OBI-WAN37 said:

No, I just don't see it. I don't know why so many of the original-trilogy-fans tend to hate the prequels. I guess it's just a cultural phenomena. I love the prequels.

I don't know if it's accurate to say that it's just original trilogy fans that hate the prequels. When you use the phrase "Prequels" it seems like most people know that you're not referring to "Rise of the Lycans", "Scorpion King", or "Monsters U" They seem to know that you're talking about the Star Wars PT. It also seems like the term "Prequels" has become a societal shorthand for a type of bad movie making that has transcended normal bad movie making.

When I tell a friend that a movie was "prequel bad", even if that friend has not actually viewed the PT him or her self, they are still cognizant of what I mean, without my having to say another word.

Regardless of the esteem in which you hold them, and there is nothing wrong with that, the PT is not gaining a following as it ages... except within that circle of people who enjoy taking the piss out of them.