Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,690MI6 Agent
    I've never seen any of the Star Wars films but recently bought them all on DVD. Can someone advise me through a simple ranking their best to worst for this series? Also, what order is it best to view them in?

    Please forgive my general ignorance in this area.... :) -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    I've never seen any of the Star Wars films but recently bought them all on DVD. Can someone advise me through a simple ranking their best to worst for this series? Also, what order is it best to view them in?

    Please forgive my general ignorance in this area.... :) -{
    You never saw them? Wow.
    I'd say just watch the prequels, then the other three.
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,293MI6 Agent
    I've never seen any of the Star Wars films but recently bought them all on DVD. Can someone advise me through a simple ranking their best to worst for this series? Also, what order is it best to view them in?

    Please forgive my general ignorance in this area.... :) -{

    Interesting question

    Personally each trilogy is just so different that I would view them in any order (the trilogy not the films in general). Naturally you would start from the beginning (Prequel trilogy) but I mean they are so different and its not like a seamless transition so I view them a bit like 2 different Bonds. i.e. it would be a bit like looking for continuity between Lazenby and Daniel Craig lol

    As for order of best to worse I would say:

    1) Empire Strikes Back
    2) A New Hope
    3) Return Of The Jedi
    4) Revenge Of The Sith
    5) Attack Of The Clones
    6 Phantom Menace

    Start from the beginning and at least you know its going to get better
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    welshboy78 wrote:
    I've never seen any of the Star Wars films but recently bought them all on DVD. Can someone advise me through a simple ranking their best to worst for this series? Also, what order is it best to view them in?

    Please forgive my general ignorance in this area.... :) -{

    Interesting question

    Personally each trilogy is just so different that I would view them in any order (the trilogy not the films in general). Naturally you would start from the beginning (Prequel trilogy) but I mean they are so different and its not like a seamless transition so I view them a bit like 2 different Bonds. i.e. it would be a bit like looking for continuity between Lazenby and Daniel Craig lol

    As for order of best to worse I would say:

    1) Empire Strikes Back
    2) A New Hope
    3) Return Of The Jedi
    4) Revenge Of The Sith
    5) Attack Of The Clones
    6 Phantom Menace

    Start from the beginning and at least you know its going to get better

    I agree 100% with your ranking.
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,293MI6 Agent
    I think the prequel trilogy could have been told over 2 films - a lot of time and pointless things going on drawn out over three films. They should have had the whole 3rd film of Darth Vader causing mayhem and chasing the Rebels leading onto a New Hope.

    Darth Maul would have been a great villain and was killed off too soon in my opinion. Maybe Vader should have stayed him or Obi Wan in the third film
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  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,236MI6 Agent
    I've never seen any of the Star Wars films but recently bought them all on DVD. Can someone advise me through a simple ranking their best to worst for this series? Also, what order is it best to view them in?

    Please forgive my general ignorance in this area.... :) -{

    My ranking:
    1 - Return Of The Jedi
    2 - A New Hope
    3 - The Empire Strikes Back
    4 - Revenge Of The Sith
    5 - Attack Of The Clones
    6 - The Phantom Menace
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,690MI6 Agent
    Thanks guys! :) -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    welshboy78 wrote:
    1) Empire Strikes Back
    2) A New Hope
    3) Return Of The Jedi
    I guess I can live with this order, but really, all three have awesome moments.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,293MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    welshboy78 wrote:
    1) Empire Strikes Back
    2) A New Hope
    3) Return Of The Jedi
    I guess I can live with this order, but really, all three have awesome moments.

    Yeah even ROTJ - superb finale!
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  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,882Chief of Staff
    "The Force Awakens?" Well, not as bad a title as "The Phantom Menance," but not particularly thrilling. Ironically, something that's awake makes me want to fall asleep. . .
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,293MI6 Agent
    Hardyboy wrote:
    "The Force Awakens?" Well, not as bad a title as "The Phantom Menance," but not particularly thrilling. Ironically, something that's awake makes me want to fall asleep. . .

    Well you have to remember Disney now do own the franchise.

    I thought it might have been Return of Simba
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Disney's influence will also be seen in some scenes, in that the Ice Planet
    Hoth, will now be inhabited by characters from Frozen ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,293MI6 Agent
    Disney's influence will also be seen in some scenes, in that the Ice Planet
    Hoth, will now be inhabited by characters from Frozen ! :))

    Got to be an improvement over those stupid Gungans on Naboo!!
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,313Chief of Staff
    I've never seen any of the Star Wars films

    Then can I recommend this?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_Never_Seen_Star_Wars_(TV_series)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The three with Harrison Ford etc are brilliant
    The other three are .............. Well Not !!! :D
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    You guys my age remember the announced title of ROTJ? It was Revenge Of The Jedi. The even put it in early posters.
    The Force Awakens?
    Maybe...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4qzPbcFiA
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Wasn't " Revenge" thought to sound a negative word so changed it to return ?

    As for The Force Awakens are we to get.
    The Force gets up
    And then
    The Force checks its mail. :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    You will be surprised how many Star Wars Fans do not like the prequel Trilogy.
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I wouldn't be a huge fan ( not like Jabba) but I do like them
    The three good ones that is. :)) The prequels have no sense
    of fun, and seem a bit full of themselves. :D Also Lucas writes
    The clunkiest dialogue, he must have helped on DAD, :))
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,293MI6 Agent
    Hard to believe Lucas had a hand in both prequels and sequels! A bit like associating him with Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the Crystal Skulls :)) I think its fair to say age has had a negative effect on his work!!!
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • james362001james362001 Lancaster, California USAPosts: 338MI6 Agent
    The new title is: STAR WARS: The Force Awakens (2015). it will include Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. The men who portrayed R2D2 and C3PO are back as well. The story takes place 30 years after the story of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
    In case you have been living in a cave somewhere, this is the first movie of new trilogy to be released December 18, 2015, then Episode 8 in 2017 and Episode 9 on 2019. In-between the trilogy will be 2 or 3 alternate stand-alone films. Although it has not been officially announced yet, the 2016 movie could be about Boba Fett. Young Han Solo and a Yoda film has also been mentioned. The stand-alone films will be released in 2016 and 2018 with the possibility of one in 2020.
    The first stand-alone film should start production in 2015, if they do want to release it in 2016.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,690MI6 Agent
    Perhaps the title of this thread could be changed to reflect the new title for this film? :)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    From the Hollywood Reporter.

    The movie isn't out until December 2015, but on the most closely guarded set in Hollywood history, Disney applied for a drone shield, forced visitors to put secret tape over their phone cameras and contended with men in trees posting spoilers as fans frantically consume - or create - anything that can travel the Internet more quickly than the Millennium Falcon.

    The FULL article.
    How 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Lost Control of Its Secrets
    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-star-wars-episode-vii-750002
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Good article!
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,313Chief of Staff
    Perhaps the title of this thread could be changed to reflect the new title for this film? :)

    Sure! :)
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,777MI6 Agent
    Glad Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker are back as the droids. With or without Hamill, Fisher and Ford it would not be Star Wars without Artoo and Threepio. The Title sucks, but most modern film titles seem to. Now we see if S Wars can avoid the same mess as S Trek!
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    The first trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' will be screened before all movies at selected Regal Cinemas across the US from this Friday 28th to Sunday 30th Nov. Click on the link below to see list of cinemas/locations.

    http://screencrush.com/report-star-wars-episode-7-trailer-debut/
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,293MI6 Agent
    That was quick. Guess it will be on youtube same day
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