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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 4654464" data-attributes="member: 8863">I kind of agree.  The biggest weakness of the prequels is that Lucas wrote them.  I don't think that's as bad as some people would make it.  However, Lucas is good at coming up with the big ideas for his films, but when it comes to actual writing, particularly dialogue, he's not as good at that.  Even so, the prequels do have memorable lines.Yeah, it is pretty formula.  Even then, formula can be entertaining when done a certain way.  Menace actually isn't too bad because there is the pod race and then Darth Maul's attack in the middle.  OTOH, Clones is definitely dragged down by the romance.  A love story is definitely not Lucas' forte.  However, Obi-Wan's part of the story makes up for it with continuing action.  My biggest problem with Sith I think was that Anakin's fall happened a bit too sudden.  The original movies have more happening in the middle, plus maybe the characters are just more interesting or at least interact better.  And I thinking about this earlier today; it's been nearly 10 years now since Menace was released.  Maybe people are starting to get used to it with it being around so long.  And Menace's problems get overstated anyway; the biggest problem is Jar-Jar, not only is he annoying, but he also sticks out like a sore thumb everywhere he goes.  I think Lucas miscalculated with him; he was probably meant for comic relief, but instead everyone ended up hoping he'd get smoked by a blaster, or cut down by Anakin's lightsaber.  But I still remember seeing it on opening day and how good it was too see a new film.</blockquote>

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