Best Prequel Trilogy - Blu-ray Forum

Erzengel · 01-12-2023, 05:30 PM

Moviefan2k4 · 01-12-2023, 05:31 PM

I like them all, but Star Wars is still tops in my opinion. I've defended those movies to naysayers since they first came out, and have never felt compelled to apologize for my stance on them.

milo bloom · 01-12-2023, 06:20 PM

Star Wars by a mile.

I can enjoy The Hobbit movies, but it's obvious they were rushed.

And Newt Scamander is an amusing character but the overall story is a mess in Fantastic Beasts.

Alan T · 01-13-2023, 12:10 AM

Star Wars

StarWarsIsAwesome123 · 01-13-2023, 12:46 AM

Star Wars > Hobbit >>> Fantastic Beasts

DR Herbert West · 01-13-2023, 08:05 AM

Star Wars

Roonan · 01-13-2023, 09:00 AM

Star Wars, not even close.

Gizz · 01-13-2023, 10:28 AM

The Hobbit easy, The Star Wars prequels were not very good. I have never seen the Fantastic Beasts series.

J999 · 01-13-2023, 10:57 AM

Star Wars Episodes I-III for me as well. After that, The Hobbit. Followed by Fantastic Beasts, but I still enjoy them too (even if I do agree the story, for the second movie in particular, is a mess).

KManX89 · 01-13-2023, 04:16 PM

The Hobbit. 2 good films and 1 mediocre film>1 serviceable film and 2 terrible films and yes, Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are still crap, I don't care what anybody says.

I remember the JarJarMustDie.com site like it was yesterday.

j_sazin · 01-13-2023, 07:57 PM

Star Wars and it isn't even close.

And I'll die on a hill saying the prequel trilogy gave us two of the Top 5 Star Wars movies to date

drush9999 · 01-13-2023, 08:29 PM

All 3 trilogies are dire IMO

Star Wars is probably the only overall entertaining one, despite the dire acting and non-existent chemistry.

The Hobbit is bogged down with po-faced sideplots where it should have just stuck to the fun of the original novel (two 90 minute movies max).

Fantastic Beasts started well, but the other two absolutely dire.

Apologies for overuse of "dire".

Mattmck99 · 01-13-2023, 09:28 PM

Star Wars, even though AOTC isn’t great in my opinion, but ROTS is my personal favourite SW movie after Empire Strikes Back.

Cruel Angel · 01-14-2023, 03:10 AM

Star Wars, but for me it's the lesser of the three evils to choose from.

Farerb · 01-14-2023, 02:56 PM

The Hobbit is the least awful of the three.

bferr1972 · 01-14-2023, 05:49 PM

Planet of the Apes?

KManX89 · 01-15-2023, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cruel Angel

Star Wars, but for me it's the lesser of the three evils to choose from.

It's really not, though. One meh film>2 terrible ones.

Prog5000 · 01-15-2023, 03:48 PM

Basically all terrible but the SW trilogy is the sweeter smelling turd.

First beasts was good. The rest appalling.

Hobbit trilogy one shortish story dragged over three films. The material wasn't there and it shows. Too much cartoony CGI.

Episode 1 the start of GL's obsession with CGI but models were present and it was shot on film and at least "looked like SW."

Episode 2. I've seen better cut scenes during PS2 games. A terribly boring film.

Episode 3. More of the same from 2 but more polished. Ian McDiarmid's performance, awful. Ruins every scene he is featured in. Anakin's turn is one of the most sought after moments in SW and when it does happen it's unintentionally hilarious. I went opening weekend and the audience couldn't control their laughter; started with chuckles when he was reacting to the Anakin/Dooku fight.

Before full blown howling during the "i'm too weak" moments.

Final fight was ok, but the cutting back to Yoda and Dooku fight undermined it. What direction was McDiarmid given?

But at least episode 3 was entertaining; for the wrong reasons. The "so in love with you scene", hilarious. Anakin declaring how beautiful Padme is but Natalie Portman, who is stunning, is given an appalling amount of blusher and a terrible perm.

For this reason SW has the edge. Because if you approach the final film as a comedy and watch it with friends you can have a lot of laughs. Lots to quote back and forth.

Menace never bothered me like it bothered many. I actually thought it was one of the best SW films when I saw it aged 14.

unberechenbar · 01-21-2023, 04:04 AM

The Hobbit trilogy

Mikezilla3k · 01-23-2023, 09:35 PM

Star Wars easy. Also lol at the people saying Jackson's bloated ass stretching of Tolkien's kids book is better than Lucas' vision. Never change haters.

