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

[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.