They were a big part of my childhood. I didn't get to see the original trilogy in the theater, but at least I got the next best thing. I liked them at the time, but now that I'm older, I see so much lost potential for a truly great trilogy. Episode 3 was probably closest to what made Star Wars what it was, but it was still more on-par with the prequel trilogy than the originals. Some of that dialogue in ROTS was... egregious. Gary Kurtz never would have let that shiz fly.