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Octorox said:
Chronological, Release,
I prefer doing both
And in the time of greatest despair, there shall come a savior, and he shall be known as the Son of the Suns.
How will you be watching the saga in preparation for Force Awakens? — Page 2
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Why do you keep coming back? Are you really that sad and lonely?
Or are you just a gigolo?
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STAR WARS Revisited
The Empire Strikes Back Despecialized 2.0
Fall of The Jedi I/II
Labyrinth of Evil V1
Return of The Jedi Despecialized
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TV’s Frink said:
Why do you keep coming back? Are you really that sad and lonely?Or are you just a gigolo?
Weil där Meistär mich gesandt.
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Despecialized versions of The Trilogy. Duh.
Same here, although I watched SW in June, TESB last month and ROTJ should be up next in this month.
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I don’t plan on doing anything special. To me, TFA’s just another movie; I’ll be watching it (if I choose to watch it) without ceremony.
AKA “I’m trying to be edgy by pretending that I don’t care”
Not enough people read the EU.
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I don’t plan on doing anything special. To me, TFA’s just another movie; I’ll be watching it (if I choose to watch it) without ceremony.
AKA “I’m trying to be edgy by pretending that I don’t care”
He’s not trying to be edgy, trust me on that.
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Like others here, I’ll be treating myself to a re-watch of the saga in some manner before ‘The Force Awakens’ opens. And I’m still finding it hard to get my head around the fact that in less than a month now, we’ll be getting to see a Star Wars movie which is a ‘continuation’ of the events seen in ‘Return Of The Jedi’…complete with the original main cast members, and all-new John Williams score! I mean, it just seems like the other day that I was completely shocked to hear that George had actually ‘sold off’ his creation to Disney…and now the first movie is just around the corner.
After being used to many years of high praise by so many fans around the world thanks to his much-loved trilogy, the negative backlash generated by his eventual prequel and ‘special edition’ efforts must have been uncomfortable for him. Although I owned the theatrical trilogy on laserdisc, I remember looking forward to the announcement of when it would finally hit the successful new dvd format at the time…but while loads of other lesser movies were appearing with reverential quality treatments, the Star Wars trilogy remained stubbornly unavailable on the format for years and years. That was the first of a series of dubious miss-steps, and instead, George eventually came up with his dissapointing prequel trilogy and awkwardly-tinkered-with OT versions. And the belated, sub-par GOUT releases were yet another reason why he lost a lot of the high regard he was previously held in by some fans of the OT.
And now in his latest comments, he’s remarked that Disney and co. ended up ditching his own conceived story ideas in favour of ‘something for the fans’…and describes his take on the saga as being a ‘soap opera of family problems’. Well, I don’t know what J.J. and his writers have come up with, but if they’ve come up with something that ends up keeping the majority of fans happy, then I’m certainly all for that.
I’m hopeful that this latest entry will be a successful ‘continuation’ of the adventures of Luke, Han, Leia, Chewie, and the Droids…and that it will simply have the same sense of ‘fun’ that the original trilogy provided overall. I’d have rathered that George had come up with some sequels involving the original cast himself back in 1999…but hopefully, J.J.'s instalment will be the start of a great new trilogy.
Anyway, here’s the saga order I’ll be watching in the run-up to the latest movie -
STAR WARS Despecialized (the blockade runner/stardestroyer opening chase will always kick off the saga for me)
STAR WARS Revisited
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despecialized
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Revisited ‘workprint’
RETURN OF THE JEDI Despecialized
(no prequels whatsoever, and that’s mainly due to the fact that I’ve already spent a lot of time working out many, many cuts/re-arrangements on each one that I hope to re-edit for myself next year into a trilogy I can bear to re-watch)
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I don’t plan on doing anything special. To me, TFA’s just another movie; I’ll be watching it (if I choose to watch it) without ceremony.
AKA “I’m trying to be edgy by pretending that I don’t care”
Meow.
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ImperialFighter said:
After being used to many years of high praise by so many fans around the world thanks to his much-loved trilogy, the negative backlash generated by his eventual prequel and ‘special edition’ efforts must have been uncomfortable for him. Although I owned the theatrical trilogy on laserdisc, I remember looking forward to the announcement of when it would finally hit the successful new dvd format at the time…but while loads of other lesser movies were appearing with reverential quality treatments, the Star Wars trilogy remained stubbornly unavailable on the format for years and years. That was the first of a series of dubious miss-steps, and instead, George eventually came up with his dissapointing prequel trilogy and awkwardly-tinkered-with OT versions.
