Thoughts on Original Trilogy verses New.

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The original Star Wars were classic. They introduced new technologies and opened the door for a lot of special effects in the future. I still think the original trilogy is timeless. But watching the new ones (which still have their strengths) I feel as if some things done to keep that "old star wars" feel was unneccessary. What's with the side swipe screen transitions. I think the new movies were actually quite cheesy. Not only was the dialog bad, but the story line was weak. Why the heck would a strong woman such as the former Queen die from a broken heart. She's a strong woman, she can do without a man! And young Anakin was annoying too. And JarJar, omg don't get me started. I really think they couldve avoided the cheesiness. There was definitely some cheesiness in the original, but it was okay then. And some of the bad lines were done well with great actors. Do you think there was too much effort to give that traditional Star Wars feel to the point where the movies were just plain bad? Take Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, put a new name on it...let's say... "Young Slave Hero Is Born" (dumb name I know) And instead of Jedi call them Samurai...and the Sith just "dark evil baddies" Do you honestly think the movie would have even made a profit? Maybe...but not much. It did well because it was tagged with a name. I enjoyed Episode II and III a bit more but I still think if you overdo something it can just raise the chances ruining it. Don't attack me I love Star Wars I probably put hundreds into collector action figures, dolls, tin lunch boxes, burger king glasses (have almost all of them) tootbrushes, Pez, ect. But still...do you think the new ones could've been done 100x better without the cheesy acting, bad story, pan screen transition, and JarJar!