Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
I think the biggest problem with the PT can be summed up as "WWTMI" -- way, way too much information. There is just no mystery at all. Star Wars was a simple movie, but it had some mystery in it. If they had just made Anakin nice, like ObiWan, and have some cool personal interplay and battles like in the OT, without getting all complicated about exactly HOW Anakin turned, the first two movies could have been fine. Then, in Ep.3, all we really needed were a couple of hints, and Anakin disappearing for a while, and then one of their enemies turning out to be him, and we could all sit in wonder at how the dark side of the force can lure you unsuspecting if you're not careful. As it is, we got a zillion details, and I still have no idea what the hell happened and what it had to do with the dark side of the force "seducing" Anakin - I think I'd rather just wonder, in fear, at how a nice guy could go bad. As it was, a bad guy got worse.

There is alot of truth to this post, as I believe the Prequels are more like a documentary then a movie. I believe Lucas took the prequels too 'literally' when he was writing them, as he felt like he couldn't take the story anyway other from point A to point B. Especially Episode III: OK, Anakin turns, then he kills the jedi, then he fights Obiwan, then he is put in armor, then the kids are sent to their foster parents, THE END! When Lucas did try to throw a wrench into the story, he made it worse: Let me have Owen own C3PO for 10 years! Let me have Padme die of childbirth! Let me have R2 fly and be this mobile droid!

The ironic thing is Episode I is the one movie that isn't point A to point B to point C like Episode II & III. It is almost like Lucas took the criticism of Jar Jar and then totally went the other way he wanted the trilogy to go after that!