Original Star Wars Trilogy

[Pedro Cerrano]

No, not including those three piles of crap that were released in the last 15 years, I'm talking eps. 4 5 and 6. These are my 3 favorites films of all time. I can recite pretty much every line and they were all on Spike this weekend.

Good times. Good times.

[NewMarketSean]

Greedo shoots first.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Greedo shoots first.

He sure does.

[Jimbo81]

Empire is as close to perfect film as it gets, imo!

Of course Georgie boy found a way to mess it up...the 'new' Emperor holonet image and dialog.

[Dipper9]

30 years later, and these are still among my favorite movies ever.

[NewMarketSean]

30 years later, and these are still among my favorite movies ever.

I watched Alien over the weekend, probably for the first time in 5-10 years.

Simply amazing.

Most of my favorite movies are from the 70's and 80's.

They still make great movies but they're nothing like the movies they were making back then.

[Austin]

He sure does.

Really?? Han most definitely shot first, Greedo doesn't even get a shot off. "Greedo Shot First" is part of the late 90's retconning that I lump in with the prequels.

[The Wedge]

Really?? Han most definitely shot first, Greedo doesn't even get a shot off. "Greedo Shot First" is part of the late 90's retconning that I lump in with the prequels.

My whole thing about that is "why show Han loosening his holster?". A close up at that. Lucas giving everyone these lines about original intent is a bunch of crap. You had Han firing first, but somewhere down the line you decided that Han needed to be boring and not a shade of grey at all.

[Stotle]

Must read for any Star Wars fan. I'll be trying it out once our new theater system is installed this upcoming weekend!

http://static.nomachetejuggling.com/machete_order.html

[Jimbo81]

My whole thing about that is "why show Han loosening his holster?". A close up at that. Lucas giving everyone these lines about original intent is a bunch of crap. You had Han firing first, but somewhere down the line you decided that Han needed to be boring and not a shade of grey at all.

Spot on!

Through the entire film Han is a conceded, selfish, mercenary, who doesn't care about anything or anybody. Then, at the end he shows up to save the day. Of coarse he shot first!

[Spoonless]

Must read for any Star Wars fan. I'll be trying it out once our new theater system is installed this upcoming weekend!

http://static.nomachetejuggling.com/machete_order.html

I just came here to post the Machete Order article. It does work very well. The fan edit of Episode I is pretty alright, too.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Really?? Han most definitely shot first, Greedo doesn't even get a shot off. "Greedo Shot First" is part of the late 90's retconning that I lump in with the prequels.

I was being facetious.

[Pedro Cerrano]

One thing that bums me out is I have no recollection of my reaction when I first heard Darth Vader was Luke's father. I think I was just so little that it didn't resonate with me as being that big a deal but as far back as I can remember, it's always been common knowledge to me. I think someone watching Star Wars for the first time would have to be utterly stupified when they learn this.

[Pedro Cerrano]

BTW, if you've never watched the Plinkett reviews of the first 3 episodes on Red Letter Media, you're doing yourself a disservice.

[NewMarketSean]

I am going to do this over the summer.

I actually hold a special place in my heart for Episode I because it was the first time I had watched a Star Wars movie in the theater without knowing what happened. I grew up watching the movies so I don't really remember a particular viewing where I absorbed everything for the first time. I kind of always knew Vader was Luke's father without ever really realizing it was a big twist. I had seen the old trilogy in the theater, but it was probably the twentieth time I had seen them. So Episode I was the first real movie going experience I had ever had with a SW film. I was 18 and I knew it was bad in many aspects, but I was just so excited to see a new SW film in the theater that I didn't really care.

Anyway, the guy makes a good point. Episode I is irrelevant and should be viewed after the 5 core movies are viewed...probably a while later, like it was a totally separate movie. It does have it's merits...I like Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor in just about anything, I loved the pod race, and the final battles were pretty cool too. Add to that it's a SW movie. There is just something about a SW movie that I can't bring myself to hate no matter how much it sucks.