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Episode 1 is the best!!
Ok, so I really couldn't be more wrong.
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I am not an uber star wars guy, but hey, movies 4-6 are pretty good and like most of you probably, I was pretty disappointed by 1-3.
I was wondering which movie you guys liked the most. If you could show a friend who had never watched a single one of them, which movie would you show them in the hopes of getting them hooked.
Personally I like ep.5 since there aren't any gremlins or strange celebrations, but just gritty emotional action.
Poll: Which Movie was the best?
(Vote): Episode 1 The Phantom Menace
(Vote): Episode 2 Attack of the Clones
(Vote): Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith
(Vote): Episode 4 A New Hope
(Vote): Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back
(Vote): Episode 6 Return of The Jedi
(Vote): They are all equally good.
(Vote): They all suck nerd.
Edit: I fucked up searching and am just trying to save this, though doing so poorly...
 
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Didn't i see this thread.. not.. a month ago ? wat
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Episode 1 was actually the best of the new ones.
But nothing beats 4-6 of course. Especially 5.
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crap, hope I didn't do the search for it wrong.
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Episode 5. Also Jean-Luc Picard ftw.
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I need to practice blogging in front of a mirror before trying this again, I'm just terrible.
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United States12607 Posts
Empire Strikes Back was fantastic in every way. I watched it when I was pretty young and remember feeling shocked and horribly betrayed when Lando opened his dining room to reveal Darth Vader and Stormtroopers.
Also Luke's Jedi training and Yoda are obviously unforgettable, and the final lightsaber battle between Luke and Vader was so full of emotion. I loved that despite how dark the movie's ending was, it left a glimmer of hope for Luke and the Rebellion.
Oh yeah, over break I watched all of that Phantom Menace review and I thought it was pretty spot on. One of its best points is that lightsaber fights (or any combat in any movie, for that matter) shouldn't be about cool moves or special effects but rather the tension between the characters involved. Most movies these days completely miss that…it's what made the first three Star Wars's fights to great. That scene where Luke just beats the shit out of Vader is fucking awesome.
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On January 13 2010 08:00 JWD wrote:
Empire Strikes Back was fantastic in every way. I watched it when I was pretty young and remember feeling shocked and horribly betrayed when Lando opened his dining room to reveal Darth Vader and Stormtroopers.
Also Luke's Jedi training and Yoda are obviously unforgettable, and the final lightsaber battle between Luke and Vader was so full of emotion. I loved that despite how dark the movie's ending was, it left a glimmer of hope for Luke and the Rebellion.
Oh yeah, over break I watched all of that Phantom Menace review and I thought it was pretty spot on. One of its best points is that lightsaber fights (or any combat in any movie, for that matter) shouldn't be about cool moves or special effects but rather the tension between the characters involved. Most movies these days completely miss that…it's what made the first three Star Wars's fights to great. That scene where Luke just beats the shit out of Vader is fucking awesome.
I completely agree with that last part! With all the CGI I was expecting the fights and such to be just that much cooler and gripping but instead they were just cool, not emotional or anything. Heck in Episode 1 I was kinda rooting for Darth Maul because he had a cooler lightsaber. The character depth and what you are saying kinda go hand in hand too.
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Episode 6, because it recalls me the time when I was 9 and could watch ewoks owning stormtrooper over and over, episode 5 was way too dark for me at this time and even if i would prefer episode 5 now it won't be as good as episode 6 in my youth.
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I agree that episode 5 is the best one, but to actually answer your question, of course if I was showing just one to a person who hadn't seen Star Wars before, it would be episode 4.
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Personally ive always liked episode 5..
but nothing beats Episode 6's most famous line
ITS A TRAP
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A friend of mine who is a huge star wars fan, says that ideal order to show someone who has never seen any of them before is 4,5,1,2,3,6. So, to answer your question directly, i'm going to say that episode 4 is the first one you should show a friend.
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United States12607 Posts
Oh I just now see your main question: yea of course, you need to show Episode 4 first. It builds up to Episode 5 and 6 and basically creates the Star Wars universe. It's also a good movie. Showing anything else first would be criminal.
It's a pity that Episode 1 was so awful, since it would have been cool to be able to watch them in order (1-6) without thinking "holy shit this series must suck ass" after the first movie.
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Empire Strikes Back should be an autowin.
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United States47024 Posts
ESB FTW
Episode 4 introduces the universe.
Episode 6 ties up the story.
Episode 5 really fleshes out the characters and their interactions with one another.
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1, 2 and 3 made me fucking despite that prick lucas... i already hated him for the 'hd releases with new stuff (about 30sec)' to make bank, and then he mailed it in with those abysmal movies. if it wasnt for those three original ones, the three modern ones would be average, cliched as shit, cgi fests at best.
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My Star Wars ranking: 5> 4 > 6 > 3 > 2 > 1.
I saw that review some time ago, it's fantastic, really funny and truly spot on about the movie.
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I saw 4-6 when I was a child and I rewatched them recently. The dialogue seemed really cheesy and the action scenes suck compared to the ones from the new movies (obvious technological differences). But Return of the Jedi was the best. Carrie Fischer in a sexy metal bikini? Come on, hands down winner.
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