It is important to remember that both of these movies have considerable fanbases. Keeping that in mind, AoTC has alot more meat for the geek than the casual viewer; this is always a bad thing for revenue.
Lets look at some of the interesting tidbits...
Spiderman fans were divided on the issue of the biological web shooter, as opposed to the cartridge based system of yore. Beyond the most dedicated of fans, absolutely nobody cared.
AoTC on the other hand has created tons of elated posts on various forums, with comments ranging in scope from those focusing on the clues left for us concerning Boba Fett's inevitable role as a Jedi Hunter, to those focusing on the technical similarities of the transports seen at the end of the movie and Star Destroyers.
AoTC is a Star Wars nerds dream come true with tons of details, from technical to political, that are all incredibly coherent.
It is this very same abundance of detail that bogs down and complicates the movie from the standpoint of a typical viewer. Instead of being gee-whiz cool, it is instead tedious and confusing.
AW CRAP!!! LEAFS LOSE!!! NOO!!!!!!!
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It is important to remember that both of these movies have considerable fanbases. Keeping that in mind, AoTC has alot more meat for the geek than the casual viewer; this is always a bad thing for revenue. Lets look at some of the interesting tidbits... Spiderman fans were divided on the issue of the biological web shooter, as opposed to the cartridge based system of yore. Beyond the most dedicated of fans, absolutely nobody cared. AoTC on the other hand has created tons of elated posts on various forums, with comments ranging in scope from those focusing on the clues left for us concerning Boba Fett's inevitable role as a Jedi Hunter, to those focusing on the technical similarities of the transports seen at the end of the movie and Star Destroyers. AoTC is a Star Wars nerds dream come true with tons of details, from technical to political, that are all incredibly coherent. It is this very same abundance of detail that bogs down and complicates the movie from the standpoint of a typical viewer. Instead of being gee-whiz cool, it is instead tedious and confusing. AW CRAP!!! LEAFS LOSE!!! NOO!!!!!!!