Also, I don't hate the O-OT, I just think that overall the 2004 SE is better. There are some things about it that aren't as good, but there are far more things that are better to me.
Also, I didn't just refer to some reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, I linked to an article they wrote where they determined that there was a higher % of positive reviews for the prequels than there were for the classic trilogy when you compared reviews that came out during the time of each movie's release.
Here it is again: Critical Consensus
I understand a lot of you don't like to hear things like this, but I don't think that makes me a troll.
Prequels Tomatometer Scores Based on Current Active Critics:
83% - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
65% - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
62% - Star wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Average Tomatometer: 70%
Original Trilogy Tomatometer Scores Based on Current Active Critics:
80% - Return of the Jedi
98% - The Empire Strikes Back
93% - Star Wars
Average Tomatometer: 90%
Tomatometer Scores for Original Trilogy During Original Release Dates:
31% - Return of the Jedi
52% - The Empire Strikes Back
79% - Star Wars
Average Tomatometer: 54%
I brought it up to illustrate the fact that it took time for critics to see how great the classic trilogy was, which lends credibility to my claim that the same could happen for the prequels as time goes on too.