I agree. The ground battle at the end was cool and I liked how Natalie Portman was dressed (you know what I'm talking about lol) but the rest of Episode 2 was flat. Ian McDermid really stole the show in Episode 3. Did a very good job as the emperor.
Here is my biggest and most controversial thread ever posted; a vanity made soon after joining FR:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1407434/posts
The problem with Episode II is that in order to be good, the key to a Star Wars movie is that it has to be FUN. Just plain fun...and Episode II was just boring, you know.