There's the pod race, and the duel with Darth Maul, and iconic lines such as "there's always a bigger fish" or "I'll try spinning, that's a good trick", the only thing I won't defend about it is Jar Jar Binks getting too much screen time.
I can agree to disagree with respect to your relative level of enjoyment for the prequel trilogy versus the sequel trilogy, but calling the sequels "infinitely worse" seems like a massive stretch. I had some fun with Ep. 1 and enjoyed some of the pieces of Ep. 3, but Ep. 7 was a total crowd pleaser and Ep. 8 had some great directorial flourishes and iconic imagery. Ep. 2 and Ep. 9 were both trash, but for very different reasons. Overall, I liked the sequel trilogy better than the prequels by a significant margin, even if both pale in comparison to the original trilogy.
"Crowd pleaser" seems like a euphemism for "total and shameless retread of A New Hope." The other movies have their failings, but at least they tried. I found Episode 7 positively insulting.
Both are obviously bad but for very different reasons. Sequels had great special effects and visuals (being newer of course), definitely better acting, while the prequels had more originality and a far more interesting story in general. At this point the prequels have become somewhat likable ironically because of the memes and they're just fun to watch and make fun of. Additionally, Clone Wars adds a lot of depth to that era and saves it from being a complete failure.
Emmanuelle? Well okay. Why not then Critters, Ghoulies, Flirtin' and Squirtin', Eager Beavers, Ernest Goes To..., Porky's, Step Up, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Madea, Scary Movie, and Police Academy... if we're gonna hit the bottom of the barrel might as well scrape it clean.
"Three of these films are utter classics; but the prequels should be exiled to a galaxy far, far away" Still a freakin' masterpieces in compare to Disney's sequel trilogy.
I'm not sure the number of films for the "Ellen Ripley" series is accurate. I can understand leaving out the vs. Predator spinoffs, but not Prometheus and Covenant.
There was nothing about Indy IV that made it stand out apart from the original trilogy or seem any worse/cheesier/far fetched/whatever than Temple of Doom, except fanboy nostalgia.
The Star Wars sequels on the other hand, yes, are objectively awful.
I'm curious to know what makes the sequels "objectively" awful. I mean, I get why some (or even a lot of) people dislike them. Subjectively. But critiquing a movie is inherently not objective, right? What indisputable facts make the trilogy awful?
On the completely scientific Hegelian Scale of Awfulness, Star Wars episodes VII, VIII, and IX score 6.85, 9.76, and 9.93, making them objectively some of the most awful movies in history. For the sake of comparison the prequel trilogy only averaged a score of 7.04 on the same scale, and Leonard part 6, appropriately, scored a flat 6 points. Of the original trilogy only Return of the Jedi managed to score higher than 1 point on this scale, and all were under 2, being objectively not awful.
Godfather 3 excellent? I remember coming out of the theater thinking that I had just watched the outtakes from some other movie that never got finished. I mean--killing the Pope with a cup of poisoned tea? Helicopters? Sofia Coppola trying to act? WTF?
I can understand the pain of Star Wars fans who took the prequels and sequels as a personal insult. While we didn't have Jar Jar Binks, Andy Garcia was nearly as bad.
In the USA (and Canada?) it's the itsy-bitsy spider. I've learned from previous Jetpunk comments that your version is common in some other English-speaking countries.
As was said earlier, in North America it is the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider.' I honestly didn't know there was a distinction in the nursery rhyme between the USA and the UK.
Changes pending. I did not realize my negative comments on the prequels would be so controversial. I am not endorsing the sequel trilogy, but for those nostalgic about the prequels I suggest you watch the Red Letter Media 'Mr. Plinkett' reviews of the prequels. They are horrible films.
Also, the sequel trilogy was FAR worse than the prequels.
See also: practically every other series on this list.
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Fast and Furious
- Transformers
- Mission Impossible
- Avengers
- Toy Story
- Predator
- Scream
- Oceans 12
- Hunger Games
- Final Destination
- Resident Evil
- ...
-Gremlins
-Rambo
-Riddick
-Mad Max
-Jason Bourne
-Expendables
-Terminator
-Transporter
-Kingsman
-Maze Runner
-Emmanuelle
-...
For once I actually remembered that the hockey mask horror movie is "Friday [the] 13th" and I missed the "the". Great!
The Star Wars sequels on the other hand, yes, are objectively awful.
I'd get into the methodology but it's all very wonky and you probably wouldn't understand.
I can understand the pain of Star Wars fans who took the prequels and sequels as a personal insult. While we didn't have Jar Jar Binks, Andy Garcia was nearly as bad.
Do you mean 'Incy-wincy?'