Posted May 04, 2018 13:23:06

Star Wars fans are a dedicated and protective bunch.

While critics and the general audience broadly agree that the original trilogy is near perfect, the newer films have a more ruthless spread of ratings.

Every film in the main storyline since The Phantom Menace has received a lower audience score than critic score, based on Rotten Tomatoes data.

The Last Jedi was by far hit the hardest. But even with such a low audience score, it has been a huge success — suggesting a fan backlash amounted to just so much 'Bantha Fodder'.

Oh, and may the 4th be with you.

Infographic: Chart of the day: Star Wars Rotten Tomatoes scores

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