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PaperclipPerfector  3mo ago (text post)   4902 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for January 16, 2026

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I never thought people would look fondly on the fucking prequel trilogy. Shows how badly Disney has mismanaged the franchise.

I will admit the revisionist history I see from redditors regarding the prequel trilogy is surprising. I was a kid that was pretty much the target audience for the prequels when they released in the 90s, and even as an eight year old they were underwhelming and immediately forgotten. The only parts that genuinely made an impression on kids and entered into the canon were: Darth Maul and double-bladed lightsabers, podracing (mostly because of the great Nintendo 64 game). While there was hype for the Phantom Menace, parts 2 and 3 were attended with no hype, even from children.

The prequels felt like they were real Star Wars even with their bad aspects. Much of Disney Star Wars seems plasticky, fake, interchangeable with other late 2010s/2020s media.

Where were the lightsaber battles, not one good lightsaber battle in the whole sequel trilogy! Nothing to rival Darth Maul, Dooku or Battle of the Heroes.

The space battles weren't that great either. They did to Star Wars whatever was done to make skim milk.

As bungled as it was, there's a lot to appreciate about the prequel trilogy! Some epic scenes. Great music throughout. Memes for days.

I liked the prequel trilogy at the time. It's not perfect, but on the whole I enjoyed it a great deal and think that it was a worthy Star Wars trilogy.

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