I liked the Vong.

They were a breath of fresh air after all those superweapon plots and dark jedi attempting to abduct Leia's kids storylines.

A powerful enemy that would unite the remains of the Empire with the Alliance.

They look odd (maybe not so much after Maul but I digress), have totally different motives than the Empire and are genuinely dangerous.

I liked the way it could almost be used as justification for what Palpatine did if he could see them coming.

And the guy is a much more proven director than anyone else who has made a Star Wars film, even St Kersh.