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If you have to watch all 6, watch the originals first, then the prequels. The prequels are meant to be told last. You go through an excellent 3 part story, then go back to see how it all happened kinda like a flashback.
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The thread title is misleading.
This seems to happen often around here lately.
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I'll be more clear...
If you are dead set on watching all six movies, which I wouldn't do, I would watch in this order...
1. Wars - Harmy's edit
2. Empire - Harmy's edit
3. Jedi - Harmy's edit
4. Menace - Fall of the Jedi edit
5. Clones - - Fall of the Jedi edit
6. Sith - - Fall of the Jedi edit
What is Fall of the Jedi? here is a link to the trailer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HesmWVhuTg4
+1 on preferring Menace. never watch the other two prequels, but I will occasionally watch GL's edit of Menace because it still has more moments than not that feel like a Star Wars movie. Clones and Sith are just so. fucking. awful.
Also +1 on The Ridiculousnesses.
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RicOlie_2 said:
I would recommend, like everyone else, Harmy's editions if you want something close to the original, but Adywan's, if you want a better special edition than the one we got and something that helps tie the OT and the PT together, visually.
As for the PT, I enjoy watching them occasionally, but don't think they really add much to the saga, storywise (in fact, storywise, I think they detract from the saga). Visually, however, they're a fun addition with all the new planets, environments, spaceships, and of course the war aspect of it.
I'll look for the Adywan's edits then, last time I saw the SE's was when they came out on theaters.
RicOlie_2 said:
I didn't think to recommend it before, but TV's Frink's edits of Episodes I and II are probably (read: definitely) more worth it than the actual movies.
Noted ;)
TV's Frink said:
There are a lot of people here who prefer Ep 1 over 2 and 3, mainly because it is closer in tone to an actual Star Wars movie. And there's CPY, of course.
Is understandable indeed;
and what's CPY?
AntcuFaalb said:
I find Jar Jar to be significantly less annoying than Hayden Christensen's wooden Anakin performance. I'd take "meesa" and "yousa" over "I don't like sand" any day.
With that being said, I think you'll find that many around these parts prefer Episode I over the other two. I think it has more to do with our opinion that it feels more like a Star Wars movie than the others, despite its overall low quality. This is probably due to its tone and the fact that it visits a planet (namely, Tatooine) very familiar to OT fans.
I don't like Episode III because I believe that its attempt at a dark tone feels artificial and forced. I also don't enjoy 45-minute-long lightstaber duels. The following post might help you understand why I like Episode III the least. http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Episode-VII-Discussion-WARNING-HEREIN-LIE-SPOILERS/post/731906/#TopicPost731906
I understand why TPM is more appreciated for hard OT fans as an overall SW movie but as far as the SW plot the Ep. II and III contributes more to the OT storyline, and is not necessarily because those are better movies but because they happen to be the closest episodes to the OT. Also I saw your post and well... what can't be ''hyped'' these days? Sad but true.
Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
I prefer the 456123 order because it doesn't spoil all the best surprises in the PT. Even the SE spoils some surprises, such as seeing Jabba before we meet him in the palace. Also, the PT is so bad that you get the wrong idea about the personalities involved, so it is harder to enjoy them when you get to the OT.
And I also prefer ep1 to either 2 or 3, because the latter two are just too non-stop frenetic and have too much crap in them. Ep3 is like watching a 2-hour videogame. Ep1 at least has the pacing of a SW movie. Jar Jar doesn't bother me that much. And I'll take creepy puppet yoda any day over fighting-like-he-stuck-his-tail-in-the-light-socket Yoda.
This makes me wonder why I'm less tolerant with Ep I than the other two since I understand all that you said and can't say it's a lie, I guess I enjoy the PT but in a different way that I enjoy the OT.
KilroyMcFadden said:
I'll be more clear...
If you are dead set on watching all six movies, which I wouldn't do, I would watch in this order...
