AOTC’s only saving grace for me is the lightsaber duel between Yoda and Dooku (yes I enjoy that scene, sue me).
Lots of people bash that scene, but when I saw it in the theater, the entire audience lost it when Yoda opened his robe and Force-pulled the lightsaber into his hand.
It seems hardcore Star Wars fans are likely as detached from what audiences like about the prequels (and probably sequels) as what they don’t.