TMBTM said:

I'd say the prequels are great... on paper. It just do not work on screen the way all the cool elements were put together.

Sorry I really wanted to be more positive, but you know...

I think I agree with this. Generally, I think the overall story of the Sith infiltration the Senate and plotting a huge galactic conflict with warring sides (each secretly led by the Sith) with the Jedi trapped in the middle is a very cool idea. The execution of these ideas in the movie was rather poor.

The novels weren't that bad if I was able to imagine the acting instead of watching it on the screen. And the bridge novels between the prequels weren't too bad either.