Originally posted by Darth ThorThat is his list so don't you dare tell him to switch it you pretender.
As someone who loves both Trilogies I wouldn't say that. Each Star Wars film is very different, so some are bound to appeal to people more than others.However I can't stand people who Hate on Lucas as a film maker due to their distaste of the Prequels. It's like they completely forget he created the OT as well.
Btw I notice you've put ANH bottom of your list. I can understand watching it now it can seem like the least entertaining, but I just hope you appreciate how that movie changed cinema and changed the fantasy/adventure genre and changed pop culture. Oh and it's the film that gave us Star Wars in the first place.
And for people who hate the Prequels I hope they at least appreciate what the Prequels did for Special Effects. TPM pretty much had the same impact on special effects back in 1999 that Avatar had 10 years on, but doesn't seem to get the same credit for that.
Edit- Oh crap did it again.
I think ROTJ and ROTS are on an equal level. They both have very good bits and very bad bits.
For me AOTC ranks at the very bottom of the SW list. The most obsolete SW movie ever made to date. And it fails to deliver on the only two plot points it needs to deliver: the origin of the clone program (and I don't mean who actually makes them, but who ordered them and why) and the totally terrible love story that causes Anakin to fall.
Big, major uberphail there. Although it's one of the prettiest of the PT, these major storytelling flaws make it tumble all the way to the bottom for me. Compared to AOTC TPM begins to make sense.
For me the OT is the greatest Trilogy of all time.
But the PT doesn't devalue the SW franchise at all Imo. And only adds to the OT making it the greatest movie franchise of all time. And I'm sure Ep.7 will boost the franchise further.
Originally posted by queeq
I think ROTJ and ROTS are on an equal level.
👆 They are. And they're a great duo to watch back to back.
honestly, take off the nostalgia lenses for a sec... Star Wars as a franchise had its legacy cemented Empire Strikes Back, without that film, Star Wars would have been another Dune... had ESB been a failure, had the story not been up to standard then both films would be a lot less regarded and loved as they are today. Yes, I know Star Wars was huge when it first opened, kids and adults alike were on board and loving it...so it was for Avatar....both films introduced mind blowing spectacle that captured the imagination of the movie going world. The major difference with the two is that Star Wars had an great sequel with possibly the greatest twist in cinema history; that was what made the Star Wars franchise timeless, not the first one, looking back on it now with unbiased eyes A New Hope is bland, aged horribly, too much exposition, not enough visceral action and wooden acting by a lot of the cast save for Harrison Ford really. I respect it for breaking ground and creating this series that I love but other than that its not highly rated on its own merit for me at all.
Originally posted by relentless1
honestly, take off the nostalgia lenses for a sec... Star Wars as a franchise had its legacy cemented Empire Strikes Back, without that film, Star Wars would have been another Dune... had ESB been a failure, had the story not been up to standard then both films would be a lot less regarded and loved as they are today.
Nah the Original Star Wars stood out on it's own as a timeless classic. Much like The Wizard of Oz.
I mean sure ESB pushed SW as a movie "franchise", but ANH would never have been forgotten had ESB/ROTJ failed. Just like Wizard of Oz wasn't forgotten after it's sequels/prequels.
Originally posted by Darth Thor
Nah the Original Star Wars stood out on it's own as a timeless classic. Much like The Wizard of Oz.I mean sure ESB pushed SW as a movie "franchise", but ANH would never have been forgotten had ESB/ROTJ failed. Just like Wizard of Oz wasn't forgotten after it's sequels/prequels.
you may be right, i guess we will never know though, unless someone has a time machine and kill GL before ESB is written lol, I still stand by my theory however.
Originally posted by CPT Space BombDoing the 7pm showing thing. Probably see it again on Sunday opening weekend with the gf. First showing is reserved for fellow Star Wars fans.
It's not surprising that there are so many different opinions on the movies. It's not surprising that ESB, ROTJ and ROTS all seem to be high on most lists though. God, I can't wait till Thursday! Midnight tickets baby....