If you were tasked with tracking down a Star Wars fan who wasn't exactly blown away by the franchise's Prequel Trilogy, you wouldn't have to look that hard. While fan and critic reactions ranged from mixed to positive when The Phantom Menace released back in 1999, nowadays, it (and the two films that followed) are generally met with contempt and disdain, thanks to wooden, stilted dialogue, awkward romance scenes between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé, downright annoying comic relief characters, such as Jar Jar Binks and, above all, the trilogy's odd reliance on political issues.