From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   I just watched Revenge of the Sith, and... I really didn't like it.   
      
   I mean, was I just very forgiving at its release because it was Star   
   Wars or have I become more demanding? It's not like there was a   
   revelation, I just found myself agreeing wholeheartedly with pretty   
   much all the critique at the time (of all the prequel movies); poor   
   actors, poor acting, poor story, stupid effects, CGI overuse and all   
   that. That was all in there back than and I remember that ROTS was the   
   prequel episode I liked the most. Pffft.   
      
   Are we back in the pre-prequel days hoping for someone to make a Star   
   Wars prequel story while we all try to forget all three movies? Was   
   there nothing there?   
      
   Maybe I just dislike the entire Anakin story starting when he was   
   eight years old. Maybe it should have started with Attack of the   
   Clones - right into the action. But Anakin being played by an actual,   
   you know, actor. That can act.   
      
   Don't get me wrong, I really like Ewan McGregor, but he was stale in   
   all the prequel movies, and I don't know if I should blame George   
   Lucas or the overuse of CGI, or both.   
      
   But how can this be a problem? The original trilogy was shock-filled   
   with bad acting by non-actors at the time. Surely Star Wars isn't   
   known for it's supreme acting. So it's the story then? The character   
   development? Lucas did direct the original movie that started it all   
   and while its story is simple it's still very captivating and carries   
   the viewer along, thirty years later. Did he just loose the ability to   
   direct a movie? Or was it the entire merchandise circus? But I can't   
   believe that either, that circus was in full-blown mode by the Empire   
   Strikes Back, and the only backlash back then was those hideous Ewoks   
   in Return of the Jedi.   
      
   Maybe it's just the combination of the astounding work of Ralph   
   McQuarrie and the originality of the hero saga set in space that made   
   the original trilogy what it was. Maybe that's not something that can   
   be recreated by anyone? It most surely can't be done by throwing CGI   
   at it, so who could take on the job? Who could direct a Star Wars   
   prequel trilogy that feels true to the original while still bringing   
   that child-like excitement you get when the Millenium Falcon takes off   
   from Mos Eisley?   
      
   That sort of begs the question - what space sci fi movies HAVE been   
   good ever since Star Wars? Pitch Black? Too stylish. I sort of liked   
   the new Star Trek movie - but it was probably because it was so   
   similar in "tone" to a Star Wars movie. I'm note sure what movies of   
   this calibre that can be found out there.   
      
   I just want my Star Wars back!   
      
      
      
      
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