Ranking the Star Wars Movies from BEST to WORST
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The best part of Rise of Skywalker for me is when Rey says her name is Skywalker there was a guy a couple rows behind me that perfectly filled the silence before the swelling music by flatly saying “fuck you” to the screen. It made the whole experience worthwhile for.
Empire Strikes Back 0:50
New Hope 3:00
Return of the Jedi 4:35
Revenge of the Sith 6:25
Phantom Menace 7:55
Clone Wars 9:55
Last Jedi 10:55
Force Awakens 12:38
Rise of Skywalker 14:10
Nice to see Return of the Jedi ranking high, it usually gets placed lower. Yeah it has goofy Ewoks and the story is a little wobbly sometimes, but when I was a kid watching that original trilogy, the space battle blew me away. Plus it also had the epic Luke/Darth battle going on at the same time.
The relationship development between Luke and Vader/Anakin is so brilliantly written - mainly through clever subtext hinting at Vader’s shifting loyalty - that it totally makes up for the film’s flaws IMO.
The scene with Luke giving his dad a proper funeral is my favorite scene in the franchise
@barry barry The ewoks are highly misunderstood ruclips.net/video/4DkxWoMWd4I/видео.html
The idea that people dislike it is still so shocking to me. Favorite Star Wars movie easily
@@officialmonarchmusic Its my least favorite of the 6 movies but it has great moments. It used to be my favorite of the OT.
I'm interested to hear your thoughts on Rogue One and Andor
I’m thinking she skipped over rogue one cause I’ve heard ppl say it’s not a Star Wars. I think it’s one of the most important preqs because it has all the elements of a great movie.
Seconded.
Agreed.
Andor is fantastic.
and the Clone Wars movie put out by Warner Bros. and Solo
Your list is on point. I personally put Return of the Jedi a bit higher because it has the best space battle in all of Star Wars, the forest speeder bike chase, the epic final dual and jabba the hutt. The ewoks always get brought up, but all the amazing stuff hardly does.
I'm not a fan of StarWars, but ROTJ has always been my favourite, among the ones I've seen. And I kind of liked the E-Woks. They Wok!!!
And the unmasking scene between Luke and Anakin is the most poignant scene in the entire saga, and the most strongly acted as well.
Return of Jedi had very high budget and it shows.. wish it had more AT AT in it for battle
JJ Abrams is worse than Lucas if that's possible
Anyone who hates the Ewoks needs to worry about their cold, dead, heart. ROTJ has always been great
Would love to hear your opinion on Andor, Rogue One, and the Mandolarian. They are all pretty fun and better than the Disney sequels in every way
Specifically Andor, the only Disney Star Wars property that feels to me like it’s trying to do and say something.
Here's some perspective from someone who lived it in real time. It colours my ability to assess the films objectively, but might be interesting to you.
On Christmas of 1976, I went to see a re-release of 2001 in 70mm. I had just turned 12. At that screening, 2 things happened, I saw 2001 in all its glory, and it remains one of my favourite films to this day. I also saw my absolute favourite film up to that point in my life, the 2minute trailer for Star Wars. That trailer left me gobsmacked, finally a movie that fulfilled the promise of sci-fi, full of action and amazing special effects and cool art direction and lasers and a laser sword (!) and Alec Guiness and even a touch of romance, as the girl kissed the boy before they swung Tarzan style across an an abyss. In the interim between then and the opening of the film, which i already knew was going to be my favourite movie, I read the novelization, with the Ralph McQuarrie illustration, probably six times.
On opening day, I had my mom drop me off at noon, for the first show at a cinema in Montreal where she was travelling for business . The theatre was mostly empty. I was a bit disappointed, because I missed the relationship between Biggs and Luke, which felt like the emotional core of the book to me, a young fella separated from his best friend and their joyful reunion. I stayed for the next 3 showings, and over the next year, saw it a total of 40 times in the theatre. I could recite the whole movie from memory. My friends and I were already making super 8 films before this, based on the aesthetic and excitement of Space 1999 and Logans Run, and then we became obsessed with Star Wars, in a time when there was no merchandise to buy, no models, no figurines, nothing. Just the Ralph McQuarrie portfolio.
Then, a funny thing happened. Between the release of Star Wars and Empire, a little film called Alien came out. The trailer is still one of the greatest ever made, and I was there on opening day. A leap forward in sci-fi for my young brain, and by this time I was also becoming more aware of the history of cinema in general, and so was able to appreciate what Ridley Scott was doing - I was already a fan after seeing The Duellists. So much happened between 77 and 80, Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hinter, even Kagemusha, so by the time Empire came out, I was not the wide-eyed 12 year-old I had been. I saw it once, liked it, but it didn't measure up to Alien, or any of the other exciting films i'd seen over the previous few years. I saw it once in the theatre, By the time Return of the Jedi came out, well Blade Runner had been released, and Return seemed hopelessly corny to me, a dumb kid's movie. i felt like cinema had moved on,
Now, when I watch the original Star Wars, I am hyper aware of the flaws I didn't notice when i was 12, why Alec Guinness was so embarrassed by the dialog, Harrison Ford's famous "Just cuz you can type it George" quip, and just how much of a pastiche it really is, borrowing liberally from Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo, Dune, Flash Gordon. The Battle of Britain etc etc, Taking nothing away from the special effects of course, which built on Douglas Trumbull's work on @001 and Silent Running, but they were an evolution, rather than the revolution that was Trumbull's work on 2001. In truth i think that American Graffiti is Lucas's strongest and most original film. And as for Lucas's famous drive up the PCH from LA to Marin where he supposedly conceived all nine of the films, I don't think he knew that Leia was Luke's sister. I believe he thought Vader was maybe his dad, but then ran out of space to put that in the first film, so. it ended up in the sequel that he had no idea he was going t get to make.
Everything after has been diminishing returns for me. So sure, Empire is the best constructed of the films, although the cliuffhanger ending is a aggravating, but Star Wars is still the sentimental favourite for me. The rest of them are equally terrible in different ways. Which is why my Star Wars list is 1. Star Wars 2. Rogue One 3. Solo - all three of them are fun genre adventure stories, which is what made the original so charming, and the rest of the 9 less so, for me.
Sorry for the novella. Thanks for reading if you got this far.
i loved this ranking! u should definitely do more of these that u have interest in
Yeah, like a David Lynch ranking...😏
@@maciejatkowski5524 :)))))
@@slobonmyfilmsnob I mean, I can do my right now, why not.
1. Mulholland Drive
2. Blue Velvet
3. Eraserhead
4. Inland Empire
5. Fire Walk with me
6. Lost Highway
7. The Elephant Man
8. The Straight Story
9. Wild at Heart
10. Dune
I feel a little bit bad about Wild at Heart. I don't think it's a bad film, it's just... kinda meh. Messy and forgettable compared to the rest, not as good. But I still don't mind it. That's how amazing of a director David Lynch is.
