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Saga The Definitive Thread to Rank All Star Wars Films (in terms of Your Favorite), TPM to TROS

Discussion in 'Star Wars Saga In-Depth' started by Bazinga'd , Dec 28, 2019.

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Which Film is Your Favorite?

  1. Episode I: The Phantom Menace

    11 vote(s)
    3.8%
  2. Episode II: Attack of the Clones

    11 vote(s)
    3.8%
  3. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

    69 vote(s)
    23.7%
  4. Episode IV: A New Hope

    41 vote(s)
    14.1%
  5. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

    92 vote(s)
    31.6%
  6. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

    29 vote(s)
    10.0%
  7. Episode VII: The Force Awakens

    4 vote(s)
    1.4%
  8. Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

    18 vote(s)
    6.2%
  9. Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

    4 vote(s)
    1.4%
  10. Rogue One / Solo

    12 vote(s)
    4.1%
  1. Jake Starkiller

    Jake Starkiller Jedi Padawan star 1

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    In terms of writing quality:

    1. TESB
    2. ANH
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    3. ROTJ
    4. TCW (Show)
    5. ROTS
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    6. RO
    7. Rebels
    7. TPM
    8. AOTC
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    9. The Mandalorian
    10. Solo
    11. TCW (Movie)
    12. The Holiday Special
    13. Resistance
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    12. TFA
    13. TROS
    14. TLJ

    Bracketing corresponds to a drop in quality.

    In terms of my enjoyment of each, ROTJ would be number one and TPM, AOTC and Mando would rank higher.
     
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  2. Jake Starkiller

    Jake Starkiller Jedi Padawan star 1

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    Sorry, forgot to add the CW microseries; it would be before TCW (show).
     
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  3. RaiseTheFlag

    RaiseTheFlag Jedi Youngling

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    You consider the sequels to be significantly worse than the holiday special?
     
  4. Jake Starkiller

    Jake Starkiller Jedi Padawan star 1

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    The holiday special didn't character assassinate two of the most iconic heroes in cinema. It's utterly horrible, but at least it doesn't significantly impact the good stuff like the ST does (and at least it's awful writing is kind of internally consistent...)
     
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  5. Ubraniff Zalkaz

    Ubraniff Zalkaz Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    1. TPM
    1. AOTC
    1. TCW (film and show)
    1. ROTS
    1. Solo
    1. Rebels
    1. RO
    1. ANH
    1. TESB
    1. ROTJ
    1. Mandalorian
    2. Resistance
    1. TFA
    1. TLJ
    1. TROS

    I changed my mind about ranking everything. Each film and tv show has some of my favorite moments from the saga and it all combines into one story, so breaking them up doesn't make sense to me anymore.
     
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  6. Fredrik Vallestrand

    Fredrik Vallestrand Force Ghost star 7

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    I will never get the hate the Sequels get it just reminds me of the PT hate. And character assanation just sounds like an exuse. Any way i love them all.
     
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  7. Jake Starkiller

    Jake Starkiller Jedi Padawan star 1

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    It's not an excuse. It's a reason.
     
  8. Fredrik Vallestrand

    Fredrik Vallestrand Force Ghost star 7

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    Same could be said about Anakin of how people seem to think less of vader. thinkg is people chnage from young to old.
     
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  9. Ubraniff Zalkaz

    Ubraniff Zalkaz Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    *1. Resistance
     
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  10. BadAcrobat

    BadAcrobat Jedi Master star 4

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    1. The Empire Strikes Back
    2. Rogue One
    3. A New Hope
    4. Solo
    5. The Force Awakens
    6. The Last Jedi
    7. The Rise Of Skywalker
    8. Return Of The Jedi
    9. Revenge Of The Sith
    10. Attack Of The Clones
    11. The Phantom Menace

    I absolutely LOVE The Mandalorian, The Clone Wars and Rebels too.
     
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  11. Starith

    Starith Jedi Master star 3

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    I tend to just lump the trilogies together...

    1.OT
    2. PT
    3. CW
    4. RO
    5. Solo
    6. TCW
    7. ST
     
  12. Delta-7

    Delta-7 Jedi Grand Master star 3

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    Been long enough since release that I can properly make a new list.

    1 - Empire Stikes Back
    2 - Revenge of the Sith
    3 - Rogue One
    4 - A New Hope
    5 - Return of the Jedi
    6 - The Force Awakens
    7 - The Phantom Menace
    8 - Attack of the Clones
    9 - Rise of Skywalker
    10 - Solo
    11 - The Last Jedi
     
  13. icqfreak

    icqfreak Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    So half relevant, half off topic since it's not my rating.

    But I always get a kick out of the movie rankings that a bunch of websites and media outlets do for may 4th every year.

    I don't remember what site it was, but one site did a ranking where they had each "grouping" of star wars movies all together.

    I don't remember the exact spots, but the overall ranking went like this: 1-3: OT, 4-6: ST, 7-8: SW Stories, 9-11: PT

    Made me wonder if that's actually how they rank the movies, or if they were just lazy and don't remember the individual movies that well, so they just did it as OT is best, then the ST, etc.
     
  14. rocknroll41

    rocknroll41 Jedi Master star 4

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    I may revise my ranking again in the near future. Force Awakens is starting to sour on me a lot. It’s bland, forgettable, and a lot of the problems people have with the sequel trilogy actually started with that movie in particular (whether people even realize it or not).
     
