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Saga Rate the Star Wars films, TPM to TFA

Discussion in 'Star Wars Saga In-Depth' started by anakinfansince1983 , Dec 18, 2015.

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Which Star Wars film is your favorite?

  1. Episode I: The Phantom Menace

    19 vote(s)
    3.9%
  2. Episode II: Attack of the Clones

    20 vote(s)
    4.1%
  3. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

    103 vote(s)
    21.2%
  4. Episode IV: A New Hope

    81 vote(s)
    16.7%
  5. Episode V: Empire Strikes Back

    180 vote(s)
    37.1%
  6. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

    41 vote(s)
    8.5%
  7. Episode VII: The Force Awakens

    41 vote(s)
    8.5%
  1. DarthWannaWanga

    DarthWannaWanga Jedi Youngling

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    1. ESB
    2. ROTJ
    3. ANH
    4. TFA
    5. TPM
    6. ROTS
    7. AOTC
     
  2. MidKnighT

    MidKnighT Force Ghost star 4

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    1 - Empire Strikes Back - Amazing SW movie from beginning to end.
    2 - A New Hope - The one that started it all, final death star battle was intense.
    3 - Revenge of the Sith - So many great action scenes. Probably the most action of any SW movie.
    4 - Return of the Jedi - Good SW movie but brought down a notch by ewoks and revisiting the death star thing...again.
    5 - The Force Awakens - Good characters/acting but very unoriginal story and weak villain.
    6 - Phantom Menace - The end light saber battle (the best of any SW movie IMO) saved this from being last.
    7 - Attack of the Clones - "I don't like sand..."
     
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  3. GremlinOfTheOrder

    GremlinOfTheOrder Jedi Padawan

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    Oct 22, 2015
    Jedi
    Empire
    Awakens
    Hope




    Prequels.
     
  4. George_W_Boushh

    George_W_Boushh Jedi Master star 1

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    1. The Empire Strikes Back


    2. Return of the Jedi
    3. A New Hope
    4. The Force Awakens









    5. Revenge of the Sith


    6. The Phantom Menace




















    7. Attack of the Clones
     
  5. Darth Nerdling

    Darth Nerdling Force Ghost star 4

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    Mar 20, 2013
    ROTS (I'll put this first, though it's in a virtual tie with TESB)
    TESB
    ROTJ (This is very close with ANH also)
    ANH

    TPM


    ATOC

    TFA
     
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  6. Darth_Articulate

    Darth_Articulate Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Nov 1, 2012
    I would drop TPM a lot closer to AOTC

    1. Jedi
    2. Empire
    3. Force
    4. Sith
    5. Hope
    6. Menace
    7. Clones

    I realize as I write this that my top 3 are the 3 Lucas didn't direct. Huh.
     
  7. BoromirsFan

    BoromirsFan Jedi Master star 4

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    May 16, 2010
    ROTS
    ESB
    ROTJ
    TPM
    AOTC
    ANH







    TFA
     
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  8. Binary_Sunset

    Binary_Sunset Force Ghost star 5

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    Oct 28, 2000
    1. Star Wars--my favorite movie of all time
    2. The Empire Strikes Back--took things in directions I wouldn't have gone, but still a great movie
    3. Return of the Jedi--not nearly so great as SW and ESB, but still feels like a SW movie (unlike the 4 movies below)
    4. and 5. Revenge of the Sith and The Force Awakens (not sure yet which is 4. and which is 5.)--at least these two didn't bore me
    6. Attack of the Clones--guilty of the worst cinematic sin: boring
    7. The Phantom Menace--guilty of the worst cinematic sin: boring, and with more Jar Jar than AOTC
     
  9. Deliveranze

    Deliveranze Force Ghost star 6

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    Nov 28, 2015
    ROTS
    TPM
    AOTC
    If I were going to watch a trilogy, it'd be these.

    ESB

    TFA





    ANH



    ROTJ-Once every year or 2, I'll pop it in.
     
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  10. Alienware

    Alienware Jedi Master star 3

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    Deliveranze: Could you post your ranking from 1st to 7th? You posted this ranking in TFA forum, but I believe that was before you saw the movie.
     
  11. Deliveranze

    Deliveranze Force Ghost star 6

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    Nov 28, 2015

    Sure. Pretty much how I expected.

    I rather watch AOTC though.

    ROTS
    ESB
    TPM
    TFA
    ANH
    AOTC
    ROTJ
     
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  12. PHIERY

    PHIERY Jedi Master star 2

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    Feb 7, 2009
    ANH.... C'mon it's the reason all the other 5 films and all the fan fiction exist. Thankyou George Lucas [face_love]
    TESB
    TPM
    AOTC
    ROTS
    ROTJ
     
  13. Alienware

    Alienware Jedi Master star 3

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    Apr 19, 2013
    PHIERY: This is a thread for ranking all 7 episodes. If you want to rank just the 6 GL episodes, you can do so here.
     
