My son's first Star Wars experience. Which Trilogy First?

[Blu Man]

Originally Posted by DAROCKNESSMONSTER

I honestly think that is spoon-fed bull crap.
Of course Lucas would say that.
Ugggh.

You dislike Lucas too?

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

1-6.

That's the way the story was intended to run from Lucas, but he was only given the budget for the 4th one first.

Logan

That's a bit of a myth. Lucas had rough ideas, but he didn't even plan on Luke and Leia being related until the production of Return of the Jedi. He was changing it up as he went, Gary Kurtz has revealed much of what the original plans were for the series -- I'm not a Lucas-basher, but you have to take the corporate statements about the series at face value.

[Galactus]

Heres what i'd do. start with Star Wars Ep I, Star Wars Ep II, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (this one should help keep the little dude interested since its a cartoon) then Star Wars Ep III and next show him the original star wars trilogy.

and btw why in da hell did Lucas change the ending on Return of the Jedi?

[Gamma_Winstead]

to be honest, you should just ignore 1-3 for the time being. And I have more knowledge on that than anyone. I 8 or 9 when episode one came out. And the OT was much better

[Variable]

Originally Posted by DAROCKNESSMONSTER

I honestly think that is spoon-fed bull crap.
Of course Lucas would say that.
Ugggh.

in fairness, that guy was just wrong, Lucas afaik didn't say that. I know in the New Hope commentary he said he liked the idea of a backstory we didn't know about (clone war, loss of jedi, vader, luke's dad, etc.)

I'd watch them as they came out.

[Variable]

Originally Posted by Blu Blood

Heres what i'd do. start with Star Wars Ep I, Star Wars Ep II, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (this one should help keep the little dude interested since its a cartoon) then Star Wars Ep III and next show him the original star wars trilogy.

and btw why in da hell did Lucas change the ending on Return of the Jedi?

which change? the bigger celebrations? I mean, that makes sense.

Honestly, though I don't like it, the different Anakin makes sense too.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

That's a bit of a myth. Lucas had rough ideas, but he didn't even plan on Luke and Leia being related until the production of Return of the Jedi. He was changing it up as he went, Gary Kurtz has revealed much of what the original plans were for the series -- I'm not a Lucas-basher, but you have to take the corporate statements about the series at face value.

In the very first script, the story was about Luke "Starkiller". As it ought to be, except for the name.

As the "saga" story went on, the idea of nine films (the ones George pretends never existed) was going to pay tribute to "Hidden Fortress" by giving us the story of how the two 'Droids wandered through the war from beginning to end--
It was only after he gave up and just wanted to finish the darn thing with #6 that the saga became about, err....Anakin! Yeah, that's it!

(If you believe the saga was Always About Luke, pass that knowledge on to the next generation before it's too late. Original first. )

[Schrute Farms]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

The story goes from 1-6 that's how it should be watch.

Would you watch Lord Of The Rings this way?

1 - Return Of The King
2 - The Two Towers
3 - The Fellowship Of The Ring

Valid point, though the LOTR movies were all filmed at the same time. Technically, the Hobbit movie that is coming out next year is a prequel of sorts.

[Schrute Farms]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Same here. They don't even look like they take place in the same universe.

That is the whole point though. The Republic was like a "golden age" for everyone. Sideous ushered in the oppression and dictatorship of the Empire and the galaxy's aesthetics suffered just as much as individual freedoms.

I like the PT, but I hate Gungans.

[Schrute Farms]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

So, to repeat, the best order is 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6
.

Great idea. I might consider this.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by quexos

Go with the chronological order to avoid confusion. So the new trilogy first then the old trilogy.

that's my vote as well..

enjoy the experience-- I loved watching these movies with my little ones
for the first time!

[ShelbyGT500]

I would show him IV-VI but use the original theatrical releases not the added footage crap that was released in the 90's.

[vektar]

yeah just go in order to keep things as they should be.

[clownface]

I voted to watch them from episode one to six. The problem when I showed them to my daughters was that they wondered why parts Four through six looked so bad compared to parts one to three. They now prefer the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

[STARSCREAM]

That's a tough call. I'd say if it was an adult asking it would be original trilogy then prequel trilogy. However, since it is a young one maybe you should go prequel then original. Hmmmmmmm, I can't make up my mind. This is a road I will have to travel in a few years as well since my daughter is year and a half old right now. All i know is that back in the day when I was really little I loved star wars and it was original trilogy back then. It could be really cool though to go in order of 1-6 and see what its like. None of us can do that without any bias or wonderment like the young kids now can.

[The Don]

Originally Posted by Nameless Evil

Personally, I would start him on Episode IV - A New Hope

+1

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by DAROCKNESSMONSTER

I honestly think that is spoon-fed bull crap.

Of course Lucas would say that.

Because... that's what he said?

Ugggh.

Oh right, I forgot, how silly of me. It's fashionable now to hate on Lucas because of the trilogy of 1-3.

Let's forget that he had a hand in making some of the best movies of all time, {Original Star Wars Trilogy, Indiana Jones {TRILOGY ONLY} American Graffiti}

Oh wait, because you're trendy and want to do what all your friends are doing, you jump over the cliff with the rest of the lemmings and hate on Lucas.

I'm not saying that he hasn't made a few mistakes {Indy 4} but if you ignore Jar Jar Binks, the Prequel trilogy isn't half bad... it's not cinematic masterpieces by any stretch but it's good popcorn fun.

Logan

[DAROCKNESSMONSTER]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Because... that's what he said?



Oh right, I forgot, how silly of me. It's fashionable now to hate on Lucas because of the trilogy of 1-3.

Let's forget that he had a hand in making some of the best movies of all time, {Original Star Wars Trilogy, Indiana Jones {TRILOGY ONLY} American Graffiti}

Oh wait, because you're trendy and want to do what all your friends are doing, you jump over the cliff with the rest of the lemmings and hate on Lucas.

I'm not saying that he hasn't made a few mistakes {Indy 4} but if you ignore Jar Jar Binks, the Prequel trilogy isn't half bad... it's not cinematic masterpieces by any stretch but it's good popcorn fun.

Logan

silly me.
forgot he was such an auteur.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

That's a bit of a myth. Lucas had rough ideas, but he didn't even plan on Luke and Leia being related until the production of Return of the Jedi. He was changing it up as he went, Gary Kurtz has revealed much of what the original plans were for the series -- I'm not a Lucas-basher, but you have to take the corporate statements about the series at face value.

On the making of the trilogy special feature {the original 3 box set} I believe Lucas mentioned that he started out with a massive script and cut it into sections and wanted {always} to go back and film the original 3 at a later time.

Logan

[Blu Man]

So, have you made a decision yet?