Crudbucket: New Hope Star Wars-->Empire Strikes Back-->Return of the Jedi. What's hard about that?

FTFY
What is this New Hope of which you speak?

Darth_Lukecash: Bathia_Mapes: I'm not so much objecting to the prequels, because I was interested in the backstory. I'm objecting to what Lucas did to them.

So Lucas, who created Star Wars, did something to them. You mean direct three more incredibly popular films?

I'm not saying they are Citizen Kane levels of movie making-but certainly they were pretty good Star Wars movies. Heck my mother and Sister-In-Law hadn't seen any of the Prequels and they loved Episode III on it's own merits.

But I will say that George is a far better producer than he is a writer. If you haven't already-do check out the 3D Clone Wars...while he does have a big hand in it, he let's the talent do their thing.

Your name makes me think you are a troll, you know cause Lucas only cared about the cash and jamming any farking item that could have possibly been a farking toy.

If you think the prequels are decent movies then you are a farking moron, yeah that includes your mother and your sister-in-law

What the hell is New Hope?

I'd start with Logan's Run.

If it were me and I had a whole lot of time to introduce the girlfriend to the series: 4,5,6,1,2,2d animated clone wars,3,4,holiday special,5,6. Followed by 100-200 hours of Tie Fighter....

Question:

Am I the only person who purchased the star wars laser disks so I can eternally remember Han Shot First?

Lucas seems to have remastered and changed ever version on VHS, DVD and bluray.

TsarTom: Crudbucket: New Hope-->Empire Strikes Back-->Return of the Jedi. What's hard about that?

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Yup. Lucas went retard with Jedi. The ewoks were just Jar Jar 1.0.

Episode II, Episode I, Episode VI, Episode III, Episode V, Episode IV.

Star Wars, Empire, Jedi. For one reason: the big reveal at the end of Empire. If you go out of order, you ruin that for newcomers.

nonzero: Crudbucket: New Hope Star Wars-->Empire Strikes Back-->Return of the Jedi. What's hard about that?

FTFY
What is this New Hope of which you speak?

Hoping someone would say that. Archie Goodwin: Star Wars*
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi

* None of this 'A New Hope' crap.

/Han shoots first.

/Han shoots only!

Revenge of the Sith was a great movie. I don't care what any of you say.

Darth_Lukecash: Bathia_Mapes: I'm not so much objecting to the prequels, because I was interested in the backstory. I'm objecting to what Lucas did to them.

So Lucas, who created Star Wars, did something to them. You mean direct three more incredibly popular films?

I'm not saying they are Citizen Kane levels of movie making-but certainly they were pretty good Star Wars movies. Heck my mother and Sister-In-Law hadn't seen any of the Prequels and they loved Episode III on it's own merits.

But I will say that George is a far better producer than he is a writer. If you haven't already-do check out the 3D Clone Wars...while he does have a big hand in it, he let's the talent do their thing.

Despite their financial success, the prequels are objectively bad films, with poor dialog and direction. Redlettermedia did a great deconstruction of them. But you probably know that already.

Dig up your old VHS, laserdisc, or the crappy DVD transfer of the originial, non-"special" editions of the movie. Watch them in order.

Then get really drunk with your buddies and put on the Holiday special.

Then order the Rifftrax audio for the prequels and watch them that way. Or instead just watch the Red Letter Media breakdown of the prequels.

Kind of a no-brainer, really.

choo: This DVD set contains bonus disks which have the original theatrical releases.

IIRC, the "theatrical releases" on that DVD are cropped incorrectly with a relatively poor audio track. Lucas will never let the fans have the theatrical releases restored with current technology.

Bathia_Mapes: Crudbucket: New Hope-->Empire Strikes Back-->Return of the Jedi. What's hard about that?

THIS

Forget the prequels. Forget they ever existed.

What prequels? Man, that sure would have been a bad idea; I know there were some rumors that Lucas was considering it but luckily he was wise enough to decide against it and to just leave developing the SW universe to the younger generation working through computer games, novels, and other EU properties. Damn; if only all boomer-aged creative-types were as smart as him.

Darth_Lukecash: Little late to ask me now. I saw them in the order George put them out.

However, when I watch them now, I watch them from episode I-VI

Like they will Bathia_Mapes: Crudbucket: New Hope-->Empire Strikes Back-->Return of the Jedi. What's hard about that?

THIS

Forget the prequels. Forget they ever existed.

Why- they are highly entertaining and tells a great tale where the hero fails and the farking galaxy suffers for it. Put it together with the originals and you got a great generational tale.

