Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-25131077-20161209183314/@comment-28794147-20161210173222

Gen. Grievous1138 wrote: I'm going to use this as a place to write out and defend my favorite to least favorite Star Wars movies. My list:


 * 1) The Revenge of the Sith (III)
 * 2) The Empire Strikes Back (V)
 * 3) A New Hope (IV)
 * 4) The Force Awakens (VII)
 * 5) The Return of the Jedi (VI)
 * 6) The Attack of the Clones (II)
 * 7) The Phantom Menace (I)

I'm going to start with the disclaimer that I dislike none of these movies. The first two prequels may not have been the best Star Wars movies, but they aren't bad movies by a long, long shot. If you cut out the entire love plotline in Attack of the Clones it's actually pretty awesome, and while Phantom Menace has plentiful flaws, you aren't human if you didn't enjoy the duel with Darth Maul or the podrace (or AotC's Battle of Geonosis, on that note. The Battle of Geonosis was an amazing sequence.)

What I know a bunch of people are going to be surprised about is that Revenge of the Sith gets the top spot - and in my opinion, it does deserve it. Sure, the dialogue isn't the best written and there are some scenes that could use a rewrite. But if you look at the story of the movie, the most important part, Revenge of the Sith blows the others clean out of the water. The story is so complex and well-done. It not only completely flips the other prequel stories on their heads, but it also brings them to a conclusion and truly does justice to the originals. The thing many people don't realize about RotS's story is how complicatedly brilliant it is. If you are introduced to Star Wars in chronological order - as I was, long ago - the plot twists are unexpected yet mind-blowing. If you haven't seen the originals first, the twist that Palpatine and Sidious are the same, the twist that the clone army was designed to destroy the Jedi Order, and the twist that a massive galaxy-engulfing war was engineered to turn one Jedi to the Dark Side is unforgettable. In additon, the visuals are also amazing: The battles, Order 66, and the duels are all spectacular.

However, it's better if you look at the prequel trilogy as one story, especially with Anakin's fall and the destruction of the Jedi.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 16:58, December 10, 2016 (UTC) I almost agree with you, except my list is slightly different...

1. Return of the Jedi (I thought the ending was very touching, with Darth Vader not being able to stand his son getting murdered by Palpatine, and his ultimate sacrifice to bring balance to the Force)

2. The Original (A New Hope)

3. Revenge of the Sith (I like tragic heroes such as Anakin, but I thought that the acting was mediocre, and all the Obi-Wan liners were terrible)

4. The Empire Strikes Back (I didn't enjoy this one as much as i thought I would)

5. The Attack of the Clones (As much as I liked the Clone Troopers and their hidden and sinister purpose, the movie was just... eh...)

6. The Phantom Menace (I think we all know why this is a bad movie, but Jar Jar really put the nail in the coffin. However, I did like all the political manipulation, unlike most people, because I'm into that stuff)

7. The Force Awakens (I'm sorry JJ Abrams, but you literally just did A New Hope all over again, except worse. Every character has a "counterpart" in A New Hope. Absolutely nothing was original about this movie. You didn't even bother to make Jakku different from Tatooine in any way. Kylo Ren was a pathetic villain who I just couldn't wait until he got off camera. The only good character was Poe Dameron, because he was original. Also, you ruined the lore by declaring all the comic books and stuff non-canonical.)

I agree with your Grievous on the matters of the lightsaber fights and the battle of geonosis. The prequels had lightsaber fights far superior to the original ones. Anakin vs. Obi Wan was my favorite, unsurprisingly, but Darth Maul vs. Qui Gonn and Obi Wan was really neat too.