LotR has lasted the test of time too. There are many stories in games, movies, and books that steal from it.

Yoda fighting with a lightsaber. The part that ruins the movie, yet saves it at the same time. A moment that has a lot of meaning in the story, but ultimately ended up being lauched at by most people, and most of the people I hear saying they love it loved it for the wrong reasons.

I don't hate the new movies because they're not as dark or mysterious, I hate them because they suck. Episode 1 was alright, but episode II? That was the worst movie to come out of George Lucas's ass ever, and the fact that he admitted that he made it a certain way to make up for the complaints about E1 goes to show that he copped out and altered his original plan.