i have to agree that my favorite stuff is the Tatooine part. Is the Threshold of the hero, how can that be boring?. Is where we identify ourselves with Luke having in common our desires for adventure,of greatness,of power... after realizing we are just farmers..in a small corner of the universe.
I gave him a 9, first because ESB is the only 10 that can be, and second, is the fact that i see in ANH a lot of Kurosawa and the Robin Hood adventures ,it has so many influences that i cannot ignore them,even if i try.
Its one of those films where you see a detail or a scene and go "oh i know where they got this from,thats from 2001,or this is taken from Hidden fortress,or from the wild buch or from the Dambustes,or the 633 squadron.
That takes me out of the movie experience a bit because i feel like dejavu and this kind of gives away the plot because you start predicting how everything is going to end up ( one example,in Lord of The rings The fellowship of The Ring, Gandalf being dropped by the balrog to the pit, before he looks at Frodo and speaks "run you fools",Gandalf falls to de void ,giving a "fake impression of his death",Frodo desperate for the loss.Is the same as Obi Wan looking at Luke before Vader strikes him to death,Luke screaming and after he hears ObiĀ“s voice "Run,Luke,run", but since you detected the main influence,now you know Obi-Wan will return,maybe not as matter,but he Will be seen again).
Im not saying ANH its not a work of art.But Instead, ESB is THE INFLUENCE, i dont see any aspect of ESP which is not "original",except Bespin which was first seen in Flash Gordon,But aside of that, Empire is the standard for everything that will be attempted in the future.I dont assume to know anything but to me, ANH was an adventure collage,was the gathering of the collective Unconscious. But Empire Strikes Back IS Star Wars.