I just rewatched TPM and AotC
@Hagane_no_Saiyajin
TPM was definately much better than I remembered, I think the dialogue is far less clunky than I thought, aside from the very creepy vibes I got from the Anakin and Padme scenes lol. I felt so nostalgic watching the Darth Maul fight; hearing Duel of the Fates made me giggle like a child.
My main gripes are: Jar-Jar is definately annoying lol, I think he was fine until the Battle of Naboo, where he just acted like a bum who could have jeopardized everything. I also am not a fan of kid Anakin (no shade to Jake Lyold), his age just made the scenes with Padme feel weird. And a literal child being what helped win the Battle of Naboo is, uh... sorry, George, but that's not it lol.
As for AotC....I changed my mind, this might be the worst film in the Prequels. HOLLYYYY does the dialogue truly sucked here. It feels so clunky and weird, especially the Anakin and Padme romance scenes. Anakin is also such a whiny idiot lmao, I know he is supposed to be very arrogant here, but he felt more like a man-child than a Jedi. It is such a far cry from how he is portrayed in Clone Wars and RotS.
I did, however, enjoy the Jango fight in Kamino, and I wished he had a proper fight with Mace, too. I felt like Dooku needed more screen time, since he was only really present in the film's 2nd half. While I love Christopher Lee, Dooku felt quite wasted as a character. Maybe he should have been introduced early in the film, maybe have a conversation between him and Padme in the Senate, or have him actually discuss why he fell to the Dark Side to Yoda.
My overall ranting so far:
TPM: 7.5
AotC: 5.5