Spawny... dunno what you're going on about.
I absolutely loved it (and I'm a Star Wars freak as well)... it was probably one of the best sci-fi fantasy movies I've seen in a long, long time. While Eps.I & II haven't been the classics that Eps. IV-VI represented, they're still officially part of the Star Wars universe, and part of the Redemption of Anakin Skywalker.
I've seen it 3 times already, mainly because I'm into those sorts of movies -- CGI & SpFX.
I can tell you, having seen it more than twice has made me realise why Lucas chose Christensen for Anakin's role... and I've seen different things happing in the background in scenes that I'd missed before -- there's just so much stuff in Ep.II that can easily be missed.
Personally, I don't care how anyone feels about this movie or the saga as a whole. I fucking loved it -- it'll be definitely worth my while seeing it another 3 times, and then when I purchase the DVD.
Bring on Ep.III. It can't come around fast enough for me.