  15. rocknroll41

    rocknroll41 Jedi Master star 4

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    Gave my ranking more thought now. Here’s my revised version (canon shows included):

    Great
    1.SW77
    2.TESB
    3.Mando

    Good
    4.RotJ
    5.TCW (Series)

    Fine
    6.Solo
    7.RotS/ TRoS
    8.TPM/ TFA
    9.R1/ TLJ

    Bad
    10.AotC
    11.TCW (Movie)

    Haven’t seen either Rebels or Resistance in a long time (and haven’t watched either in full, to be honest), so I’m not sure how to feel about those two right now.
     
  16. smoothkaz

    smoothkaz Jedi Knight star 2

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    1. Revenge of the Sith
    2. Return of the Jedi
    3. A New Hope
    4. Rogue One
    5. The Last Jedi
    6. Attack of the Clones
    7. The Empire Strikes Back
    8. Solo
    9. The Phantom Menace
    10. The Rise of Skywalker
    11. The Force Awakens
    12. The Clone Wars
     
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  17. DarthEndus

    DarthEndus Jedi Knight

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    My girlfriend and I just did a three-day Skywalker Saga marathon, including Rogue One but not Solo (10 movies over three days is plenty,) to celebrate May 4th. I have found a completely new respect for The Rise of Skywalker after seeing all of the ties to the prequels, especially Ben 'saving the one he loved' with a power he learned from a Jedi (Rey.) Anyway, here is my updated, ever-changing ranking of the greatest film saga known to humankind:

    1. The Force Awakens (every time I watch this movie, I'm taken right back to the theater when I first saw it)
    2. The Last Jedi
    3. The Rise of Skywalker
    4. A New Hope
    5. Rogue One
    6. Revenge of the Sith
    7. The Empire Strikes Back
    8. The Phantom Menace
    9. Return of the Jedi
    10. Attack of the Clones
    11. Solo
     
  18. Paleof

    Paleof Jedi Knight star 1

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    I definitely wasn't the person who did it before but I did go through this thread and compile the rankings for the Skywalker Saga films. I generally used 9 points for best, 8 points for second best...1 point for worst. When not all films were ranked or if films were tied, I input the average of the remaining ranks for each of the unranked films (unless someone indicated they hadn't seen a film, in which case their ranking was just reduced to 8 points for best...1 point for worst). Results are in this spreadsheet.

    Overall the rankings were:

    9. TROS (311.5 points)
    8. AOTC (357 points)
    7. TLJ (365.5 points)
    6. TFA (368 points)
    5. TPM (370 points)
    4. ROTJ (551 points)
    3. ROTS (555.5 points)
    2. ANH (663 points)
    1. ESB (715 points)
     
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  19. Bazinga'd

    Bazinga'd Saga / WNU Manager - Knights of LAJ star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Nice, but what was the reason why Solo and Rogue one were left out? Their exclusion could inpact the numbers.
     
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  20. boonjj

    boonjj Jedi Master star 1

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  21. Paleof

    Paleof Jedi Knight star 1

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    Mainly I was just interested to see what the saga movie rankings were since the saga is complete now. Maybe if I get more time like I had yesterday I'll compile the rankings with R1 and Solo as well.
     
  22. Chancellor Yoda

    Chancellor Yoda Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    An updated ranking.

    1. The Empire Strikes Back
    2. Rogue One
    3. A New Hope
    4. Return of the Jedi
    5. Revenge of the Sith
    6. The Phantom Menace
    7. Attack of the Clones
    8. Solo
    9. The Rise of Skywalker
    10. The Force Awakens
    11. The Last Jedi
     
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  23. Master Jedi Fixxxer

    Master Jedi Fixxxer Force Ghost star 5

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    Even though there is always a chance of the first 6 spots switching up between them:

    1. Revenge Of The Sith (this has solidified its place over the last few years - pure perfection)
    2. The Empire Strikes Back (probably the best movie)
    3. Return Of The Jedi (2nd and 3rd act are astonishingly great, and the 100% satisfying end to a legendary trilogy is very underrated)
    4. Attack Of The Clones (so much fun, from start to finish)
    5. A New Hope (hasn't aged as well as the other two OT films IMO, but it's still the movie that started it all)
    6. The Phantom Menace (Qui-Gon + Darth Maul + double saber + Duel Of The Fates + Padme + Tattooine + golden era of the galaxy)
    7. Rogue One (would have ranked much higher if I didn't automatically think that any GL movie is superior than any non GL movie. Episode 3.5 really)
    8. Solo (very underrated, I have watched it 5 times and enjoy it every single time. Great characters, interesting plot, great story, good jokes)
    9. The Force Awakens (the only sequel that has things I really enjoy. Rey's introduction, Finn, Kylo Ren for the most part, but so much disrespect to the OT3)
    10. The Rise Of Skywalker (if I watch it as a documentary, it's fun. Nothing makes sense really, but some good Star Wars moments)
    11. The Last Jedi (will never watch it again, and I almost wish I had never watched it in the first place)
     
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  24. starfish

    starfish Chosen One star 5

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    current ranking

    1. A New Hope
    2. Empire Strikes Back
    3. Return of the Jedi
    4. Rogue One
    5. Solo
    6. The Force Awakens
    7. The Rise of Skywalker
    8. The Last Jedi
    9. Phantom Menace
    10. Revenge of the Sith
    11. Attack of the Clones

    for tv and animation I’d probably stick the Mandalorian and Rebels right after RO and the Clone Wars down with Phantom Menace
     
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  25. Darkslayer

    Darkslayer #1 Sabine Wren Fan star 7

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    Before I post my rankings - does Siege of Mandalore count?


    @Alienware
     
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