What's your ranking? I'm especially curious how do you feel about Lost Highway. It's not present in your favourite films videos, so it was always a little bit of a mystery to me.
@@maciejatkowski5524 lost highway would be next in line for my favorite films. My ranking goes:
1. Mulholland Dr
2. Blue Velvet
3. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
4. Eraserhead
5. Lost Highway
6. The Elephant Man
7. The Straight Story
8. Inland Empire
9. Wild at Heart
10. Dune
..so pretty similar list tbh
@@slobonmyfilmsnob Ok, I just realised that you have a Letterboxd account. I'm stupid sometimes, why didn't I think of this earlier., hehe.
With TFA, I disagree that the story ended.
Luke saved his father simply because he was his father. He was the perfect Jedi to save the galaxy simply because he was the first Jedi in thousands of years to maintain attachments without falling into darkness.
His father died and could never test or exploit his attachments.
Enter his nephew who is the son of his best friend and twin sister.
Luke trains a family member, something Jedi haven’t done in thousands of years, and fails to create a contingency for if he goes dark. His nephew goes dark, asks Luke essentially trades the life of the Jedi students, several planets and billions of lives by keeping his nephew alive. Similar to how anakin slaughtered similar sets of people.
Now I don’t think TFA should have been made simply because it’s a fan made movie, but I don’t think Luke’s attachments would have made for a good Jedi teacher and subsequently a thriving post empire Jedi academy.
I personally would have Rian direct 7 and establish his own characters and plot. JJ is horrifically horrible at Storytelling.
Probably one of my favorite videos from you! I can't stand most of Star Wars and this really accurately put together a lot of my thoughts on them
There's so much Star Wars dreck that I never really made a list, apart from the obvious first three choices.
I 100% agree with Maggie's list in terms of movie quality. The only sentimental exception I'd maybe make is to put "A New Hope" at the top, purely because of its impact on culture, special effects, and American box-office blockbusters. And the binary sunset moment with the John Williams score is what encapsulates Star Wars for me.
I never viewed Star Wars '77 as being in halves. . . it's So wonderful and FANTASTIC all the way through.
ESB used to be my least favorite growing up. ROTJ used to be my go to SW film. As I got older ESW grew on me more and now I love it.
Have you ever tried the kids game where you fold a piece of paper in 3, and you each take turns drawing legs, body and head without being able to see what the others did. You unfold the "masterpiece" at the end and have a laugh...
That is my theory of how the three newest Star Wars movies were made.
I don't usually agree with a lot of your reviews but you were spot on with me here as far as my opinions and ranking goes. Very well spoken too, I feel like I'm listening to a film professor. 🙂
As a huge fan who revisits these movies after reading books or watching shows (that are better than the worst movies and can provide new story context through which to view the films), this is how I’d rank them.
1. A New Hope (I think I just have the most fun with it)
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Revenge of the Sith (The Clone Wars series strengthens the story and characters so much)
4. The Last Jedi (I’ve liked it since it came out, but haven’t seen it since TROS. I thought it was fun, clever, and anti-fan-service)
5. Return of the Jedi
6. Attack of the Clones (yeh it’s pretty bad, but I have a lot of childhood nostalgia for this one and like the variety of adventures and planets, I also do find the cringe romance scenes to be funny-bad)
7. The Phantom Menace (just more boring than AOTC for me but I also respect it for feeling the most real out of the prequels)
8. The Force Awakens (the characters are quite well done IMO but the rest of the movie is kinda just annoying and a really bad and unoriginal setup for the trilogy)
9. The Rise of Skywalker (it hurts even more being someone who was into TLJ’s craziness)
Overall the Skywalker Saga is extremely unbalanced. I find that it has the lowest percentage of quality compared to other Star Wars media.
Edit: adding my ranking of the series and anthology films
1. Andor (legitimately the best thing Star Wars has ever done)
2. The Clone Wars (some episodes are bad but overall the amount of great stories, world building, and character development completely changed the prequel era for me)
3. The Mandalorian (the return to the western and samurai inspirations is a lot of fun, Season 2 is hit or miss with an over reliance on cameos)
4. Rebels (no quite as good as The Clone Wars but mostly enjoyable)
5. Solo (call me crazy but I love this movie, it’s very fun for me even with eye-rolling fan-service moments)
6. Obi-Wan Kenobi (low budget feeling and uneven writing but overall it connects the originals and prequels and makes them much more cohesive)
7. The Bad Batch (a good first season that will hopefully get better and feel more meaningful in the future)
8. The Book of Boba Fett (3 super good episodes and the rest is a giant mess)
9. Rogue One (strong visuals and action, weak characters that have been improved through other media)
10. Resistance (I enjoy it as a silly kids cartoon, but have limited appreciation for something made for a very young audience)
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Revenge of the Sith
5. Phantom Menace
6. Attack of the Clones
Nothing else matters and I don't view Disney as canon.
I grew up with the prequels, so I have a soft spot for them and revenge of the sith is the best in the franchise for me personally. Revenge of the Sith just not only has the cool light saber battles but also has the best emotional story in my opinion, just the tragedy of Anakin's turn to the dark side and the fall of the jedi, awesome ranking though.
Great video !! I agree with your list. Just a few things I’ll add …
Empire - truly the best.
Hope - it all started here.
Return - had Gary Kurtz produced this as he did previous two, the movie would have been much better.
Revenge - the opera scene is the best part of the movie.
Phantom - pod racing was exciting and after 16 years, I loved it. Oh. And Maul !!!
Attack - Lee as Dooku. Loved him and his character.
Force - I enjoy Rey. Love Harrison’s humor. But a repeat of Hope.
Last - the scene with Rey and Ben joining temporarily. Great scene.
Rise - when the Emperor’s eyes glow once again, that was great.
Andor has my attention now. I’m rewatching the series 😊
Nice video, Maggie. I guess I'll participate with a ranking of my own.
1. The Empire Strikes Back (No brainer here. The most well-rounded film of the franchise, with all the mystical adventure we would want but with a darker edge that pushes into new territory. Also, keeping in mind that this was a sequel to the biggest movie of all time, it's all the more satisfying knowing that they didn't just play it lazily, and they really went for something more.)
2. A New Hope (This film has my favorite singular moments in the franchise, the Binary Sunset in particular. But it is flawed in certain parts, which makes it more flawed than ESB. That said, the stuff that's great is the stuff of legends. It's a warm-hearted love letter to adventure movies of the past, and that passion comes through.)
3. Return of the Jedi (Easily the weakest of the original three. The narrative elements are sloppy, and the writing gets bogged down pretty severely with a lack of tension between the heroes. And the style goes lighter and kid-friendly; those damn Ewoks are stupid. That said, the Star Wars journey is still there, and when it goes into its edgier content, it's great. Palpatine is possibly my favorite character of the franchise.)
