Canadiens1160 wrote:Funnily enough, Episode 1 was the only one of the prequels which created that sense of adventure and wonder for me as the original trilogy did. Amazing locations, vehicles, and starships. II and III just felt like they were rushing through everything they had to cover, and the ridiculousness factor just continued upwards from the start of II.
Darth Maul more than counters the Jar Jar factor.
Sorry, but I thought Ep 1 felt like the Star Wars version of C-SPAN. Only George Lucas would think that a confrontation over taxes was exciting.
And what's so great about Darth Maul? I never even got why he was supposed to be bad, or evil or whatever. He just stood around looking mean and scary and we're supposed to go: "oh, yeah, ok. He must be the bad guy." In Ep 4, Vader chokes a guy, then presides over the Death Star blowing up a planet! I mean, that's one bad guy, right there! Lucas just forgot how to tell a decent story, IMO.
Sorry, and good for you if you liked Ep 1, but I have to admit to only enjoying the original series and I love the fact that the devs are sticking to 4-6.