There is a naiive charm about Menace that has grown on me more over the years and as I see my children enjoy it now appeals to me more.I still love the duel of the fates,Qui-Gon is a great character (not to mention he is from Northern Ireland) and while it is flawed there is a lot to enjoy in it.
I think some distance from it has helped too.Thing is though I rather like TPM,very much dislike AOTC and am a big fan of ROTS.My problem is not necessarily with the prequels but with the SEs so I maybe have a different perspective on it.
I will never forget seeing the crawl for TPM come up in the cinema the first time though.That was a real moment.
Love that bit in Fanboys where they are in the cinema and Bottler turns round to them and says:
"What if it sucks?"
lol
The bitching and moaning does get a bit old though,lol.