4. The Last Jedi (I'll be frank, my passion for this franchise has dwindled pretty considerably, so perhaps that's why the idea of tearing down previously held legacy and critiquing the franchise doesn't bother me. I'm not going to pretend this film is great; it isn't; the flaws are apparent. That said, this film begs the question of how many objective flaws I'm willing to excuse because the film appealed so much to my subjectivity. Through all the good and bad about this film, I'm always fascinated by it, and I'll never get tired of discussing it with people, so long as they're not going overboard with the rage.)
5. Revenge of the Sith (I always sensed that this was the story Lucas was passionate about. The execution in many areas is flawed, but when this film gets into its groove, it's compelling. The structure, pacing, and progression of scenes felt more like Star Wars than the previous entries. The sense of adventure is more substantial in this, and I do love how morbid it gets towards the end with the Order 66 and Anakin's disfigurement scenes. It could've been better, but it's good enough to work.)
6. The Force Awakens (I wasn't a fan of it at the time, but especially in hindsight, this movie was a horrible start to the sequel trilogy. The gap between 6 & 7 is never explored, the set-up begs so many questions, and the character dynamics are already screwed up. With that said, unlike the rest of the movies in my ranking, I can't say I was bored or waiting for things to end. The structure, pacing, and escalation of events are at least constructed in a way that feels like a movie.)
7. The Phantom Menace (This was one of the first movies I ever saw in the theater as a toddler; even back then, I was bored by it. I'm always amazed by people my age who say these were their Star Wars films they grew up with because, holy lord, I want to fast-forward every time I see this. It's a slog to get through, the pacing is slow, and the events are boring as shit because it feels mostly like political gobbledygook and exposition. The characters are so paper thin, and the effects have gotten horrendously bad as time has gone on. That said, some of the creativity of the worlds are interesting, and the climactic lightsaber fight with Darth Maul is still pretty cool.)
8. Attack of the Clones (Pretty much everything I said about TPM, but the material in this movie is cringe-inducing. As hard as I try, I cannot find many positive things to say about this movie. The creativity of the world is there in moments, but then there are horribly designed set pieces like the 50s Diner and the Night Club. The action isn't up to snuff to make anything worth it. And considering the events of this film are meant to develop Anakin's character into the dark side, it hurts even more to watch this laughable execution of his forbidden romance and the loss of his mother. For the longest time, this was my pick for the worst Star Wars movie. That is until...)
9. The Rise of Skywalker (This was the final nail in the coffin for me. I quit Star Wars as a fan after this movie, and I haven't looked back. It's the ultimate example of having your cake and eating it, too, as well as not having the integrity to stand by their decisions. They greenlight Rian Johnson's ideas as if they were willing to commit to them only to try and distance themselves away from them as much as possible, essentially using Rian and TLJ as scapegoats. If you weren't going to stick to your guns, then, by all means, shoot Rian's script down and tell him to do things differently. But they signed off on TLJ, which I was personally fine with, but if that's the decision, then stand by it. Instead, they convolute the story and franchise to such a degree that everything is fucked beyond repair. Even trying to ignore legacy and evaluate this movie on a fundamental level, it's damn near impossible to find any element that's passable. The chain of events, character decisions, and continuity are irredeemably inconsistent. I don't envy JJ Abrams for having to be in this situation; I certainly wouldn't have wanted to be in it, either. I'm willing to believe this isn't even remotely the movie he would've wanted to make, which is why I'm not surprised that it looks like he's sticking to producing now. I bet having to make whatever the hell the studio commanded him to make soured him on the idea of directing. And it's good to see the people involved are moving on to better things. But my God, rarely have I ever been this disheartened by a movie-viewing experience.)
That's a solid list
Your comments on The Last Jedi are interesting that you still enjoy debating it. Part of me loves the movie and another part of me disdains the movie, but I always enjoy hearing other points of view. It’s like an enigma to me as it’s the only Star Wars film I still can’t rate after many years have passed. It’s a shame the Sequel Trilogy is essentially 3 different standalone movies so you can never watch them as a 3 act play like The Prequels
What an excellent write up to find in the comment section.
There’s people who completely hate Last Jedi. There’s people who are fascinated by Last Jedi but still think it’s a poor film. And then I come lumbering along, thinking Last Jedi is straight up a great movie, well thought out and well written.
literally the same as my ranking
I think the prequels really pay off if you can make the leap to emotionally invest in them. I used to hate them, but I went back to them with an open heart and I honestly believe that they capture the spirit of Star Wars (which is essentially childish romanticism) perfectly
I’d love to see more rankings from you Maggie
I clicked on this hoping to hear your thoughts on Rogue One. Still loving the video. I just hope you cover Rogue One some day. It definitely nails the Star Wars look and feel. I'd probably put it in the #3-4 spot. Andor really elevates that formula and shows they learned something from Rogue One. Andor is very 70's dystopian scifi and I love it.
Totally agreed with your assessment of the films, especially The Force Awakens (TFA), The Last Jedi (TLJ), and The Rise of Skywalker (TRS). All three served to end the Sky Walker storyline but did so while attempting to be fresh and subverting expectations. TFA was about elevating women while degrading men including Luke. TLJ was a total redo with a different director. TRS was a last-minute course correction for TLJ with Palpatine's appearance ruining the sacrifice Darth Vader make in The Return of the Jedi. All in all, three movies that completely disrespected fans, destroyed Star Wars legacy, and made the prequels look like masterpieces.
Would love to hear your thoughts on Andor as well.
The description of TLJ's subversion as "cold" is perfect. I think feeling that is why so many fans rejected it so strongly. It almost felt like it was done from a place of spite.
I agree with you about Luke/The Emperor/Vader being the highlight of ROTJ. That's my favorite Star Wars anything honestly, as someone who thinks Star Wars the phenomenon is often more interesting than the movies themselves.
My list woud play almost exactly the same! I'd just switch ROTJ and ROTS (your criticisms are perfectly valid, I just think that when Revenge hits, it really hits home). I also agree that for all the negativity it generated, TLJ "as a film" isn't without redeeming qualities and while I would never watch it outside of some SW-marathon or as part of a film analysis of some kind, I'd still take it over Ep. VII and IX any day of the week. Your comment on TFA in particular was spot-on. My feelings exactly.
The first two Star Wars movies were the only ones to be filmed with anamorphic Panavision C-Style lenses. Return of the Jedi looks more "flat", lacking the same depth of field. By the time Jedi went into production, Lucas was already thinking in less cinematic terms, targeting a VHS release where the picture would be cropped and finer details would be missing. Empire marked the end of the classic way of filmmaking with Lucas returning to his teacher, Kershner, for guidance.
The only change in my ranking is that I would put revenge of the Sith above return of the Jedi.
