Episode 1 is sort of okay as a disney kids movie but not a star wars film, Jake is annoying in the film as Anakin but at least his portrayal does not ruin Anakin/Vader in the oot at least for me. And his portrayal in the novel by terry Brooks as a dreaming youth is much more similar to Luke in Star Wars.

Hayden not a bad kid but horribly miscast as Skywalker, and Lucas emo whiny Anakin completely ruined Vader as a awesome villain.

Again Hayden's lack of depth and experience as an actor, not his fault he was chosen. Not his fault Lucas wrote and filmed the single thread that would either save or break the prequels the turn to the darkside.

It was done in a completely nonsencial way and did not even make sense in that owns films continuity, Anakin willing to kill all the Jedi to save padme, but then chokes her, and she dies of a broken heart i nearly left the theater i was so incensed.

No film has made me want to yell at the screen like Sith since, except Crystal Skull.