Imagine if Peter Jackson ended Lord of the Ring with Frodo giving the ring to Sauron and middle farking earth gets eaten up by darkness. Then you would see some Hobbits cry.

Given your name, it's pretty obvious you're trolling, so I'm just going to sit here rolling my eyes SO HARD at your ridiculous claims and not go through the effort of arguing the merits of non-existent films.

Scythed: Revenge of the Sith was a great movie. I don't care what any of you say.

How can a movie that was never made be great? Are you from an alternate timeline? Are you a wizard? You'll find no mana here, Planeswalker; we drain our swamps, pollute our oceans, clear-cut our forests, and pave over our plains in this reality!

Crudbucket: New Hope-->Empire Strikes Back-->Return of the Jedi. What's hard about that?

Came here to say this.

Even if you DO decide to watch "the movies that shall not be named" watch them last or they will stink up the entire universe for you.

/Metaclorians my shiny metal ass

braedan: choo: This DVD set contains bonus disks which have the original theatrical releases.

IIRC, the "theatrical releases" on that DVD are cropped incorrectly with a relatively poor audio track. Lucas will never let the fans have the theatrical releases restored with current technology.

They're cropped correctly, but in a non-anamorphic transfer. So if you put one on your HDTV, it's feeding it's 4:3 image to a 16:9 screen, so the left and right side of the screens are matted, just as if you are putting a pre-1952 movie (when they started making wide screen movies) like Casablanca or The Wizard of Oz. However, the Star Wars movies were shot 2.35:1, so that means the top part and bottom part of the 4:3 image are matted to properly display the full image. So basically you are watching a movie as a small image within a big, black rectangle.

Oh, sure. You may be able to adjust your player so that the image takes up the full screen instead of the box-within-a-box. Just expect a very grainy movie.

Scythed: Revenge of the Sith was a great movie. I don't care what any of you say.

Very few cinematic experiences I've had in recent years compare to the opening minutes of Revenge of the Sith (before the dialog). Lame as it sounds, probably the only time I've been so tense/excited in a cinema seat since was when the U-Boat surfaced in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

I'll just watch Dr. Who instead, thanks. Star Wars is played out.

internutthead: New Hope-->Empire Strikes Back-->The Phantom Menace-->Attack of the Clones-->Revenge of the Sith-->Return of the Jedi

IF you have to include the prequels this is the way to do it.

Came here to recommend this. I haven't done it (yet...I will the next time I watch them all) but it makes the most sense. Basically treats the prequels as a long vader flashback after he reveals himself to Luke.

Now that I think about it, though, IV-I-V-II-III-VI would work, since I is more of an Obi-wan flashback than a Vader one. I mean, Anakin doesn't even show up until partway through.

gunga galunga: braedan: choo: This DVD set contains bonus disks which have the original theatrical releases.

IIRC, the "theatrical releases" on that DVD are cropped incorrectly with a relatively poor audio track. Lucas will never let the fans have the theatrical releases restored with current technology.

They're cropped correctly, but in a non-anamorphic transfer. So if you put one on your HDTV, it's feeding it's 4:3 image to a 16:9 screen, so the left and right side of the screens are matted, just as if you are putting a pre-1952 movie (when they started making wide screen movies) like Casablanca or The Wizard of Oz. However, the Star Wars movies were shot 2.35:1, so that means the top part and bottom part of the 4:3 image are matted to properly display the full image. So basically you are watching a movie as a small image within a big, black rectangle.

Oh, sure. You may be able to adjust your player so that the image takes up the full screen instead of the box-within-a-box. Just expect a very grainy movie.

My point is that the bastardized versions received the anamorphic transfers (as well as re-mastering of the audio tracks) where as the same care was not -- and will not -- be given to the original theatrical releases (as long as Lucas is alive & in control of the masters).

For everyone saying you don't mind or even like any of the prequel films, the Red Letter Media reviews prove that you are objectively wrong, and gives extensive in-depth analysis to support that conclusion.

/pizza roll

1. Don't end a sentence with a preposition.
2. Just watch Empire Strikes Back.

dai the flu: If it were me and I had a whole lot of time to introduce the girlfriend to the series: 4,5,6,1,2,2d animated clone wars,3,4,holiday special,5,6. Followed by 100-200 hours of Tie Fighter....

Can i go 4,5,6 then straight to tie fighter? followed by x-wing alliance?

Assuming you are going to watch all six:

If you've never seen them, watch them in the order they were released.
If you have seen them, watch them in episodic order.

Any other questions?