Did The New Star Wars Trilogy Deserve All The Hate?

Pre-1977, top-notch director George Lucas, after releasing classics such as THX 1138 and American Graffiti, wanted to secure the rights to sci-fi serial and comic icon Flash Gordon and wanted to make a film out of that. He couldn't secure the rights, though that didn't stop him. Together with other luminaries like Gary Kurtz, John Williams, Gilbert...