so i wanna watch star wars

gats · March 10, 2015, 05:08:12 PM

which do i start off with?

Girl of Mystery · March 10, 2015, 05:08:45 PM

The original trilogy, obviously

Ren · March 10, 2015, 05:08:57 PM

the prequels if you want jar jar binks to fuck up the entire franchise for you

Mat Cauthon · March 10, 2015, 05:11:02 PM

Episode 4.

Juuzou · March 10, 2015, 05:19:33 PM

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True Turquoise · March 10, 2015, 05:21:42 PM

You watch the Christmas special

Casper · March 10, 2015, 05:36:37 PM

Quote from: Nagato on March 10, 2015, 05:11:02 PM

Episode 4.

Unedited.

Tackel · March 11, 2015, 08:14:55 AM

Gats pls listen. From someone who is overly obesessed with Star Wars, this is the best way to watch for a complete story.

1) The Phantom Menace (despite the hate, its a good movie seen with freah eyes)

2) Attack of the Clones (this movie is kind of cringy. Consider it a giant prolouge for the next stuff

3) The Clone Wars (all 6 seasons are on Netflix. Season 1-2 are mainly character development. Becomes really freaking good in Season 3 and beyond. Episodes were aired out of order. I'll PM you a chronological list if you want.)

4) Revenge of the Sith

5) A New Hope

6) Empire Strikes Back

7) Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Rebels (Takes place between Rots and ANH, but just started, so it's not complete. Must watch if you liked TCW.
9) The Force Awakens when it releases.

Elegiac · March 11, 2015, 08:17:24 AM

Start with the old ones. That's what Stars Wars was, and at the core of everything, all it really still is.

Tackel · March 11, 2015, 08:18:04 AM

I also have all the blu-ray films on google drive if you want them for free

Tackel · March 11, 2015, 08:30:24 AM

I'll send you a PM full of shit when in about 6 hours when I get home >_>

Elegiac · March 11, 2015, 08:33:34 AM

I will PM you immediately

🍁 Aria 🔮 · March 11, 2015, 08:43:47 AM

IV - V - I - II - III - VI

If you just want the movies that have relevance to each other:

IV - V - II - III - VI

I'm not saying to take out due to quality (although it does have enough QUALITY to go around), more for the fact that the plot is completely internalized and is never meaningfully referenced even within the prequel trilogy.

Verbatim · March 11, 2015, 08:50:45 AM

Quote from: Prime Meridia on March 11, 2015, 08:43:47 AM

IV - V - I - II - III - VI

If you just want the movies that have relevance to each other:

IV - V - II - III - VI

I'm not saying to take out due to quality (although it does have enough QUALITY to go around), more for the fact that the plot is completely internalized and is never meaningfully referenced even within the prequel trilogy.

^
this is pretty much the go-to order

I would say if you follow this order, you might as well leave out the Phantom Menace. It really was an unnecessary sort of "prologue" that doesn't add anything, and most people who watch it lose their faith in Star Wars anyway. Even though it's not that bad.

Tackel · March 11, 2015, 09:01:59 AM

The machette order sound okayish in theory, but it's horrible for first time watcher. It should only be watched that way if the viewer has seen the whole saga before.

Doctor Doom · March 11, 2015, 09:03:55 AM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 10, 2015, 05:08:45 PM

The original trilogy, obviously

I think you mean, 'the trilogy'.

Because, y'know. Only three films were made, back in the '70s and '80s. And none were ever made again.

DAS B00T x2 · March 11, 2015, 09:06:12 AM

4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6-Xmas Special

Doctor Doom · March 11, 2015, 09:08:16 AM

Quote from: DASIUS B00TICUS SNAKESAR on March 11, 2015, 09:06:12 AM

Xmas Special

Oh right, three movies and the Christmas special. That's widely considered the best of the lot. Trust me, OP, you'll love it.

CK97 · March 11, 2015, 09:13:53 AM

>2015
>Hasn't seen Star Wars

If you're a chronological freak like me, start with the prequels.

Verbatim · March 11, 2015, 09:53:41 AM

Quote from: Plotmaster on March 11, 2015, 09:03:55 AM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 10, 2015, 05:08:45 PM
The original trilogy, obviously
I think you mean, 'the trilogy'.

Because, y'know. Only three films were made, back in the '70s and '80s. And none were ever made again.

Yeah there were.

There was the Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. All of them were marketed as prequels to the first three films and tell the story of Anakin Skywalker as he becomes a Jedi Knight, leading up to his downfall as he becomes Darth Vader.

