I too was completely confused by the scene with Anakin, Mace and the Chancellor. The only conclusion was that Lucas had no clue how to show Anakin's fall visually, so he went with that.
Both Tex and I mentioned the fact that Leia said that she remembered her mother in the original movies. I guess that Lucas can always claim she meant her adoptive mother.
Amidala's line about the lake on Naboo is already a source of much merriment in the Troll household. We quote it when we want to get a laugh during intimate moments. We're sick that way
Both Chewie and the end scene where the emporor and Vader are viewing a Death Star already under construction were totally incongruent in my mind. How did the ensuing 18 years slip by with no progress on the Death Star and no aging of Chewie happen? Eh!
OK enough complaining. The visuals were great, the script was light years ahead of the preceding two movies and Jar Jar was nowhere in evidence after the very beginning. The stilted love scenes were short and the action scenes were beautiful. I liked how most of the loose ends were tied up and connections established with the original movies. The climactic scene with Obi Wan and Anakin was awesome and I think had the best acting of the movie right when it was needed most. It was easily the best of the prequels and did not disappoint, which does not make up for the first two but satisfies me enough not to call for Lucas' head.