You freely admit that you haven't seen most of those lauded films, but insist Star Wars must be better than them. I hold Star Wars in the highest regard, and consider it among the best of the best. But I will not denegrate any of those great films (admitting I have not seen a couple of them) so that Star Wars could somehow take the place of one of them.
They are each Great in their own way, as is Star Wars, and comparing films for ranking purposes is pure folly. Still, I think the point is that neither Star Wars nor George Lucas are generally considered amont the world's best movies or filmmakers by top critics and filmmakers. Perhaps Star Wars is simply not weighty enough (I note only one other "popcorn" type flick on the lists) ... but for whatever reason, it's not the be-all and end-all of cinema that our particular affection for it would consider as its due.
But go out and see a few more of those films, Go-Mer. Oh, and if you want to reveal your limited critical abilities by dissing 2001: A Space Odyssey as "boring," you throw into perfect relief the worthlessness of your love for the godawful Star Wars prequels.
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