I wholeheartedly agree with your point of view, however I feel that the whole thing was made better, not worse, by it's connections to the canon Star Wars Universe. Spaceships, blasters, aliens, unfathomable yet weirdly basic looking technologies, and all.
Oh man, I hope you're right. Grown-up me has appreciated the deconstruction or elevation of several things I grew up watching or reading.
I wholeheartedly agree with your point of view, however I feel that the whole thing was made better, not worse, by it's connections to the canon Star Wars Universe. Spaceships, blasters, aliens, unfathomable yet weirdly basic looking technologies, and all.
I forgot to say....
May the Force be with you.
At my age, Hugh, I fear my midichlorian count might need a booster!