He is the Maker and a legend.
He gets a pass from me on the prequels.
But - he picked a fight with his own fans on the Special Editions and his obstinate attempts to erase the OOT, so it’s hard to be totally sympathetic.
I’m convinced that people would be more generous to the PT had he not done that.
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Planning on the following with a group of friends:
1.) Star Wars (1977) Despecialized 2.5
2.) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Despecialized 2.0
3.) Cloak Of Deception (Hal9000 EP 1)
4.) The Approaching Storm (Hal9000 Ep 2)
5.) Labyrinth of Evil (Hal9000 Ep 3)
6.) Return of the Jedi (1983) Despecialized 1.0
Similar to the OP, just with Hal’s edits instead of L8wrtr’s.
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I won’t be. Though since my friend let me borrow his Blu-ray burner, maybe I’ll be getting the Despecialized Edition, since it’s apparently the best OOT fans will ever get.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
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Like others here, I’ll be treating myself to a re-watch of the saga in some manner before ‘The Force Awakens’ opens. And I’m still finding it hard to get my head around the fact that in less than a month now, we’ll be getting to see a Star Wars movie which is a ‘continuation’ of the events seen in ‘Return Of The Jedi’…complete with the original main cast members, and all-new John Williams score! I mean, it just seems like the other day that I was completely shocked to hear that George had actually ‘sold off’ his creation to Disney…and now the first movie is just around the corner.
I feel the same way. It is impossible for me to comprehend. The original trilogy is something that has been with me for practically my whole life. Hard to believe that I’m now getting new adventures with my favorite characters in a galaxy far, far away.
I’ve been getting prepped for a long while now, which has included reading books and comics and watching a variety of different things (Clone Wars, special features, films that inspired SW, films SW inspired). I’ve actually seen all three of the originals twice each so far this year (once through with friends, the other with DVD commentary) and might watch them again multiple times before TFA. Just one marathon will not be enough. I will eventually post everything SW related that I consumed before TFA when I finally see it, but for now, here is my plan of action regarding the marathon I’ll do immediately before:
- The Phantom Menace (Blu-ray)
- Attack of the Clones (Blu-ray)
- Revenge of the Sith (Blu-ray)
- Star Wars (Despecialized)
- The Empire Strikes Back (Despecialized)
- Return of the Jedi (Despecialized)
As much as I believe the films should be watched in release order (or at least Machete/Rister order), I want to save the best for last, and of course there is a sense to doing it chronologically. Also, I’ve decided that, while I prefer fan edits, I want to see them all as the were theatrically (which, now that I’m thinking of it, I should probably get a Phantom Menace theatrical preservation). Unlike some I don’t feel the need to gauge my eyes out watching the theatrical PT and I actually have some nostalgia related to those films as well as the OT.
If I get the chance (unlikely), I might try to do a Machete/Rister viewing beforehand, which would be mostly fan edits (Ady’s IV, Harmy’s V, Hal’s I & II, L8’s III [or my own hybrid if I get off my ass in time], Spence’s VI).
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As much as I believe the films should be watched in release order (or at least Machete/Rister order), I want to save the best for last, and of course there is a sense to doing it chronologically. Also, I’ve decided that, while I prefer fan edits, I want to see them all as the were theatrically (which, now that I’m thinking of it, I should probably get a Phantom Menace theatrical preservation). Unlike some I don’t feel the need to gauge my eyes out watching the theatrical PT and I actually have some nostalgia related to those films as well as the OT.
I feel the same way. On the rare occurrance that I view the six films, I want the PT over and done with so that I can be refreshed by the OT.
I’m not sure about all the existing theatrical preservations of the PT. Adywan had one for TPM, but I think it was SD (and no idea if it’s even available anymore). Might as well just get the SD LD-rip or TV rip, then? There is nothing watchable as far as AoTC goes, and RoTS is virtually unchanged (in any meaningful way). I’d suggest Schorman’s HDTV preservations for episodes I and II. Really improves the color timing over the blu-rays, and the DVNR for TPM. Plus, puppet yoda is closer to theatrical, for your interests. Very slight color improvement for RoTS. But the blu-ray is ‘fine’ for that film.