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Hobbit	19	33.93%
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	0	0%
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01-12-2023, 05:30 PM	#1
Erzengel Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2010 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:160 DVD collection:134 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:1	Best Prequel Trilogy

01-15-2023, 03:48 PM	#18
Prog5000 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2008	Basically all terrible but the SW trilogy is the sweeter smelling turd. First beasts was good. The rest appalling. Hobbit trilogy one shortish story dragged over three films. The material wasn't there and it shows. Too much cartoony CGI. Episode 1 the start of GL's obsession with CGI but models were present and it was shot on film and at least "looked like SW." Episode 2. I've seen better cut scenes during PS2 games. A terribly boring film. Episode 3. More of the same from 2 but more polished. Ian McDiarmid's performance, awful. Ruins every scene he is featured in. Anakin's turn is one of the most sought after moments in SW and when it does happen it's unintentionally hilarious. I went opening weekend and the audience couldn't control their laughter; started with chuckles when he was reacting to the Anakin/Dooku fight. Before full blown howling during the "i'm too weak" moments. Final fight was ok, but the cutting back to Yoda and Dooku fight undermined it. What direction was McDiarmid given? But at least episode 3 was entertaining; for the wrong reasons. The "so in love with you scene", hilarious. Anakin declaring how beautiful Padme is but Natalie Portman, who is stunning, is given an appalling amount of blusher and a terrible perm. For this reason SW has the edge. Because if you approach the final film as a comedy and watch it with friends you can have a lot of laughs. Lots to quote back and forth. Menace never bothered me like it bothered many. I actually thought it was one of the best SW films when I saw it aged 14. Last edited by Prog5000; 01-15-2023 at 04:00 PM.

01-12-2023, 05:31 PM	#2
Moviefan2k4 Banned Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Montgomery, TX 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:317 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	I like them all, but Star Wars is still tops in my opinion. I've defended those movies to naysayers since they first came out, and have never felt compelled to apologize for my stance on them.

01-12-2023, 06:20 PM	#3
milo bloom Special Member Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:53 DVD collection:21	Star Wars by a mile. I can enjoy The Hobbit movies, but it's obvious they were rushed. And Newt Scamander is an amusing character but the overall story is a mess in Fantastic Beasts.

01-13-2023, 12:10 AM	#4
Alan T Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Southern California 4K collection:299 Blu-ray collection:533 DVD collection:16	Star Wars

01-13-2023, 12:46 AM	#5
StarWarsIsAwesome123 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 4K collection:54 Blu-ray collection:246 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 34	Star Wars > Hobbit >>> Fantastic Beasts

01-13-2023, 08:05 AM	#6
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	Star Wars

01-13-2023, 09:00 AM	#7
Roonan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:2	Star Wars, not even close.

01-13-2023, 10:28 AM	#8
Gizz Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2012 Location:England Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:420 Blu-ray collection:1828 DVD collection:808 Digital collection:10 iTunes collection:340 Prime collection:151	The Hobbit easy, The Star Wars prequels were not very good. I have never seen the Fantastic Beasts series.

01-13-2023, 10:57 AM	#9
J999 Special Member Member since:Jun 2017 Location:Canada 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:350 DVD collection:400 Digital collection:110 iTunes collection:63	Star Wars Episodes I-III for me as well. After that, The Hobbit. Followed by Fantastic Beasts, but I still enjoy them too (even if I do agree the story, for the second movie in particular, is a mess).

01-13-2023, 04:16 PM	#10
KManX89 Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Nov 2019 4K collection:296 Blu-ray collection:737 DVD collection:126	The Hobbit. 2 good films and 1 mediocre film>1 serviceable film and 2 terrible films and yes, Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are still crap, I don't care what anybody says. I remember the JarJarMustDie.com site like it was yesterday.

01-13-2023, 07:57 PM	#11
j_sazin Special Member Member since:Nov 2019 DVD collection:3 Digital collection:214 Trading Score:25	Star Wars and it isn't even close. And I'll die on a hill saying the prequel trilogy gave us two of the Top 5 Star Wars movies to date

01-13-2023, 08:29 PM	#12
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6092 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	All 3 trilogies are dire IMO Star Wars is probably the only overall entertaining one, despite the dire acting and non-existent chemistry. The Hobbit is bogged down with po-faced sideplots where it should have just stuck to the fun of the original novel (two 90 minute movies max). Fantastic Beasts started well, but the other two absolutely dire. Apologies for overuse of "dire".

01-13-2023, 09:28 PM	#13
Mattmck99 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2020 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:358 Blu-ray collection:1260 DVD collection:24	Star Wars, even though AOTC isn’t great in my opinion, but ROTS is my personal favourite SW movie after Empire Strikes Back.

01-14-2023, 03:10 AM	#14
Cruel Angel Blu-ray Prince Member since:Nov 2009 Location:San Antonio TX 4K collection:315 Blu-ray collection:1187 DVD collection:281	Star Wars, but for me it's the lesser of the three evils to choose from.

01-14-2023, 02:56 PM	#15
Farerb Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2018 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:215 DVD collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	The Hobbit is the least awful of the three.

01-14-2023, 05:49 PM	#16
bferr1972 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2016 Location:Here Trading Score:7	Planet of the Apes?

01-21-2023, 04:04 AM	#19
unberechenbar Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:May 2021 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:350 Blu-ray collection:350 Blu-ray reviews: 343 Trading Score:3	The Hobbit trilogy

01-23-2023, 09:35 PM	#20
Mikezilla3k Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Richmond, CA 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:268 DVD collection:305 MA collection:56 Digital collection:19 Trading Score:2	Star Wars easy. Also lol at the people saying Jackson's bloated ass stretching of Tolkien's kids book is better than Lucas' vision. Never change haters.

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