The Star Wars thread (Original Trilogy/Prequel Trilogy/The Clone Wars/Extended Uni)

[Forever Knight]

So I've been on a SW kick again. Watching the Blu-ray set again this time Original trilogy first and Prequels second. I'm also currently on Season 3 of The Clone Wars series.

I'm really pumped for in the CW. It better be as good as people are saying.

I also picked up the Kotobukiya ArtFX Darth Maul & Darth Vader statues which are absolutely GORGEOUS.

What order do you guys rate the movies (best to worst), which characters do you like best, and which ships do you like best?.

[srinivas1015]

Movies (Best to worst):
Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope
The Phantom Menace
Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi
Attack of the Clones

I always found TPM more like the originals than eps 2 & 3.


Characters:
Anakin (Hayden)
Luke
Vader (O.T)
Han
Obi Wan (P.T)
Qui-Gon
Leia
Lando
Chewie

[Monolithium]

Films
The Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope
Return of the Jedi
The Clone Wars
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith
The Phantom Menace

Characters
Darth Vader (OT Era)
Han Solo
Yoda
Obi-Wan Kenobi (All Variations)
Luke Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter)
Ahsoka Tano
Plo Koon
Darth Sidious/The Emperor (All Variations)

Ships
Millennium Falcon
Imperial Star Destroyer (OT Era)

[KingRad]

My favorites of the series are A New Hope and Empire. Which I like more? It's hard to say. I go back and forth quite often, but I think A New Hope might have a very slight edge over Empire at the moment. If I had to rank the original trilogy and the prequels it would look like this,

A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Revenges of the Sith
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones

If I could throw in the Cartoon Network special, Star Wars: Clone Wars (not to be confused with Star Wars: The Clone Wars), it would land right after Return of the Jedi. I don't know how many of you have seen Star Wars: Clone Wars, but if you haven't and you're a fan of Star Wars, you must see it!

[Forever Knight]

Films
Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi
The Empire Strikes Back
Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace
A New Hope
The Clone Wars (film)

Characters
Anikin Skywalker (Ep III, The Clone Wars)
Luke Skywalker (Ep VI)
Obi-Wan (Eps II-III)
Darth Vader (Eps III, V, VI)
Qui-Gon
Plo Koon
Darth Maul
Cad Bane
Han Solo
General Grevious
Darth Sidious (Episode VI)
Captain Rex

Ships/Vehicles
Millennium Falcon
Starfighters (Episode III)
Imperial Star Destroyer
Slave 1
Imperial Walker AT-AT

[tigertron]

Here we go again.

Films
Revenge of the Sith
The Phantom Menace
The Empire Strikes Back
Attack of Clones
Return of the Jedi
A New Hope
The Clone Wars movie

Characters
R2-D2
Qui-Gon Jinn
Darth Sidious/Palpatine
Jango Fett
C3PO
Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan)
Padmé Amidala
Senator Chuchi
Ashoka Tano
Mace Windu
Darth Maul
Yoda
Han Solo
Cad Bane

Ships
Naboo Starfighter
Republic Cruiser
Jedi Starfighter
AT-AT
Republic X-Wing
X-Wing
Darth Maul's Cruiser

[fgomike]

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. A ?new Hope
3. Revenge of the Sith
4. Attack of the Clones
5. Return of the Jedi
6. The Phantom Menace

Qui-gon Jinn
Obi-Wan Kenobi (PT)
Yoda
Emperor (OT)
Darth Vader

Snow speeder
X-Wing
Vader's Tie Vader
Slave 1

[Forever Knight]

After watching The Original Trilogy (Blu-ray edition) this weekend I'm switching my rankings, Empire comes in 2nd place, Jedi in third, with Sith as #1. Time for the Prequel Trilogy.


Question, do you guys prefer watching the legacy in timeline order (Eps 1-6) or in release order (4-6, then 1-3)?

