I agree that TPM works as a film on its own, but as a SW movie it falls well short. the difference between this and AOTC/ROTS is that TPM was shot and made as a film. There were digital elements, but not the bluescreen extravaganzas we were exposed to-it still has the feel of a real swashbuckler. In essence TPM is a serial much like Flash Gordon which was Lucas's inspiration. I am still able to watch TPM once in a blue moon. For AOTC and ROTS I would much rather read the novelizations.
Has it really been 10 years?