I'd like to thank the author for writing a balanced article for once. Just because they're flawed it doesn't mean prequels don't add anything to the mythos of Star Wars. As someone who's been converted from a casual fan to a die-hard one of the entire universe I'm certainly glad Lucas released the prequels considering…

Yoda was supposed to have a lightsaber in TESB, they just couldn't do it because he was a freaking puppet. Seeing that Luke went from one brief session with Obi-Wan to being semi-competent against Vader, I just assumed he got some lightsaber training between the scenes.

I saw the movie five times and I don't remember anyone laughing. The "No" is meant to be pathetic. Lucas is showing to kids that being evil doesn't make you happy or even the most powerful being out there. The obvious allusion to Frankestein is there, too.

About pleasing "hard core fans" - has it occurred to anyone that it was not Lucas's goal? He's been very open, from 1977, that he's making those movies for kids who didn't have that kind of stories in the 1970s. Hence the pulpy feel and emphasis on spectacle rather than serious acting and dialogue. Now you might say…