How do all the Star Wars movies rank out now that we've seen 'The Last Jedi?'

Ranking the Star Wars films goes a lot easier than you think.

There's a clear line that divides George Lucas' original trilogy from his prequels, and the Kathleen Kennedy-led revival has plotted its own spots in the lineage.

Lists are a dime a dozen, but few rankings are made with as much aplomb and passion as that of the big space opera. So, without further ado, the rankings, from one humble Star Wars fan…

9. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Tasked with the gargantuan honor of following the most revered film trilogy of all time, The Phantom Menace makes its contributions to the sage in parcels. The pod races on Tatooine, and the Duel of the Fates final hanger battle with Darth Maul, stand as raucous, iconic set pieces whose absences would make the sage feel incomplete (well, it's never going to be really complete, but that's capitalism's fault). For every Qui-Gon Jinn and spellbinding John Williams cue, there's a Jar Jar Binks and a Battle Droid. Detractors of The Phantom Menace typically send that poor gungan doofus to the gallows as the film's great flaw, but the problems lie far deeper. George Lucas' desire to de-mystify the Force as a quantifiable element that can be measured by science, and his baffling decision to devote chunks of screen time to discussions of trade federation law, stand as a far-more grievous offense than googly-moogly the Happy Meal filler (you just know Jar Jar was created by a panel of business experts, a la Poochie – he's edgy, he's in your face. He trips over things, and refers to himself as mee-sa. You've heard the expression, let's get biz-zay? Well, this is a gungan who gets biz-zay!). The Phantom Menace 'twas the movie that launched a thousand restaurant tie-ins, after all. More people generally like this one more than Attack of the Clones because this movie's highs are much higher. But, when it gets low, you nearly succumb to the Dark Side yourself. Nostalgia can't stop the Trade Federation.

8. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Few have picked up on what Lucas was really trying to accomplish with these prequel films. He's a student of old Hollywood, and you can tell that these films were his attempt to hearken back to the melodrama that defined the era – the overacting, lovelorn tragedy, the swelling music. Lucas was trying so hard to be DeMille, and no film captured that quite like this one did. It's quite fascinating it's his films in the 70s and 80s that use more dramatic restraint. Attack of the Clones gets knocked for its anonymous sets and Hayden Christensen's discount James Dean take on Anakin Skywalker (but, honestly, not even Dean or Marlon Brando could have delivered that sand line coherently – the dialogue is what's course, and gets everywhere, IMO). But, Attack is better than most remember. It's got a narrative cohesion Phantom couldn't dream of having. Anakin's end-of-innocence arch is the most devastating material in the prequels, and for all that Revenge of the Sith does well, there might not be as bittersweet a moment as the doomed wedding finale that foretells the beginning of the end. It's not flashy like Phantom or as devastating as Revenge, but if you're willing to look past some of Lucas' putrid dialogue, Attack's the closest Lucas got to fulfilling his desire to make an old Hollywood epic.

7. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

The prequel everyone can seem to agree on, Revenge of the Sith doesn't have to do much to be the best of its lot. It's got the fiery darkness the first two built up to, and Ian McDiarmid gets the chance to chew his scenery with a renewed vigor after patiently waiting more than twenty years to flex his dramatic chops as Palpatine. Christiansen settles in easier to the calamity of Revenge than he did the quiet of Attack, and one can't discuss these films without talking about how reliable Ewan McGregor is. His Obi-Wan might be the best thing to come out of these films, a delicate read on what Alec Guiness did with the character all those years ago. Lucas wisely stands to the side here and lets the bantha fodder hit the fan, and when it finally does, Revenge sets out on a warpath to its lava-duel finale. The Mustafar fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan is the clip of the prequels, and the best cat