I get the impression that a lot of people here had the reverse reaction to what you just described.
I didn’t really like it the first time I saw it. Second time however, once it had all sunk in, I appreciated it a lot more. I think the biggest flaw of the PT was that they weren’t really any fun. They were boring, slow and contrived. All 7 movies have had some pretty ludicrous ideas and plot-points, but I would argue that the PT actually failed cinematically.

Also, no one, or at least very few people, here on the forum have hailed it as the “best movie ever!” People seem to either say “it had flaws, but I really liked it,” or “it had flaws, therefore I really don’t like it.”