As for the sequels i liked Rey, Poe and Finn but it could as easily have been set in the far future or had no connection to episodes 1-6 except for marketing reasons and drawing fans in to see the original actors for Star Wars, Empire and Jedi.

I also commend Rian on Last Jedi Luke was nuanced and interesting, not my take on the character and there’s a couple of things i’d change but love the Zen monk Buddist stuff. I like that Luke by this point has moved beyond lightsabers and is more powerful, even Yoda wouldn’t have been able to force project himself across the galaxy. Last Jedi has the best score of the lot and the best cinematography, Mark Hamill did a fantastic job. I think Daisy Ridley did her best acting in the three in this movie as well. There was an earnest realism to her portrayal.

I kind of liked the JJ movies but they are just fun comic book movies isolated from Star Wars, as Star Wars they kind of are near the bottom if slightly above Attack of the Clones or the Holiday Special. I did notice by my third watch the Rise of Skywalker doesn’t really make sense and it just a sloppy mess. But i still like elements of the movie but the execution is hamfisted and there is something false and flat about the whole film.

I sort of see these as the Disney edit of Legends. I don’t think the mesh at all with Lucas Star Wars canon. Last Jedi might fit if there was proper buildup on Luke’s fall more than a short flashback. And He trained Rey and didn’t die until the 9th movie. Force Awakens on the other hand is just a remake of Star Wars, and Rise of Skywalker is a remake of Return of the Jedi and Dark Empire.