1. Wars - Harmy's edit
2. Empire - Harmy's edit
3. Jedi - Harmy's edit
4. Menace - Fall of the Jedi edit
5. Clones - - Fall of the Jedi edit
6. Sith - - Fall of the Jedi edit
What is Fall of the Jedi? here is a link to the trailer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HesmWVhuTg4+1 on preferring Menace. never watch the other two prequels, but I will occasionally watch GL's edit of Menace because it still has more moments than not that feel like a Star Wars movie. Clones and Sith are just so. fucking. awful.
Also +1 on The Ridiculousnesses.
Noted, Fall of the Jedi and Frink's to the queue :)
ray_afraid said:
The thread title is misleading.
This seems to happen often around here lately.
I don't see how is misleading but I may be missing something... would you mind to elaborate?
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The thread title is asking how to watch the movie Star Wars.
To answer that- it's best to use your eyes to view it, ears to hear it and brain to process that information.
But what you're really asking is "What's the best order to use when watching the Star Wars saga".
Really though, I'm just being a jerk.
; )
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dclarkg said:
TV's Frink said:
There are a lot of people here who prefer Ep 1 over 2 and 3, mainly because it is closer in tone to an actual Star Wars movie. And there's CPY, of course.
Is understandable indeed;
and what's CPY?
Creepy Puppet Yoda (in Episode I).
AntcuFaalb said:
I find Jar Jar to be significantly less annoying than Hayden Christensen's wooden Anakin performance. I'd take "meesa" and "yousa" over "I don't like sand" any day.
With that being said, I think you'll find that many around these parts prefer Episode I over the other two. I think it has more to do with our opinion that it feels more like a Star Wars movie than the others, despite its overall low quality. This is probably due to its tone and the fact that it visits a planet (namely, Tatooine) very familiar to OT fans.
I don't like Episode III because I believe that its attempt at a dark tone feels artificial and forced. I also don't enjoy 45-minute-long lightstaber duels. The following post might help you understand why I like Episode III the least. http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Episode-VII-Discussion-WARNING-HEREIN-LIE-SPOILERS/post/731906/#TopicPost731906
I understand why TPM is more appreciated for hard OT fans as an overall SW movie but as far as the SW plot the Ep. II and III contributes more to the OT storyline, and is not necessarily because those are better movies but because they happen to be the closest episodes to the OT. Also I saw your post and well... what can't be ''hyped'' these days? Sad but true.
I personally prefer ROTS over the other prequels, followed by TPM then AOTC. Had Jar Jar never existed, it would be my favourite of the prequels. Jake Lloyd's acting isn't great either, but then neither is that of Hayden and Natalie in much of the other two movies.
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To clarify, I consider TPM to be an awful movie (RLM's video review is the best explanation therein that I know of). With the exception of a few very good special effects, it is just horrid by objective movie-making standards. However, I enjoy it more than the other two PT episodes - because (1) it contains some so-bad-its-good moments of unintentional humor (such as CPY), (2) it looks like a movie instead of a videogame, (3) older Anakin is just so, so irritating I can't watch him for more than about 15 minutes, (4) I actually like Watto, (5) the music during the duel is cool, and (6) TPM at least reminds me of Star Wars when they're on Tatooine.
As I've said before - just because I may enjoy watching a movie doesn't necessarily mean that I think it is a good movie. I also enjoy watching "Plan 9 from Outer Space".
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Agreed (except on points 4, 5 and 6...). TPM was an awful movie and huge disappointment, but the prequel trilogy steadily got worse as it continued, hitting rock bottom (or so I dearly hope) in ROTS.
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ray_afraid said:
Really though, I'm just being a jerk.
No, you're not. It would be nice if people would learn how to make proper thread titles. My favorite ones are the ones like "Harrison Ford?" or "Question for you all."
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Well, I'm being a jerk, but a jerk with a point.
Hey! That's what I'll be for Halloween!
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For you must watch 6 movies, you should watch in the following order:
1. Star Wars
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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C'mon, the thread title wasn't so ambiguous that you can just pull movies out of a hat.
