You are likely right.
There are those on this site who will state that the prequels are "objectively" bad.
There are those on this site who will state that the sequels are so bad they should not even count in the canon.
Then you get the comment above referencing Solo as if that was a terrible movie.
In terms of movies, Star Wars has basically defined my life. Saw the first movie at age 10. I'll credit that movie for driving me toward science fiction (movies and books), which ultimately led me toward a career in software engineering. Like many, I spent all those years between 1983 and 1999 thinking about what a prequel trilogy might look like. I did actually have a thought of a bunch of Jedi standing in a circle defending against an attack (which actually happened in the Geonosis arena in Attack of the Clones), but mostly I was way off with my imagination on those movies.
I never thought the prequel movies were as good as Star Wars or The Empire Strikes Back, but I'd rate Revenge of the Sith as at least equal to Return of the Jedi. The prequels get a bad rap here, like I said for some mysterious "objective" reasons, but I think that the sequel trilogy may very well have put a new light on the prequels. The sequel films were far closer to an "objective" crap set of movies (although I disagree with the term "objective" since we're discussing a form of art). The prequels tell a coherent story from start to finish; we may not like the dialogue, but honestly, a lot of the dialogue in the originals was not great either. The sequels were a mess from start to finish, and yes, that includes the best of them, The Force Awakens. They were a rush by Disney to get them into theaters when they should have taken their time and crafted an entire story line for the trilogy - why the need to get them into theaters every 2 years rather than 3 as in the previous 6 movies? (Money)
The sequels are bad. But they don't ruin my appreciation of Star Wars overall. In fact, they augment just how great the first 6 movies are compared to the last 3.
