3 was the most bareable to watch (keep in mind that i still didn't like it more than i did the original) out of the 3 cockups that lucas made. i admit that the fight scenes were good, but it wasn't enough to cover up the mess he made with 1 and 2. episodes 4,5, and 6 are works of pure genious, and in my opinion no other sci-fi movie will ever come close to the original trilogy. As any other kid who grew up on starwars, i didn't really mind Darth Vader as much as i did Han Solo. Han Solo was the guy all the Star Wars kids wanted to grow up to become...plus the vader in 3 was an emo loser, and not the badass "lord vader" the real fans have come to love. heck, while i was watching the movie i thought "hey, it's actually pretty good" then when i watched the last few minutes (before the birth scene) where Anakin is given his suit and prosthetics it just ruined it for me... not the fitting of the frills, but the dialogue and the horrible "kneeling down with the hands raised up in angst" bit....oh, and the mention of midichloreans....ew...
Star Wars episodes 4, 5, and 6 are masterpieces. episodes 1, 2, and 3 don't even match up to the first 15 minutes of Epire Strikes Back. 'nuff said.