Personally, I happen to like the the Latin Mass, and ad orientem.  The  priest does not have his back to the parishioners, he is leading the parishioners in the Mass.  It is indicative that it is a all worshiping together, not just the priest putting on a show for the congregation.  I grew up Methodist, and then became a Baptist before becoming a very devout Anglo-Catholic.  We have a Latin Mass every Saturday.  I love the beauty of the Latin Liturgy.  Many churches I have attended seemed more concerned with "production values" than actually worshipping God.