I think that you guys aren't giving the OP enough credit here, and perhaps most people on this forum are biased because they saw the prequels first.

Example: I recently took a mythology class, and my teacher had never seen the Star Wars movies until recently. Our class was aghast at this, and asked which trilogy she liked more. She said that she wasn't a fan of either very much, but did like Episode 1 the most. I find this remarkable because it speaks to a very different mindset from the average poster on this site. The teacher examined the movies from a mythological standpoint, and saw a lot of King Arthur in the prequel story. Our teacher had also watched the movies in numerical order, and because the prequels spoiled so many of the surprises and characters of the originals, this would rightly exclude the originals from being seen as great. Compound this with the fact that she probably saw the Blu-rays and the terrible color grading and additions, and I can fully understand why the prequels are seen at least on par with the originals. Lastly, the originals do have problems, even if many people here consider them quaint and charming.

I like prequel bashing as much as the next guy, but let's keep it civil.

And yes, some parts of ROTS were great.