S_Matt said:

I never said it was made for kids. I can't help it if it appealed to kids though, now can I? And there had to be some reason that it did. Maybe because its basically a fairy-tale? Or did I miss something? Maybe I missed some other movie called Star Wars that was an existential drama of Shakespearean magnitude?

Yes, Jedi definitely had things that appeal to kids in higher doses than the first film did. Yes, it is lacking a certain emotional gravitas of the first two films, Empire in particular. But in my opinion is nowhere near as bad as a lot of its detractors think. Too many people went "Oh, look how Phantom Menace turned out - quick, blame it on Jedi! We'll look smart because we saw this coming." - now there is some revisionism!

There is a difference between appealing to kids and gearing the movie towards kids. Star Wars appealed to kids like me, but the movie was not made in that tone. Whereas Jedi was made to appeal more to kids my age, and it is evident in the movie.

There are alot of movies that appeal to kids, but that doesn't mean they are 'kiddy' movies. Back to the Future was beloved by 12 year old kids like myself in 1985 making it one of the biggest grossing movies of all time, but the movie really wasn't made in that vein. Heck, a big part of the story is the 'incestual' angle of Marty and his mom! I'm sure they didn't think of kids when they were putting that storyline in!

There is a reason that alot of people from my generations (30 and older) thought that Jedi was the best back in 1983, and now think it is the worst of the trilogy in 2011. We all grew up and that was the only SW Trilogy movie that doesn't hold up as well.