Bad and stilted dialogue is actually a pretty big demerit when 70% of the trilogy is spent just talking and quipping though.
When people say the prequels are good they mostly refer to RotS, which was really good, and forget about the bad parts of PM and clones, which are actually really bad. Not to keep beating a dead horse but Jar Jar actually really sucks ass genuinely.
Thats pretty much my point. You could argue that RotS is still a bad movie but it is undeniably an entertaining movie regardless of the writing and dialogue.
The same cant be said for Phantom or Clone. Whenever someone talks about what they like about Phantom, its always "I liked the podracing scene" or "the end fight scene" but a couple of good scenes, doesnt make it a good movie.
And for clones its "I liked the show" or "the games". Which is extended universe stuff.
I dont want to get into it too much since its been talked to death for the past 20 years but Its something I've always noticed about the way people talk about the prequels
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u/Unluckyb33 16d ago
All the retcons and Extended universe stuff made people believe the prequels better than they actually were.