Poll of the Day > I just watched the first 10 mins of Star Wars.... wat

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Yeah I guess so. Im mad at how woeful the CGI is in those films though, grievous and yoda look pretty bad, or maybe theyd look a hell of a lot better if they were released today. They really just look like a Pixar animation in most scenes

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It was impressive at the time at least

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Chronological order is fine tbh. You're already spoiled with some thing if you watched the newest SW.

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FatalAccident posted...

I watched the latest Star Wars last weekend so thought Id start from ep 1. In the newest one I remember emperor palpatine

Kinda like reading the end of a book then reading the rest. As others have said release order is better.

FatalAccident posted...

So far dont quite see what the fuss is all about with Star Wars.

I mean you started with Episode 9 and fell asleep during Episode 1 so I understand that. I enjoyed Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith but the OG trilogy is where the franchise shines. Empire Strikes Back being my favourite.

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what? Darth maulis still alive?

im still watching Han Solo

but I thought they chopped his ass in half

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You're seeing how Disney took a decent franchise that took a bad turn, and somehow made it worse as if there wasn't any expansive fiction to use. They really messed up the canon of a lot of it.

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pedro45 posted...

You're seeing how Disney took a decent franchise that took a bad turn, and somehow made it worse as if there wasn't any expansive fiction to use. They really messed up the canon of a lot of it.

Not just Disney. I already stated how the chronology doesn't make sense when you factor in Kenobi's age.
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Yeah I mean dont get me wrong he looks cool for the 15 seconds that they show him but... I literally dont get it... they dont even try to explain it lol

Bringing back someone from the dead for no reason whatsoever, and whose apprentice is he now since Palpatine has Vader? Or is he now a full Sith lord or whatever.

im gonna watch rogue one, then 4 5 6 then Mandalorian and then the last three. The only ones Ive never seen before are 4 5 6 so maybe they explain it in that one? (But dont tell me lols)

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4, 5 and 6 will hopefully be your favorite ones.

the special effects will certain look completely different, but the main characters are 100x better than from any of the movies youve watched so far

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FrozenBananas posted...

the special effects will certain look completely different

yeah Im a bit worried because Ive tried to watch a new hope before and the dated special effects kinda got to me. Also I was bored out of my skull cos I didnt know what was going on so turned it off in 15 mins.

hopefully now that Ive got some background knowledge I can sit through it

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The Maul thing makes sense if you watch the clone wars show.

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^ like the cartoon? Is that any good?

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faramir77 posted...

So Episode 9 was the only one you've seen?

When you finish Episode 1, I want to hear how you think it compared to Episode 9.

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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

When you finish Episode 1, I want to hear how you think it compared to Episode 9.

9 is very good, 1 kinda sucks

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Now go look up Darth Jar Jar and rewatch the movie

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Im not rewatching ep 1 lol

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Fine then, just look at these in free time

https://darthjarjar.com/original-theory-by-lumpawarroo/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOf3hhsjtOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezcP-Ys_voY

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FatalAccident posted...

Yeah I mean dont get me wrong he looks cool for the 15 seconds that they show him but... I literally dont get it... they dont even try to explain it lol

Bringing back someone from the dead for no reason whatsoever, and whose apprentice is he now since Palpatine has Vader? Or is he now a full Sith lord or whatever.

im gonna watch rogue one, then 4 5 6 then Mandalorian and then the last three. The only ones Ive never seen before are 4 5 6 so maybe they explain it in that one? (But dont tell me lols)

It's so fucking bad.

The worst part is how they have him take off his hood, and then ignite his lightsaber, just in case you don't immediately recognize him. It's such a cheesy scene and isn't going anywhere because Solo 2 is dead.

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LinkPizza posted...

But Idk if Star Wars has anything that makes going out of chronological order really worth it...

uh

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FatalAccident posted...

^ like the cartoon? Is that any good?

The cartoon is hit or miss. If you want to get all the clone wars back stories, it's fine. If not, you can pass.

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Yeah Ill skip. Lol.

Han Solo was actually not too bad during the second half.

Rogue one later today.

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Aint gonna read the previous posts but if I'm too late oh well aint the end of the world.
Storywise it's best to watch 4, 5, 6, then 1, 2, 3. If you want, Rogue one right after that or after 7, 8, and 9. I know RO came out after 7 but I really dont care about release order in this specific case.

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Blorfenburger posted...

Aint gonna read the previous posts but if I'm too late oh well aint the end of the world.
Storywise it's best to watch 4, 5, 6, then 1, 2, 3. If you want, Rogue one right after that or after 7, 8, and 9. I know RO came out after 7 but I really dont care about release order in this specific case.

Yeah lol Ive done 1,2,3,solo, soon to be rogue one.

456123 never made sense to me anyways and Im pretty sure throughout my life thats how Ive watched them. Im 29 years old and have only in the last week or so just got a handle on the story and the chronology. I put that down to watching in timeline order not release order

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Blorfenburger posted...

Aint gonna read the previous posts but if I'm too late oh well aint the end of the world.
Storywise it's best to watch 4, 5, 6, then 1, 2, 3. If you want, Rogue one right after that or after 7, 8, and 9. I know RO came out after 7 but I really dont care about release order in this specific case.

If you're going by story then Rogue One should be watched before 4.
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I didn't find Phantom Menace very good. I heard many people didn't like it.

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fishy071 posted...

I didn't find Phantom Menace very good. I heard many people didn't like it.

I enjoy it, I think it's fun, but tbh I wouldn't say that makes it a good movie.

For some reason I can't remember a dang thing about Episode II. Most of the things I think were II were actually III apparently....

