Cringeworthy Stuff From The Star Wars Prequels

The Star Wars Prequels had some really bad moments... which is kinda saying something...

As with many fans of the original Star Wars movies, I am not a fan of the Star Wars Prequels. However, I did not loathe the Prequel Trilogy as many fans did. Mostly the movies were prety forgettable to me, yet there are of course scenes that stick out as tremendously bad in my mind.

I love myself some movieish type stuff and for that reason, I thought I'd share with you some Prequel Trilogy Cringeworthiness!

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Jar Jar Binks

There! We got that out of the way and now we can move on!

Midichlorians

Explaining the Force was a terrible move... almost as bad as Jar Jar and probably the one thing that almost made the entire series collapse in on itself!

Obi-Wan's "Another pathetic life form" Comment

Seriously, I know that the Jedi are a higher class of being than the general galactic citizen and they are a bit overzealous but Obi-Wan isn't a douchebag! I guess this line refers to Jar Jar which would be understandable but Obi-Wan is more concerned with being the good guy Jedi and would never say this!

The Bi-Secting of Darth Maul

Darth Maul was quite the character and many wanted him to become a larger part of the story in the prequels... if someone was trying to set up a real menace in the Sith, they blew it when Obi-Wan sliced this guy in twain!

SIDE NOTE: They screwed up again by not bringing him back in cyborg form but I think we're getting ahead of ourselves.

This Guy

The Boy Who Would Become Darth Vader, ladies and gentlemen!

"I don't like sand..."

"It's rough and coarse and irritating...

and it gets everywhere!

Not like here...

everything is soft...

and smooth..."

Really? Really?

Boba Fett's Origin

Boba Fett's a clone? WTF?

Worst... Origin... Ever...

Count Dooku

Don't get me wrong... Christopher Lee is always a good edition to a movie, even if the movie isn't that great... and the character does hang around for longer than Darth Maul...

"This party's over!"

Okay, this isn't cringeworthy as much as it is freakin' hilarious... likely unintentionally... but it almost makes up for the last two hours... until you watch the Padme and Anakin "Love Story" again...

R2-D2's Murder Rampage

It turns out that lovable little rolling trash bin is not all he seems. For some reason, he has functions that nobody in the originally trilogy was even aware of and it's never suggested that he lost the use of said abilities or had his memory wiped to forget he had them.

I guess this is one of those nitpicky things I could easily get past... but he seemed a lot more handy in the original filns, whereas in the prequels he just destroys things and helps out if there's some need for it in the plot... it just seems a bit out of character...

Super Battle Droid Voices

Am I the only one who found the voice of the big, ferocious Battle Droids nonthreatening and comical? After Episode II I expected something in more of a baritone... not a high pitched digitenor!

General Grievous

Is there any point about complaining about the bad guys in the Prequels? Again, this guy was pretty interesting... he doesn't even last halfway through this movie!

Weak sauce, Mr. Lucas. Weak sauce!

"Unlimited Power!"

The Emporer... why is he stupidly evil for evil's sake? I got the idea from RotJ that he was a pretty together guy but it turns out... he'd be better off with a mustache he could twirl and a monocle!

Vader's "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

There are many instances of a screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" being pulled off right.... there are even more instances of a screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" being laughably over dramatic... Episode V for instance... but somehow... this one manages to be so, so terrible that it once again almost destroys the franchise!

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That's it! That's really all I think of when I think Star Wars Prequels. Not quite the legacy you envisioned now is it Mr. Lucas?

On the whole, I really couldn't say I hated the movies... I mean, yeah... the prequels weren't all that great, especially when compared with the originals... but I still do enjoy going back and having a laugh at this stuff! I hope you can too!

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Justin Christopher Davis is an avid watcher of movies, television and YouTube videos as well as a general enthusiast of video games and music and other stuff... to find out more, visit his website at www.justintymeco.com