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How do you know it was a hat?
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It would be pretty freaky if Frink was actually correct about me using a hat, even though he can't see what I used.
But what would be even freakier is if I actually used a hat and pulled out three movies in a row that all come from the same franchise (Indiana Jones). What would the odds be?
Actually, my thinking was that the person who started this thread seems intent on watching 2 trilogies, not just the original trilogy. And George Lucas has actually been involved with 2 great trilogies in his career. So I replaced the trilogy that George pulled out of his bum with the trilogy that's closer in quality to Star Wars. It would at least be a much better use of 6 hours than the prequels would be.
To Frink, I quote Indy's words to the Maharaja in ToD: "If I offended you, then I am sorry."
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Obviously it was an Indy hat.
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ray_afraid said:
Well, I'm being a jerk, but a jerk with a point.
Hey! That's what I'll be for Halloween!
Not a jerk but a little OC, nevertheless you have a a point. Thread title changed :)
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I was thinking about this thread when the ST is finished. I actually think 4,5,6,1,2,3,7,8,9.
Now many would argue if you are going to start with 4,5,6 then you should go right into 7,8,9 then 1,2,3. But my reasoning for this is after watching 4,5,6, episode 7 takes place 30 years after. So by going back and watching 1,2,3, and then when you watch Episode 7, it will feel like a much longer time gap since you have seen Episode 6, which will jive better with seeing the characters much older now.
I hope that makes sense?
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CO said:
I was thinking about this thread when the ST is finished. I actually think 4,5,6,1,2,3,7,8,9.
Now many would argue if you are going to start with 4,5,6 then you should go right into 7,8,9 then 1,2,3. But my reasoning for this is after watching 4,5,6, episode 7 takes place 30 years after. So by going back and watching 1,2,3, and then when you watch Episode 7, it will feel like a much longer time gap since you have seen Episode 6, which will jive better with seeing the characters much older now.
I hope that makes sense?
Using the logic that the last movie in a trilogy is a letdown, and considering that 8 will probably be better than JJ's 7, my recommendation for the 9 part saga would be episodes 2,3,1,9,6,7,8,5,4. I'm taking a wild guess that at least some of the ST will be better than ROTJ, but this ordering should guarantee that each movie will be better than the last.
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4,5,6 rinse and repeat
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If you absolutely have to do so then watch the PT last. Drunk. With Rifftrax. Backstroke of the West might also be a relatively decent choice.
Hey, you asked ;)
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NeverarGreat said:
CO said:
I was thinking about this thread when the ST is finished. I actually think 4,5,6,1,2,3,7,8,9.
Now many would argue if you are going to start with 4,5,6 then you should go right into 7,8,9 then 1,2,3. But my reasoning for this is after watching 4,5,6, episode 7 takes place 30 years after. So by going back and watching 1,2,3, and then when you watch Episode 7, it will feel like a much longer time gap since you have seen Episode 6, which will jive better with seeing the characters much older now.
I hope that makes sense?
Using the logic that the last movie in a trilogy is a letdown, and considering that 8 will probably be better than JJ's 7, my recommendation for the 9 part saga would be episodes 2,3,1,9,6,7,8,5,4. I'm taking a wild guess that at least some of the ST will be better than ROTJ, but this ordering should guarantee that each movie will be better than the last.
Are you sure it's wise to start with a sedative? ;)
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m_s0 said:
If you absolutely have to do so then watch the PT last. Drunk. With Rifftrax. Backstroke of the West might also be a relatively decent choice.
Hey, you asked ;)
Haha I wouldn't mind trying that
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So eventually, provided the ST is any good, ROTJ becomes just a lackluster middle film and not a disappointing ending? Hmm.
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episode 4,5,3,6
Revenge of the Sith was the only good prequel and it serves as an awesome flashback after TESB and is a good set up for the final confrontation against the emperor.
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Ugh, no.