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Harry Bizzle wrote:If you watch it now for the first time, sans nostalgia, I think that without the effects being as impressive the movies are pretty meh-tastic.

Objectively speaking I agree with you and I can't remember the last time I watched Star Wars, but I was seven years old in 1977 so sans nostalgia isn't really an option although it means I also have a cultural perspective that isn't available on DVD.

Octoroc wrote:

Harry Bizzle wrote:If you watch it now for the first time, sans nostalgia, I think that without the effects being as impressive the movies are pretty meh-tastic.

Objectively speaking I agree with you and I can't remember the last time I watched Star Wars, but I was seven years old in 1977 so sans nostalgia isn't really an option although it means I also have a cultural perspective that isn't available on DVD.

I watched it in 1977 at the pictures. I was 5. I think it was the first time I'd ever been to the cinema.

In terms of the quality of the film, Empire Strikes back. But for nostalgia reasons I will say Return of the Jedi as when I was little I used to watch it about 3 times a week. The other days of the week were reserved for The Goonies.

The one with the Teddy bears was cool. The used bushcraft to foil the Empire. Ray Mears would have been proud.

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Harry Bizzle wrote:I'm not speaking from a technical standpoint. What I'm saying is a lot of those amazing memories people have are probably to do with the amazing effects at the time which made it an altogether more interesting experience.

If you watch it now for the first time, sans nostalgia, I think that without the effects being as impressive the movies are pretty meh-tastic.

The effects still are impressive though, and the set design is nothing short of timeless. In fact, many of the original effects look much better than a lot of the new CGI in the remastered trilogy, especially after being cleaned up.

Anyway, Empire is easily the best.

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Well, my favourite is Jedi, but I think the 'best' is clearly Empire.

Mogster wrote:

Harry Bizzle wrote:I'm not speaking from a technical standpoint. What I'm saying is a lot of those amazing memories people have are probably to do with the amazing effects at the time which made it an altogether more interesting experience.

If you watch it now for the first time, sans nostalgia, I think that without the effects being as impressive the movies are pretty meh-tastic.

The effects still are impressive though:

They're really not though. Just look at a film like 2001 and how much better that looks - it could be released today. And that came out 10 years before A New Hope. My favourite Star Wars is Empire... obviously, but they've all aged pretty badly to be honest. I saw them all recently and was surprised at how they haven't held up after all this time.

Empire Strikes Back. Hell of a film.







It's no Wrath Of Khan, though.

Empire>Hope>Jedi>Clones>Sith>Menace

However, that said, any version of Jedi that includes the Jedi Rocks sequence in Jabba's Palace, would have to go into last place. 'Twas the beginning of the end for Star Wars for me, that bit.

I put episode 3 but I dont like any of them really, cant see the reason why it has got to an almsot god like status.

I watched the first 3 (which are the last 3 right?) and I was bored senseless.

Every Star Wars movie is......completely unenjoyable. The story is not compelling at all and the only satisfaction I ever got from it was having a mild chuckle at the ridiculously horrified expressions of some fanboys in the cinema during Revenge of the Sith, when Anakin merked the younglings.

More on the Phantom Menace...

Having waited decades for another SW fix, this didn't disappoint. If anything, knowing that little innocent kid to be Darth Vader makes his performance... adequate. If anything, it was Hayden that let the side down with his rubbish portrayal.

The pod race is the best sequence in all the movies (excepting the asteroid chases and Battle of Endor). The bit where Anakin gets shunted onto a ramp and gets some air, with the camera panning around him before he punches the throttle, is unparalleled.

The Jedi use their full arsenal of force powers, including force-jumps (bonus points if you can tell me the only other time it's been used) and the ONLY uses of force-speed. Also, Qui-gon and Darth Maul were utterly convincing in there force use, as opposed to all the other actors (bar Hamil), who just lamely wave their hands a bit.

Speaking of Darth Maul, his fight with Obi-wan and Qui-gon is far and away the best lightsabre fight of them all.

Jar-jar may have been annoying, but at least he provided some mild comic relief - unlike the Ewoks and senile Yoda, who bored the pants off me and ensured Jedi's and Empire's relegations to the number two and three spots respectively.

Revenge of the Sith. I loved all of the prequel trilogy.

In referance to them being overrated. I loved all the movies, I loved most of the games, I love the lore, I love it.

phantom menace easily

mic wrote:More on the Phantom Menace...

Having waited decades for another SW fix, this didn't disappoint. If anything, knowing that little innocent kid to be Darth Vader makes his performance... adequate. If anything, it was Hayden that let the side down with his rubbish portrayal.

The pod race is the best sequence in all the movies (excepting the asteroid chases and Battle of Endor). The bit where Anakin gets shunted onto a ramp and gets some air, with the camera panning around him before he punches the throttle, is unparalleled.

The Jedi use their full arsenal of force powers, including force-jumps (bonus points if you can tell me the only other time it's been used) and the ONLY uses of force-speed. Also, Qui-gon and Darth Maul were utterly convincing in there force use, as opposed to all the other actors (bar Hamil), who just lamely wave their hands a bit.

Speaking of Darth Maul, his fight with Obi-wan and Qui-gon is far and away the best lightsabre fight of them all.

Jar-jar may have been annoying, but at least he provided some mild comic relief - unlike the Ewoks and senile Yoda, who bored the pants off me and ensured Jedi's and Empire's relegations to the number two and three spots respectively.

On force jumps Anakin had a massive fail in ROTS. And didn't he force jump against Dooku in AOTC and ROTS? Don't forget Luke in Empire as well

One problem with the Maul fight. How the hell does he lightsaber still work after getting slashed in half? If you want to be real picky the lightsaber crystal would have been mostly destroyed as it got cut down the middle of the handle, so therefore no working parts surely?

I have no idea which one is my fave, but I pretty much like to loved them all. Even the shitty new ones, as they were entertaining fun.

Malteser Mayhem wrote:phantom menace easily

I assume you're mental?

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