Very-very unpopular opinion: I liked the new Star Wars movies from George Lucas! :-)

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2014)

(Spoiler alert) Very-very unpopular opinion: I liked the new Star Wars movies from George Lucas! :-)
Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Episode II: Attack of the Clones; Episode III: Revenge of the Sith were all cool I think. Yeah, Jar-Jar is ͡ bit stupid, I did not really like that creature either - however in the pretty-dark Star Wars universe there can be some stupid / funny species too, because why the hell not? He takes brings some bright light in it, and compared to his silliness the evil characters (the Emperor, Vader, Maul, etc.) look even more dark and menacing.
But Palpatine was done very well, just like Anakin, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, Count Dooku, Yoda and others. The battle scenes were awesome, and if you compare the Jedi fights to the older movies, the new ones look waaaaay better - the original Jedi fights are like the fights in really old pirate movies (cc. around the 1920's), while the new ones use force jumps, force pull-push, dual wielding, shaolin-like techniques and many more really good-looking stuff. Different people, different opinions I guess...
Also, this whole circlejerk around "George Lucas is ͡ bad movie maker, bad artist, bad person" is pretty strange. I mean yeah, he had very different financial and directorial options while making the original trilogy, and then the 3 prequels. But c'mon guys: he started the whole STAR WARS saga!!! He should get some credit or admiration for it. If one does not like his latest works, that is also OK, there are tons of fan- fictions to enjoy instead. Leave Britney Lucas alone... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Also now Disney will make some new parts, we will see what they can add to the Star Wars universe: prepare for Mickey Mouse Jedi Knight III... Nah, just kidding, I think they will also make some good ones. Disney employs professionals, and they can differentiate between "child movies" and adult fantasy movies, so I think they will be really good. "Pirates of the Caribbean" is also ͡ Disney franchise, and it has some darker parts too, definitely not aimed toward little children.
To sum it up: the Star Wars universe is big: there is the Force in it, darkness, light, evil characters, funny characters, battle scenes, love scenes... If you do not like some of these, you can always choose another book, movie or game, there are tons of them. Personally I really like Phantom Menace, and all the other new movies too.