Well, opinions differ. I didn’t think the prequels were awful. Just so-so. At least they weren’t woke.
I agree with you, bad was a bit too strong of a word. The prequels could have been great, had Lucas had the same kind of collaboration he did during the original trilogy. That’s what is frustrating with them.
The sequels made by Disney were pure garbage and as cynical as could be in terms of their design.
You might appreciate a recent interview with the author of Hazardous Imaginings: The Mondo Book of Politically Incorrect Science Fiction.
An Interview with Author Andrew Fox
https://libertyislandmag.com/2020/11/07/an-interview-with-author-andrew-fox/