i agree the books are better than the movies for episodes 1-3
and really my only qualm with anything you have to say is that;
what you dont like A New Hope???? that's my favorite one; and i find it funny because its for the same reasons you dont like it; -- to me it leaves alot of good stuff to the imagination you are introduced to "the force" for the first time and when obi-wan is killed and just disappeared that blew my mind and i think that's what triggered my star wars nerd-dom more than any thing else; the story is just so good and it really evokes feelings of a grand space fantasy to me, more than any of the other movies.
and i think the whole concept of a "forest moon" with little furry bear things that live on it is pretty far fetched at best to start with; and yea they took it too far; but they rest of RoTJ is great.