I was reading an interesting article that lists 11 reasons not to hate the Prequels here.
I’d add Yoda’s duel in AOTC, the podrace, smoking hot Portman, The battle of Geonosis, Mace Windu, Palpatine, and the Jedi Purge.
1000 Quatloos to whomever can post that link I once posted about the problems with the prequels (and the OT.) I’ll be fraked if I can find it now.
This one?
890
Damn, In ONE!
I’ll have to get you those quatloos next tuesday…
Scew that I’m not reading all those reasons. 
Personally I think there is more good than bad.
78+64+91=233
I’ll see your eleven, and raise…
I’m in it for the Quatloos, bruther. I gotz ta get me an Orion slave girl.
I’ll raise you two.
STAR WARS
nuff said…
The original list was good and I like your additions but I’d also have to add the duel between Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Darth Maul. Just seeing a double-bladed lightsaber on screen was more than enough to give the prequels a special place in my heart. In fact, all of the lightsaber duels were fantastic in the prequels. I’m a sucker for a good sword fight and the prequels gave us many of those.
I’ll cede that. I’ve said since I first saw it, “AotC is a good movie, with a lousy movie stuck in the middle of it.”
I mostly agree… well you people all know I’m one of the crazies who loves the prequels… but yeah. It’s nice to see such positive things about them.
The actions scenes in the prequels were all top notch and that’s imo what makes them watchable. Though they also showcase one of my big problems with the prequels…the tech looks so much cooler and better in the past than in the future
The fact that we finally got to see Natalie Portman (Really) and Hayden Christiansen (Figuratively/From a certain point of view) die.
I’ll see your 11 reasons and raise you a somewhat insulting (to Mr. Lucas, at least) but still rather home-hitting opinion piece (as much as I like Star Wars, I do believe Ms. Hornaday hits the nail in the head re: George Lucas’ storytelling abilities–ducks for cover) : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/07/AR2008080701846.html
AotC had a lot of potential as a story but failed miserably as a movie. It’s shoddily edited, lazily scored, lazily acted, the CGI and live action elements seldom mix believably (ironically I find that the actors look faker in the battle sequences than the animated elements), the “romantic” storyline is forced and full of stilted dialogue (“everything is soft, and smooth…” Worst. Pickup. Line. EVER!) with no chemistry between the two leads. Then there’s the very cool detective story that was at the center of the first act which never pays off and the failed attempt at ambiguity with Count Dooku’s motivations (although that’s as much the marketing campaign’s fault as the film’s. Perhaps more).
Yeah, I guess there’s a good movie in there somewhere…
(So why do I own a copy of this thing on DVD and why do I insist on watching it?)
The actions scenes in the prequels were all top notch and that’s imo what makes them watchable.
A-HA! THAT’S why. 
Though they also showcase one of my big problems with the prequels…the tech looks so much cooler and better in the past than in the future
That doesn’t bother me that much, actually. The originals are, after all, told from the point of view of the rebel alliance, primarily, and their technology is, thanks to the lack of funds and the rag tag nature of their organization, somewhat slapped together and/or slightly older than what the Empire has. And since what we see of the Empire are either distant outposts or a small pursuit fleet, it makes sense that what technology we do see is rather limited in scope.
I do wish R2-D2 could have flown himself and threepio out of the sarlac, though.
That article pretty much sums up everything I’ve already felt and said. Very well done.
I understand that Armando but at the same time everything you read about the original trilogy tells you that the Alliance had better ships for the most part. The X, A, and B wings were top notch as were the Mon Cal cruisers. The Neb-B frigates(Medical frigate from Empire/Jedi) are in use by both sides.
But compare say the X-wing or a Tie-Interceptor to the ARC-170 or the Naboo Starfighter and it’s like “…We went from this to that?”
Dang it, I’m going to get dragged into a fictional tech conversation. DAMN YOU!!! DEFAULT PROOOOOOOPHET!!! (Shakes fist in air in Jon Stewart-esque display of faux frustration.)
ehem…
I don’t know. As cool as the ARC-170 looks, it doesn’t look nearly as advanced to me as an X-Wing or, especially, an A-Wing. Mind you, I don’t read the “incredible cross sections” or blueprint books or the guides to ships and technology, so I don’t know if they’re really SUPPOSED to be more or less advanced, but the ships in the prequels, to me, have a retro look that suggests, to me, a comparison to, say, spitfires or other WWII era fighters to the stealth fighter or even the (now rather old) F-16.
Which is to say, I find it easier to suspend my disbelief about the tech stuff than getting past the fact that they let the friggin’ sound designer edit Attack of the Clones (and it shows). And yet, I still like the prequels, enjoy watching them from time to time, and really feel that the overall plot–as opposed to the story. Thanks, Anne Hornaday!–makes the original films richer, for the most part.
(Was it here that I got a link to an article about how Star Wars fans love Star Wars because of what it can be, rather than because of what it is? I forget where I read that, but it was a nice little write-up by a fan. Maybe on The Force.net?)
what he said. surprise, surprise 
I will admit that the point about plot in the article is true. There are good character moments in the OT, but in the PT those moments are like watching a train wreak with a few exceptions.