Originally posted by: JediRandy
The OT is looked at through the Rosiest of Rose-Tinted glasses.

I don't think that's true at all. I think the difference is that while the dialog and acting was bad in the OT, it's worlds better than the acting in the PT. I remember an interview or commentary in the past few years where Harrison Ford was filming a scene in ESB and the director said it was great and he said "Was the effect great or was I great?" He was not happy unless the acting was great. Unlike today where Lucas just figured he'd fix everything in post. And that's coming from a man that once said "A special effect without a story is just a special effect".