Let's take a moment to talk about what we like about each Star wars movie plus series For me TPM: Droid ships landing on Naboo. Droid march into Theed. Palpatine addressing the Senate Palpatine speaking to Darth Maul. Most of the soundtrack. Trade Federation Droids AOTC: The ending scenes Count Dooku (love Christopher lee) yoda vs dooku Padme's family deleted scene ROTS: Anakin landing the ship Duel on Mustafar Padme's funeral scene (not her death) Order 66 ANH: Death Star Trench Run Tie fighter Attack Award ceremony ESB: Bespin duel Executor Super Star Destroyer ROTJ: Parts of the space battle (don't like 2nd death star though) lightsaber duel TCW: Duchess Satine arcs Ventress story Heroes on both sides episodes Palpatine lightsaber fight Ahsoka leaving the order Plo Koon Padme's senate speech Lux and Ahsoka episodes
Most of my favorite moments from the SW saga comes from TESB. I love the Dagobah and Cloud City sequences. They are 2 very powerful sets of scenes. The music also makes them that much more powerful. I also love the trench run, Vader and Luke's battle aboard the DS2. Anakin leaving his mother was a powerful scene. The last half of ROTS is also very powerful when the whole galaxy gets turned upside down and you can feel the pain that the characters are experiencing.
TPM: Droids marching on Theed Podrace Dual of Fates Overall final battle Soundtrack AOTC: Speeder Chase Areana Battle Kamino scenes Battle of Geonosis Scene of the clones marching into ships at the end. Soundtrack ROTS: Rescue of the Chancellor Kenobi vs Grievous dual Order 66 scenes Duel of Hero's Many of the battle scenes New clones and vehicles Ending scene Soundtrack ANH: Stormtroopers and Vader reveal Mos Eisley scene Rescue of the Princes Death Star Battle Soundtrack ESB: Basically everything. ROTJ: The overall rescue of Han Solo C-3PO telling ewoks story Speeder chase Battle of Endor Second Death Star battle Throne Room scenes Celebration scene Soundtrack There's probably more but these are just ones I could think of off a top of my head.
TPM: Yoda granting Obi-Wan permission to train Anakin, and Qui-Gon's funeral. AotC: The Battle of Geonosis RotJ: Either Operation: Knightfall and the Order: 66 montage or Palpatine's Declaration of the Empire ANH: Obi-Wan introducing Luke to the Force and his father's lightsaber ESB: The Vader/Luke duel and the reveal RotJ: The second Vader/Luke duel and the redemption
Soooo many to choose from, but a selection would be: Duel of the Fates Jango v Obiwan Seismic chargers Opera scene Opening shot of ANH with overhead spaceships Barren, desolate Tatooine - Jawas, droids etc. Han meets 3PO Lol Binary sunset Mos Eisley cantina "Sorry about the mess" Han's conversation with Death Star security guy. "How are you?" Lol Trench run, Han saves the day Pre Battle of Hoth - Moody. All Yoda / Dagobah scenes in TESB Bounty hunters' instructions from Vader and officers' reactions. "I know" Bespin duel - father revelation "Hear me, Leia..." Metal bikini Throne room scene Yub nub and last, but not least... "Chewie, we're home"
TPM: "Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi." The pan over to Palpatine as Yoda and Mace ask "Which one was killed, the master or the apprentice?" AOTC: Obi-Wan first seeing the clones marching in formation Padme freaking out when Anakin fell off the shaak, and then smacking him when he opened his eyes and laughed Anakin fumbling with the engine and saying "Life is so much better when you're fixing things. I'm good at fixing things. Always was." ROTS: "This is where the fun begins." Anakin's face after Padme announced her pregnancy. ANH: "Han Solo. I'm captain of the Millenium Falcon." Leia snatching Han's blaster and putting several rounds in stormtroopers. The return to Yavin after the trench run. ESB: Luke first seeing Yoda. Luke running drills through the swamp. In the SEs, Lando getting on the com and telling everyone in Bespin that the Empire had taken over. Leia sensing that Luke was injured. ROTJ: Leia getting Han out of the carbonite. Leia choking Jabba the Hutt. The Ewoks worshipping 3PO. Luke levitating 3PO in the Ewok village. Vader throwing the Emperor down the reactor. (Favorite moment in the entire saga.) "You already have...Luke. You were right...you were right about me...tell your sister...you were right."
