22nd April 2005, 4:41 PM
The prequels were more complex than the LotR movies which had very simple characters and an even simpler plot (ring is bad, destroy ring). And of course, it is very popular to hate on Star Wars. That's what happens, something is popular at one time but then people start to resent the popularity, and replace that with something else that's fresh and new and can be used as a comparison for bashing. That happens over and over. For people that do not care about movies that much it is not worth trying to have an opinion that greatly differs with public consensus. Star Wars is, essentially, Nintendo. There are so many parallels it's not even funny.