Other than that, you nailed it
Eerie how you reached into my noggin and pulled out basically the same ranking, makes me feel vindicated in my own convictions on which movies got it right and which really didn't (Ep 9 only time in my life I nearly walked out of a cinema before the end..and by the end I was seething in my seat).
I almost walked out of Episode 8 (I only didn't because I had a date. By myself, I would have walked.) The only two movies I remember walking out of are: Eyes Wide Shut and Ocean's Eight - twice! How do you walk out of a movie twice? I saw it once by myself and left about 3/4's through. The second time, I let my girlfriend pick for movie night and she picked Ocean's 8. About half-way through she nudged me and asked "Are you likening this at all?" and we left. God Bless Her!
ESB was more the work of George Lucas than Irvin Kershner. Kershner wasn't involved with any of the writing, battle sequences, or even, in many cases, the filming
Your opinions are often surprising and always interesting!
Yoda is a jedi. It makes sense that he has a lightsaber to fight with.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts on Andor.
I agree 100% with that ranking. That's also my ranking for how many times I've seen them.
1. Empire (dozens, watched it every New Years Eve as a family)
2. Star Wars (a few less times)
3. Return of the Jedi (still a couple of dozen times, just less)
4. Sith (3 times in theaters, twice since)
5. Phantom Menace (3 times in theatres, twice since)
6. Clones (3 times in theatre, once since)
7. Last Jedi (2 times in theatre, then bits here and there)
8. Force Awakens (once in theatre, once afterwards)
9. Rise of Skywalker (once in theatre, then never again)
Agreed. I had such high hopes for the sequel trilogy. My initial thought after watching TLJ was that Rian was making fun of SW. That he was trolling us. And, TROS was the worst movie-going experience in my life - halfway through I stopped caring about anything that was happening. I became completely apathetic. My brain shut down. The entire sequel trilogy was such a wasted opportunity.
@@AwesomeGolfVideos yeah, agreed. I was only on board until the moment Finn shouted "woo!" at blowing up his former colleagues during his escape in the first few minutes of Force Awakens. What could have been a nuanced story about a former child soldier having to fight against his brothers was clearly just an amusement park ride.
@@kenten Exactly! He gets done telling us that “like the others, I was pulled from my family at a young age” then commences in rejoicing in the slaughter of fellow stormtroopers. Never made any sense. Just a bunch of fluff & fireworks. Wasted use of the original trilogy actors, as well.
for some reason a new hope is my favourite, it think its a combination of the giddy exactment, the humour is still great, even though the dialog isn't that great some of the time, i like how raw it feels at times lukes basicaly a farm boy in a space opera with a weird old wizard fighting space hitler with magical powers and glowing swords. it also just doesn't feel dated or like nostalgia was the reason its good. you totally get sweped up in the creativity and feel like a person lost in another country you know nothing about but turned up to 11.
@@kenten "What could have been a nuanced story about a former child soldier having to fight against his brothers was clearly just an amusement park ride."
Finn could have been such a good character. He should have been the focus of the movie. Instead they made a 'darky' out of him to promote 'girl power'.
my Star Wars Movie ranking
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Return of the Jedi
3. New Hope
That's it, none of the others have a good reason to exist, are objectively bad movies and I completely ignore them.
Enjoyed this a lot. Thanks. You are extremely erudite with well thought through arguments. I’ve always felt, as a huge movie fan, that this series contains 2 outstanding movies, 2 good ones and 5 simply dreadful cinematic experiences.
I look at it as 2 masterpieces (4 & 5), 2 great ones (6 & 3), 2 good ones (1 & 2), & 3 unwatchable travesties (7, 8, 9)
@@dankairgadam8841 Hi Dan, you're kinder to these movies than me :)
New sub here. Great ranking! Would you consider reviewing Batman v Superman? It was such a divisive film and I'd love to hear your take on it.
Spot on review as usual. My reaction to the rise of Skywalker was just disbelief, that's it. Took 3 attempts to watch the movie . Who was the (disney) person that said: ok send it.
I cheered out loud when you said Empire as the best. I agree with everything you said wholeheartedly. Bless you. ✨
GREAT , One of the best analyzes on youtube, good sense and clarity,
I totally agree when she puts the original trilogy in the first places, and for the criticism of the movie Revenge of the Sith that although it has good ideas, it was executed in a poor way.
She was also very honest in criticizing some films that are beloved by a generation (prequels).
And finally she says everything that needs to be said about the sequels, how The Last Jedi can be beautiful cinematically but so offensive when it destroys mythology.
It would be interesting to see her include Rogue One in this kanking, congratulations ! loVED IT !
After Empire my favorite Star Wars film is Rogue One. Was hoping you’d have the spinoffs in there cuz I’d have loved to hear your opinion of it.
Watched Empire strikes back first as a kid because I didn't know about the other two yet and it's the one that got me hooked on the franchise!
Hearing Maggie voice at 1:43am while writing my final paper for my cinema class, yes it helps finish my paper:D
Of the new trilogy, I liked The Last Jedi actually because it twists expectations a bit like Empire did. Loved Rogue One as best of anthology. Films kinda going a little safe but star Wars is pushing things better and bolder on streaming with Mandelorian and Andor.
1) TESB
2) ANH - where it all started
3) TLJ - the best SW theatrical experience I’ve had since TESB.
4) RotS, RotJ, Rogue One
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7) TPM - podrace & duel of the fates scene.
8)
9) TFA, Solo - 😶💨
10) AotC - 😬🤢
... that's all of 'em, right 🥴😅🤷♂️
I actually enjoyed Rise of Skywalker because after TLJ I was hoping it would be bad, and it vastly exceeded my expectations of badness. But it was also, like, totally surreal - it was a movie that was fundamentally about itself, the drama of the last movie, and trying desperately to please everyone and the entire narrative structure just collapsed in a spectacular way
I'm glad that DeepFocus placed all three Prequel trilogy films over any Disney Star Wars sequel. For all their faults (and they have many), the Prequels are masterpieces compared to the cash-grab trainwrecks that Disney has produced under the Star Wars brand. Also worthy that she doesn't even mention Rogue One or Solo, as well she shouldn't.
As for the more recent Star Wars: The Force Awakens is fine if you had not seen New Hope for a number of years. In that case, the new movie resonates with slightly hazy memories. TFA seems considerably worse if you have watched New Hope recently.
For The Last Jedi, well, "... going for gutting the original Star Wars Legacy,...the original Star Wars Story" is an excellent way to put it. For those of us with decades of fond memories of the original trilogy, it felt like a slap in the face. If his movie did not concern a well known and loved franchise, it would have been fine. It reminded me a little of a Robot Chicken sketch of a children's show which has the generic plot of "do something out of character to shock the audience". I have come to view Johnson like one of those movie villains who thinks that he is smarter than everyone else in the world, but it turns out that his plans have so many flaws that you know he is not. Glass Onion cemented that opinion for me
I put Rise OF Skywalker in front of Last Jedi because is just disappointed me, whereas The Last Jedi made me angry and seemed that it intended to ruin the franchise for the future.
