I know that Star Wars is important. This does not mean that I need to like it as a film. Since the story is so simplistic and all that jazz it becomes boring. The special effects were good and I know that everything we see today is influenced somehow by Star Wars. But I like the new stuff better.
Del Toro can tell a good story (Pan's, Backbone, Hellboy (2)). It's funny that one can praise Star Wars for being simplistic and then rag on Del Toro's work. Also, Del Toro himself has stated that with Hellboy II he has combined his "real" work with his "money" work and he is very happy with the result.
If there is one thing that I can leave you with on this argument, let it be this: Star Wars is boring, Del Toro is a god.