What is so special about Star War movie series ?

I am not big fan of science fiction movies so never saw Star Wars but after being on Reddit for sometime I watched all episodes to see why you guys are so crazy about it and certainly I didnt enjoy the movie much. The fighting scene - the light saber sounds like mosquitoes buzzing around ears. I am not trying to criticizes anyone taste for movies just cannot understand whether the Star Wars movies is just a hype or is it really special and why ?