Bingo you keep making sweeping summaries of what Star Wars is....It's a Father/Son story...it's about the Force/Jedi/Sith.....

The PT just doesn't have the mix right, it's to heavily bogged down in politics and council meetings, it does have a lot of exciting scenes though but with the Jedi possessing super powers they can get out of every situation, the OT on the other hand is far more earthy, the majority of characters are not Force-y, you connect with them and thats why the OT is more respected.

When I was a kid Star Wars was OK to be a fan of, I remember in Science class when we were learning about magnetism one of the hardest guys in my year asking the teacher about why lasers bounced off the walls in the trash compactor scene, SW was not nerdy back then, it was cool.

The prequels have turned a lot of people off the franchise, it still makes money but they have made the films disposable.

The new films hopefully will have other avenues to explore, not just the fantastical powers of the force, hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid