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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
BTW, why must everyone call ANH SW? I can't stand that! No offense.


Maybe because that was the title of the movie -- none of this "Episode IV" business that you refer to. I don't mind looking at them that way myself, but please remember the fact that the OT had separate titles when they were released, not "Star Wars Episode 'x': subtitle" as GL did with the PT.

If you think about it, the OT don't need to be identified as episode anything, because the titles were powerful enough to stand on their own as SW, ESB, or ROTJ. The only PT movie you could say that about would be ROTS, I believe.
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Yup, plus this is OriginalTrillogy.Com, deticated to the preservation of the films;
Star Wars (Star Wars)
Empire Strikes back (Empire)
and Return of the Jedi (Jedi)


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Exactly. It really annoys me how series think they really have to emphasize the name of the series rather than the actual title. Like with the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is so obscured by The Chronicles of Narnia that it's barely visible. And that's not how I'm used to it. It just seems really weird. Are they afraid that people are going to get confused and not be able to figure out that it's a series?

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Originally posted by: TheDemonHunter

If you think about it, the OT don't need to be identified as episode anything, because the titles were powerful enough to stand on their own as SW, ESB, or ROTJ. The only PT movie you could say that about would be ROTS, I believe.


A great point! I mean, what does "The Phantom Menace" tell you about the movie, versus "The Empire Strikes Back". I mean, we had all seen what happened to the Empire in SW, so the title really set the tone for the whole film.

As for the topic of this thread, some may debate my choices, but they are mine. I don't rank by which was best, but which I like watching most:
From first to last:
SW
ROTJ
ESB
TPM
ROTS (this and TPM might switch once the DVD is out and I have to opportunity to watch all of them)
AOTC

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I agree everything the TheCassidy says about SW, and the Jabba scene and Biggs do alter the pacing of Star Wars just as the Vader shuttle scenes alter the pacing of ESB, this is one of the reasons for my discontent and lead to me abandoning the SEs, the originals work better,
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Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Here's why Star Wars '77 is the perfect movie.

The pacing is text-book. It never gets the credit is deserves for its' screenplay. You could set a watch to that thing. It follows the classical story-telling arc perfectly. Everything works with it. You don't even need 'Empire' or 'Jedi' to make it more perfect.

Any screenwriter worth their salt will tell you that you basically have ten pages to hook the reader, and ultimately the viewer. Star Wars '77 does it in the first two pages.

There's never a dull moment in it. Now, the '97 SE/04 DVD completely destroyed the pacing - the Jabba scene throws it off, as does the Bigg's scene.

You know, why the hell can't Lucas release a version of the film where you can have the option to watch it with or without the additions? I'm happy to have the fan preservation sets, so it wouldn't even bug me if the 'official '77 Star Wars' had the CGI effects - so long as the edit was the same as the original.

Maybe with HD-DVD or Blue-Ray (whichever wins out) we'll finally get that option. If Star Wars taught me anything it's that optimism wins out...

BINGO! Exactly right and well stated.

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Originally posted by: Mr Bungle
I agree everything the TheCassidy says about SW, and the Jabba scene and Biggs do alter the pacing of Star Wars just as the Vader shuttle scenes alter the pacing of ESB, this is one of the reasons for my discontent and lead to me abandoning the SEs, the originals work better,



Darth Editous' edit of ANH corrects all of this. So does aDigitalman's edit of ESB. It's pretty much the OOT with all the jazzed up effects an'shit. Espeicially ESB..now that Boba Fetts voice is back the way it should be...Vaders conversation is with the new Emporer, but the old dialog remains, and no more Vaders shuttle landing on his bloody Star Destoyer to mess up the pace.
Great stuff.

Anyway my list is:

The Empire Strikes back - Will always be my fave film of all time
Revenge of the Sith - A classic in the making. Give it time, it's a great film (seen it about 35 times now and still love it)
Star Wars (A new hope to you younglings)
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom menace
Attack of the Clones - Although depending on how I'm feeling, this can swap with TPM quite easily.


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i like to see th OT like this:

New hope: terrific introduction to SW!
Empire: the backbone of the trilogy! THE masterpiece of SW!
Jedi: a very good ending with memorable moments: the battle of endor, Luke vs the Emperor and Vader,...