Both of the prequels could have been so much better than what they are. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Star Wars and did my best to enjoy the movies without being overly critical , but when you compare to what was...
George tells us that for the earlier films technology didn't allow him to realise his true vision of what Star Wars should have been. Thank God!! I say.
One minor quibble, I dont mind CGI, CGI has its place, too much CGI spoils the films, for me at least, its about the fact that you can't fool the human eye.
As an eaxample, how much would it have cost GL to actually put actors in costumes, even just a handfull of actors, I'm refering to the fact that all the clones were 'clones'. Even the ones in the close up shots eg where Amidala falls out onto the dunes and a clone arrives to see if she's alright, he's CGI.
The lack of realism spoils these films for me. I know its a fantasy saga!! But in the original films you actually felt that in a galaxy far, far away..... these events took place!!!
In the original films the sets were real, the actors were real, the models were real, which in turn made everything believable.
YOU CAN'T FOOL THE HUMAN EYE!!!! (most of the time.)
Tal.