I think the two most memorable moments for me are...OT Luke looking at the sunset in ANH. And the death of Shmi in AOTC. Some of you may think otherwise about the latter, but I was severely touched and shocked at that moment in the theater. It was handled very well I thought. So no, I don't believe they're necessarily watered down.
I'm not posting to convince you that you're wrong, I'm posting to let other PT fans know that not every OOT fan looks negatively towards the PT. I don't feel the need to convince you all that you're wrong, nor do I feel the need to defend how I feel about the PT. I enjoy all 6 films and honestly that's all that matters to me. Feel free to debate on, I think I've expressed my feelings about as well as I can and hopefully everyone can accept what I have to say sincerely.