another thought:
in the OT, if Luke killed Vader (out of anger) that would have been the shocking catalyst towards his journey to the dark side. it was climactic.
in the PT, anakin killed a ton of tuskin raiders. ok. then kills dooku. ok. then kills jedi and kids. ok. at which point was i supposed to feel suspense? there was no suspense to anakins turn to the dark side. maybe i was supposed to feel suspense when preteen anakin gave stink eye to mace windu in ep. 1.