Our ranking is different (after the top 3). I added in the sidebar movies. From best to worst:
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of The Jedi
The Force Awakens - retread, but it still had heart. Two things I liked about it... 1) it's fun. 2) the CGI is grounded in reality. I didn't get the desperation you felt. That came with Rise for me.
Revenge of the Sith
Rogue One
The Last Jedi - I liked the Rey and Kylo story. I think in the future it will be reappraised and may go up a few notches.
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clowns
The Rise of Skywalker
Solo
This is the first ranking where I fully agree with someone's top 4. To me, "The Force Awakens" was much better than the prequel trilogy (which to me, shouldn't exist other than to provide a backstory for the creation of Darth Vader). I won't bother with the other 5 films in either trilogy.
Fascinating. I think the first hour is easily the best part of Star Wars, its disorientation is in many ways the key to the appeal of the whole thing. What's less interesting is when we start focusing on humans, who are basically just avatars whom action happens to - largely set in motion by the non-human characters.
My rank:
1. Return of the Jedi
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. A New Hope
4. Revenge of the Sith
5. The Force Awakens
6. The Rise of Skywalker
7. Last Jedi
8. The Phantom Menace
9. Attack of the Clones
Hey, pretty decent ranking!
Here’s mine:
9. Last Jedi - never gonna forgive them what they did to Luke and for the enormous plot holes they left out. The characters that had so much potential (Finn was turned into a background character when he could have been the new Jedi, phasma was underused and barely even did anything repeating the force awakens’ problem, Hux went from a Space Hitler to a buffoon, an incompetent joke) were just done dirty.
8. Rise of Skywalker - disappointing conclusion, that Rey Skywalker scene was disappointing and did not age well.
7. Force awakens - set up characters with so much potential to waste them, just feels like an unoriginal copy of a new hope, there was no plan, they only cared about fanservice and nostalgia over good storytelling and writing. Rey even feels like a one dimensional character
6. Phantom menace - love the world building and the score and the final battle, but I feel like the pacing and cgi could have been better. I didn’t really mind jar jar. He was sometimes funny, other times annoying, but I didn’t hate him. I also felt bad for Ahmed Best bc he dedicated his life on that work.
5. Attack of the Clones - I love the setup for Clone Wars and I loved the fight between Anakin, Obi wan, and Yoda against Dooku. But there are some issues… the cgi looks like a ps5 gameplay at some points and the dialogue is a bit cringey, particularly Christensen, which I feel like he improves in Revenge of the Sith. He’s not bad, just Lucas himself said that writing dialogue isn’t very easy for him. Still, not a bad movie, but definitely flawed
4. New hope - now, I love the movie. I bit slow compared to the other OT films imo, but perfect start.
3. Return of the Jedi - felt like the perfect conclusion to the OT.
I cannot decide between 1 and 2; empire or revenge because I love them so much. Empire has a timeless narrative. Meanwhile Revenge of the Sith makes the setups the first two prequels made pay off and it feels like the most emotionally resonant Star Wars film. It’s great start to end, Hayden’s acting is so much better than in AOTC because he was menacing as Vader. The CGI was also a lot better than the first two.
These are just my personal opinions.
Boomer here. I saw the original Stat Wars when it was just another night at the movies, was underwhelmed because it didn’t match the hype but all in all was satisfied. I enjoyed it. When I saw ROTJ, no one really complained about the Ewoks as much, we just had a good time. By this point I was riding the SW bandwagon and having fun.
Prequels? The first two were bad but at least were connected. Lucas knew where he wanted to go.
Sequels? They had no idea what they were doing. Fan service? Mary Sue? How about a cohesive trilogy that didn’t subvert our heroes? Also the destruction of Luke and Solo as characters matching the vilifying of men in the movies lately.
When talking about 'the last jedi', you sounded like padme in episode 2 ironically, "your aching my heart Anakin'
I think you missed that Star Wars did have a better and more satisfying plot than Empire Strikes Back. It is also the most important, as it started t all, Empire is the second most important, as it showed there can be more films. So I would rate them #1 Star Wars, #2 The Empire Strikes Back and if I must pick a #3, then sure Return of the Jedi. The others really don't matter, or count. Also, I saw these when they first came out. Nice video by the way.
The Phantom menace is my favorite prequels for the reasons you mentioned. It has a certain innocence and filmic grand scope. The reason I dislike Revenge of the sith is because it feels so unbalanced in how mean it gets. While also feeling like an apology. Could have been great if it felt more earned and had certain restraint. It’s a low bar but the Last jedi was the best sequel for at least daring some things with vision
I think your rankings are pretty spot-on. There was once a time (oh, such an innocent time!) when I thought things couldn't get worse for Star Wars than Attack of the Clones. The prequel films may have been frustrating and full of disappointment...but at least they didn't outright insult the audience the way the sequel trilogy eventually would. And while I agree with you that The Last Jedi at least has a certain creative ambition that the other two films in its trilogy lack, its rabid, caustic hatred for the ideas and characters at the core of the Star Wars story actually makes me angry. It took barely a minute into the film for me to realize that I had no respect for the story that was being told here. When Rey hands the lightsaber to Luke and he just tosses it flippantly over his shoulder, that was all it took for me. It was a big middle finger to the audience and I hated the film for it. Remember....it wasn't *Luke's* lightsaber that she handed to him. She handed him his *father's* lightsaber. A symbol of his own family lineage and a memento of the man that HE F---ING SAVED FROM THE DARK SIDE. Not only someone who would have been very personally important to Luke but representative of one of the most pivotal conflicts in the entire history of the galaxy. But no, writer/director Rian Johnson decided to subvert for the sake of subversion, even when it made absolutely no sense within the context of any character or story element, or even had any form of arch or payoff. I'm sorry, Rian, but it was just conceited, egocentric writing.
And as much as I thought (again, such innocent times) that The Last Jedi would mark the absolute bottom of the barrel (how could it possibly get more insulting than that dumpster fire)...we get Rise of Skywalker (a film I actually avoided seeing for over 2 years, so annoyed I was with Last Jedi). And this may be the hardest part of ranking the sequel films for me. While Rise of Skywalker was an undeniable hurricane of wet garbage and I feel had no redeeming qualities whatsoever...I can say that it didn't leave me feeling personally *attacked* the way The Last Jedi did. So there's the rub. Which film do I call worse? The one with grand ambition that sought to actively offend and burn down what makes up Star Wars in the first place...or the one that was nothing more than a creatively bankrupt corporate merchandising vessel? The latter feels predatory and the former feels abusive. Truth be told, there are no winners here. I'm going back to sticking with my sentiment that there hasn't been a Star Wars film since 1983. It's a much happier world to live in!
