and I thought the prequel trilogy was horrible and nigh-unwatchable at times. But the problem with the prequel trilogy is that it tried to be too Star Warsy and forgot to be an actual movie. This movie's problem was that it tried to be too much like generic summer blockbuster superhero movie de jour, and forgot to be an actual Star Wars movie.

So even though the prequels were undeniably worse movies, I give them an A for effort. This movie was a huge disappointment, and Star Wars has effectively been killed to me at this point (the original trilogy will always be some of my favorite movies ever though).

This movie was like the Star Wars version of the first Hobbit movie. Everybody who "liked" it says, "Just wait until the next one comes out, they'll fix all the shit that was wrong with it!" Except that's not how things ever end up.