Why do people hold his original reviews up as if they're some sort of kino?
Yes, I agree there were flaws in the prequel trilogy, but they could be made (and were years before Plinkett did it) in the span of 5-10 minutes). By making 70 min videos, he controls the attention span of even the deepest autist.
- The dialogue, particularly between Anakin and Padme, was shitty
- Jar Jar was annoying
- The flaws of the Jedi system and why they frsutrated Anakin and were exploited by Sheev could have been better explained
There, I did the best arguments from his 210 minute videos in three lines
90% of his shit is repeating the same basic point, or complaining about things that are directly addressed in the films if you go back and rewatch them.
eg:
- Plinkett complains that the Neimoidians underestimated the Jedi at the start of episode 1
- The Neimoidians underestimating the Jedi is literally a plot point of episode 1, mentioned directly in the film
- Plinkett complains that Obi-Wan jumps out of a window in a rash action at the start of Ep2, and then rouses on Anakin for being rash
- Obi-Wan being unfair on Anakin is literally one of the reasons why Anakin got fed up with the Jedi and was regularly moody at him
- Plinkett complains that the Jedi were stupid to appoint Anakin to watch over Palpatine in Episode 3, and they should have recognised Palpatine as a threat and that he was after Anakin
- The Jedi did recognise Palpatine as a threat, hence why they wanted someone on the High Council watching over him to report to them. They didn't want to appoint Anakin, but he was the only one who wouldn't arose suspicion in Sheev. Futhermore, they prevented him from being a full Jedi. This is not only mentioned in Episode 3, but is a major plot point.
I could go on, but if you care enough, go watch his reviews again, then watch the prequels again. 90% of his shit is addressed in the movies. The 10% which are legitimate criticisms were made back when the movies came out.