  14. Dandelo

    Dandelo SW and Film Music Interview Host star 10 VIP - Game Host

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    ok here goes

    AOTC/TFA: both felt very similar to me.
    ROTJ
    ANH
    TPM
    ESB
    ROTS
     
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  15. Qui-Gon Gin

    Qui-Gon Gin Jedi Padawan

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    Dec 21, 2015
    TPM
    ANH
    ROTS
    ESB
    TFA
    ROTJ
    ATOC

    TPM: Gave us a glimpse of the Republic, Jedi on an average day-somewhat, the senate, a different Tatooine city, new planets, yet old characters.
    ANH: simple, amazing and effective.
    ROTS: It was like a dish that was both sweet and hot at the same time. Some if Sidious's best scenes.
    ESB: A dark entry that doesn't give out heroes a victory at all. Very nice.
    TFA: I applaud it for being a different vision, with character depth, just felt shallow at the same time........
    ROTJ: The one entry I get bored with each time I watch it
    AOTC:................
     
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  16. Darkslayer

    Darkslayer #1 Sabine Wren Fan star 7

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    1) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    2) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    4) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    5) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    6) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    7) Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

    Still processing TFA so it may change. I really enjoy them all.
     
  17. Jedi of Mandalore

    Jedi of Mandalore Jedi Knight star 1

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    1. ESB
    2. ANH
    3. ROTS
    4/5. ROTJ/TFA (Need more time to decide this. I still think it's a shame that ROTJ was partly ruined due to greed. Really comes down to what is worse Ewoks or the liberal use of Deus Ex Machina)
    6. TPM
    7. AOTC

    V/IV are God tier for me.
    III/VI/VII are movies I really enjoyed but all have very obvious flaws.
    I/II have glaring flaws with a few highlight points.
     
  18. grd4

    grd4 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    The Greats

    1. The Empire Strikes Back
    2. Revenge of the Sith
    3. A New Hope


    The Others

    4. The Phantom Menace
    5. Attack of the Clones
    6. Return of the Jedi


    The Misbegotten

    7. The Force Awakens (An efficient, well-oiled machine, with nary a trace of depth. Even Abrams' vapid Star Trek renditions did not prepare me for this universally praised evisceration of Lucas's saga. Only Rian Johnson can salvage any hope I have for the Disney Empire to churn anything worthwhile.)
     
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  19. Davak24

    Davak24 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    1. TFA
    2. ROTJ
    3. AOTC
    4. ANH/TPM
    5.TESB/ROTS

    I love all 7 seven movies.
     
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  20. PiettsHat

    PiettsHat Force Ghost star 4

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    1. ROTS
    2. AOTC
    3. TPM
    4. TESB
    5. ROTJ
    6. ANH
    7. TFA

    I still feel the prequels culminate beautifully into ROTS, my favorite of the Star Wars films. ANH, though rated lowest, is still a huge favorite. It's just the most simple of the films (not a bad thing -- it has a beautiful fairty-tale like charm to it that none of its imitators have managed to capture). ROTJ is second lowest due to its huge variation in tone and some of the sillier Ewok moments. TESB, though great, still doesn't reach the heights of the PT due to some of my issues with how Han and Leia are handled.

    TFA, to me, is a decent action movie that adds very little to the Saga. At best, I hope that Episode VIII will be very good and then I can think of it as our introduction to the newcomers who I still haven't warmed to.
     
  21. Deliveranze

    Deliveranze Force Ghost star 6

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    Nov 28, 2015

    Very interesting rank, PiettsHat. It's incredibly rare you see anyone who ranks all three prequels over the OT. Have to say, it's quite refreshing.
     
  22. DBPirate

    DBPirate Jedi Master star 4

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    Just got back from seeing TFA. Ranked from best to least-best:

    1. :vader: ROTS
    2. :boba: TESB
    3. :qui: TPM
    4. :kylo: TFA
    5. :emperor: ROTJ
    6. :yoda: AOTC
    7. :c3po: ANH

    3/4 and 5/6 are the ones that are most likely to switch as time goes on.
     
  23. Chancellor Yoda

    Chancellor Yoda Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Jul 25, 2014
    Finally saw TFA.

    1. ESB
    2. ANH
    3. ROTJ
    4. ROTS
    5. TFA
    6. TPM
    7. AOTC

    I mainly ranked ROTS above TFA for nostalgia though I might still enjoy ROTS more, not certain yet.
     
  24. Delta-7

    Delta-7 Jedi Grand Master star 3

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    1 - Empire Strikes Back
    2 - The Force Awakens
    3 - Revenge of the Sith
    4 - A New Hope
    5 - Return of the Jedi
    6 - The Phantom Menace
    7 - Attack of the Clones

    Hoping the next 2 movies of the ST can all fit into the top 5
     
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  25. smoothkaz

    smoothkaz Jedi Knight star 2

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    1. A New Hope
    2. Revenge of the Sith
    3. The Empire Strikes Back
    4.1 Return of the Jedi
    4.2 The Phantom Menace
    5. Attack of the Clones
    6. The Force Awakens