All 3 of my kids, (the youngest being 14), think the prequels are shite.

And both of mine love it.

We actually watched TPM last night.

My youngest first watched when she was 4 and she liked them at the time. But she really liked "Dark" Vader.
When TFA came out we went back and re-watched all 6 movies. Here were her criticisms of the prequels:
- There was no character to root for. (protagonist)
- The characters were boring and had no personality
- The plot was too political and a lot of times didn't make any sense
- Jar Jar Binks is the most annoying character in the history of film
Sure, when she was 4 Jar Jar was hilarious. Now that her skull is fully hardened she sees what the vast majority of Star Wars fans see.

There is a way to make the films fun for little kids and still satisfy the adult audience. I think they did a good job with TFA. "Dark" Vader is what made the original series so cool to her when she was 4, not the Ewoks. Real characters and a decent plot also helped.

BTW - She was laughing at how "whiny" Luke was in ANH - I agree

Luke was always whiny, even back in the 70's.

If TFA had been made by any other studio than Lucasfilms, it would have sued for plagiarism.

Agreed on the plagiarism. That's what makes VIII so critical to the franchise. They can't copy Empire and they can't go near the prequels with a political plot unless it's a really good plot. (fingers crossed)

The prequels were vastly superior. ROFL

Your and idiot.

But I bet they love Empire, don't they?

Luke whiny>>>Anakin whiny

Truth

Thank god Disney saved Star Wars from Lucas

Yeah, TFA was a creative thing of beauty, original to its core.

Loved it, I know it was basically same story line. But, JJ has been very impressive with his style of directing. He really makes great compelling story telling and, his creativity with visuals is amazing.

Only thing that kinda make me laugh tho, that man loves his lens flares

I viewed it as a reboot. Kind of like that first new Star Trek movie with the altered timeline. I was OK with it because I really did not like the prequels.

nice subtle sarcasm lol.

It was a good flick.. but in terms of being a part of a legendary series.. expected soooo much more. Solid cast tho.