the best prequal film...by default.
You turned her against me!!!!
Masterpiece? I don't think you know what that word means.
BS Killa That’s not saying much. Best of the prequels is like saying it’s the best of the Amy Schumer jokes.
Calling that "the best of the three" is like saying someone is "the coolest white guy".
It's really not saying much.
Revenge is Bae.
Omg net hi!!!
NET Alliance - Star Wars Fun stfu with your non-English
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didnt expect you here
NET Alliance - Star Wars Fun Oh hey
4:59 Correction: Darth Plageuis was Palpatine’s Master and when he was talking about “the apprentice” he was talking about himself
Wow, I don't remember that from the movie.
Revenge of the sith is my favorite Star Wars movie
I was kind of shocked when I found out that almost everyone hates the podracing scene. I thought that it was awesome and I loved the video games based on those scenes as well. Also...Obi-wan and Qui-gon were great...and I thought Mace WIndu was awesome too. I feel like Mace Windu/SamJackson could have had a pretty kick-ass solo movie.
The racing scene would have been fine if the run time was cut, at least, in half.
It's way too long.
i kinda enjoyed it except for the crappy effects
Podracing is probably the most entertaining part of the film.
Ok, thanks everyone, this was VERY informative. After reading this comment chain I've learned that most people can't be trusted to give any movie a properly informed rating. Right here we have a summary of more or less every possible opinion on the quality of the podracing scene.
Without you guys I would've kept wondering for the rest of my life how people can be so radically split on their opinion about the quality of a movie. It's simple: it's mostly irrational, personal bias.
For anyone who cares: I think the podracing is one of the best racing scenes of all movie history.
For the most part, the younger generation got a lot more natural exposure to Star Wars, due to two Clone Wars shows (2003 and 2008), a whole slew of video games that were really good (Republic Commando, classic Battlefront I & II, KOTOR, Jedi Outcast/Academy) and books coming out during the 2000s, many of which added to the plots surrounding the prequels and really helped the feel of all 3 episodes.
Mucus Middleton the Dark Lord trilogy of books, which added substantial context to Revenge of the Sith, altered the way I view Star Wars entirely.
Revenge Of The Sith has been & always will be my favorite Star Wars movie
I'm surprised it took you until 2005 and Revenge of the Sith to figure out the actor for Palpatine, Ian McDirmad is the same guy from 1983's Return of the Jedi. In the summer of 1999, the internet community was buzzing about how awesome it was to have McDirmad back in the same role, but younger since he wore old age make up in 1983. He was one of the few bright spots in Phantom Menace.
My children actually like the prequels. Being young with no preconceived notions is a wonderful thing.
Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.
+GForceFGT Holy shit, your avatar is a legend. Glad there are people that still worship the lordship of rap battles and his beautiful flows.
And when I was 5 I thought Power Rangers was amazing. Fact is, we grow up and develop more critical faculties as we do.
My children like Paw Patrol.
GForceFGT what argument? I simply stated that my kids like the movies. Don't be an ass.
Revenge of the sith rocked!!!
I liked how Phantom Menace established a galaxy-wide government rather than a tyrannical empire; that was interesting. The friendship between Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon was endearing; that was the highlight for me. Qui-Gon's death still hurts.
I personally think revenge of the sith is a fantastic movie
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