My personal ranking:
1) ESB, 2) RotJ, 3) ANH
4) RotS, 5) TPM, 6) AotC
7) TFA, 8) TLJ, 9) RoS
There are only two moments of the rise of Skywalker that were interesting. When Chewie died and when they wiped threepio's mind.
And both of them were pulled back minutes later
I 100% agree with your ranking! Empire is my all time favorite film!
THe reason why The Empire Strikes Back was different and innovative. Was because Dir Irwin Kershner was a devout practicing Buddhist and he pushed George Lucas to put as much of Kershner's spiritual philosophy influenced by Buddhism into the film. How dark side is motivated by greed and power and is spiritually tiny compared to gaining higher levels of consiousness. It was an interesting movie, but also Irwin Kershner is a very skillful movie director and he made his movie not George Lucas's movie. Of course kudos too the 500 other people technicians,artists etc that helped Kershner realise his vision. A movie is the result of the talents of hundreds of people working together as a team to create a movie all putting their ideas in as well. So everybody who worked on the movie no matter how insignificant played their part. But Dir Irwin Kershner deserves the credit because he is the boss the Captain of the team who directs everybody to his vision for Star Wars. You are spot on regarding other star wars movie rankings. Phantom menace onwards really sucks. I remember going to the theatre when it first came out in 1999 and expecting a 1990s version of Empire Strikes Back. Yeah expectations were really high back then instead what we got was a terrible movie typical of the CGI big budget special effects movies of the 1990s with little substance. I remember leaving the theatre really gutted about decline of SW franchise. George Lucas shameless cash grab in the 1990s in reviving Star Wars showed and it had none of the love or artistic integrity of the original trilogy. It was a pathetic movie as were the other sequels and things have not improved at all under Disney. Only bright light was Rogue One that is the only good movie that I liked since the relaunch of SW franchise in 1999 from Fox to Disney. The whole thing was a shameless profiteering excercis first by George Lucas and company and then by Disney and we see the results today. I agree fully with what you say about SW franchise.
You know one thing that just struck me? One of my issues with so many large tentpole films (yes, marvel) is that they all have really flawed third acts.
But Lucas always lands his final act. Even Jedi. It takes a while getting there, but that final act is awesome.
One other point, is that I can't for the life of me, see an act structure in the last jedi
When I saw the title of the upload, my first thought was: of course, _The Empire Strikes Back_ is far and away the best one, but no way will she choose it! But you did. Right-on!
What are your thoughts on rough one..
I like the last Jedi a lot more than the prequels. I like how subversive it is and I think it does succeed in a lot of ways. But I agree that it’s totally very self conscious about subverting expectations to the point it’s distracting. I know how much you dislike the newer Star Wars films I don’t necessarily agree though. I think phantom menace is by far the worst Star Wars movie and I can barely watch it. The pod racing scene is dreadfully shot and incredibly boring especially when you compare it to the chariot scene from Ben hur. Great video though!
I'm right with you on this list. I'd say 7 and 8 are kind of interchangeable to me--but it doesn't really matter. You should check out Andor. But be patient...
10/10
1. Return of the Jedi (sue me)
2. Revenge of the Sith
3. Empire Strikes Back (The Han and Leia romance has not aged well, and it sticks out a bit compared to the rest of the film, but it's still 10/10)
4. A New Hope
5. The Phantom Menace (9/10) Again, sue me
6. Attack of The Clones (7/10) I have a lot of problems with it, but it gets things right in all the important parts
7. The Force Awakens (3/10) It was always trash
8. The Last Jedi (2.5/10) The score, cinematography, sound design, etc. save this movie from (1/10)
9. Rise of Trash (1/10)
It is so good to know that I'm not the only one who has Return of the Jedi as a favorite Star Wars movie!
@@skinnydipper9 It is great, and the most mature and refined of the OT
Somehow, Palpatine returned
Can you review a movie called Martyrs(2008) please, I wanna hear your perspective about the movie, since you're my favorite reviewer😊
As someone that - and I cannot stress this part enough - gives absolutely zero shites about SW beyond the funny YT content it produces, this was very interesting. I haven't watched Ep. VIII and IX, but I did watch Force Awakens on a 4'' screen on a plane once, and I have a hard time seeing how it's supposed to be any worse than Ep. I and II (which I admittedly remember poorly).
Force Awakens was at least competent, flashy, kind of witty, had very decent acting; and you could follow the plot. It was like the cinematic equivalent of a Nickelback song, whereas I remember Ep. II to be more like the sound of 5 bonobo monkeys screaming in unison.
I guess being a SW fan really makes you take those Disney prequels as a personal insult. Which I can respect to some degree.
Nailed it. Very accurate ranking.
1. Revenge of the Sith, 2. Return of the Jedi, 3. The Empire Strikes Back, 4. Attack of the Clones, 5. A New Hope, 6. Phantom Menace, 7. The Force Awakens, 8. The Last Jedi, 9. I never watched the 9th one.
I agree with your list with a disclaimer that I didn't watch the last one cuz I checked out. And if we add Rogue One I'd actually put it about on par with Return of the Jedi - by far the best of the Disney stuff. I also have a particular discomfort for Force Awakens & right from the get-go.. glossy fan film at its worst
I was such a big Star Wars fan growing up. Saw a New Hope in the cinema when it first came out, and was so excited when the Phantom Menace came out almost 25 years later, and then so utterly disappointed with the film and the direction that Lucas took, making the film cartoony and FX driven, and dropping most of the story. I saw the next two hoping that they would be better, but they were just worse, and I never even saw the rest of the films. It even made me a bit disgusted with the whole culture around Star Wars and its die hard fans. I can't believe grown adults would defend the later films. The only outlier to this was Rogue One, which I thought felt more like the original trilogy.
Mine, as an original trilogy fan who was 20 when the first crappy prequel came out:
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Rogue One
5. Solo
6. Revenge of the Sith
7. Last Jedi
8. Force Awakens
9. Rise of Skywalker
10. Attack of the Clones
11. Phantom Menace
I don't count the Ewok movies or Holiday Special - if I did, they'd be toward the bottom of the list, but I'd have to think twice about where they go relative to episodes I and II 😅
Also, I really wish there was one more main live action spin-off. In a franchise of trilogies, I feel like there should be three of them.
I have never seen 'Rise of Skywalker'. Star Wars was dead to me by then.
Any order works for me as long as The Rise of Skywalker is at the very bottom.
Yep. The worst piece of shit ever committed to film
I think most franchises outside of the horror genre became a franchise because their second was the "Empire Strikes Back" of the series. Very few third films stick the landing, but if the second was the peak, people are willing to sit through decades mediocre films just to get that magic back, myself included.
