Darth Solo said:

Whilst still on the subject of the original trilogy. I have never understood how the OTs got a PG rating in the first place. What with all the killing and the odd decapitation here and there. All it needed was angels OB1 dialogue to totally mistify me with the cert. given.

For one thing, the OT pre-dated the "PG-13" rating.

Really, SW has 'damn' and 'hell' but that's it as far as language goes. It also is the only film with blood (the arm decapitation).

ESB is thematically a bit dark, but surely not "R" worthy, and the torture happens off camera.

"ROTJ" has Luke kill everyone with his lightsaber of not-making-injuries, and no one dies except one ewok and an A-Wing pilot.