which trilogy was better the first or the second and why?

well....obviously PT blew OT to dust graphics wise...especially ROTS. I agree that PT had a much more complexed story behind it, and personally, i found it interesting, knowing the source and origin of all da stuff. And just to see yoda kick total ass was...ecstacy.....we got to see everyon in their PRIME....obi wan at his peak, anakin at his peak, yoda at his peak. in OT we see an old run down jedi, a robotic ex-jedi who can barely swing a saber, and a jedi wannabe who's still immature in his knowledge of the force in comparison to those in the PT.

granted, OT was groundbreaking, and i have a high respect for it....i feel the plot behind PT was more alluring...

Originally posted by ayjay
well....obviously PT blew OT to dust graphics wise...especially ROTS. I agree that PT had a much more complexed story behind it, and personally, i found it interesting, knowing the source and origin of all da stuff. And just to see yoda kick total ass was...ecstacy.....we got to see everyon in their PRIME....obi wan at his peak, anakin at his peak, yoda at his peak. in OT we see an old run down jedi, a robotic ex-jedi who can barely swing a saber, and a jedi wannabe who's still immature in his knowledge of the force in comparison to those in the PT.

granted, OT was groundbreaking, and i have a high respect for it....i feel the plot behind PT was more alluring...

Yes the graphics and story may have been better in the PT, but the story telling method was horrible. They really rushed it, and all 3 PT had much unexplained questions. Maybe to a crazed star wars fans it all makes perfect sense. I guess other people can't enjoy it on that level

Episode III may have been rushed, but bugger all happens in Episode II... which is why it's so pointless.

Well, in this case... you can't have one without the other so... i say both! 😱

Obviously you can have one without the other... the OT survived on its own for 20 years!

I like the PT. I love the OT.

All, i'm saying is... i love the movies as a ''whole,'' sure the OT survied 20+ years and i respect that! what if the PT was never made? then we wouldn't get to see the entire story on film... Anyways, they both rock!

I say episode 1 was the best out of the PT becasue it made the least mistakes.

You're right about that. That's what is wrong with the PT... it makes mistakes you couldn't even dream of finding in the OT ('cept maybe Jedi). And worse, it creates problems with continuity in the OT. George... screw one trilogy up at a time, please!

Ep III is definetly up there with the Ep 4, 5, 6. But overall the original 3 are much better, story wise and characters. You just couldn't imagine Harrison Ford not playing HSolo.

Ummmmmmmm, Im gonna say.......Prequels .

-pulls a GG and runs like a *****-

It is hard to explain but that is how I feel. I love the OT, have since I was born. Maybe that is the problem, I was born 2 years after ROTJ. I had to be shown the OT, but when the PT came out I got to experience it.

I was born 4 years after Jedi came out (2 years and one day after you as a matter of fact 😉 ) and I too had to be shown it...

It all just comes down to peolpe having different tastes...

Originally posted by DeVi| D0do
I was born 4 years after Jedi came out (2 years and one day after you as a matter of fact 😉 )

Dont know why, but that is cool, well interesting atleast. 😛

I dont know, Has anyone ever had the same feeling of EPIII in the OT. The sadness part of it anyway. The OT had a different but good feeling. The OT was great, and the PT was great also, So why compare them . They are all part of one saga. I like them equally.
I'm only going to watch the PT more becase its new, thats all

Both trilogies have very different tones. E3 has put a very sad tone on the entire PT, while the OT(except parts of ESB) has a very happy, everything will be alright feel.

Originally posted by supercybergeek
Has anyone gone back to watch the orginal star wars? Is it better or worse? What are the main differences?

I have only watched a bit of ANH and first of all a main theme was does the force exist. Which was very important to the movie. In the new ones, everyone knows the force exist.

2ndly Han solo and Liea carry the movie acting wise. Anakin and Padme are boring.

In my opinion each film is equally important to the Star Wars story , and rather than pick a favourite out of the lot , I'd instead view them as one complete and amazing epic.
Each one has it's own good and bad point , each has something that makes it stand out from the rest :
Episode 1 has the exellent Pod-race , the underwater visuals the simultaneous three-way battle including the impressive Darth Maul Vs Obi Wan/Qui Gon LS battle .
Episode 2 has the mouthwatering visuals of the car chase through Coruscant , the fantastic cat and mouse action between Obi Wan and Jango Fett in the rings of Geonosis and the Jedi meets Gladiator feel the Stadium fight followed by the battle to end all battles (Clone Army VS TF)
Episode 3 has too many good points to mention in a few lines.
Episode 4 besides being the movie that began my fascination with spaceships , also has a planet exploding and my joint favourite space fight of all time.
Episode 5 has the heavy storyline , taking Star Wars to a much deeper and darker level , as well as the brilliance of the Hoth attack , the asteroid field chase , and Luke and Vader's first encounter. Not only this but it takes things to a pessimistic level making us think that all hope is lost and the bad-guys have won which leads me to....
Episode 6 , the uplifting , victory-fest of a finale , with the scrap over the Sarlak pit (which BTW looked better without the beak George) , Yoda's upsetting departure , the speeder chase , the fall of Darth Vader followed by his return to good , and my favourite space fight ever !!!

Hard to pick a favourite , but if any it's got to be the Jedi

OT everytime for me

My Rankings

1 ROTS
2 ESB
3 ANH
4 AOTC
5 TPM
6 ROTJ

I love them all but I think the PT for me is a little better and 2 of my top 3 are OT films.

i bet if prequel trilogy came out back in 1977, and originals was made now, i bet everyone would say "oh the PT is so good because it was the 1st movie to have those effects and its classic". and i bet episode 4 would make you feel "empty" so called. if ANH came out after ROTS, i bet you would say "it was crap because it didnt go with the PT".

think about it like that. i have to say prequels because OT kinda sucked both story and visual wise (expecialy ANH. i saw it once and i havnt ever seen it since)