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ambient_indie · 10-15-2015, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by roytherobot

question (please don't kill me): Should i watch all of the star wars movies or only the original trilogy?

4,5,6

DanTheMan · 10-15-2015, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by roytherobot

Question (please don't kill me): Should I watch all of the star wars movies or only the original Trilogy?

Episode 1: To know that no "new" Star Wars film can be as worse as that.

Then Episodes 4-6.

Gamma_Winstead · 10-15-2015, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dantheman89

Episode 1: To know that no "new" Star Wars film can be as worse as that.

Then Episodes 4-6.

Is reverse that, and make it episode 2 instead.

goeagles5039 · 10-15-2015, 08:59 PM

I like them all!!!

Spike M. · 10-15-2015, 09:07 PM

Episode I's the least important, but seeing where Anakin comes from, establishing his mom, how he meets Obi-wan, and Padme's initial arc make it worth watching. If nothing else the pod race is exciting.

Episode II's probably the worst, but his tons of necessary exposition for Anakin and it builds his relationships with Padme and Obi-wan in a way that's needed for the pay off in III.

III's the only prequel better than an OT movie (Return of the Jedi), and the last hour, despite some annoying pitfalls, is really poignant stuff.

I like to go IV, V, I, II, III, IV.

Jedi's emotional pay off with Luke and Vader plays a lot better if you're just coming off the end of Sith.

Foggy · 10-15-2015, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by roytherobot

Question (please don't kill me): Should I watch all of the star wars movies or only the original Trilogy?

Just watch them all in order of release. That's how the story has played out over time so just follow it like that. Watching the prequels first does ruin the original trilogy for sure though.

iamsometal · 10-15-2015, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by roytherobot

Question (please don't kill me): Should I watch all of the star wars movies or only the original Trilogy?

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Originally Posted by Spike M.

Episode I's the least important, but seeing where Anakin comes from, establishing his mom, how he meets Obi-wan, and Padme's initial arc make it worth watching. If nothing else the pod race is exciting.

Episode II's probably the worst, but his tons of necessary exposition for Anakin and it builds his relationships with Padme and Obi-wan in a way that's needed for the pay off in III.

III's the only prequel better than an OT movie (Return of the Jedi), and the last hour, despite some annoying pitfalls, is really poignant stuff.

I like to go IV, V, I, II, III, IV.

Jedi's emotional pay off with Luke and Vader plays a lot better if you're just coming off the end of Sith.

At the risk of veering too off-topic, this has to be said because honestly, roytherobot, I'm trying to save you time and misery.

Having just rewatched III because my kids picked it and I'm a pushover, I will say without a doubt Revenge of the Sith and Attack of the Clones are equally terrible. Phantom Menace is at best somewhat tolerable, despite Jake Lloyd and Jar-Jar. No way in hell is Sith better than Return of the Jedi. Jedi is at least fun to watch, Sith is like having a root canal without any local anesthetic then getting kicked in the mouth a few times after for good measure. I understand that it's a tragedy, but watching Sith is an equally miserable experience to watching Clones because it's a sluggishly paced, horribly edited, poorly acted and overly-long bore fest.

The cool part is both my boys decided that when it was over, they never wanted to watch Sith again and were requesting to watch the teaser for The Force Awakens on repeat. BRING ON TFA!!!

ZoetMB · 10-15-2015, 10:24 PM

Please, please, please. Please let's not have another 500 posts with everyone's favorite movie order. It's really completely absurd.

Just take the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 and figure out every combination and then do it again without #1 and you'll have a complete list of all the responses you're going to get without endless redundancy.

However, the top responses are going to be these:
1,2,3,4,5,6 (story order)
4,5,6,1,2,3 (release order)
4,5,1,2,3,6 (OT without the end, backstory, end)
4,5,6 (OT only)

JamesKurtovich · 10-15-2015, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

Just watch them all in order of release. That's how the story has played out over time so just follow it like that. Watching the prequels first does ruin the original trilogy for sure though.

This. The OT is the benchmark.

roytherobot · 10-15-2015, 10:38 PM

Thanks for the responses everyone. I think I'll watch the original Trilogy first, then if I can I'll watch the prequels. My question wasn't necessarily meant to start a discussion of what's the best order to watch them in, but instead to ask if it was necessary to watch them all to be able to enjoy Episode VII to the fullest.

GLaDOS · 10-15-2015, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pounder

He's probably not an old timer.

I'm not.

aiman04 · 10-15-2015, 11:01 PM

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

trevanian · 10-15-2015, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by aiman04

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

Suffering leads from prequels ...

crazyBLUE · 10-15-2015, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by GLaDOS

I'm not.

18 or 19 now Kotse ?

