For me, the prequels sucked after about the 10th or 11th viewing of TPM. I made it about 3-5 viewings before I really started cringing at everything Jar Jar said (which really ruined it for me). Around the 11th viewing, when I began forcing myself to sit through it in an empty theater, I started to realize how bad it was. After that, I completely gave up even trying to defend it.

I even said something about it once in the car with some close friends. I said something about it sucking badly and one of them said "For you, that's saying a lot". I'm a HUGE fan among my friends, so for me to have said that was huge. Unfortunately, it was completely true.

negative1 said:
and who was the original 'star wars' trilogy aimed at?

i don't know of too many 'adult's that still talk about it.

mostly kids that saw it and grew up with it..(i was 10 when i saw 'star wars')..

The OT was aimed at a general audience. Hence why a 10 year old was able to enjoy it in 1977 and the same kid who is now 40 can still enjoy it today. The kids that were 10 when TPM came out are now 19. Ask them if they still like TPM. I'm betting the majority say it's crap.

I saw Jedi when I was 6 and I still love it today. I don't watch the OT very much, but I don't watch the PT at all. When I do see the OT, I stop and watch it if I can (having a two year old makes watching them kind of difficult). When I see the PT, I change the channel or turn the TV off.

The Prequels do not hold up. The originals do. That's the point.