They're all here on IMDb. They existed. They happened.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121765/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/

Oh, and they're the best in the series.

Doctor Doom · March 11, 2015, 09:56:13 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 09:53:41 AM

Quote from: Plotmaster on March 11, 2015, 09:03:55 AM
Quote from: BritishLemön on March 10, 2015, 05:08:45 PM
The original trilogy, obviously
I think you mean, 'the trilogy'.

Because, y'know. Only three films were made, back in the '70s and '80s. And none were ever made again.
Yeah there were.

There was the Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. All of them were marketed as prequels to the first three films and tell the story of Anakin Skywalker as he becomes a Jedi Knight, leading up to his downfall as he becomes Darth Vader.

They're all here on IMDb. They existed. They happened.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121765/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/

Oh, and they're the best in the series.

Lucas' poorly-written afterthought doesn't count, I'm afraid.

Verbatim · March 11, 2015, 10:01:05 AM

We're not talking about the superfluous special effects added to the original trilogy; we're talking about the best three films in the series. You know, the prequels.

Doctor Doom · March 11, 2015, 10:08:46 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 10:01:05 AM

We're not talking about the superfluous special effects added to the original trilogy; we're talking about the best three films in the series. You know, the prequels.

They're only the best if you have no idea how a cohesive plot works and just like watching shady characters making unknown negotiations with offscreen villains, big laser-y fights, and no real core narrative for why any of this is happening.

Girl of Mystery · March 11, 2015, 10:32:15 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 10:01:05 AM

we're talking about the best three films in the series. You know, the prequels.

This is the worst and most wrong opinion I've ever seen

🍁 Aria 🔮 · March 11, 2015, 10:33:24 AM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 11, 2015, 09:01:59 AM

The machette order sound okayish in theory, but it's horrible for first time watcher. It should only be watched that way if the viewer has seen the whole saga before.

I see no reason why it wouldn't work for a first time viewer. It cuts out the unrelated plot of Episode I and serves to preserve the twists and turns of the plot while also better establishing parallels between Luke and his father.

The only problems I see are

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Leia somehow remembering her real mother and R2 getting a downgrade technologically from the prequel series.

And those are more minor annoyances than groundbreaking issues.

Doctor Doom · March 11, 2015, 10:33:48 AM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 11, 2015, 10:32:15 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 10:01:05 AM
we're talking about the best three films in the series. You know, the prequels.
This is the worst and most wrong opinion I've ever seen

Lemon knows what the fuck is up.

Verbatim · March 11, 2015, 10:40:55 AM

Quote from: Prime Meridia on March 11, 2015, 10:33:24 AM

And those are more minor annoyances than groundbreaking issues.

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and the stiff lightsaber duel between ben and vader in episode iv

but i guess that can be chalked up to "they got old"

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(except yoda is 800 something and duels like a pro)

Verbatim · March 11, 2015, 10:44:48 AM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 11, 2015, 10:32:15 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 10:01:05 AM
we're talking about the best three films in the series. You know, the prequels.
This is the worst and most wrong opinion I've ever seen

how about this one:

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star wars is retarded in general and is only genuinely appreciated by children and nostalgiafags
having bred one of the most rampant and retarded fanbases of all time

🍁 Aria 🔮 · March 11, 2015, 10:45:02 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 10:40:55 AM

Quote from: Prime Meridia on March 11, 2015, 10:33:24 AM
And those are more minor annoyances than groundbreaking issues.
Spoiler
and the stiff lightsaber duel between ben and vader in episode iv

but i guess that can be chalked up to "they got old"
Spoiler
(except yoda is 800 something and duels like a pro)

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If you watched it before ROTS released then you'd have the same question.

Besides that,

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I always assumed Vader was a Cyborg in the OT since every robot has stiff movement. Example being C3-P0.

Girl of Mystery · March 11, 2015, 10:49:12 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 10:44:48 AM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 11, 2015, 10:32:15 AM
Quote from: Verbatim on March 11, 2015, 10:01:05 AM
we're talking about the best three films in the series. You know, the prequels.
This is the worst and most wrong opinion I've ever seen
how about this one:

Spoiler
star wars is retarded in general and is only genuinely appreciated by children and nostalgiafags
having bred one of the most rampant and retarded fanbases of all time

You're retarded for thinking the awful prequel trilogy are the good ones.
This is a fact

I don't like the OT because of nostalgia or because I'm a child either. I like them because they're good movies.