I've finally watched all these reviews of the Star Wars Prequels (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith). I genuinely find these entertaining and funny, despite the slightly odd and creepy deviations now and then of the 'Character' that is speaking (in a zoidberg-esqu voice). Judging by the youtube comments there's a mixed response to these - some people take it far too literal and serious whereas others (hardcore fans for the originals) are glad to fuel their rage against the prequels. Though obviously incredibly biased towards the original 3 Star Wars movies and against the newer 3 these reviews have some interesting points about 'what makes a good film'. Character development and form of stories - such as the use of the protagonist - are mentioned as well as camera shots and staging. For example in the third review it is pointed out that having major scenes set on a sofa lacks excitement especially with the dialogue shown through shot/reverse shot camera shots. It also makes a large point about special effects and how they should be used to emphasise and help tell a story (which should have relatable characters and genuine suspense) - instead of becoming the story and visually spamming the audience. It shows the pitfalls of constantly using green screen (as the actors have nothing to react to) and the end results seems a little too artificial - 'Lacking Humanity'. I think this is an important point to take into account with special effects and their use in films.
http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/
All the reviews can be found on the above link ^
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