The prequels are no great shakes in terms of story and characters, but the idea that Avatar is any better in those departments is an incredible joke. All of these films are SFX, design, and action extravaganzas with everything else an afterthought. At least the SW prequels had a *little* bit of...
Carlo, It was much more than the accents that got people up in arms! To be honest, I don't personally get worked up over that stuff -- it's just a funny thought I had and it seemed an apropos time to re-route the thread. ;)
I was watching one of the prequels on TV the other day and it suddenly struck me that Jar Jar Binks is actually the *least* racist character in the series, because he's the only example of a non-human creature who doesn't act exactly the same way as every other member of his race. Discuss...
EDIT: Travis, you were not the first to point out my brain fart. Perhaps sooner then. . . I'll be happy to -- next Black Friday when the full set is under $100 (yes, I'm just assuming). Sucks that we have to buy the prequels to get the extras. Unless those 30 hours of extras include...