I get saying ROTS is worse than TPM, but worse than AOTC??
ROTS has everything I dislike about the other two, but more of it. Awful, awkward interactions between Anakin and Padme? Check. Yoda flipping around like a jackass and overdoing it with the backwards talk? Check. Comedy battle droids? Check. Major plot info delivered in scenes where two characters are just standing in a room doing nothing? Check. Add to that how badly they flubbed the Jedi purge and how thoroughly ridiculous Palpatine became in the second half, and I think you’ve got a solid case for it being the worst. It’s peak PT. All of Lucas’s worst impulses were firing on all cylinders.
Also, I kind of like the set piece with the creatures in the arena in AOTC, at least until the Jedi show up. I can’t come up with anything I can say that about in ROTS.
Fair enough. I can see where you’re coming from.
I’d personally argue that the awkward interactions between Anakin and Padme are far more prominent in AOTC to the point where they overwhelm a significant portion of the film. I’d also say that whiny Anakin is much more of an issue in AOTC, and he seems much more like friends with Obi-Wan in ROTS. I’d also say that while both have way too much CGI, it at least looks a lot better in ROTS. And I also think for the most part the action and drama is far more engaging in ROTS than AOTC (and the pacing is much better).