I'm not entirely sure what you're basing that on - I mean, regarded by whom? The general populace? Star Wars fans as a whole? Fans of the original trilogy? Fans of the original trilogy on the internet? Fans of the original trilogy on this site?

As the group diminishes so does the capacity for anything approaching a broad-minded view, you see.

Any opinions on Star Wars to which I give any credence are those from the target age group. Given that kids of my son's generation are of the Clone Wars generation, I don't know what they think of the prequels, much less the original films, so I don't really have any basis on which I can make sweeping statements about the prequels I'm afraid.