Spike M. · 10-16-2015, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by iamsometal

At the risk of veering too off-topic, this has to be said because honestly, roytherobot, I'm trying to save you time and misery.

Having just rewatched III because my kids picked it and I'm a pushover, I will say without a doubt Revenge of the Sith and Attack of the Clones are equally terrible. Phantom Menace is at best somewhat tolerable, despite Jake Lloyd and Jar-Jar. No way in hell is Sith better than Return of the Jedi. Jedi is at least fun to watch, Sith is like having a root canal without any local anesthetic then getting kicked in the mouth a few times after for good measure. I understand that it's a tragedy, but watching Sith is an equally miserable experience to watching Clones because it's a sluggishly paced, horribly edited, poorly acted and overly-long bore fest.

The cool part is both my boys decided that when it was over, they never wanted to watch Sith again and were requesting to watch the teaser for The Force Awakens on repeat. BRING ON TFA!!!

imsounoriginal · 10-16-2015, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Spike M.

Episode I's the least important, but seeing where Anakin comes from, establishing his mom, how he meets Obi-wan, and Padme's initial arc make it worth watching. If nothing else the pod race is exciting.

Episode II's probably the worst, but his tons of necessary exposition for Anakin and it builds his relationships with Padme and Obi-wan in a way that's needed for the pay off in III.

III's the only prequel better than an OT movie (Return of the Jedi), and the last hour, despite some annoying pitfalls, is really poignant stuff.

I like to go IV, V, I, II, III, IV.

Jedi's emotional pay off with Luke and Vader plays a lot better if you're just coming off the end of Sith.

I've decided that when I inevitably have to introduce someone to Star Wars next, it'll be that order (with the old Clone Wars miniseries between II and III).

toddly6666 · 10-16-2015, 01:07 AM

Regarding movie order watching, pick any order you like - prequels first or OT first. As much as I dont like the prequels there are still positive aspects in them. Watch Phantom Menace for Darth Maul. Watch Attack of the Clones for Jango and Dooku. Watch Sith for The Emperor.

It's definitely worth it to watch everything right now, including the cartoons, to psyche oneself up for The Force Awakens.

GLaDOS · 10-16-2015, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

18 or 19 now Kotse ?

21 soon

Gamma_Winstead · 10-16-2015, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GLaDOS

21 soon

High five! I turned 21 two months ago!

Foggy · 10-16-2015, 08:36 AM

I turned 21 four months ago.

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10-15-2015, 08:59 PM	#17144
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	I like them all!!!

10-15-2015, 09:07 PM	#17145
Spike M. Special Member Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Los Angeles, CA	Episode I's the least important, but seeing where Anakin comes from, establishing his mom, how he meets Obi-wan, and Padme's initial arc make it worth watching. If nothing else the pod race is exciting. Episode II's probably the worst, but his tons of necessary exposition for Anakin and it builds his relationships with Padme and Obi-wan in a way that's needed for the pay off in III. III's the only prequel better than an OT movie (Return of the Jedi), and the last hour, despite some annoying pitfalls, is really poignant stuff. I like to go IV, V, I, II, III, IV. Jedi's emotional pay off with Luke and Vader plays a lot better if you're just coming off the end of Sith.

10-15-2015, 10:24 PM	#17148
ZoetMB Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2009 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:172 DVD collection:27 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Please, please, please. Please let's not have another 500 posts with everyone's favorite movie order. It's really completely absurd. Just take the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 and figure out every combination and then do it again without #1 and you'll have a complete list of all the responses you're going to get without endless redundancy. However, the top responses are going to be these: 1,2,3,4,5,6 (story order) 4,5,6,1,2,3 (release order) 4,5,1,2,3,6 (OT without the end, backstory, end) 4,5,6 (OT only)

10-15-2015, 10:38 PM	#17150
roytherobot Active Member Member since:Sep 2015 Location:PR Trading Score:49	Thanks for the responses everyone. I think I'll watch the original Trilogy first, then if I can I'll watch the prequels. My question wasn't necessarily meant to start a discussion of what's the best order to watch them in, but instead to ask if it was necessary to watch them all to be able to enjoy Episode VII to the fullest.

10-15-2015, 11:01 PM	#17152
aiman04 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Malaysia Home Theater Gallery:9	Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

10-16-2015, 01:07 AM	#17157
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	Regarding movie order watching, pick any order you like - prequels first or OT first. As much as I dont like the prequels there are still positive aspects in them. Watch Phantom Menace for Darth Maul. Watch Attack of the Clones for Jango and Dooku. Watch Sith for The Emperor. It's definitely worth it to watch everything right now, including the cartoons, to psyche oneself up for The Force Awakens.

10-16-2015, 08:36 AM	#17160
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3600 DVD collection:47	I turned 21 four months ago.

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