Poll: Should I move on to the prequels

[AnotherAvatar]

The big thing worth talking about here is that the prequels made the series much more child-centric, Lucas no longer being the angst-ridden anti-empire man he was while making the first film, now rather the emperor of his own empire which he sought only to further.

From Jar Jar, to the toned down violence (which he fixed for 3 after realizing that his child audience for the original trilogy had grown up), to Mediclorians or whatever (I refuse to know how to spell that) the whole series lost it's mystical slightly mature tone and went for more of a cartoon sort of feel.

Basically, there are moments worth seeing for each movie, but don't be shocked when seeing those lowers how you look at the whole series.

Myself, I never thought Lucas was that great of a writer or director once I got out of childhood. Once you realize David Lynch almost directed Return of the Jedi, and you start to picture that scene in the tree done by Lynch, Lucas just doesn't look as good. Really Lucas wasn't trying to make anything more than a sci-fi b-movie when he first started the series, so it's not shocking that at the end of the day thats all the star wars series really is, with the fans raising them up to some absurdly high pedestal for nothing.

However, I love what Bioware has done with the property and were it not for KotOR and the newly minted Old Republic, I'm betting Star Wars wouldn't be half as popular among my generation, I certainly wouldn't give the series a second look except for nostalgia were it not for those games drawing me in, and drawing me back again and again.

So: Yeah, watch them if you want.

 

[AnotherAvatar]

Now, one thing you should watch without a doubt is the Star Wars Holiday Special!

 

[Fappy]

I wouldn't waste your time. They're atrocious.

 

[sir.rutthed]

I just got finished watching Return of the Jedi and I watched number 4 and 5. My question is should I move on to the prequels or should I just stop.

Do not listen to the yay-sayers. I used to think they were decent movies, and loved seeing the rise of Vader. However, the prequels don't stand up to any kind of criticism. They are terrible movies; this is an undisputable fact. For refrence, I point you to this.

http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/star-wars-episode-1-the-phantom-menace/

There are also reviews for the other two prequels. I'd suggest just watching them rather than the actual movies. George Lucas is a terrible writer, and somehow managed to make Vader a whiney *****. Spare yourself. You'll be better off.

 

[GrandmaFunk]

the prequels are shit.

this is an objective assessment. they are simply horrible movies. anyone saying different is clueless.

 

[Worgen]

It depends if you want to like the other starwars movies less, after watching the prequels I've just started not liking starwars as much as I used too.

 

[Vivi22]

The number of people saying they aren't really that bad is surprising. Not because I expected more hate from the internet community, but because if you actually stop and look at them with a critical eye, I think a strong argument can be made that they are objectively terrible. From the writing to the acting, directing, and even a lot of the CG animation, they are really bad movies. To be fair to the actors at least, I blame much of their poor performances on the directing and writing. They didn't really have a whole lot to work with here.

But should you watch them? I'll say yes. So long as you go in with the expectation that they aren't very good you won't feel as cheated, and I don't think how poor they are takes away from the originals if you accept that George Lucas apparently went off the deep end as a creator a long time ago. And it avoids leaving you wondering what you were missing out on in the future. So watch them, have a good laugh or two at their expense, then never look at them again.

And one final note; to it's credit, Episode 1 has the best lightsaber combat in the entire series. It's the one thing they really got right out of all 3 movies (though they managed to fuck them up in episode 2).

 

[Hazy992]

Yeah you might as well. I mean they're not great but you might as well experience the whole mythology. Episode 3 is actually quite good (don't kill me!), and there's some pretty decent fight scenes. Oh and Samuel Jackson is a Jedi and as usual he's a BAMF. Purple lightsaber? That's just pimp!

 

[Twilight_guy]

Sure. Even if you think there bad movies it's good to watch them so that you know why they are bad. Some people actually like them. Even if you don't its best to be able to talk about it intelligently and that requires actually watching them. There not an issue that is going to go away until certain fanboys up and die anyways.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Well, you should probably just stop, but the more pressing issue is why are just watching Star Wars NOW?

 

[DustyDrB]

Yeah, why not? They aren't nearly as good as the originals, but are still entertaining. The duel at the end of The Phantom Menace is amazing.

Also, inb4 people start linking to an hour-long meandering rant on The Phantom Menace.

 

[Lunar Templar]

I'm gonna say yes.

not cause their good or anything, and really, they suck, but cause your half done and might as well just finish

 

[Zipa]

Depends if you want to see darth vader go from the badass protaganist to a pansy or not.

 

[Loki J]

I think they're worth watching. I was interested to see how Emperor Palpatine actually managed to get where he was.
Also, the lightsaber duels are pretty spectacular compared to the original ones.

Z

 

[Littaly]

Sure, why not. If only to see what the fuzz is about. They're not undeserving of their bad reputation, but they're by no means unwatchable. And should you find them to be, you can always turn them off ^^

 

[putowtin]

you polls missing an option
3: What Prequels?


(I can tolerate ep3 just for Papa Palpatine getting his evil on, but that's about it!)

 

[CODE-D]

You should watch the christmas special, then youll realize hey the prequels really arent that bad.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

I'd say, if you have the free time go for it. They aren't good by any margin, but they are pretty to look at I suppose. If you don't have a lot of free time on your hands, then I wouldn't bother. Your time would be spent elsewhere.