Lucas claims he had written a three-episode backstory to the Original Trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI). But by now, it should be painfully obvious that he did no such thing. The plot for Phantom Menace and Clone Wars was barely enough for 1 film, let alone 2. It seems to me that he only had enough of a backstory for 1 prequel. I'm hoping that all the story/action went into Episode III--I might even be able to forget the lackluster first two. We'll see.
Lucas claims he had written a three-episode backstory to the Original Trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI). But by now, it should be painfully obvious that he did no such thing. The plot for Phantom Menace and Clone Wars was barely enough for 1 film, let alone 2. It seems to me that he only had enough of a backstory for 1 prequel. I'm hoping that all the story/action went into Episode III--I might even be able to forget the lackluster first two. We'll see. Actually that's about right.
Lucas himself has admitted that the back story he had written mostly pertained to the events in Episode III. Something like 60/40 - 60% for III, 40% for I and II.
And, it seems, it showed.
But the early buzz on Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is good. Even from reviewers who panned the first two. I guess you could say that this was the movie that is easiest for Lucas to get right. It's the movie everyone really wanted to see: Obi-Wan and Anakin fighting it out. Anakin's turn to the dark side. How he became Darth Vader.
I didn't think the first two were bad. Just not nearly as good as the original trilogy.