Empire Strikes Back is the reason why second films don’t suck. For most of history the middle entry of trilogies were always the worst one. Then Empire Strikes Back comes along and shows everyone how to do it. Then the third films disappoint because they aren’t as good as the second one.
The Phantom Menace
"Of course it sucks, everyone knows it sucks"
It doesn't. Not even remotely.
Sue me
Yeah it sucks..
@@MediaBuster No. It's a good movie. Great story. Solid writing. Beautiful cinematography. Great characters
@@officialmonarchmusic -- also likes the smell of his own farts
@@MediaBuster There's really no need to be insulting here
It’s awful
Phantom Menace was one of 3 movies i watched at the cinema and wanted to walk out on. The other two were Be Kind Rewind and Matrix Revolutions.
what could possibly be that offensively bad about be kind rewind
Couldn't disagree with you more. I had good time with Phantom Menace and Matrix Revolutions is great.
@@cloudtx I somewhat enjoyed Matrix Reloaded but Matrix Revolutions was so damn boring & anticlimactic
@@dankairgadam8841 I watched it last night since me and my wife bought the 4k trilogy boxset. I feel like while the original is still the best of course, Reloaded and Revolutions are pretty awesome in their own right.
Revolutions had less action than the other two but the set-pieces were pretty awesome. Morpheus and Trinity going through the bdsm guys to get to the Merovingian was intense and Zion's defense against the machines was kinda like the LOTR's massive battles but in sci-fi lol. I loved it!
@@cloudtx My buddy who’s a huge Matrix fan thinks the trilogy got better from 1 to 2 to 3. I feel the exact opposite. 1 is a masterpiece, 2 is good, & 3 is bad.
Always a pleasure: 1) Star Wars: the only one nominated for Best Picture, and the only one that is a standalone story. 2) Empire; 3)Sith; 4)Return; 5)Force Awakens; 6)Last Jedi; 7)Phantom; 8)Clones; 9) Rise.
1. Return of the Jedi
2. Attack of the Clones (Across the Stars)
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Revenge of the Sith
5. Star Wars
6. The Phantom Menace
7. Battle for Endor
8. Caravan of Courage
9. The Sequels
Great ranking. You should do more of these Maggie.
1. The Empire Strikes Back (Easily)
2. Revenge of the Sith (I love it flaws and all)
3. A New Hope
4. Return of the Jedi
5. The Phantom Menace
6. The Last Jedi (I appreciate the risks but man what a cluster)
7. The Force Awakens
8. Attack of the Clones
9. The Rise of Skywalker (one of the worst big budget movies of the last decade)
Top 4. Zero debate.
My list would be: 1. TESB, 2. ANH, 3. TLJ, 4. ROTS, 5. ROTJ, 6. TPM, 7. AOTC, 8. TFA, 9. TROS.
Don't come at me, I'm a fan, I have hundreds of toys, I'm sentimental for Return of the Jedi, the first one I saw as a child. I was mad that my parents didn't let me go and watch the first two because I was too young (in their eyes). And yet I was thrilled about The Last Jedi. Yes, it deconstructs the mythos, but it wasn't beyond salvageable at all. I think Trevorrow's version would have been quite good, and it managed to build on TLJ's decisions.
I always found The Force Awakens was the most gutless of the three because it had all the possibilities and yet, it went with the safest options while mocking the original in the process. Attack of the Clones is higher up with me than with most people because I liked the plot about a secret army and an arranged war. The love affair is bland, absolutely. But we sort of knew it had to happen, so at the time it didn't really offend me as much.
And, finally, Rise is just, I don't know, unbearable. It is one of those movies that I think even Hollywood feels embarassed about. They caved to a few loud fanboys on youtube, they let Geeks & Gamers tell them what to do - and ended up looking like fools. Which is probably the only redeeming thing about the movie. Everybody got their little revenge for TLJ, but the thing they got to remember their triumph is something nobody wants to touch again, ever. Toxic waste.
no comment on the two 'stand alone' Star Wars movies that came out? I only ask because one of them is one of my faves.
I assume Rogue One? That for me is the third best of all time after Empire Strikes Back and New Hope. Solo has actually grown on me a lot over the last few years
@@leadzeppbelly from the time I made that post,to the time you posted, she finally sounded off on Rogue One....she did Not like it. In fact she went on a rather intense rant about it.
And you are right about my liking Rogue.
1. The Empire Strikes Back. Agree with the general consensus. Great story, locations, characters, the best plot twist in cinema history.
2. Return of the Jedi. I personally I enjoy this more than A New Hope which takes a while to get going. The sequence at Jabba's palace is Saturday morning escapism at its finest.
3. A New Hope. See above. It's still iconic though.
4. Attack of the Clones. I dont share the hate of most people for this one. If you take away the cringy love scenes, which aren't that many, it's got a very intriguing story, and some great set pieces such as the chase through the Coruscant skies, the droid factory, the Arena battle, the Yoda vs. Dooku fight. I remember people clapping at the end of this movie.
5. The Force Awakens. Even though it was a bit derivative, in some ways after the prequels it felt nice to see a movie that recaptured the feel of the original trilogy, a big part of what makes it work for me is Harrison Ford's performance as Han Solo.
6. Revenge of the Sith. This is basically the whole reason for the prequel trilogy to exist. It's a bit dark and depressing for a Star Wars movie but it sets up A New Hope quite well.
7. The Phantom Menace. After 16 years this was a crushing disappointment. High kiddie factor with Jar Jar and Jake Lloyd, a lack of relatable characters made this a real dud. It did introduce a lot of new interesting worlds and locations in the SW universe.
8. The Rise of Skywalker. Preposterous story and ridiculous Mary Sue shit, but I find it slightly more entertaining and watchable than Last Jedi. There are some nice moments like Lando Calrissian's return, I liked that huge snake but the return of the Emperor is such a desperate move.
9. The Last Jedi. Despicable in how it tries to 'subvert exepectations' of Star Wars traditions, destroys the character of Luke Skywalker, and has a massive woke factor which is the biggest turnoff for me.
Part of my overall feeling of the Star Wars franchise is that at some point Mr. Lucas thought he was a comedian and a socio/political commentator and he's not. At all. The comedy in the firs 3 films worked because it doesn't seem forced. But from the prequels on... it doesn't work. Even the changes he made to the first three don't work that well. Mostly. In my opinion though your 1 and 2 are spot on. I would flip Revenge of the Sith and Return of the Jedi though. It's close. I thought about flipping Clone Wars and Phantom Menace but then Two-Face showed up and flipped his coin so I'll go with what you got. I'm actually flipping Force Awakens with Rise of Skywalker. Why? Because Force Awakens shows a complete lack of effort. They didn't even bother with an original script. It was just a regurgitation of earlier works with very little effort. Even the death of Solo didn't hit as hard as it should have simply because it was so damn predictable. If they can't waste their time to try to make something, anything, why should I waste more of my time to see this stuff? I'm a new subscriber and I really like your work. I may not necessarily agree with your opinions but that's fine.
