evan1975 said:
I think the prequels showed people what bad Star Wars really was.

I think that, more than anything, has helped Hamill and Fisher.

Whenever people diss Hamill I always ask "have you seen Empire Strikes Back"? He practically carries the film, and the majority of his screentime is spent interacting with a literal rubber puppet. The guy gave nearly an Oscar worthy performance and he only has about three scenes where he is face to face acting with another recognizable human being. And I'm not even making that up! -One scene with Ford and Fisher in the hospital -one tiny scene with Dak getting into the speeder for about five seconds -a small bit when he is rescued on the Falcon -and then a reaction scene at the very end of the film.

Everything else is either done over radio, with masked characters, with puppets, or just reaction shots.