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1. Clone Wars (2003)- Well-animated, lots of good action scenes, and it does a good job bridging the gap between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
2. Andor- I wasn’t sure if I was gonna like this, but it was actually pretty good. Made me appreciate Rogue One.
3. The Mandalorian- Like the space western vibe.
4. The Clone Wars- I don’t have the same attachment to it that some people have, which might partly be because the movie left such a bad impression on me. It did get better as it went on, but there were some choices I wasn’t on board with.
5. Rebels- Has its moments, but I didn’t really get into it. I guess the main characters didn’t fully win me over.
6. Visions- Not huge into anime, but there were some parts of this that I liked.
7. Obi Wan Kenobi- Liked the stuff with Obi Wan and Vader. The rest was boring and pointless. Should have been a two hour movie instead of a miniseries.
8. The Book of Boba Fett- Had its moments, but was mostly a missed opportunity.
9. Ewoks- I’ve seen better. I’ve seen worse.
10. Forces of Destiny- Only watched a few episodes of it. Completely pointless.
11. Droids- I love R2-D2 and C-3PO, but this show did them a disservice. I did like the theme song by Stewart Copeland, though.
12. Resistance- I couldn’t even finish one episode of it.

That podcast was an interesting listen. A lot of good casting ideas. I would have loved to have seen John Hurt in a Star Wars movie.

1. The Empire Strikes Back- A no-brainer. The best made of the original trilogy. It’s a near perfect film.
2. Star Wars and Return of the Jedi- I go back and forth on which one I like more. Star Wars has better action and humor, Return of the Jedi has the better emotional moments. I also have more nostalgia for Return of the Jedi, so sometimes that wins me over when I rewatch it.
3. Revenge of the Sith- The best of the prequels. I think the story is more investing than in the other two and it’s better paced. There are some corny parts, though.
4. Rogue One- Found it boring the first few times I watched it, but it grew on me on the last rewatch. Probably because I watched Andor beforehand.
5. Solo- A lot of people don’t like it, but I thought it was a fun side adventure. My problem with it though is that even though I’ve seen it multiple times, parts of it are forgettable.
6. Attack of the Clones- Of the prequels, this is actually the one I have the most nostalgia for. Has a lot of fun action scenes, but also some boring and dumb parts. I do have a soft spot for it, but I will acknowledge that it’s not a very good movie.
7. The Phantom Menace- It’s a slog to get through parts of it. Feels too self-contained. Has some good parts, but doesn’t hold together as a narrative and especially not as an introduction to the galaxy.
8. The Force Awakens- Used to really like it, but it didn’t hold up on rewatches. A lot of stuff that got set up and never paid off. Whenever I try to rewatch it, I get bored around the halfway point.
9. The Last Jedi- First impressions can be so inaccurate. I loved this when I first saw it, but wow did it not hold up to scrutiny. I’ll give it this, it did try to change things up. There’s parts I like, but the bad parts are so bad that they ruin the movie.
10. Rise of Skywalker- A joyless lazy mess. Almost killed my passion for the series. It was so bad that I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to rewatch the older movies.
11. The Clone Wars movie (Forgot to include it in here)- Bad animation, bad story. I’ve only seen it twice and that’s two times too many. Put me off watching the show for years.

Maybe give Chewbacca a moment of glory, and bring Warwick Davis back as Wicket.
And thanks.

The ewoks make their triumphant return and destroy the First Order.

Manos: The Hands of Fate and Birdemic: Shock and Terror both have Blu-ray releases.

Star Wars- The Cantina
The Empire Strikes Back- A hard one, but I really love the part where Luke sees a vision of Vader in the cave
Return of the Jedi- Luke taking Vader’s mask off
The Phantom Menace- Duel of the Fates
Attack of the Clones- Anakin finding his mother and then killing a bunch of Tusken raiders
Revenge of the Sith- Obi Wan fighting Anakin on Mustafar
The Force Awakens- Han Solo finding the Falcon
Rogue One- Vader killing a bunch of rebels
The Last Jedi- Luke reuniting with R2-D2 on the Falcon
Solo- Han gambling with Lando

If we’re counting Special Edition changes, I would say the Jedi Rocks dance number. Truly awful.