MOVIES: New Ideas Welcome!

[BassAle]

Quite possibly my favorite Star Wars movie.

Amazing that a Star Wars movie could deliver on this level after all these years and the (relative) failure of I-III and VI.

I liked last year's addition... a lot, but this felt fresh in a way that TFA couldn't. Maybe coz it wasn't burdened by the main storyline/arc or characters.

I loved all of the cameos and none felt forced to me.


Such a thing to do... go to a new Star Wars movie. It's part of our shared experience. And to have it be this good on so many levels.

Outstanding.

I enjoyed it as well. Definitely more than The Force Awakens (getting sick of the 'blow up the super weapon' plot).

[Handyman]

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The father away I get from Force Awakens the more I dislike it.

[BassAle]

The father away I get from Force Awakens the more I dislike it.

People loved it because it wasn't a piece of **** like the prequels. Before Rogue One I may have ranked FA 3rd after empire and a new hope. (Lucas almost made Jeturn of The Jedi as hokey as the prequels with the new Jabba's palace scene and the other changes.)

[Slap Shot]

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R1 > TFA on story alone. I do agree with Handy the planet hopping at the beginning was a bit meh, but beyond that it absolutely held my attention throughout.

Also confirmed that Storm Troopers have always had terrible aim toward any protagonist.

[The Rube]

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Also confirmed that Storm Troopers have always had terrible aim toward any protagonist.

http://imgur.com/gallery/w5MHii8

Just sayin'.

[Slap Shot]

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Yeah I had seen that before.

[ScoobyDoo]

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I disagree that Rogue One is better than Episode 7. That being said I liked it a lot.

5, 4, 7, 3.5, 6, 3, 2, 1 is my current order.

I had almost zero issues with the film. The first 10 minutes were a little confusing but I caught up and enjoyed it all the way through. I also disagree with not wanting more films. It's very very difficult to establish "universes" like this and wanting more just seems natural. Especially with how many hours TV can milk out of one television series. I see nothing wrong or negative about movies trying to use a similar model.

[Kepler]

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5, 4, 7, 3.5, 6, 3, 2, 1 is my current order.

Your list does not begin with 4 and is invalid.

What is 3.5? R1?

[ScoobyDoo]

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Your list does not begin with 4 and is invalid.

What is 3.5? R1?

Yes. 3.5 is Rogue 1. That's where it fits in. Sorry, I like Empire a little better than New Hope. Just a little.

[Kepler]

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Sorry, I like Empire a little better than New Hope. Just a little.

Oh, they are definitely first and second. I accept your order as an honest difference in opinion. There are people who try to tell me 4 is not even a good movie. They try, but they do not often get to the end of their sentence alive.

I have still never seen 2 or 3. 1 left a deep scar.

[St. Clown]

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Neither 2 or 3 are good, though at least 3 made the attempt.

[BassAle]

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I disagree that Rogue One is better than Episode 7. That being said I liked it a lot.

5, 4, 7, 3.5, 6, 3, 2, 1 is my current order.

I had almost zero issues with the film. The first 10 minutes were a little confusing but I caught up and enjoyed it all the way through. I also disagree with not wanting more films. It's very very difficult to establish "universes" like this and wanting more just seems natural. Especially with how many hours TV can milk out of one television series. I see nothing wrong or negative about movies trying to use a similar model.

I'd probably go

5, 4, R1, 7, 6* , 3+, 2, 1
+I've only seen 3 once, when it was in the theaters, so I don't remember it that well, but it is hard for me to imagine it was worse than 1 or 2.
*I might have put the original 6 ahead of 7, but the new Jabba music sequence and celebration crap ruined it. 6 gets some bonus points for being the first movie I remember seeing in a theater.


there were just some things in FA that puts it below R1 for me. I though the CGI monsters in Han's cargo ship were stupid, "there has to be a way to blow it up" plot point, too many in-jokes and nods to other stories in the franchise, too many convenient things happened (like Han and Chewy finding the Falcon, or a chasm opening up between Rey and Ren so she can't finish him off), why the **** does the remnant of the Empire go ahead and put all of their eggs in one basket with another stupid super weapon when that didn't work out so well two different times before. I'm nerding out too much here, but the Death Star had to travel through hyperspace to reach the system of the planet it is targeting. Apparently Star Killer Base is able to shoot something light years away (and despite the fact that it's weapon appears to travel slower than light, it doesn't take years for it to reach the target).

[ScoobyDoo]

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I'd probably go

5, 4, R1, 7, 6* , 3+, 2, 1
+I've only seen 3 once, when it was in the theaters, so I don't remember it that well, but it is hard for me to imagine it was worse than 1 or 2.
*I might have put the original 6 ahead of 7, but the new Jabba music sequence and celebration crap ruined it. 6 gets some bonus points for being the first movie I remember seeing in a theater.


there were just some things in FA that puts it below R1 for me. I though the CGI monsters in Han's cargo ship were stupid, "there has to be a way to blow it up" plot point, too many in-jokes and nods to other stories in the franchise, too many convenient things happened (like Han and Chewy finding the Falcon, or a chasm opening up between Rey and Ren so she can't finish him off), why the **** does the remnant of the Empire go ahead and put all of their eggs in one basket with another stupid super weapon when that didn't work out so well two different times before. I'm nerding out too much here, but the Death Star had to travel through hyperspace to reach the system of the planet it is targeting. Apparently Star Killer Base is able to shoot something light years away (and despite the fact that it's weapon appears to travel slower than light, it doesn't take years for it to reach the target).

Three things make FA for me. Han's death. The fight in the woods. The ending with Luke. Those three scenes are all better than anything I saw in Rogue One. So, it goes above it in the list.

[unofan]

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While stuck on my night shifts with the newborn, I've been rewatching the Harry Potter movies.

3 remains the best of the bunch by far, and the ironic thing is its the only one that doesn't have any incarnation of Voldemort in it.

My rankings of them: 3, 6, 7.2, 5, 7.1, 4, 2, 1.

Can't remember how I'd rank the books by comparison, though 6 would probably jump to the top and 5 would fall way down (it's the Harry Potter is a whiny little biatch novel).

[Kepler]

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While stuck on my night shifts with the newborn, I've been rewatching the Harry Potter movies.

3 remains the best of the bunch by far, and the ironic thing is its the only one that doesn't have any incarnation of Voldemort in it.

My rankings of them: 3, 6, 7.2, 5, 7.1, 4, 2, 1.

Can't remember how I'd rank the books by comparison, though 6 would probably jump to the top and 5 would fall way down (it's the Harry Potter is a whiny little biatch novel).

List of ones I've seen: 1.

No argument which one is the best, anyway.