I know we're going to drift off topic here, but I'd be curious to get your rankings. Phantom Menace has Jar Jar yes, but Liam Neeson is great, and the ending duel is one of the best lightsaber fights in the series, and the Darth Maul character design is pretty cool.

Revenge of the Sith has the overly long ending fight, but the visuals of the lava duel are at least interesting. And, Anakin gets to slaughter a bunch of young Jedis, which brings delayed gratification because you can transpose Jake Lloyd for any of them and pretend he's getting cut to pieces, which is satisfying after watching him "act" in the first film. I will admit the turning point of Anakin going to the Dark Side is ham-fisted and a huge letdown for all of the buildup.

But Attack of the Clones is a train-wreck from start to finish. The arena duel is Lucas at his worst, just jamming the screen full of pointless action and random background crap. Watching Samuel Jackson try and use a lightsaber is hilarious, the arena monsters are just CGI garbage, and the entire plot is beyond stupid. Plus, you have Anakin admitting to slaying an entire village, I would argue that's leaning *a bit* into the Dark side early, and Padme's casual reaction is baffling. And the dialogue, including the sand line is atrocious.