I agree with you guys and as far as Episode II goes:
A) Lucas understands nothing about dating or relationships. And this led to some of the most contrived, unrealistic, cringe love story scenes I have ever seen.
B) Phantom menace has CGI issues, but Episode II goes completely mental with entirely 100% green screen rooms that look like shit.
C) Dooku is a stupid name for a villain. I would have preferred Maul 100% as the continuing villain. I like Lee as an actor, but he wasn't given much to do.
D) On a positive note, I originally did like the Obi-wan detective aspect where he's investigating and following clues on his own.
**All that being said, I have watched AtoC in its entirety maybe twice in my lifetime. Its just does nothing for me, and Lucas should have had a different director handle the "love" scenes or any human to human interaction for that matter.