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Not at all. I think there are things in every movie that irk people.
Personally, I could quite happily steal one of those walker things & trample every damn ewok to death. ROTJ would have been a whole lot better without them
I think that (when it first came about) SW was a hopeful tale of under-dog versus tyrannical dictatorship leading to the downfall of said dictatorship.
But Lucas felt he needed to explain the whole Anakin/ Vader story at which point it became a bit more "personal" to him. Hey, it was his story to tell, so his call & he sure made a bucket of money out of it.
The detractors of the prequels tend to veer towards the over-inclusion of odd & even clown-like life forms (pod race, senate chamber, Gungans..), battle droids that, for some bizarre reason, were programmed to say "roger roger", an intensely irritating C3P0 who delivered lines like "it's a nightmare" for no other reason that an attempt at "humour" & general bad directing/ acting. Don't even start me on the overt racial stereotyping of the viceroy & his lacky.
The story itself was great. A tale of innocence, rebelliousness, forbidden love & a descent into paranoia. I suppose it needed to be told to capture another generation of SW fans. It was just delivered poorly (IMHO) with too many distractions.
Add to that, the fact Lucas was changing the originals every 5 minutes & a tidal wave of scorn ensued.
I agree that TFA is indeed very similar to ANH. Even you've pointed that out . That (I guess) is why it's often referred to as "feels like a SW movie". Simply because it does.
I don't think Lucas ever in his wildest dreams imagined his universe would expand into fan fiction etc. the way it has & is one huge reason for such passionate debate on a bazillion theories & preferences. I think the main message is that nobody is wrong. It is, after all, fantasy. Make of it what you will. 

As an aside, I think the prequels would have benefitted greatly had Darth Maul been in at least AOTC. He was a much needed villain in TPM & was on all the hype/ marketing etc. To have him die so soon was a missed opportunity I think.

Blu Ray release 5th April 2016

not long now till I can watch the movie in all its glory at home! yayayay

also, I'd like to be enrolled in that school!

I love the grunt of pain at the end!

In case anyone is interested in wasting 44 minutes of their life. haha Beware though, the announcers voice is annoying.