C3PX said:
When I was a kid I really enjoyed Return of the Jedi, and thought my older cousin was a retard because he felt it was poorly written and childish. To me this was unbelieveable, I felt Return of the Jedi was one of the greatest films every made, my cousin obviously didn't know what he was talking about! Well, now that I am older and can look at Return of the Jedi with more mature eyes, I can see very clearly that my cousin was absolutely right about that film.

To some of us older guys, it is just impossible to find fart jokes and Jar Jar's antics in the least bit humorous or enjoyable to watch, or to find Anakin's character the least bit heroic or his turn the least bit tragic. The PT is clearly missing a lot of the magic that made the originals loved by so many. Some of us lament the situation, because honestly, a prequel trilogy had a lot of potential, and sadly, that potential was wasted on films with insanely high budgets, but writing, situations, and acting slightly under par for a Disney Channel original movie.

As a kid, I also enjoyed Return of the Jedi. And now that I'm less than four months from turning 28, I still like it. I know that the rescue scene in Jabba's Palace could have gone better, but it's those moments where not everything goes according to plan and the hero's chances of success become slimmer that can really heighten a moment. I believe that Ady understood that while he reworked that Battle of Yavin in ANH:R.

Last I recalled, there was only 1 fart joke in the whole saga, and Jar-Jar's antics were short lived. Both of these were in TPM. And maybe Anakin wasn't as heroic was we might have depicted, but I do agree that the galaxies greatest villain would have started out as a whiny teenager. As for his turn to the dark side, I felt it was very tragic. He sold his soul the devil and ended up loosing everything, all because he want to save his wife from dying. He starts off being motivated by love and attachment, and evolves into lust for domination.