Someone here (I can't remember who) summarized best the failure of the PT to portray Anakin's fall to the darkside. Paraphrasing, it went something like, we see a whiney, arrogant, unlikeable, sniveling jerk turn into the universe's most awesome badass. Not the effect the authors were intending.
Having said that, the OP should realize that there IS some love for the PT here at OT.com... specifically, it is here, and ONLY here, that one can find and become a member of the CPY fan club.