I agree that he's not totally isolating the movie to just a child's demographic. It's not like it's an ABC-Seasame Street kind of movie. There are adult situations, but it's done in a way that a child can enjoy it. And I think you hit the mark when you say 12 year old. That's an age that's older than a toddler but young enough to still be considered a child and not a teenager. Granted, there's merit in calling a teen a child also.

I'll agree to some extent that ROTJ and TPM are a bit soft and gooey when it comes to pandering, for the simple reason that Jar Jar and Ewoks have this way of grating an adults nerves, but I don't find that with AOTC or ROTS. Now, there may be some really pathetic dialogue in both of those movies, but that's no different than any of the other movies...even the actors will agree.

I'm just tired of hearing the same old hatrid of the prequels from older fans. Just like Anchorhead's post before me, I don't think they should be speaking for me either. I enjoy the prequels, perhaps even more than the OOT. At 37 years old, I can still look back at the stop motion animation of the taun-tauns and cringe, or get entirely dragged down by the pace of ANH, or wishing those ewoks were wookies. And don't think for a moment I don't have qualms about the prequels because I do, but I don't let my qualms get in the way of enjoying all 6 movies like many here do. And I think that's a shame that some people will never just relax enjoy the prequels. They've got to constantly complain about how bad they are and try and convince others that they are crap.

And no, not everyone feels that way. And I'm not trying to lump everyone in one big boat. But from what I've seen that's how a lot of older fans feel. I'm just not one of them.
Yes, I'm an OOT fanatic, otherwise I wouldn't be here. But I'm also nostalgic for the PT, and yes even a fan of it. I simply enjoy Star Wars - all 6 movies.