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Post #923116

Author
yotsuya
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Ranking the Star Wars films
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Date created
1-Apr-2016, 2:17 PM

I’ve been debating where Ep 7 should fit in the scheme of things. In my numbering it marks the 10th or 11th film in the series so here is my order.

  1. The Empire Strikes Back (SE)
  2. The Empire Strikes Back (Original)
  3. Star Wars/A New Hope (Original)
  4. Return of the Jedi (Original)
  5. Return of the Jedi (SE)
  6. A New Hope (SE)
  7. Revenge of the Sith
  8. The Phantom Menace
  9. Attack of the Clones
  10. The Force Awakens

I do seriously think the changes (except the line change about R2 not tasting very good) to TESB improved it. I think the changes to ANH really damage the flow of the story. I like the addition of Jabba and Biggs, but the early changes just don’t fit and Greedo shooting at all just derails the story in the middle. ROTJ’s changes don’t add anything and Jedi Rocks and change to the ending detract enough to pull it down.

I like the Prequels, probably because I am a big fan of classic Hollywood movies and I see a real similarity in the type of story (including the comic relief characters). ROTS is the best of the PT. TPM has some good points and is fun. ATOC has issues and is a good middle chapter but not good on its own.

I have issues with TFA. On the surface it is very polished and the art direction and characters is perfect for the Star Wars universe, but the story fails in many ways. I don’t like the lack of explanation. Lucas managed to throw in a line or two that said volumes about what was going on and TFA lacks that brilliant exposition. In Lucas’s 6 films, everything that happens is very clear, but in TFA, things are vague and the story confusing. Knowing what Abrams is capable of in the TV realm makes it even more frustrating that the fantastic character development seen in Lost is mostly lacking. I think what they needed was a TESB type movie, not an ANH type movie. I’m hoping Rian Johnson can deliver something better. His work so far has been excellent and if he works on the same scope we could be looking forward to two awesome movies. I’m not expecting them to eclipse the OT, but eclipsing the PT would be nice.