Oh Good. For a moment I was worried we had somehow offended our 'very powerful' friend! Nice to know that was not the case! I prefer Attack of the Clones because it feels more like Star Wars to me. Except for certain characterisations I did not like The Phantom Menace as much as its sequel. I did enjoy the lightsaber duels though. But it felt too estranged from the rest of the series. By this logic, III should feel even more like the original trilogy.
I enjoyed both TPM and AOTC when they were released, but have certain characters I still find as favorites. Liam Neeson was the best thing of the first film, and in the second film, it was the friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker that caught my attention. I also enjoyed seeing more of why Yoda and Mace Windu ARE the Masters of the Jedi Order! And Natalie Portman was nice to look at,too! 😛