Haha, I know at this point I should assume most Star Wars fans don’t like the prequels, but since we usually just talk about the sequels, Nev, I’m kind of surprised how much you hate the prequels! I love your brief descriptions of them though, especially for ROTS.
I wouldn’t take the blurbs too seriously, as I don’t really hate any of the movies. The closest I get to that is with AOTC, and it still has Across the Stars to redeem it.
Neverar, I think you missed a couple.
You think it’s weird to consider the Ewok Movies over the Disney Standalone films? 😉
I legitimately forgot they existed while making the list, since I view them as existing on a different axis from all the rest. Solo and Rogue One are good movies and on that metric they would be among the Sequel trilogy movies in rank, but on the other hand they don’t feel at all similar to Episodes 1-8 and on that metric they would rank below the rest. So what to do? Anyway, here’s an attempt, but I’m not justifying them with numbers:
- Star Wars - A classic all around, a great movie in general which transcends the franchise.
- The Empire Strikes Back - Perhaps the best ‘Star Wars’ movie, though not quite as timeless as the first.
- The Force Awakens - A few very good ideas executed very well, though suffering from a weak third act.
- The Last Jedi - A lot of very good ideas executed less well than in TFA, but with a strong third act.
® Rogue One - A visually stunning exercise in computer animators using the dead as hand puppets. - Return of the Jedi - An obligatory sequel which pays the price for its lack of vision.
$ Solo: A Star Wars Story - A horror story about a sentient robot being enslaved within a ship’s computer. - The Phantom Menace - A Sci-fi movie about space Nascar, trade disputes and weird emotionless monks.
- Revenge of the Sith - Finally answering all our questions about the saga in the dumbest way possible.
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor - Like ROTJ except only the Ewok bits. Still a better love story than AOTC.
- Attack of the Clones - This was the movie that killed Star Wars, before ROTS dumped it into a lava pit.
- Caravan of Courage - More of a fairy tale than a space opera, but it’s still a movie.
- The Clone Wars (2008) - Not really a movie. It does still have a plot though, just not a good one.
- The Star Wars Holiday Special - Almost so bad that it’s good. Almost.