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New Documentary Is Wrong: The ‘Star Wars’ Prequels Are Just Plain Bad
HeatStreet ^ | August 29, 2016 | Emily Zanotti

Posted on 08/31/2016 6:56:03 AM PDT by C19fan

A new documentary is challenging Star Wars fans to unlearn what they have learned about the awful prequels that ruined our childhoods and stole our innocence about future Star Wars films.

Not that I’m bitter.

Anyway, a handful of prequels fans decided a few years ago to crowdfund The Prequels Strike Back, a documentary that is supposed to give people a fresh new perspective on The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, based on scholarly commentary from no less than arts expert Camille Paglia and Jonathan Young, a Joseph Campbell scholar.

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KEYWORDS: hollywood; moviereview; scifi; star; wars
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To: Disambiguator

Not fortunate enough to have seen that.

Sounds triffic!


81 posted on 08/31/2016 12:13:04 PM PDT by Conan the Librarian (The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
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To: xp38

I have a Nephew who told me that if he ever gets to be emperor of some country, he will make the theme to “Star Wars”, his national anthem.


82 posted on 08/31/2016 12:28:16 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Conan the Librarian

It’s great fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-3JvUdYR9A


83 posted on 08/31/2016 1:27:21 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: xp38

Quite true. Williams’ score for Star Wars was stunning, even if based mostly on Wagner, with a cribbing from Holst’s “Mars” for Darth Vader’s march.


84 posted on 08/31/2016 1:38:26 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Vince Ferrer

Yeah, he definitely came across as being somewhat realistic regarding his political maneuverings. However, I’d probably say if he took the government by force, he’d be a bit more realistic, like how Lenin got into power (and believe me, he was definitely as totalitarian as Stalin was).

I’d probably say Scar rivals Palpatine in that regard, though.

Not to say Palpatine’s not a well-written character, he was.


85 posted on 11/27/2016 3:19:14 PM PST by otness_e
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To: C19fan

Harry S Plinkett talked about this years before this lady did.


86 posted on 11/27/2016 3:24:47 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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To: fwdude
The first two (IV & V, that is) at least didn’t try so hard. They were light-hearted enough that you could enjoy them for what they are.

I saw the first one (IV) on opening night (skipped my last day in high school to be in line). When the lights came up, someone said "Thank God, I was so tired of meaningful movies."

87 posted on 11/27/2016 3:28:23 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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