Bingowings said:

3.5 and 4 compared to 9 is that ridiculously high?

That's how I see it. Seriously, the scripts are utterly incomprehensible, the storytelling is non-existent, the acting is abysmal, the special effects are overabundant, pointless and distracting, the editing is so bland it's surreal, and so on. I'm not exaggerating: there's not a single element in these movies that's not poorly conceived and executed so horribly it's almost fascinating. That's not what I'd rate 3,5 and 4.

Oh, by the way, I'm not attacking you or anything, so don't take it personally ;)

Star Wars (1977) was amazing and it still holds up well now. It's a masterclass in editing alone.

ESB (for me) is a better film, almost perfect (ergo 9.5).

ROTJ is a major let down not quite half the film as the original.

TPM is slightly worse and AOTC and ROTS slightly worse still.

I agree with the above completely. However, as disappointing as RotJ may be, it still feels like it was made by human beings who just happened to screw up. The PT is clean and bland to the point where it feels like it was made by Data from Star Trek. He's seen some movies, he managed to get from them that there's people talking and action from time to time, but has no clue why any of that is there and what purpose does anything serve.

I know it's been argued to death, but that's my two cents.

As far as rating the movies, I'm not a fan of numbers. I can say that

ESB is both the best and the one I like the most,

SW follows - noticeably flawed, but exciting and fun,

RotJ comes in third. Wasted potential, but there's still enjoyment to be found there.

Too bad they never made more Star Wars movies, right? ;)