Storyboards reveal the amazing star wars prequel you never saw. The force awakens succeeds by following the original star. I havent made a star wars quiz yet, so i have to now. Still, to be fair to the haters, the star wars prequels might not make it easy on the casual viewer. Like most children of the 1980s, i grew up surrounded by star wars. In that case, theres a clear map for what the franchise should do next. But you dont need it to be a movie with sword fights for a prequel to suck. It may make you feel old, but its now been 18 years since the phantom menace entered theaters and kicked off the star wars prequel trilogy.
There are some blogs that fans have written as well. The very best sequels and prequels earn comparisons with their predecessors, and it would be difficult to argue that the star wars prequels are better than the original trilogy. Star wars the prequels the good and the bad i know not all fans enjoyed the prequels, so as a life long fan of star wars i am going to list. In fact, the entire third act of clones, from the arena fight to the first clone war battle to anakin and padmes secret wedding, is the greatest contribution the prequels make to the star wars. Sujaidr details star wars episode i the phantom menace 1999 1080p bluray. Hampered by two decades worth of expectations and hype, george lucass deep dive back into the star wars universe was destined to disappoint. It should be noted that the star wars prequel trilogy is almost 7 hours in total length, and the shortest. It primarily focuses on a young darth vader, then jedi anakin skywalker, and an accompanying obiwan kenobi and the story of how they. In the coming weeks, well have plenty of flashy scenes to. The star wars prequels werent kind to ol anakin skywalker.
The star wars prequel trilogy isnt as bad as you may remember, and worth revisiting before the last jedi. Its rarely acknowledged that the star wars prequels have some of the best sword fights in cinematic history. And the reality is, star wars is, at heart, a childrens franchise. Or check out some laughable races from star trek because, well, we like to cover our nerdy bases here at cracked. Between the original trilogy, the prequels, the sequels, the oneoffs and tv, theres a lot of star wars out there. It isnt for me to say how you should feel about them. Anakin skywalker, obi wan kenobi, padme naberie, quin gon jinn, darth maul, chancelloremperor palpatine darth sidious, grand master yoda, mace windu, or jar jar binks. One of the soldiers asked the girls star if star wars. But i can tell you as a fan that doesnt like the prequels, but rather as a fan that loves the prequels, i hate it when people give me hyperbolic, pre. Without phantom menace, i would not be a huge star wars fan.
What is the best alternative version of the star wars. George lucas was doing his dishes thousands of miles away. How one star wars fan rewrote the prequels and did it. A new hope the darklighter cut author bobson dugnutt date 25sep2018 replies 38. Sure, revenge of the sith is the best star wars prequel.
And other revelations from the producer of star wars and the empire strikes back. California residents can opt out of sales of personal data. Episode i the phantom menace 1999, episode ii attack of the clones 2002, and. And stop by our top picks to see seanbaby kicking our george lucas cutout right in the cardboard. We had no idea the star wars prequels could have been this good. How george lucas almost accidentally made a masterpiece a.
Topher grace edited the star wars prequels into one 85. The force awakens was going to be better than the prequels. In star wars episodes i through iii we know that anakin, yoda, obiwan, palpatine, r2d2 and c3po all have to be alive at the end. Yet the most admired of all things star wars were the movie. Star wars fan edits and other projects fan projects. Search, watch, and cook every single tasty recipe and video ever all in one place. Me and my sisters name is covered by words lol, this video was put together by my sister, hope you like it. Heres how to watch all of the star wars movies and tv shows in chronological. As fans, we demand that disney give us the same fuzzyfeeling, space operatic awesomeness of the original trilogy, and less of the brainnumbing, toyshilling, candycolored fever dream that was the prequels. Twelve years after revenge of the sith and the films have gone from box office hits and massive fan disappointments to reevaluated ambitious failures.
The prequel trilogy describes what had taken place 32 years up to 19 years before the events of star wars. Star wars episode 1 ws disc 1 commentary by george lucas and company. The last jedi overflows with so many wonderful, bizarre and unexpected moments. The prequels get a lot of hate, but im fairly confident that any star wars fan in the 2030 age demographic can attribute it to the prequels.
