this grossed 1 billion …its haters look silly

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thoth-ibis-1 — 9 years ago(January 04, 2017 08:05 PM)

left no impression ? PM grossed 1 billion ! ATC made 650 million and ROS made 850 million. Somebody must have been impressed enough.
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death-lord — 9 years ago(January 05, 2017 02:11 PM)

1 billion
When adjusted it is below TFA, empire, return of the Jedi, and new hope
Attack of the clones sold half the tickets phantom dida decline of 50 percent is awful for sequels that often decline 15 percent
ROTS didn't grown much over attack of the clones and dropped like a rock right out of pop culture

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thoth-ibis-1 — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 08:54 AM)

Adjusted for inflation Phantom Menace is #18 all time. Revenge of the Sith is a respectable #63. Attack of the Clones is #92. All three of the prequels are among the 100 most popular films of all time. There have been countless films made in the last 100 years.
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thoth-ibis-1 — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 08:59 AM)

Jar Jar and Anakin both have figurines. If they didn't sell they wouldn't be manufactured.
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thoth-ibis-1 — 9 years ago(January 04, 2017 08:15 PM)

It seems that those who hated the prequels just love Force Awakens ? Kylo Ren is just a copy of Anakin from ATC and ROS. The planet killer is just another death star copy from New Hope and Return of the Jedi. Rey is just a female Luke, old Luke is just another Yoda. Snoke is just another Palpatine. No originality !
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death-lord — 9 years ago(January 05, 2017 02:08 PM)

Force awakens left more of an impact than all three prequels
There is a reason why prequel merchandise has dissapeared

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tristanwerbe — 9 years ago(January 07, 2017 12:45 PM)

I mean it's not terrible, but not that great either, clearly it left some impact on pop culture, Darth Maul, Pod Racing, Duel of the fates

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OzOverTheRainbow — 9 years ago(January 07, 2017 08:32 PM)

Some people will pay money to watch a pile of junk explode.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

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burnsmatthew2012 — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 12:45 PM)

I think its a solid film. Its enjoyable. Clearly the CGI looks dated now in places, but thankfully a lot of the film still uses motion capture and models.

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RockytheBear — 9 years ago(January 14, 2017 06:43 PM)

Grossing 1 billion doesn't mean much when your movie is called Star Wars. There also was a 16 year wait between Jedi and Menace, which heightened fan interest. I personally saw Menace 3 times in theaters, not because it was good, but because I was convinced I was missing something. I mean, it was Star Wars, right? Why wasn't I loving this?
The prequels fail in just about every way imaginable. It's shocking and laughable how bad they turned out. Even the titles are bad. There's a board on here right now asking what "The Phantom Menace" even means and there are a variety of answers, further showcasing the confusion and lack of focus that comes with these movies.
Aside from the acting, the dialogue, the poor characters, convoluted plot, and over reliance of CGI, the movies don't even LOOK right! These movies don't even resemble the same universe as the OT. It's actually jarring to go from Episode 3 to 4.
Rogue One got it right. The transition is smooth and seemless. The more you watch the prequels, the more it seems Lucas really doesn't know his own creation very well. Either that, or he had LOTS of help and input during the making of the OT.