Yeah...pretty poor scripting...but that was made up for by John Williams' work in the movie. I was inspired by the darkness of Episode III, I must admit. I don't know where I would rank this one yet...but if I had to rank the other 5 movies, it would probably be 5-2-3-4-1. Episode 1 was ridiculously horrible...it's almost not even good enough to be a part of Star Wars at all. Sometimes I just get the feeling that Lucas is merely experimenting with animation, making random aliens and creatures just for the heck of it without providing any deeper background to the world of Star Wars itself. In Lord of the Rings, all facets of Middle Earth have a background, history, and place, whereas in Star Wars there are just these random creatures and planets just for the sake of a true sci-fi feel. Know what I mean?