How george lucas almost accidentally made a masterpiece. Finally, after stalling for two movies, george lucas delivers on all his promises. Apart from the suspenseful last halfhour of the revenge of the sith, the star wars prequels were truly terrible, marked by lifeless pageantry, tectonicplate pacing, jar jar, effectscluttered. The prequelist in me felt like it was time for the infamous pt to get the same treatment as its successors. Ep iv 2004 revisited adywan 720p hd version now in production author adywan date 19jul2006 replies 11,337. I really didnt expect to do crack vids, but after watching star wars so many times, i started having ideas and jokes. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. For more extended universe shaming, check out 6 star wars characters too retarded for film. Fall of the republic the clone warsrevenge of the sith clips. Star wars toys, books and magazines littered my room. Personally i wish there was a cut just like this, but kept that same star wars feel, original score and something of a crawl at the beginning but this, even with the huge creative decisions made, is probably my new definitive version of the prequels. Plhbhlnkxjvcyd40idgzplcri4lxfwqy0m clone wars crack.
Revenge of the sith is the quintessential star wars prequel. But on whole, star wars fans like the phantom menace, attack of the clones, and revenge of the sith. Lor san tekkas mention of balance in the force wasnt just a wink towards to. Belated media has done well and we are still waiting for epi iii. Why i love the star wars prequels and you should too. The star wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic spaceopera films written and directed by george lucas. To believe the conventional wisdom, the prequel trilogy of the star wars saga 1999s episode i. Ah, to be young, dumb, and full of midichlorians again. Star wars episode 1 ws disc 2 neverbeforeseen making of documentary neverbeforeseen deleted scenes documentary featuring 7 deleted scenes finished in 5. Its still early going, but it looks an awful lot like the new era of star wars is going out of its way to avoid acknowledging the prequelsor, in other words, the whole section of the star wars. The first film in that series, episode i, is actually listed in the top twenty box office successes of all time.
If youre a human being, you were probably as excited as we were about star wars. At their worst, the prequels signal a troubling lack of interest from writerdirector george. Its not cool to hate the star wars prequels anymore. Whats more, the past two years have seen two new films in the franchise, including a prequel. Rogue one has been called a lot of thingsa star wars story, an anthology film, a standalone adventuremany of which are synonyms for prequel.
The trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 and is a prequel to the original star wars trilogy 197783. Before 1999, all we knew is that he was a dad and that he was awesome evil personified. Star wars fans are massively downvoting antiprequel. As an 11 year old, i thought phantom menace was the greatest thing ever. Watch adam drivers hilarious response to whether the. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. And the darth vader outfit was the holy grail of halloween costumes.
Only reason im fine with it is because star wars the clone wars that was the good parts of the prequels good story good everything there were some let downs mainly in season 1 but that was the start it became probably one of the best shows of all time. My top 10 changes to the star wars prequel trilogy mr. Any star wars fan who is vocal about their hatred of the prequels based on the woodenness of the acting, the awfulness of the dialogue and the. What the seven star wars films reveal about george lucas. Same thing goes for wolverine, cyclops, sabertooth and stryker in origins. Prequels are an inherently bad idea, and they are generally executed in a manner that makes them even worse, retreading imagery from the movies ostensibly after them as selfimportant foreshadowing, and glibly trading in self. The prequels might have been panned critically, but it wasnt all bad. Star wars episodes i, ii, and iiiubiquitously known simply as the prequels, due to their notoriety for being badare loved and appreciated by some, but are seen by others as a stain on the good name that is the star wars franchise.
The lightsaber fights in the prequels, at least when it comes to choreography, are far superior to their original trilogy counterparts. These star wars prequels characters make the prequels worth watching. Why the star wars prequels cant be canon movies people think we have to live with the prequels as part of the star wars story. The main forward momentum of disneys star wars is the sequel trilogy the force awakens, the last jedi, and the untitled episode ix and if the prequels are going to be canonized in fans eyes then its here where the groundwork needs to be laid. The other two also did very profitable business at the box office as well. The fight between quigon and darth maul on tatooine is one such example of this but in the phantom menace, it gets better. The star wars prequel trilogy had potential to become pretty damn good movies, but with a weak scrip, characters and dialogue the movies were mediocre. The best version of the star wars prequels is still the. And then the phantom menace came, and we found out that anakin was a whiny kid who grew into an angsty teenager who threw fits whenever things got difficult. Why the star wars prequels are better than the originals.
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