Too Long; Didn't Read
It seems that ever since the advent of the prequels, fan reception to new Star Wars movies has been very mixed. Some fans were sorely disappointed by the prequels, believing they didn’t do justice to the original trilogy while others (like myself) appreciate the expansion of canon that the prequels made possible, love the Clone Wars series, enjoy a high speed lightsaber battle and yet feel uncertain about the direction of the latest sequels. Where the prequels disappointed, George Lucas’s formidable presence and his council of yes-men was often blamed for an overuse of CGI and at times very poor dialogue.