I agree with the basic argument of that post--TPM is an imaginative and fun children's fantasy film that continues to stand as a totally sincere and strikingly unique adventure. As a Star Wars film, as the first episode in the six episode cycle, its incredibly mediocre, but I enjoy watching it with a sort of detached removal from the franchise. Its ironic that one of its greatest flaws as an Episode I--its purposeless removal and emotional irrelevance to the larger storyline of the prequels--becomes its one saving grace: its so disconnected from being a Star Wars film that I can actually enjoy it to a large degree on these terms.