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I’m going to watch the worst movies of all time beforw The Force Awakens, so that there is no possible way it could dissapoint me. Twilight, Attack of the Clones, Birdemic, you name it. After my bad movie marathon, I’m going to invite my friends to watch Machete Order and then The Force Awakens. Foolproof.
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I feel the same way. On the rare occurrance that I view the six films, I want the PT over and done with…
Serious question: why do you continue repeatedly (albeit “rarely”) to watch movies you do not enjoy?
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I feel the same way. On the rare occurrance that I view the six films, I want the PT over and done with…
Serious question: why do you continue repeatedly (albeit “rarely”) to watch movies you do not enjoy?
Not very serious answer: I’m searching for the part of my comment that says I don’t enjoy them at all and finding nothing. It’s a relatively short comment, so I’ll read it a few more times to be sure. I did misspell occurrence, though. I meant to correct it at the time, but I guess I just pressed post.
Slightly more serious answer: I enjoy them in some ways. They aren’t anywhere remotely near the quality of the OT, though. So I don’t want to switch back and forth between the two. I get the idea of machete order for people who want the twists preserved, but I’m not sure what the point is when you know who Palps and Vader are.
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I feel the same way. On the rare occurrance that I view the six films, I want the PT over and done with…
Serious question: why do you continue repeatedly (albeit “rarely”) to watch movies you do not enjoy?
Not very serious answer: I’m searching for the part of my comment that says I don’t enjoy them at all and finding nothing. It’s a relatively short comment, so I’ll read it a few more times to be sure. I did misspell occurrence, though. I meant to correct it at the time, but I guess I just pressed post.
Slightly more serious answer: I enjoy them in some ways. They aren’t anywhere remotely near the quality of the OT, though. So I don’t want to switch back and forth between the two. I get the idea of machete order for people who want the twists preserved, but I’m not sure what the point is when you know who Palps and Vader are.
For people who have already seen all of Star Wars, watch it in this order:
- Star Wars(1977)
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Revenge of the Sith
- Return of the Jedi
You get all the benefits of the Machete Order with none of that romantic dialouge about sand. Attack of the Clones’s main purpose is to contextualize and give necessary information for Revenge of the Sith, but you don’t need to watch it again unless you have terrible memory. I’m calling it THE LUNCHMAN ORDER! Why Lunchman? I don’t know. Another benefit is that these movies have the highest quality releases. Despecialized for the OT and Blu Ray for Revenge of the Sith. The other prequel Blu Rays are all waxy and have too much DNR.
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StarChewyWar said:
For people who have already seen all of Star Wars, watch it in this order:
- Star Wars(1977)
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Revenge of the Sith
- Return of the Jedi
You get all the benefits of the Machete Order with none of that romantic dialouge about sand. Attack of the Clones’s main purpose is to contextualize and give necessary information for Revenge of the Sith, but you don’t need to watch it again unless you have terrible memory.
You don’t need to watch Revenge of the Sith no matter the state of your memory.
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StarChewyWar said:
For people who have already seen all of Star Wars, watch it in this order:
- Star Wars(1977)
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Revenge of the Sith
- Return of the Jedi
You get all the benefits of the Machete Order with none of that romantic dialouge about sand. Attack of the Clones’s main purpose is to contextualize and give necessary information for Revenge of the Sith, but you don’t need to watch it again unless you have terrible memory.
You don’t need to watch Revenge of the Sith no matter the state of your memory.
Jeez, it’s not that bad! Even if you don’t like it, it still improves Return of the Jedi a bit.
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StarChewyWar said:
Even if you don’t like it, it still improves Return of the Jedi a bit.
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^This.
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StarChewyWar said:
Even if you don’t like it, it still improves Return of the Jedi a bit.
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It’s always fun when someone comes to originaltrilogy.com to try and convince us the prequels were good.
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It’s always fun when someone comes to originaltrilogy.com to try and convince us the prequels were good.
Well popular consensus (and by that I mean Rotten Tomatoes) says that Revenge of the Sith is better than Jedi, so it’s not that surprising that some actually like the film as well as the OT.