Jaitea said:

besides Luke already used a trick to survive when he walked the plank.

Speaking of Luke walking the plank... is there anything that can be done to make this look less cheesy and simple? Perhaps showing a quick shot of Luke's feet falling towards the Sarlacc and making his ascent into the air look slightly more force propelled would work. Or make it look like he was pushed further off the plank and had to struggle a little more when grabbing it.

Also, it would be a lot better IMO if Luke pulls his lightsaber to him with the force as opposed to a lucky, slightly awkward catch.

I expect to see Luke pulling off a few new tricks to show his strength as a Jedi. Especially since the Ranchor scene is a basic, physical battle. When I see the the barge scene, it amuses me to think that the only thing Luke really learned from Yoda was how to do some of his signature AotC flips...