You sir, are... I dunno
I admit, the first half is slow, but I've seen the movie 3 times now, and every single time, the tusken slaughter/Anakin snapping scene gives me a chill. There aren't many movies that have ever done that for me.
Don't forget, 3PO mentions in ANH that they were both owned by Captain Antilles (Wedge) previous to Princess Leia. Obviously their memories weren't wiped between owners there, or he wouldn't know that.