depends on what you like, I guess. I love a good lightsaber duel way more than dudes flying around in x-wings. The phantom menace wasn't perfect, but if you can overlook the shitty jar jar parts, the rest is pretty damn good. It was the first time we actually got to see fully trained jedi doing their thing in their prime. And they had the 2nd best villain in all of star wars in Darth Maul. For me, he's actually number 1 but I know I'm in the minority there. Not to mention that it had the best music in the entire saga. Duel of the fates is a fucking epic song. Just when you think John Williams is over the hill he comes out with the best song he's ever composed.
I know you've all heard it before but I'm posting it anyway. Might be the most epic song in history