Well, like it's been said, TPM fares much better as a standalone movie than as a part of the Star Wars "saga" (am I the only person who thinks the word "saga" is thrown about like feces lately in regard to Star Wars... also the word "scope," and if you don't believe me, look at the back of the box on all three prequel DVDs). On its own, it's a decent action/adventure, but as a Star Wars movie, it pretty much lacks any thing that can fit it with that universe. For those that say that its connection is through the other two prequels, well, maybe that's true, but that would be the equivalent of third cousins, right? And that's not a very close relation.