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Coach · 04-07-2016, 02:53 PM

Yes, and while not very good, without them you wouldn't have Duel of Fates, Anakin vs Obi-Wan, Palpatine, etc..

There is a lot wrong with the prequels, but it's still Star Wars.

They also helped reinvigorate a franchise for young kids who had no connection to Star Wars in their actual lives. We had the movies growing up, and loved them, but as someone who was 12 when TPM came out, I didn't care about how annoying Jar Jar was, or midichlorines, or whatever thing I find stupid now as an adult. I saw young Obi-Wan fighting awesome lightsabre battles, young Darth Vader, an awesome enemy in Maul.

All the cinematic/story/acting issues didn't matter to a kid. After seeing it we were at home sword fighting in the yard, filming ourselves, we had a nerdy naeighbor who would make our sticks look like legit lightsabres. I don't like the majority of the prequels, but as a kid, it brought me into the Star Wars universe in a way the originals couldn't because it wasn't the same watching it on VHS at home vs seeing it on the big screen.

04-07-2016, 02:53 PM	#79
Coach Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vancouver Exp:	Yes, and while not very good, without them you wouldn't have Duel of Fates, Anakin vs Obi-Wan, Palpatine, etc.. There is a lot wrong with the prequels, but it's still Star Wars. They also helped reinvigorate a franchise for young kids who had no connection to Star Wars in their actual lives. We had the movies growing up, and loved them, but as someone who was 12 when TPM came out, I didn't care about how annoying Jar Jar was, or midichlorines, or whatever thing I find stupid now as an adult. I saw young Obi-Wan fighting awesome lightsabre battles, young Darth Vader, an awesome enemy in Maul. All the cinematic/story/acting issues didn't matter to a kid. After seeing it we were at home sword fighting in the yard, filming ourselves, we had a nerdy naeighbor who would make our sticks look like legit lightsabres. I don't like the majority of the prequels, but as a kid, it brought me into the Star Wars universe in a way the originals couldn't because it wasn't the same watching it on VHS at home vs seeing it on the big screen. __________________ Last edited by Coach; 04-07-2016 at 03:07 PM.