Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 4K Steelbook (Zavvi Exclusive) (UK)

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

Anyhoo... I'm now in the camp that believes "all STAR WARS is good STAR WARS". I just have fun with it; all of it. And weirdest of all... I think I'm actually a happier person overall, having "let go the hate" I used to stupidly carry around for these prequels. Life's too short; just enjoy stuff. Pew pew pew. May the Force be with you.

...apart from when you use the chapter skip button to go past stuff you don't like in Rise of Skywalker

Originally Posted by mrp1978

The sequels are still fresh. People have not calmed down. Time has not put things in perspective. But that will come. I suspect the general consensus as to quality won't eventually end up too far from the prequels. In some ways the two trilogies are the polar opposites of one another - one full of interesting, ambitious ideas, but often clunky and awkward on a scene by scene basis, while the other churns out plenty of competently made individual scenes, but is perhaps rather lacking in ambition and purpose.

YES! That's exactly how I feel about the PT and ST. The former has the themes and ideas and the world-building but not the most compelling minute-by-minute execution of the storytelling, while the latter is chock full o' fast paced fun (well, two out of three) but lacks political nuance and is sorely in need of an over-arching framework for the wider narrative. Though the one movie of the ST three that DOES dare to delve into the political mind of its director provoked the most furious online reaction to a Star Wars film I've seen since Phantom Menace, perhaps since ever. I know some folks roll their eyes and say "oh, it wasn't as bad as the reaction to the prequels" and they're right: it was worse IMO.