It was definately the best of the prequels....but that's hardly saying anything at all. My friend and I went on opening day and after the movie was over, I felt that I had just lost 2 1/2 hours of my life I will never get back. Everyone over the age of 18 was shaking their heads walking out, while the little kids loved it.
The original Star Wars were made for kids and adults alike, and thats part of the reason I liked them so much. A swashbuckling adventure.
The new ones are tedious, horribly paced, terrible acting, and the plot makes no sense at all. There are huge gaps in the story, and Lucas tryed TOO HARD to make them fit with the originals, all while making the story worse. He was too worried about CGI effects that he forgot to include a story.