[Blu Warrior]

Films
A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
Revenge of the Sith
The Phantom Menace
Return of the Jedi
Attack of the Clones
Clone Wars: The movie (I love this show but those first 3 episodes were not too good, lol)

Characters
Luke
Darth Vader
Yoda
Obi-Wan
Imperial Snow Troopers
Jar Jar Binks
Watto
Admiral Peitt
Admiral Thawn
Bossk
Assaj Ventress

Ships
The Executor
At-At
Y-Wing
Darth Vader's T.I.E.
X-Wing

For the record, I enjoy watching them 1-6. I grew up on the originals but the prequals are just as good. It makes for such an epic story (and journey.) So before people start up with the whole Vader reveal thing in Empire let me just say that back in '80 as a five year old, Vader as Luke's father was not as big a deal as Han in carbonite was. Yes I remember the reveal scene and I thought that was cool but (back then) not true. But I saw Han get frozen and that had me mad 'cause to all five year olds, Han was the best! Sorry I don't have a source for this, its only my cherrished memories and I have a very good memory.

Star Wars are more than movies to me. They have been part of my life since '77. Whenever I rank my top 10 or whatever movies to friends, co-workers, or on the internets I do not put the Star Wars movies on them. Go ahead and check my posts.

I remember the dark times. From around 1986 until Timothy Zhan's first book in the Thrawn trilogy was published. '92 I think? It was home video for the only way to get your Star wars fix or re-reading the novelizations. I had Bantha Tracks but it was always about Indy and Willow. When the Star Wars Insider was first getting published in the early '90s, man that was great! I remember reading the letters to the editor in the first 3 issues and they brought tears to my eyes reading expiriences just like my own in the SW universe.

I'm sure this thread will turn into another slugfest with UOT complaints and whatnot but I LOVE Star Wars and wanted to share my story. Again.

[L-Rouge]

A New Hope.
Empire Strikes Back.
Return of The Jedi.
Attack of The Clones.
Revenge of The Sith.
Phantom Menace.

Characters

Lando
Leia
R2
Luke
Vader
Obi Wan
HAN
Chewie
Aunt Beru's Nutritious Blue Milk!!.


Ships

Super Star Destroyer
Star Destroyer
Admiral Ackbar's Organic thing
Falcon
Y-Wing
X-Wing
Tie Bombers from empire
Vader's Shuttle

[beadelf]

if im going to watch all 6 films Id generally watch prequels first (get the mediocre ones out of the way) then finish on the last 3

[TheWildWhelk]

Originally Posted by beadelf

if im going to watch all 6 films Id generally watch prequels first (get the mediocre ones out of the way) then finish on the last 3

Same here, but it's also going to be some time before i watch The Phantom Menace again, it truly is a profoundly mediocre film filled with 2 outstanding action sequences, namely the pod race and Darth Maul duel.

I'm also considered a heretic by friends for suggesting that Revenge Of The Sith is actually the second-best Star Wars film after Empire. Having looked again at A new Hope it actually struck me that the film has a staggering lack of character development in it, and depends on a break-neck pace after the first 40 minutes to keep the audience interested. I can see why Lucas made Empire so character-centric.

[Forever Knight]

As much as I love the original trilogy I think the prequel trilogy & Clone Wars is where all the good stuff is at. We got the romance, politics, action, character development, etc. Much deeper than the original trilogy with the exception of Luke & Vader of course.

This is the first time I'm actually watching the OT first and Prequels second. Today is TPM.

Which duels do you guys like best?

I gotta go with

Maul vs. Obi/Qui (Episode I)
Ani vs. Obi-Wan (Episode III)
Vader vs. Luke (Episode VI)
Vader vs. Luke (Episode V)

[srinivas1015]

Originally Posted by Forever Knight

As much as I love the original trilogy I think the prequel trilogy & Clone Wars is where all the good stuff is at. We got the romance, politics, action, character development, etc. Much deeper than the original trilogy with the exception of Luke & Vader of course.

This is the first time I'm actually watching the OT first and Prequels second. Today is TPM.

Which duels do you guys like best?

I gotta go with

Maul vs. Obi/Qui (Episode I)
Ani vs. Obi-Wan (Episode III)
Vader vs. Luke (Episode VI)
Vader vs. Luke (Episode V)

What about Ani wielding dual sabers?
For me -

1)Luke vs Vader (ep 5) - I loved this duel when I was a kid and still do. It was really tense to see an untrained Luke going up against Vader (who was scary as I didn't know that he was actually good. Not to mention not knowing what was behind the mask. It's always the unknown that spooks you . This entire duel was really well done but mostly the environment makes it . Really eerie and claustrophobic in a few places.

