Favorite Star Wars Movie

[DavidW]

Since the Star Wars blu-ray set finally releases tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to have a poll.

This is what I think: the first two are awesome.  If forced to choose I would go with Empire, but I don't know... nothing beats taking on the Death Star.  In fact that is the first thing I think of with omg Star Wars is out on blu-ray!

[Lethevich]

The first - it feels more insular than the Empire Strikes Back, which is more of an episode in the series - although a very good one. I like the dual infiltration/space fighting around the Death Star, and the character introductions. Not too keen on the other four.

[Todd]

Empire is the best, and after the first two the whole thing went downhill.  That written, I will be getting the Blu-Ray set, though I shall not dispense with the original theatrical versions of the first trilogy.

1. Attack of the Clones
2. Phantom Menace
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Star Wars
5/6: Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith

Phantom Menace better than Empire?  Sheer insanity.

[springrite]

IDKOC.

I see I have 20% of the vote so far.

[mc ukrneal]

Empire Strikes Back. I think it's the deepest of the six and it's one you will actually step back and think about. It's darker and I think ultimately more involving than the others.

[karlhenning]

IDKOC.

I see I have 20% of the vote so far.

Tee-hee.

(Strictly speaking: I don't care. Won't labor the point, just nice to be able to vote ; )

[jwinter]

1. Attack of the Clones
2. Phantom Menace
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Star Wars
5/6: Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith

This makes me want to cry... Attack of the Clones was, for me, almost completely unwatchable.  I'll give it a few points for Christopher Lee (the lightsaber duel with Yoda was cool, I have to admit), but it also sports the absolute worst romantic chemistry between two people I have ever experienced, in any medium.  Appallingly awful.

Mine would go:

1) Empire Strikes Back

2) Star Wars

[a wide gap in quality -- insert the Grand Canyon here]

3) Return of the Jedi

[insert the Pacific Ocean]

4) Revenge of the Sith

5) Phantom Menace

[insert the solar system]

6) Attack of the Clones

[Grazioso]

Empire Strikes Back. I think it's the deepest of the six and it's one you will actually step back and think about. It's darker and I think ultimately more involving than the others.

+1 Empire is the one with the most thematic depth and maturity and includes the key evolution in Skywalker's growth--and of course the big reveal at the end. Overall, the movie has the most tragic emotional tug.

The second wretched trilogy did not happen. I refuse to admit its existence.

This makes me want to cry... Attack of the Clones was, for me, almost completely unwatchable.  I'll give it a few points for Christopher Lee (the lightsaber duel with Yoda was cool, I have to admit), but it also sports the absolute worst romantic chemistry between two people I have ever experienced, in any medium.  Appallingly awful.

That's the truth. Just horrendously bad. The producers should have shelved the film when the saw the dailies from those scenes, but I guess they were in too deep at the point.

[chasmaniac]

There was more than one Star Wars movie?

[karlhenning]

Well played!

[Cato]

There was a great satire against Phantom Menace on The Simpsons not long after the semi-disaster came out.  (Not a complete disaster because of Liam Neeson.)  Homer moans: "Trade treaties?  Ohhhh...!"  Lisa Simpson eventually tracks down George Lucas and reads him the riot act about movies being fun.

Apparently Lisa's plea did not work.     And remember that the original plan was for 9 movies!   

A completely inappropriate satire against Lucas and Spielberg (for making the most recent Indiana Jones movie) can be found on South Park where the directors do something impossible to describe in a polite forum against Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones.  (Hint: Deliverance)

JWinter's list is right on target.

[Grazioso]

Wrath of Khan

Oh , wait ...

[karlhenning]

Ricardo Montalban would have made a suave Emperor . . . .

[71 dB]

Since the Star Wars blu-ray set finally releases tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to have a poll.

The set was released this Monday in Finland (whole Europe I think?) and I have been watching one movie per day so episodes I-IV are viewed now (just finished episode IV).

As for the favorite episodes, all of them are superb entertaining art in my opinion but episodes III and V are the best followed by episode II. Then IV, VI and finally I.

[Grazioso]

Ricardo Montalban would have made a suave Emperor . . . .

Luke Skywalker could crash-land on Fantasy Island and get lessons in life from Hervé Villechaize.

[karlhenning]

My favorite Star Wars story is Harrison Ford taxing Lucas: "You can type this sh!t, George, but you can't say it!"

[karlhenning]

Luke Skywalker could crash-land on Fantasy Island and get lessons in life from Hervé Villechaize.

Run with that baby!!

[Grazioso]

My favorite Star Wars story is Harrison Ford taxing Lucas: "You can type this sh!t, George, but you can't say it!"

It could never be as bad as the reams of phony technospeak mumbo jumbo that LeVar Burton (Geordi) had to deliver on Star Trek: TNG:

"Captain, the tachyon inverter synthesizer relay is emitting alternating varidium particles at the rate of 600 kilorems. It's stressing the inter-cooling conduits, and hull integrity is becoming destabilized through anti-matter realignment! My job sucks! I should have stuck with Reading Rainbow..."

[karlhenning]

It could never be as bad as the reams of phony technospeak mumbo jumbo that LeVar Burton (Geordi) had to deliver on Star Trek: TNG:

"Captain, the tachyon inverter synthesizer relay is emitting alternating varidium particles at the rate of 600 kilorems. It's stressing the inter-cooling conduits, and hull integrity is becoming destabilized through anti-matter realignment! My job sucks! I should have stuck with Reading Rainbow..."

You really need Hugh Laurie to deliver a line like that . . . .

[Mn Dave]

Empire is the best, and after the first two the whole thing went downhill.

This.