Something is off

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2019)

I'm completely new to the starwars movies. I've avoided them my whole life, but with Disney + I was able to watch all of them and then this one on Netflix. The bad reviews I see on here must be one of two things. Either targeted bad reviewing by bots and trolls or dedicated older fans who dont like anything new.
Being a new fan I had no loyalty to any of the movies and have not been influenced by others opinions on them.
That being said this is a very good movie. I was only able to get through the prequel trilogy because I'd seen these first and I wanted to understand the history and plot points better. If I'd have started with episode 1 I wouldn't be a newly converted fan. Those films, especially the first two are horrifically bad. Reviews starting that this is the worst out of the current 8 must not have watched those 3.