So many possible answers to this question. I'm gonna be sneaky and cheat. This constitutes epic pwnage:
Two favorite moments from each movie for me: The Phantom Menace * The first meeting between Anakin and Padme * Padme revealing her true identity to the Gungans and asking for their help Attack of the Clones * Padme comforting Anakin in the Lars' garage * Obi-Wan's verbal jousting with Jango in the Fett quarters on Kamino Revenge of the Sith * Palpatine telling Anakin about the "Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise" * Padme's death and the births of Luke, Leia, and Darth Vader (one of the most emotionally powerful montage scenes in the entirety of the Saga) A New Hope * The escape from the Death Star * Han and Jabba's conversation/confrontation in Docking Bay 94 The Empire Strikes Back * Yoda dropping the deception and truly revealing himself to Luke * Lando helping Leia, Luke, Chewie, and the droids escape from Cloud City Return of the Jedi * Wicket stealing a speeder bike in order to help out the Rebel strike team * Palpatine shocking the life out of Luke
TPM Music Some planetary visuals like the waterfalls and planet core of Naboo AotC: Dooku Boga DS (linking my Sirs together yet again across decades after Peter died)? Music RotS Obi-Wan Venator Music Yoda proven faulty SW: Any moment of my Sir (particularly the Moff conference) X-wing Biggs Music ESB Music Jedi: Music Luke Redemption
Star Destroyer one screen at start of OT movies. Binary Sunset scene, Battle of Yavin, Han on DS, Luke and Leia crossing the chasm, Carbon Freezing Chamber onwards until end for ESB, Speeder bike scene on Endor, Lapti Nek, Emperor's arrival on DS2, Vader's arrival on DS2, Palpatine Force lightning ROTJ, Obi-Wan watching Clone Army, Palpatine and posse watching Clone Army, R2 oiling and setting on fire the SBD's, R2 running into wall, shocking the SBD and getting kicked for his trouble,Yoda bashing Imperial Guards into wall, Anakin/Obi-Wan/Grievous meeting in ROTS, the Pod race, seismic charges, double sided lightsaber, Anakin and Dooku darkness red and blue scene, Battle of Hoth, the AT-AT's, Palpatine in ROTJ, First moment of ROTS, astroid field, Ewok tree village,
I really love the part in ESB when Luke enters the Carbon Freezing Chamber, and the orange lights slowly turn on to reveal Vader. 'The Force is with you, young Skywalker. But you are not a Jedi yet.' That quote is one of the best in the entire Saga!
Chewie howling at the end of ANH and the Rebels do stuff. Turn, cheer, end the movie. When R2 opens the door in ESB so the good guys can escape to the falcon and then fly away.
My favorite scenes from each film are: The Phantom Menace: The ending celebration is quite nice. The score that flows in the background is beautiful and poetic. Attack of the Clones: The opening attack on Amidala's cruiser. Man, that was one hell of a way to open the film. Revenge of the Sith: Shockingly, my favorite scene is not the opera house scene. I actually much prefer the scene where Anakin finally opens the saber on him. That's where the real turning begins. From that moment until where Anakin kills Mace, the tension reaches its highest in the film. A New Hope: I've always loved the scene where Leia has to witness the destruction of Alderaan. It's cruel and brutal, but it shows the full power of the Death Star and the evilness of the Empire. The Empire Strikes Back: "I love you." "I know." Return of the Jedi: "It is too late for me, son...."
TPM: The opening scenes on the TF Ship The duel on Naboo between Maul and QG Jinn/Obi-Wan AotC: Chase scene through Coruscant Geonosis arena battle RotS: Everything from Palpatine's "It's treason than" up to Mace Windu's death. Great duel. and pretty much the final act of the movie ANH: Every scene with Old Obi-Wan Trench run ESB: Luke vs. Vader RotJ: All the Jabba scenes The duel on Death Star 2 between Vader and Luke TFA: All of the scenes on Starkiller Base Luke's reveal at the end
TPM: The reveal of the double saber was cool. It's utterly impractical as a weapon, but sometimes the rule of cool prevails. AotC: The chrome flying wing at the beginning is one of my favorite ship designs ever. Too bad they blew it up. RotS: Meh. ANH: Rebel fighters launching and closing in on the Death Star. "Look at the size of that thing!" "Lock S-foils in attack position." ESB: Han outmaneuvers three Star Destroyers. If they ever make a SuperSpecialEdition, I want to see them collide. RotJ: Cockpit viewpoint shots of MF and fighters in the DS2. They need to release that in IMAX 3d. Also, every single thing Luke and Vader do in the throne room. That's the heart of the whole saga. TFA: Finn's wisecracks, all of them. Ditto for Han. Double ditto for Chewie. The lightsaber flying to Rey. Leia's reveal. 3P0's reveal.
TPM The opening, with the landing of the Republic Cruiser, and the skirmish with the droids and droidekas, climaxed with the landing of the droids The shot of Shmi after Anakin first tries out the Pod Maul's introduction via hologram The sun glinting through the skyscrapers in the Air Taxi scene The sunset on Coruscant The Senate scene AOTC The Battle of Geonosis Obi-Wan's tour of Kamino The chase of Zam All of Dooku's scenes The Duel in the dark The Italian lakes ROTS The first minute Dooku's death Sidious Vs. Mace The Order 66 montage The amazing CGI work on Anakin's arm The Boga/Grievous battle and chase The Birth of Vader/Death of Padme ANH The introduction of the Jawas Obi-Wan's hut speech Tarkin and the Death Star conference ESB The Battle of Hoth, especially the AT-ATs Cloud City's design The Carbonite Scene ROTJ The Deleted Luke building his Saber scene, which makes the opening of ROTJ darker and more effective to me Jedi Rocks The Emperor Throne Room scenes The AT-AT on Endor TCW The Battle of Christophsis The AT-TEs walking vertically up a cliff Ahsoka's character arc Ventress post-Season 2 Maul's Resurrection Mother Talzin All of Mortis Umbara Death Watch The Darksaber Commander Fox Rebels The concept of the Inquisitor's lightsabers The Force Unleashed The Rogue Shadow Vader as a chessmaster Palpatine's plan backfiring PROXY Starkiller's clone's identity issues
