DominicCobb, I really can’t find anything in your original post to argue or even disagree with. That said, I do find TPM to feel more like Star Wars. From the music to the settings, it captures the world very well. In ROTS that world is falling apart and changing so while it is a better film in most respects, that familiar feeling I had when I saw TPM is not there. So when I rank them I usually rank TPM over ROTS.
The music is definitely better in TPM, not even a question. I will say ROTS is very dramatic/operatic, which, while it helps make the film interesting on its own terms, hurts in terms of making it feel like SW. TPM’s smaller scope certainly helps in that regard.