Children were more enthusiastic about the originals that adults, but children are generally more enthusiastic about everything. They were more upset than adults because the prequels not only disappointed them, but it clashed with their treasured childhood nostalgia. My parents were technically adults when the…

While that statement deeply saddens me, I'm not going to fall into the easy trap of juvenoia and start bemoaning "kids these days". Perhaps in that, there is an aspect of the increasingly short attention spans that modern media encourages in children today, but I think this represents more of a failure of parenting to…

No, I don't think you're being condescending at all, and I actually appreciate that you've taken the time to read what I wrote and respond. I enjoy these kinds of discussions, especially about Star Wars, though it can be hard to have a reasonable, mature discussion without people getting too worked up about things and…

This is a really problematic perspective and is one of the big reasons why the prequels were so inferior. The originals were equally enjoyable for children and adults. They were appropriate for children, but not targeted at them specifically. The prequels were intentionally targeted more at children and thus alienated…

Yes kids like him. But that's a fairly worthless point. Kids love Barney, the Teletubbies, and JAR JAR. And kids also loved the original trilogy, despite the fact that it had no kids in it at all. Kids like all kinds of things. As long as it's not too boring, too scary, or too emotional, kids will probably like it. Of…

I would think not, I mean, we're talking about opinions; there can't and shouldn't be a case-closed last word, nor can there be "proof" of anything. The RLM reviews aren't even trying to be persuasive anyway, they simply delve into why so many people were so disappointed and discussed the problems with the films, what…

"Jake Lloyd, very much a child actor but likable in his gee-whiz way"
No.