Re: In which order should Star Wars be watched?
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Out of curiosity: Is it cool these days to say that episodes 1-3 suck? And it seems the really cool elitist snubs even pile on 6? I seriously don't get all the hate, they've all been pretty good imo. Not all of them were great, but not so bad that you shouldn't see them at all.
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Yeah, they all had their moments. For all of the goofy [censored] you gotta put up with, the good scenes are still legendary. Ian Mc Diarmid alone makes the new trilogy worth the price of admission.
I actually left the theater pissed after Sith. I'm pretty easy to please and I don't get off on saying "how much stuff sucks" just for the sake of looking edgy. But I was just blown away at how Lucas could be such an egotistical, bullheaded idiot- at how he blew the greatest opportunity ever- thinking how awesome it could have been if he had given up just a little control to a proven commodity that could have tightened up the script.
That said, ROTS is now probably my fave of the 6. I happened across Phantom Menace the other day and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. But between the blatant contradictions, cheesy dialogue and crummy acting (Sam Jackson was just as bad as Christensen- they can't do the green screen thing apparently) it would sure would be nice if Lucas gave up control and let someone else have a go at a remake someday.
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