That was Lucas going "Shit, wait a minute, we used to have ghosts in this series, didn't we?"

Force ghosts have been canonical for thousands and thousands of years, Qui-Gon discovered nothing in particular

Rating the version where Han Solo fires first...

9/10.

Just excellent and a true classic that stands the test of time.  The opening shot remains amazing and from the start to the finish it manages to rattle along at great pace while also developing an entire Universe and some loveable characters.

This was when Lucas seemed to have a perfect instinct for balancing C3P0/R2D2 humour, derring do and just the right amount of danger.

Consider the languague from the film that leapt into common conciousness globally:

The Millenium Falcon

Lightsabers

Jedi Knights

Sith Lords

Darth Vader.

Not to mention one of the finest film scores so far composed.

Is there anything from the prequels worth remembering?  Did anyone have a cool spaceship with a name you could remember like The Millenium Falcon?

It was bigger than anything anyone younger can imagine today if you're only aware of it as a film on TV or DVD - check that adjusted gross and consider that even adjusted due to international value changes the global attendance on this was massive compared to any film today.  It was simply everywhere after it launch

I heard Liam Neeson was actully scheduled to appear in Ep3 as a ghost at the end, but for some reason couldnt make it.

but i suppose it could be that ancient jedi knew how to become ghosts, but over time that technique was lost until Qui-Gon rediscovered it??? although not a good explaination, still plausable.

Except... Yoda knows how to do it.  Ok, sure MAYBE he could of later figured it out as well.

However, what about Vader?

Can't imagine "Force ghost" abilties were high up on Vader's to do list.

It seems pretty obvious that force ghosts aren't any actual trick.  Just those who are well trained in the force can come back to people connected to them as ghosts... as they are now again a part of the universal force.

Not to mention we should see its WEEK 1 gross

Its grossed just $11 Million in its opening week in the US (this is its "wide release" opening week....its "limited release" opening week was just $1 Million)

by the end of its run it had grossed $307 Million (original run...not including re-release gross)......thats a 27 times multiplier compared to week 1

No film has that kind of a multiplier!!!!!

Not even Titanic

I don't think anyone knew how big this movie was going to be

Personally I don't think they will.

I can see it now, they are going to do something stupid like CGI Jar Jar Binks into Mos Eisley spaceport, kind of like they did with Jabba the hut but worse.

I can see the scene where Han Solo and Greedo are talking, only to have Jar Jar Binks added in the background clumsily falling into pots and pans and yelling "Woaaaah, Meesa Jar Jar Binksa, have you-a seen-a Aneeekin?". And then to top it off Han's laser shot is removed from the scene entirely and Greedo's is reflected back, or something like that.

And I think it's unlikely George Lucas will remove any of the CGI, if anything I can see him remaking it "Clone wars" style.

lol, i think we can count on jar jar wont be in the originals, Lucas must have been aware of the amount of hate the character got because his appearances in Ep2 and 3 were cut drastically short.

thats a good point though, will he try and add things from the prequels. personally i think Lucas knows about the level of dislike for the prequels, i dont think he do it. i think he'll redo the CGI to look better, the 1997 CGI is more than 10 years out of date, he might even try to integrate CGI into the films in more subtle ways.

personally one of the problems is CGI sticks out like a sore thumb, like the Han and Jabba scene. and the man seems to love Avatar, so imo its only a matter of time before he goes all out with 3D and HD and whatnot. so imo they can only get better, but LAMO at the Han comment, they should remove that Greedo fires first. (by the way i think its the same Greedo in Ep1, Aniken's podracing friend).

Yes they can. I think rankings only make sense if you treat them as absolute.

10/10 is for me a great movie - both Ep5 and Ep4 are great movies. Ep5 is greater, but that doesn't make Ep4 any worse.

What is a 9.9/10 movie for you?

9.9/10 is a score that doesn't need to exist. It's trying to translate complex ideas into concrete but simplistic numbers.