Originally Posted by
Thatman
Not to divert this whole thing into a prequel tangent, but I actually feel the biggest problem with the prequel trilogy is the acting/script revolving around Anakin and Padme in Episode II. Because it's such a huge part of the story, that it came across so awkward, clunky, and poorly executed drags everything down with it. (And to be honest, I was extremely underwhelmed by Portman.)
That's really my biggest concern about the new movies - but personally, I think when Lucas isn't calling all the shots himself (i.e., when someone else is directing), things seem to improve tremendously, so I think having a new director who will actually work with the script and the actors and focus on performances as much as, if not more than, special effects, should avoid the foibles of the prequels.