Current Events > Now that ROS is out, which Star Wars trilogy was better?

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Prequels: Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith

Sequels: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker

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OT >>> ST >>>>>>>>>> PT

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The prequels always had better story, world building, and character development, regardless of how stiff the delivery was. It's just easy to throw it under the bus because people think everyone else hatesinks it as much as they do

The holiday special is several measures better than TLJ

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AvantgardeAClue posted...

better story, world building, and character development

I'd give ya worldbuilding (even then we'd have to have a loose definition of it) but as for the other two lol

AvantgardeAClue posted...

The holiday special is several measures better than TLJ

I should've read this first. I didn't realize you were joking.

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PT was a better trilogy. ST had better movies.

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Doom_Art posted...

OT > ST >>>>>>>>>>>> PT

Moved a couple of those arrows around, other than that agreed.

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au_gold posted...

PT was a better trilogy.

I'd even dispute that

Particularly when 1/3rd of the PT is fairly pointless

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The ST is disorganized trash. OT and then PT because the PT is way different as opposed to a tweaked out rehash.

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At least George had an end goal in mind and built up toward it. The ST winged it with each movie.

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Good: The OT, Force Awakens

Bad: Everything else

Verdict: I dont care about which trilogy is somewhat less shit. Sounds like something that is only relevant to pooplords who want to bicker on the innernet.
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au_gold posted...

At least George had an end goal in mind and built up toward it. The ST winged it with each movie.

JJ Abrams probably had an end goal in mind that didn't involve trivializing his story and all its characters in the second film. The Last Jedi is so out of place in this trilogy. To me it feels like Snoke was meant to be the final threat. Then when Rian just killed him off for lolz, the plan had to change, and with how divisive The Last Jedi was they probably figured Palpatine was the best way to get asses back in seats.

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au_gold posted...

At least George had an end goal in mind and built up toward it. The ST winged it with each movie.

Winged it

Much like Lucas did in the OT

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au_gold posted...

At least George had an end goal in mind and built up toward it. The ST winged it with each movie.

I don't understand this as an argumentative point. I mean, okay. So what? That doesn't make the prequels better by any stretch of the imagination.
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DeadBankerDream posted...

I don't understand this as an argumentative point. I mean, okay. So what? That doesn't make the prequels better by any stretch of the imagination.

It makes it a better trilogy. The sequels are better individual movies. What dont you understand?

Also, PT ended on its best movie. ST started with its best and went downhill.

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au_gold posted...

It makes it a better trilogy. The sequels are better individual movies. What dont you understand?

I guess why that is a relevant point to make.

What value does the prequels being a more cohesive six hour shitfest have other than a "take that, Disney Star Wars movies!" point?
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Not sure what youre trying to ask, but Im sure youre being dense. Ive made my point. You dont have to agree with it.

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OT > PT >>>>>> ST

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I'm asking what value your point has other than as a cheap and meaningless argument against the sequel trilogy just so you can say that the prequels are superior in some sense, even though that sense is insignificant to their actual quality.
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DeadBankerDream posted...

Good: The OT, Force Awakens

Bad: Everything else

Verdict: I dont care about which trilogy is somewhat less shit. Sounds like something that is only relevant to pooplords who want to bicker on the innernet.

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Nothing beats Revenge of da Sith
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They're about equal to me.

The Phantom Menace was dumb but entertaining enough. Attack of the Clones was terrible. Revenge of the Sith was okay.

The Force Awakens was okay, The Last Jedi was terrible, The Rise of Skywalker was dumb but entertaining enough.

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The Prequels are just bad cinema. If you're fine with canned acting, ridiculous combat sequences, bad CGI, uninspired cinematography, and truly, truly abhorrent scripts, then go for the Prequels. I don't think the ST are a work of art, but Abrams and Rian at least still new how to direct a movie, angle shots, build tension, capture emotion, and actually use CGI.

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au_gold posted...

At least George had an end goal in mind and built up toward it. The ST winged it with each movie.

Nope, they had the way it ended planned from the beginning. The clues to Rey's lineage was all there in TFA and it's so obvious now.

Nobody voting the PT is doing so in good faith

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Sequel trilogy has loads of problems, especially TLJ, but I just don't like much of anything about the prequels. Some neat things set up that had potential but none of it really goes down like it should have.

...which could probably be said for the sequels as well, but I dunno I like 'em better. >_>

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Doom_Art posted...

OT >>> ST >>>>>>>>>> PT

Not sure if I really care about multiple >s, but yeah, this. Revenge of the Sith is the only good one from the prequels and I'd say Force Awakens and Rise of Skywalker hover around on par with it. Last Jedi is vastly superior to Attack of the Clones and Phantom Menace is just... kinda there.
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PT obviously its isnt littered with SJW stuff

I feel like there's a decent overlap between people who critically demolish the ST and people who love RLM's content; might be that those vids inspired them to take a more critical approach to these kinds of movies. Anyway, even the RLM guys made a point in their Half in the Bag for tRoS that the prequels are not now suddenly validated / better / not complete shit by comparison.

