Star Wars prequels-why all the hate?

[palitoy]

Lucas didn't ruin my childhood, I still like the originals but having been trapped with nothing but these on Showcase action all yule, yeah they're not good movies. The effects haven't aged well and the writing is just not good.

If folks enjoy them, have at it, preference is like that but to me, I have never found a way to enjoy them. Even rifftrax couldn't make them better.

[Werewolf]

With the prequels, there's two extremist camps. The Lucas can do no wrong and the Lucas ruined my childhood. I try to avoid both of those groups. I actually think most people fall in the middle and don't hate the movies or might even enjoy them but do honestly admit they are legitimately bad.

[Nostalgiabuff]

i have always liked them for what they are. they all are terribly flawed but they also all have a lot of great moments. I don't even really mind Jar Jar. it's the terrible casting choices for Anikin and the stilted dialog Lucas wrote. But I can overlook all of that and still enjoy the movies

[Riderfan]

So been watching the marathon (here in Canada) of these movies a couple times this weekend and, as a Star Wars fan since '78 (yes '78, when the action figures came out) I don't understand why so many dislike these movies.

In fact it was only a few (several?) years ago reading stuff online that I realized that I'm not supposed to like these movies. And I sorta bought into that, for awhile.

Yup Jar Jar is annoying (as was reviewed in '99), as is young Anakin at times (and the pod racing is kinda goofy) and the Anakin/Padme love story is...well...kinda painful...

But most of the rest is all Star Wars, including some really cool light saber duels.

Anyone else out there not hate the prequels and just enjoy them for what they are?

K