10 Years of Prequels
I guess I'm off by a day, but we're at the 10th anniversary of the release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. 10 years of prequels. And counting.
I believe I saw the flick with Mrs. Bart (although she wouldn't be Mrs. Bart for a few more days at that point), my sister, and pal TQ. I remember coming out with a sinking feeling, insisting that it was a fun flick and totally in the spirit of the original Star Wars trilogy, while the other 3 attendees looked down their noses at me with a mixture of pity and scorn. My God, the scorn!
I've said it before & I'll say it again: if you haven't heard John Hodgman's thoughts about The Phantom Menace on This American Life, you're missing out. Click here to access the full episode, streaming, for free. Fast forward to the good part.
I will say this for the prequels: over the past 3 years, I've probably spent more time watching the prequels than I have watching the original trilogy. But that's partly because I've watched the originals so many times that they're indelibly imprinted into my brain. So why not watch Attack of the Clones every now and then? If you skip the parts where Anakin is either angry or pitching woo to Pad-mizzle, that helps. A lot.
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I believe I saw the flick with Mrs. Bart (although she wouldn't be Mrs. Bart for a few more days at that point), my sister, and pal TQ. I remember coming out with a sinking feeling, insisting that it was a fun flick and totally in the spirit of the original Star Wars trilogy, while the other 3 attendees looked down their noses at me with a mixture of pity and scorn. My God, the scorn!
I've said it before & I'll say it again: if you haven't heard John Hodgman's thoughts about The Phantom Menace on This American Life, you're missing out. Click here to access the full episode, streaming, for free. Fast forward to the good part.
I will say this for the prequels: over the past 3 years, I've probably spent more time watching the prequels than I have watching the original trilogy. But that's partly because I've watched the originals so many times that they're indelibly imprinted into my brain. So why not watch Attack of the Clones every now and then? If you skip the parts where Anakin is either angry or pitching woo to Pad-mizzle, that helps. A lot.
Check out the rest of my blog!
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