First thing... I'm 54 so I've seen all Star Wars films in its original movie theatre runs, so my ranking will be not on the technical aspects of them but how I felt watching them at the time I first saw them. I've rewatched most of them several times (except for the Disney sequels) and my ranking has never really changed.
1. Star Wars
The original, the first... and also my first sci-fi movie at the tender age of 9. And boy did it blow me away. Favorite part: the Leia rescue in the prison especially the trash compactor scene. By the way, the title is not and never was A New Hope, that is only the chapter of the saga, it was released as STAR WARS!!!!!!
2. Return Of The Jedi
Not as technically well done as TESB but for me, way more fun. To see Luke as a fully fledged and trained Jedi was so awesome. There are so many great parts in this movie; the Jaba part with the rancor, the Sarlac Pit, the barge fight, Leia strangling Jaba, the jungle fight with the Ewoks, and of course the Luke, Vader and Emperor Palpatine confrontation. Favorite part: the barge fight when R2D2 sends Luke's Lighsaber through the air and the game is on.
3. The Empire Strike Back
Great movie, but I had to knock it down a little because it was a bit too serious for my liking at the time I first saw it. And at that age, I had no clue that there was going to be a sequel and also had no clue what a cliffhanger was so I thought that Han was done for and that really bummed me out. I can appreciate it more today but it's still not as fun for me as ROTJ. Favorite part: Hoth with the incredibly scary AT-AT.
4. Revenge Of The Sith
The best of the prequel trilogy. I really don't like the acting in either of the prequel movies but in this one it's at least tolerable. I love the way Palpatine really mind fucks Luke into becoming Vader, although it's really weird to see Anakin being called Vader without his mechanized black suit. Best part: The Lightsaber dual between Vader and Kenobi. It's by far, for me, the best one in the whole series.
5. The Phantom Menace
I generally really enjoyed TPM but Jar Jar Binks and the awful child actor that is Jake Lloyd makes this film almost unwatchable for me. I love Neeson's Qui-Gon Jinn and Ewan McGregor's younger Kenoby is also a treat. There are great action sequences and Maul is truly menacing. The whole Gugan battle scene for me was a bit annoying, especially with the previously mentioned Jar Jar, and I'd take little Ewoks over Gugans any day of the week. Favorite part: The Lightsaber dual between Jinn, Kenobi and Maul, especially with that score.
6. Attack Of The Clones
Now we're getting into real crap... there are very few redeeming qualities in this movie. The acting is some of the worst I've ever seen in such a blockbuster film. The dialogue is so cringy. I was so excited to finally see Yoda use a Lightsaber... just to see him spin and spin... and spin... and spin... you get the gist. So disappointing. Favorite part: Anakin slaughters the Sand People and starts his way to the dark side.
7. The Force Awakens
Ahhh, the start of the Disney sequels and also the start of the end of Star Wars for me... No Luke, killing Han in this fashion, a Mary Sue that wins a lightsaber dual with someone trained by Luke although she never wielded a Lightsaber before and a complete repeat of the original Star Wars but butchered like hell. The only redeeming qualities of this film are the introduction of Poe Dameron and BB8. Favorite scene: When Han finally shows up to get the Falcon.
8. The Last Jedi
AKA... The Death Of Star Wars. I still can't bring my head on how bad they did Luke. This is the guy that was able to turn Vader back to the light side and he becomes a bitch hermit because of a dream/vision he had... FUCK YOU!!!! Leai getting thrown in deep space and using the force to keep herself alive and bring herself back onboard.... FUCK YOU!!! That's not how the Force works!!!!! The force draws energy from all living things around you as explained by Yoda in TESB...THERE ARE NO LIVING THINGS IN FUCKING SPACE!!!!! Favorite scene: the end credits.
9. The Rise Of Skywalker
I did not even see this movie and will never see this movie. Star Wars is dead to me after TLJ. They can take their more diverse, more sensitive of the times crap and stick it where the sun don't shine. I'll always prefer good story telling to preachy woke messaging.
Thank you if you've read of this ranking/ranting all the way through. I'm quite passionate about Star Wars, I've read all the EU novels, all the comics. There are so many great stories to pull from them and to see that utter crap Disney came up with is beyond frustrating to me. As soon as Disney bought the franchise from Lucas and they announced that the EU was no longer canon, I knew Star Wars was in trouble. Luckily I still have all those novels so I can re-read them and enjoy what Star Wars used to be.
The best parts of each movie:
ANH: trench run
ESB: too many, toss up between Luke and Yoda and luke and Vader duel
RotJ: luke confronting emperor.
TPM: pod race
AotC: Django dropping the beat
RotS: opera scene or Obi wan’s speech to BBQ boy.
TFA: Han confronts Kylo
TLJ: snoke gets toasted
RotS2: the end credits.
i totally agree with your assessment
Pretty much my exact ranking and feelings towards all the Star Wars films. Very detailed breakdown, too! When I first saw Last Jedi I thought it was way worse than Force Awakens, but after seeing all the sequel movies I almost hate Force Awakens the most out of all of them, because it really set up the entire sequel trilogy for failure. It's just a boring remake of A New Hope, with almost zero interesting new ideas, so what could you possibly do with that for two more films? But then Rise of Skywalker is just so objectively bad from a filmmaking perspective that you can't really place it anywhere but last.
I was pleasantly surprised to see Phantom Menace so high, and that you mentioned the cinematography being nice, which I also have always thought myself. The pod race sequence and final lightsaber battle are both peak Star Wars in my opinion.
I would LOVE for you to review Andor please. Pretty please.
I'd be curious where Rogue One fits in your list.
Whole heartily agree, except I would flip positions 8 & 9. “The Last Jedi” had me leave the theater angry; so upset.
Bloody hell grow up man
The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, Return of the Jedi, Rogue One, The Clone Wars, Solo.... that's it.
Oh, yeah, Revenge of the Sith.
Everyone loves EMPIRE but not me. I mean I think it was going in a great direction but it’s not a complete movie in itself. It ended on a cliffhanger to be concluded in the disappointing Jedi. The first STAR WARS was my favorite.
I haven’t seen any in a while, but I’m pretty confident that the original three would be in the top three.
Also, the bottom four would be a mixture of TLJ, AOTC, TPM, and honestly, the bottom would probably be TROS as well.
@@RareCinephile Menace & Clones aren’t great but they’re still much better than ANY of the sequel trilogy disasters
I remember that Return of the Jedi was the first disappointing Star Wars. The cutesy element of the Ewoks threw it off for me. Some of us called it "The Attack of the Boo-Boos", referencing the Yogi Bear cartoon's sidekick, Boo-Boo Bear. After that, the movies have been OK but not great. The last two, border in bad, though.