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The sequels weren't great, but they're still better than the prequels by virtue of being competently made.
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linid0t posted...

PT obviously its isnt littered with SJW stuff

Lmao.

Just a reminder that these people actually do exist.

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*sees PT winning*

You're breaking my heart CE

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There is only Prequel trilogy and Sequel trilogy
Real fans dont even recognize the shit covered trainwreck we just got over the last 5 years

RebelElite791 posted...

Nobody voting the PT is doing so in good faith

Can you explain this? I voted the PT and I wouldn't mind having an actual debate or something.

I recognize the PT has issues with its scripting/direction but there is a consistent core to what it's trying to do & say that I think works well in spite of the issues, and it ends strongly enough that I'm willing to forgive or ar least kind of excuse problems I had with AotC/TPM.

I think the ST manages to fix the direction, bit script quality still varies (it is PT-tier in RoS, though) and it has no actual cohesion between the three titles. I don't even blame RJ for this because there were plenty of ideas for RoS that don't involve bringing Palpatine back.


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Zero_Destroyer posted...

Can you explain this? I voted the PT and I wouldn't mind having an actual debate or something.

I recognize the PT has issues with its scripting/direction but there is a consistent core to what it's trying to do & say that I think works well in spite of the issues, and it ends strongly enough that I'm willing to forgive or ar least kind of excuse problems I had with AotC/TPM.

I think the ST manages to fix the direction, bit script quality still varies (it is PT-tier in RoS, though) and it has no actual cohesion between the three titles. I don't even blame RJ for this because there were plenty of ideas for RoS that don't involve bringing Palpatine back.

This.

I think Episode 1 was lame but the last two got progressively better. ROTS has me hyped and is legit a good movie, its up there with Empire for me because of its darker tone.

Even with Episode 1, it at least gives some background info on the cockiness of the Jedi and how elite and stoic they were.

I can forgive the bad CGI for the first 2. They are 20 year old movies at this point.

Hope you all had a great Life Day

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ST => OT > PT

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PT > OT >>>> ST

MuayThai85 posted...

ST => OT > PT

how I feel.

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The OT is the the best then the ST. Granted i haven't seen Rise of Skywalker yet but i loved Force Awakens and Last Jedi. Far as the PT goes, i pretend it doesn't exist. We didn't need a PT explaining how the Jedi got their power or any other bullshit.

George should have either made a sequel trilogy back then or just left the story as is.

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OT>>>PT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ST.

I can't imagine people seeing the ST over the PT.

It's got some really dumb bits but a lot of cool and fun stuff, and the world there is interesting and has led to a lot of creative content. The sequel trilogy just blows, the characters are wasted, the Galaxy seems so small, and the core storytelling clearly wasn't worth discarding what the EU had brought.

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PT > ST (but not by much)

Prequels were not really good, but they did have Darth Maul, a young Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn. Those three characters are more iconic than the new cast. I did have high hopes for Finn, but I think they unfortunately lost sight of having him as an important character.

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I just can't give it to the PT. The acting was just soooooo awful at times.

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Doom_Art posted...

I'd give ya worldbuilding (even then we'd have to have a loose definition of it) but as for the other two lol

The story is about Anakin becoming Darth Vader amidst the backdrop of the Clone Wars. Sometimes simpler is better. Good luck trying to find someone who can summarize the Disney trilogy's entire story in a single sentence.

Character development was mostly great too. Padme was more fleshed out than all the other female characters in the DT put together

Doom_Art posted...

I should've read this first. I didn't realize you were joking.

One of them is controversial, discussed years after its initial release, is sought after for viewing every year and everyone involved in the production has something interesting to say about it.

The other is TLJ

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The original trilogy and Rogue One are the only good SW. Anyone claiming anything else was good has either brain damage or dreadful tastes.

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MuayThai85 posted...

ST => OT > PT

Please explain this lunacy.

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The PT is a lot better then any ST film, its sad that they did not have any road map or even clear direction for the ST only looking for an easy cash grab.

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DarthWendy posted...

The original trilogy and Rogue One are the only good SW. Anyone claiming anything else was good has either brain damage or dreadful tastes.

We're not counting video games here for this right

Because HOO boy, anyone who hasn't played RC hasn't lived man

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Prequels are winning.

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Doom_Art posted...

OT >>> ST >>>>>>>>>> PT

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AvantgardeAClue posted...

The story is about Anakin becoming Darth Vader amidst the backdrop of the Clone Wars

Yeah I know lol

Shockingly you being able to put together that sentence doesn't make the films themselves any more bearable to watch

AvantgardeAClue posted...

One of them is controversial, discussed years after its initial release, is sought after for viewing every year and everyone involved in the production has something interesting to say about it.

Because it's widely regarded as absolutely horrible?


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