I like to think of Palpatine as the evil Kenobi, I don’t know what George’s plan was, one is the evil father and is the good father. The best aspect of the prequels is the story it tells visually and with music, the dialog and acting are often the things that pull it down. You do have standout moments like the opera scene but they are few and far between.

I also think Ewan did a good job with you were the chosen one speech.

I actually like some of the derided goofier moments in Attack of the Clones, they bring levity and fun to a very wooden movie. And yeah the duel between Dooku and Anakin and Obi-Wan is mostly good. But then you have cartoon Yoda fighting Dooku.