I like most of ep. 1 except for some of the Jar Jar gags like the farting Eopee. The opening 30 min of the film are absolutely amazing.

All of the production design is fantastic throughout all three films

I liked the overall seriousness of the characters. I like the OT but the prequels were a different era and everything is much more heavier subject matter wise.

I liked the fact that Vader, even though his name was Anakin, was a huge presence in the last two films. I'm pretty forgiving on Hayden and I like some of his scenes. Ian McDiarmid agrees by the way according to his interviews :)

Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan Kenobi, nuff said.

I think some of the CG creature work like Sebulba is amazing.

The epic scale of the prequels, huge armies etc. This was what Lucas always wanted Star Wars to be.

I'm glad this thread is here. We all love the untouched OT but I think the prequels have some definite merit. It may even be possible that if ep. 7 does not turn out well that these films will be even more highly regarded...we'll see.