Sequels, Prequels and Re-makes; The Good and the Truly Awful
sequel section as they were conceived as a trilogy and made close enough back-to-back. At the start of the first film everything that the audience needs to know is explained in an iconic an oft parodied scroll of text. Three great films, job done.
Not if you’re George Lucas and have become bored of touching up your old films with digital effects. Why not come up with the weakest possible of story ideas, set it before your original trilogy, go over the top with computer effects, forget all about characters and good writing and create cinema’s mast annoying character in Ja Ja Binks and call it a trilogy of prequels. Not just one, but three equally damning and poor prequels that each served to ruin the good work done by the original.
There’s now a ridiculous number of prequels: The Scorpion King, Dumb and Dumberer, Carlito’s Way; Rise To
