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Post by Stu on Jul 29, 2009 14:00:39 GMT -5
My recommended order:
1: Phantom Menace
2: Attack of the Clones
3: Clone Wars (movie, series, etc.)
4: Revenge of the Sith
5: Droids Series
6: A New Hope
7: Holiday Special
8: Escape to Hoth (novel/comic)
9: Ewok Adventure
10: Ewoks: Battle for Endor
11: Empire Strikes Back
12: Shadows of the Empire (comic, novel, game)
13: Return of the Jedi
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Post by Reptar on Jul 29, 2009 14:03:05 GMT -5
I tried doing this a couple weeks ago, but fell asleep after Revenge of the Sith. I'm just going to watch the old trilogy in one day soon.
But, how did you survive Attack of the Clones? It's horrible.
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Post by tap on Jul 29, 2009 14:11:57 GMT -5
It's weird, I liked Episode 1 and 2 when I first saw them, but hated 3. I hated how it was rushed. I hated the first 45 minutes. I hated the "she lost the will to live." I hated the continuity error with Anakin's lightsaber. I didn't warm up to it til it came out on DVD.
I think if someone Phantom Edited II and III you would have some kickass movies. I like them for what they are, but they are no Empire.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Jul 29, 2009 14:12:21 GMT -5
I did this a few months back. Not all at once, but over a period of six days. I had a blast...and it reminded me of how much I actually enjoyed the prequels. I think I enjoyed them even more now than I used to.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jul 29, 2009 14:41:29 GMT -5
They're all pretty fun movies for the most part, but Episode 2 doesn't get interesting until the last third of the film.
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Post by saintturgeon on Jul 29, 2009 14:51:40 GMT -5
Is it just me or does Luke come off as a GIANT CRYBABY throughout episode 4,5, and some of 6
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2009 14:55:33 GMT -5
Strange...as someone that has actually never seen any of the Star Wars movies up until about a week or two ago (and im 24 years old born in 84) I actually liked Episode 1...I just really didn't understand alot of it....My girlfriend and her father suggested I watch it from 4-6 then 1-3 and it left more gaps then answers I feel...and alot of things seemed a little "too convenient"...that being said I really did like Hayden and the young Ani...
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jul 29, 2009 15:25:14 GMT -5
I tried doing this a couple weeks ago, but fell asleep after Revenge of the Sith. I'm just going to watch the old trilogy in one day soon. But, how did you survive Attack of the Clones? It's horrible. I really liked ATOC actually, never got why it got so much hate. I'd probably place it ahead of 1, 4, and 6 on my list. |
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Post by Bullhead on Jul 29, 2009 15:36:23 GMT -5
I tried doing this once but only got as far as Episode II.
I like the prequels too. Admittedly, outside of Darth Maul and the podrace, Phantom Menace is pretty brutal. But Attack Of The Clones and Revenge Of The Sith are quite good.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 29, 2009 15:46:34 GMT -5
All six in one day? Never done that. Did manage one movie a day doing Episodes I and II on DVD, III in the theaters, then back to DVD for IV, V and VI.
I'm actually in an interesting point of view in that I no longer consider them individual movies but one whole. True, some parts are better than others (II, III and V for me), but honestly, as a whole, awesome series.
And I actually quite liked the Clone Wars movie. Now, a TRUE marathon would be all six movies, plus the two Clone Wars TV series and the Clone Wars movie.
As for the novels, Luceno's work is awesome (Cloak of Deception actually makes Episode I better, IMHO) but also check A. C. Crispin's Han Solo novels. They're really great for setting up Episode IV.
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Post by Bullhead on Jul 29, 2009 15:57:09 GMT -5
I read a book not too long ago about the construction and the eventual destruction of the first Death Star that was told from the Empire's perspective. Don't remember what it was called or who wrote it but was pretty good.
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Post by sryans on Jul 29, 2009 16:06:32 GMT -5
I actually only like episodes IV and V as well as the BioWare games, Episodes I and II are absolute garbage, episode III is fairly good, episode VI is pretty bad as well.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 29, 2009 16:52:00 GMT -5
I read a book not too long ago about the construction and the eventual destruction of the first Death Star that was told from the Empire's perspective. Don't remember what it was called or who wrote it but was pretty good. Death Star by Steve Perry and Michael Reeves. Pretty good book that fits awkwardly between Eps. III and IV. Need to really have read more books to see how it fits. |
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Jul 29, 2009 17:06:07 GMT -5
My recommended order: 1: Phantom Menace 2: Attack of the Clones 3: Clone Wars (movie, series, etc.) 4: Revenge of the Sith 5: Droids Series 6: A New Hope 7: Holiday Special 8: Escape to Hoth (novel/comic) 9: Ewok Adventure 10: Ewoks: Battle for Endor 11: Empire Strikes Back 12: Shadows of the Empire (comic, novel, game) 13: Return of the Jedi No! No, no, no. The Holiday Special is not canon, it has never been canon, and it never will be canon. George Lucas said, ad I quote, that he'd gladly take a sledgehammer to every copy in existance just so they'd never see the light of day. Remember this is the same George Lucas who would put Krusty's overlicencing to shame. That fact that he'd turn down money just to make sure no-one ever sees the thing says a lot. If you're a gamer, I'd suggest slipping The Force Unleashed in there before A New Hope. |
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Post by Mehe is F'n hardcore. on Jul 29, 2009 17:10:36 GMT -5
But at least he's better than Kevin J. Anderson.  . A dead raccoon is better than KJA. Have you read the ruination of the Dune series?! |
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Post by Cyborg Franky on Jul 29, 2009 18:01:20 GMT -5
I wouldn't watch the current clone wars series (CGI), I would watch the original Clone Wars series (the one animated by the creator of Dexter's Lab and Samurai Jack). Since original Clone Wars series ending goes right into the beginning of Episode 3 (at the end of the original Clone Wars series, Palpartine gets kidnapped by Gerivous and Dooku).
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Post by Ken Ivory on Jul 29, 2009 18:13:57 GMT -5
I still have to watch all 6 myself. I put up a poll a while back whether to watch it in production order or timeline.
I think I'll go with timeline.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jul 29, 2009 18:57:11 GMT -5
I've been meaning to watch them all in order lately, but wouldn't want to do it all in one day. Also wouldn't the correct way to watch them be to watch Episodes IV-VI, then the prequels. I know chronologically its the other way around, but the way the movies are structured, it seems like it would work better that way.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 29, 2009 20:45:44 GMT -5
But at least he's better than Kevin J. Anderson. . A dead raccoon is better than KJA. Have you read the ruination of the Dune series?! I didn't even know Anderson wrote something Dune-related. And now I wish I didn't.  Also, for the love of all that's good and right in the world, do NOT watch The Holiday Special. It is horrifically, unequivocally, absolutely horrible. It makes the worst of the prequel's moments look like The Godfather or Citizen Kane by comparison. Though if you do watch it, I'd buy the RiffTrax first. It is the only way the Special is at all watchable. |
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Post by Reptar on Jul 30, 2009 1:44:01 GMT -5
I tried doing this a couple weeks ago, but fell asleep after Revenge of the Sith. I'm just going to watch the old trilogy in one day soon. But, how did you survive Attack of the Clones? It's horrible. I really liked ATOC actually, never got why it got so much hate. I'd probably place it ahead of 1, 4, and 6 on my list. How could you place it above 6? That's the best one. Minus the Ewoks, of course. |
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