2)Qui-Gon vs Maul (On Tattooine in ep 1) - This was short but I love the sense of urgency in this fight, especially with the ship taking off. I like seeing new stuff like that being integrated into fight sequences.

3)Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs Maul (end of ep 1) - I was 9 when I first saw episode 1 in 2001 and me and my friends used to enact this duel over and over . My favorite part is the end when it's just Obi and Maul and the music is cut out with the soundscape filled with just saber nosies...

4)Ani vs Obi - I had always envisoned these two fighting on a bridge type area with a railing and lava below. I couldn't believe my eyes when I actually saw it being realised on screen. When the shields go down, the door opens and both of them go outside, and the duel of the fates music kicks in... ...that's when I thought - this is it..years and years of waiting..it's finally happening...this is it.. I wish there was more fighting up there rather than lava surfing . Is it just me or does the Yoda vs Sidious fight ruin the Ani/Obi duel? Even when I rewatch the duel, I always skip the Yoda bits.

5)Ani vs Count in ep 2- Although short, I love the dual wielding sabers and fighting in the dark..even more effective when you actually watch it in the dark. You get what Lucas was going for. It's a shame that this fight was cut short though. I'm sure there is a lot of unreleased footage. Notice that when Ani blocks Dooku's blow, both of them are standing over Obi. But when Obi throws Ani his saber, he is several feet away.



The prequels get a a lot of hate but I love them just as much as the O.T. I view them as one complete story rather than two trilogies. The thing I love is that each film has a different vibe and atmosphere while still feeling like it's part of the same franchise with the same story.

[Joeyseven]

I watch them in order. Episodes I, II, III, IV, V, VI

But I fast forward through some part in

Phantom Menace.
Attack of The Clones.
Return of The Jedi.

[Show spoiler]And GL replacing Shaw was with Hayden Christensen as A force ghost at the end of ROTJ,just makes me want to puke.

[Monolithium]

Originally Posted by Forever Knight

Which duels do you guys like best?

The Great
Luke vs. Vader (Episode V)
Luke vs. Vader II: This Time It's Personal! (Episode VI)
Sidious vs. Yoda (Episode III)
Obi-Wan vs. Vader (Episode III)

The Good
Tyranus vs. Obi-Wan & Anakin (Episode III)
Tyranus vs. Yoda featuring Obi-Wan & Anakin (Episode II)
Maul vs. Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan (Episode I)
Vader vs. Obi-Wan (Episode IV)

The Ugly
Sidious vs. Mace Windu

[Forever Knight]

Originally Posted by Joeyseven

[Show spoiler]And GL replacing Shaw was with Hayden Christensen as A force ghost at the end of ROTJ,just makes me want to puke.

To be honest I thought it was a good move on switching them. If you watch the movies 1-6, it's Hayden's Anikin that we watched in action, it's the character that we know... not the old bald Anikin at the end. Plus, Hayden's Anikin is how he looked when he "died" and became Vader.

[tigertron]

Best duels

Qui Gon and Obi Wan v Darth Maul
Obi Wan v Anakin
Darth Sidious v Yoda
Anakin v Darth Tyrannus (Episode III)
Obi Wan v General Grevious
Luke v Darth Vader (ROTJ)

Hottest girl
Padmé

[Steelers629]

Movies
Revenge of the Sith
The Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope
The Phantom Menace
Return of the Jedi
Attack of the Clones

Characters
Kit Fisto
Darth Maul
Qui-Gon Jinn
Darth Sidious (III)
Mace Windu
Chewbacca
Han Solo
Luke

Duels
Qui-Gon + Obi Wan vs Darth Maul
Anakin vs Obiwan (III)

Ships
Y-Wing
Jabba's Sail Barge
AT-AT
Imperial Star Destroyer
Naboo Starfighter
X-Wing

[Forever Knight]

My lawd... The Battle of Gennosis (sp?) is epic as hell.