Just A Few More Weeks Until The New Star Wars!!!!!!!!!!

[Edwardo Piet]

No of course he wasn't, he's way too good looking

[Aractus]

The problem with the prequels was there was almost no character development, the dialogue was annoying (emo Anikan anyone?) and the overall films were just kinda boring. We wanted to see a grand epic adventure of the David Vs. Goliath type, not people standing around talking, and talking, and talking about taxes, and Romeo & Juliet styled romances with a teenage angsty emo Jedi. Episode III was better than the first 2 because George cut back on his attempt at complex screen play and focused more on the action and over the top villains, and gave it a dark ending.

All good points, but the movies are designed as kids flicks really, and they don't need deep-and-meaningful character development. Adults hate Jar-Jar, but kids love him for example. And he's as basic as they come - he has a bland personality, doesn't learn anything, and is easily manipulated by others. But he's fun and entertaining for kids, and so are the droids. It's been pointed out by people before that humans wouldn't design sentient robots that can feel emotions and pain - because that's just silly - yet all through the originals they feel emotions (including fear), and 3PO says clearly he can experience pain as well. That's not something designed for an 'intelligent' adult audience, that's designed for kids. And when Yoda brought out his lightsabre in Episode II (or was it III?) he looked fucking stupid, but, kids again loved it.

You have to work out who you want to appease with your film. "The Mighty Ducks" for example, critics say its a terrible film - but I absolutely loved it as a kid, watched it again recently (on a VHS TV recording) and still loved it. Just look at how polarising the numbers are - 65% of general public audience said they liked it compared to just 15% of film critics. That's a huge difference, it's the difference between a good movie, and a fucking terrible movie.

[Alex K]

As opposed to Star Trek, Star Wars is essentially a space fairy tale. Lowly service robots can have feelings, that's fine

[Clueless Morgan]

No of course he wasn't, he's way too good looking

Watchoo talkin' 'bout??

Catholic priests can be WAY hot!!

You have to work out who you want to appease with your film. "The Mighty Ducks" for example, critics say its a terrible film - but I absolutely loved it as a kid, watched it again recently (on a VHS TV recording) and still loved it. Just look at how polarising the numbers are - 65% of general public audience said they liked it compared to just 15% of film critics. That's a huge difference, it's the difference between a good movie, and a fucking terrible movie.

QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK!!!

I also love D2: The Mighty Ducks

[Edwardo Piet]

Watchoo talkin' 'bout??

Catholic priests can be WAY hot!!

Yoda has a much sexier personality.

[Aractus]

QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK!!!

I also love D2: The Mighty Ducks

God that chant is a classic! And that "flying V". I have a feeling some people didn't like it because it was a poor depiction of hockey, but who gives a shit it's a movie!!

[Clueless Morgan]

QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK!!!

I also love D2: The Mighty Ducks

God that chant is a classic! And that "flying V". I have a feeling some people didn't like it because it was a poor depiction of hockey, but who gives a shit it's a movie!!

Don't forget the Knuckle Puck!

I didn't care about whether it was a good or poor depiction of hockey, it was an underdog story about a bunch of kids and I loved it. 'Nuff said.

[Aroura]

The problem with the prequels was there was almost no character development, the dialogue was annoying (emo Anikan anyone?) and the overall films were just kinda boring. We wanted to see a grand epic adventure of the David Vs. Goliath type, not people standing around talking, and talking, and talking about taxes, and Romeo & Juliet styled romances with a teenage angsty emo Jedi. Episode III was better than the first 2 because George cut back on his attempt at complex screen play and focused more on the action and over the top villains, and gave it a dark ending.

All good points, but the movies are designed as kids flicks really, and they don't need deep-and-meaningful character development. Adults hate Jar-Jar, but kids love him for example. And he's as basic as they come - he has a bland personality, doesn't learn anything, and is easily manipulated by others. But he's fun and entertaining for kids, and so are the droids. It's been pointed out by people before that humans wouldn't design sentient robots that can feel emotions and pain - because that's just silly - yet all through the originals they feel emotions (including fear), and 3PO says clearly he can experience pain as well. That's not something designed for an 'intelligent' adult audience, that's designed for kids. And when Yoda brought out his lightsabre in Episode II (or was it III?) he looked fucking stupid, but, kids again loved it.

You have to work out who you want to appease with your film. "The Mighty Ducks" for example, critics say its a terrible film - but I absolutely loved it as a kid, watched it again recently (on a VHS TV recording) and still loved it. Just look at how polarising the numbers are - 65% of general public audience said they liked it compared to just 15% of film critics. That's a huge difference, it's the difference between a good movie, and a fucking terrible movie.

I would accept the argument that episodes 1, 2 and 3 are aimed at kids, but then why the HOURS of dry, boring politics and terrible romance??  

The problems with those movies is that parts of them are clearly aimed at one audience, which is fine (I love kids movies!) but parts of them aren't aimed at anyone.  Not even die hard drama fans enjoyed the senate hearings or the chit chat between the Jedi's about the politics, or the worse than Twilight romance.  And it sure runied what might have been entertaining kids/young adult movies.

[Anomalocaris]

As opposed to Star Trek, Star Wars is essentially a space fairy tale. Lowly service robots can have feelings, that's fine

Speaking of which, when the new Star Wars film, "the force awakens", is released in cinema this Friday, it will be bundled with the first showing of the trailer for the next Star Trek film, "Star Trek beyond".   Not surprising Consider jar jar Abrams is the director of one and the producer of the other.

I think when separate franchises becomes meshed together, as in aliens vs predator and batman vs superman, that denotes what little concentration of creative energy that had existed at the origins of either universes have been totally dissipated, and the ultimate heat death has been reached in both universes.   I think it won't be long before ultimate heat death occurs in both Star Wars and Star Trek universes, and they become parts of the same amorphous fog of maximum brainless awfulness. Imagin, sith vs Klingons. Q vs the republic. Jar jar binks vs the ferengi, Kirk vs solo, c3po vs data.

[Fake Messiah]

Forget about Star Wars, when will the new SPACEBALLS arrive?!!