I think most peoples expectations for episode 1 were so high that frankly nothing would have been good enough.
Having said that i didn't think too much of episode 1. Sometimes it only takes a small thing, or character, in a film to ruin it for me. Jar jar ruined episode 1. He made my skin crawl every time he was on screen.
Episode 2 on the other hand, ignoring the love story, was an enjoyable turn-brain-off-action-film. But no sci-fi masterpiece.
All in my most humble opinion of course