I suppose the excitement and expectancy of hope of sitting down to something which resembled a story fitting of the OT universe had clouded (or rather shrouded ) my thoughts.
It wasn't until the 2nd or 3rd time of viewing for me that the fluidity in the story of the MFE's had me immersed in watching the film itself - as I would site down and watch a 'normal' film.
It would be interesting to find a fan of the OT Star Wars - who had NOT seen GL's Ep1 & 2 films, and show them the MFE first, and then GL's version - to gauge their perspective...