First I'd like to say that I enjoy the PT. Do I love them as much as the OT? No way. But they are fun. I see them as someones interpretation (sp) of the back story. Certainly not what I had envisioned. Unfortunately, that person was George.

Do I miss the hype? Hell yes. Especially for TPM & RotS. I went to the midnight showing for both. Episode I came out 2 weeks before I got married. It was the most exciting time in my life. Surrounded by family and friends and Star Wars!

There was really no hype for AotC. There was a midnight showing, but I went the next day to a noon show. It wasn't too busy, there was no buzz, just dissappointment.

RotS came at a bad time for me and my family. We lost a family member to cancer. Around the time Sith came out, we were all waiting for the time to come, if you understand. So, with all the hype, the dark story, and the final Star Wars movie, it was a nice distraction from life at that time. Which, I think, is what a movie should be. It was an appropriate ending. Good and bad. Hell, now I'm all depressed.