I’m a huge original trilogy SW fan, first movie my father took me to go see! I have to say 4, 5 and 6 will always bring me back as a fan even after 1, 2 & 3 were a disaster, with the exception Darth Maul who was pretty memorable. 7 & 8, just Ok and after seeing #8 opening night, I’ve come to the conclusion that there will never be a new release that will compare close to the originals. That said, I‘m thankful Star Wars is alive today with new movies, sequel spin-offs. I mean we’re seeing a movie every year up until 2020 and it looks like we’ll see a new trilogy start up right after #9. #8 wasn’t half bad. Imagine if we had waited 3 years with no spin-off’s in between...this thread would be blowing up 10x with hate...lol.
I hope the later movies do get better. My son is too young to know SW now, but I hope when the new trilogy begins, and I take him to see his first SW movie in the theater that he will forever be a fan as I am today.