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I have to admit that I went back and watched the prequels when they showed them in HD on Cinemax, and didn't totally hate them. Every time I've watched the prequel trilogy, I've included the Clone Wars cartoon between the second and third movie (I have both of the commercial DVDs, but prefer to watch a version that someone stitched together with the opening and closing credits of each episode removed), and it's my favorite of the prequels. I'm not completely disgusted with the idea of the upcoming cartoons, though I'm not sure what the point really is. The Clone Wars cartoon provided a necessary narrative bridge between the two movies - I don't see that this is really an era rich with stories - especially since the war ended badly. Are WWII movies popular in Japan or Germany?