Deep Down, even the hardcore fans know this was horrible ...

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2002)

It's obvious from my e-mail address that I am (was) quite a Star Wars fan, but there are people out there who are even bigger Star Wars fans than me. No - that's an understatement. There are hundreds of people out there who have literally purchased every Star Wars toy ever produced, who have their bedrooms covered with Star Wars posters, and who watch all three parts of the original trilogy on a weekly basis. In other words, Star Wars is a huge part of their life, if not all of their life.
It would again be a huge understatement to say that the expectations these fanatical fans had for the new Star Wars prequels were very high. Even I was very excited about The Phantom Menace. Imagine how tragic it was for these people when they first sat down to watch the Phantom Menace (especially the ones who stood in line for three weeks to gte tickets), and realized how bad it was.
If The Phantom Menace killed Star Wars, then Episode II was definitely the nail in the coffin. Both of these movies were beyond horrible. So why are there some people on this and other web sites writing good reviews and saying it was the best movie ever? One word - denial. The fanatical fans know in their heart or hearts that Episode I and II have got to be two of the worst Sci-Fi movies ever made - forget about even trying to compare these to the original trilogy. They just can't accept it, especially after devoting so much of their time and energy over the past ten years to the whole Star Wars mythos.
For these people, I have just one things to say - it's good that the new Star Wars films sucked so bad, because it's high time you people gave up this fantasy world you live in and get back to reality.