The earlier TPM shots must be taken from bad rips. This is suppose to be from the real BD and it looks kinda good me thinks. The pic with the kid has some excellent detail.
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5184/thephantommenace3.png
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/2918/thephantommenace2.png
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/8075/thephantommenace1.png