Phantom menace was bad man. That and Solo have been my least favourite so far

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FatalAccident posted...

Grievous looked cool when he pulled out the 4 light sabers. Had a bit too much of a frail old man vibe with the constant coughing and hunched back for my liking but the character design is sick

I don't get the coughing. Plus when they introduced him, I thought he was a droid so it made even less sense. He has a lot of hilariously awesome moments, though.

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FatalAccident posted...

^ like the cartoon? Is that any good?

It is a must watch in my opinion. Really feels out between episode 2 and 3 and gives you more of a feel for anakin and obi-wan's relationship. Makes his fall to Vader better as well. Cause anakin was a whiney little bitch in the movies.

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Zeus posted...

I don't get the coughing. Plus when they introduced him, I thought he was a droid so it made even less sense. He has a lot of hilariously awesome moments, though.

His backstory explains it. It was kinda odd to me too tbf when I saw the movie.

Revelation34 posted...

Pretty sure she was a minor in the Phantom Menace.

She turned eighteen 21 days after release of The Phantom Menace.

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Rogue One was so good. Easily the best so far.

time to sit through episode 4. Hope its bearable


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lmao these are some cheesy ass special effects

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FatalAccident posted...

Rogue One was so good. Easily the best so far.

Well, yeah, because it's the closest in content to the OT.

FatalAccident posted...

time to sit through episode 4. Hope its bearable

lolwut? This is why you should have STARTED with ANH.

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Revelation34 posted...

Another problem with that is the Clone Wars was stated to have been like 20 years before Episode 4. How the fuck did he age that much in just 20 years?

Living in an environment his genetics were not made for?

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Living in an environment his genetics were not made for?

And stress I guess?

Zeus posted...

lolwut? This is why you should have STARTED with ANH.

no because then i wouldn't understand what the hell is going on. I've seen the original trilogy at various points in my life and still didn't have a fucking clue

only understood the story by watching it chronologically

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FatalAccident posted...

no because then i wouldn't understand what the hell is going on. I've seen the original trilogy at various points in my life and still didn't have a fucking clue

only understood the story by watching it chronologically

But a lot of the shit from the prequels only makes sense after watching the OT, whereas the prequels don't add much to the OT since all of that information is more or less conveyed as is.

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FatalAccident posted...

Rogue One was so good. Easily the best so far.

time to sit through episode 4. Hope its bearable

That's because star wars is extremely overrated and rogue one is the least traditional star wars film

Nichtcrawler X posted...

Living in an environment his genetics were not made for?

There are plenty of people who live in deserts and don't age that much.

OhhhJa posted...

That's because star wars is extremely overrated and rogue one is the least traditional star wars film

Yeah since the Stormtroopers were accurate.
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Revelation34 posted...

Yeah since the Stormtroopers were accurate.

Theyre werent?

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FatalAccident posted...

Theyre werent?

I thought you were finished with 4.
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Release order is the only way to watch anything ever that has been released. Even the Narnia movies/books...

I mean...its the way it originally came to the people...why would it suddenly be wrong because Lucas had a series of brain farts for over a decade?

But if you really think chronological Star wars is right, enjoy losing the Vader plot twist I guess.

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Revelation34 posted...

I thought you were finished with 4.

I fell asleep lol need to rewatch it

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DrYuya posted...

But if you really think chronological Star wars is right, enjoy losing the Vader plot twist I guess.

Already have, but worth it cause everything else made sense

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FatalAccident posted...

Already have, but worth it cause everything else made sense

Hmm, I don't recall instances of mass confusion in 1977 or the 80s when people went to theaters for OT. Everyone seemed perfectly fine with it and I heard somewhere that it did pretty well in the box office.

And yeah, okay the Vader "surprise" isn't even that anymore I know this. It's not the best example in that everyone already knows...but assume you didn't. Or rather...assume this is some other work someone wrote that has an equal surprise but you find it out early because you decided to start with their prequels which got released years later and nullify that surprise.

Basically, release order is always as intended for reasons like this. If release order didn't work...it wouldn't have been the released order to begin with. Exceptions exist rarely, but Star Wars just isn't one.

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DrYuya posted...

Hmm, I don't recall instances of mass confusion in 1977 or the 80s when people went to theaters for OT. Everyone seemed perfectly fine with it and I heard somewhere that it did pretty well in the box office.

And yeah, okay the Vader "surprise" isn't even that anymore I know this. It's not the best example in that everyone already knows...but assume you didn't. Or rather...assume this is some other work someone wrote that has an equal surprise but you find it out early because you decided to start with their prequels which got released years later and nullify that surprise.

Basically, release order is always as intended for reasons like this. If release order didn't work...it wouldn't have been the released order to begin with. Exceptions exist rarely, but Star Wars just isn't one.

Lol Im not talking about everybody else though, just telling you what Ive experienced based on how Ive watched the films throughout my life especially for someone who isnt a fan.

Chronological order has been much more enjoyable for me and not confusing at all (with the exception of darth maul in Solo).

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I told you it was the right way to go. If you did it release order you would quit after watching the Darth maul one 4th.

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DrYuya posted...

But if you really think chronological Star wars is right, enjoy losing the Vader plot twist I guess.

That isn't really that much of a plot twist considering it's everywhere.

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DrYuya posted...

But if you really think chronological Star wars is right, enjoy losing the Vader plot twist I guess.

Yeah, the twist is fucking massive and relatively important... although it's also very well-known at this point. The twist puts a lot of Luke's journey into perspective and adds a lot of significance to the work.

DrYuya posted...

Hmm, I don't recall instances of mass confusion in 1977 or the 80s when people went to theaters for OT. Everyone seemed perfectly fine with it and I heard somewhere that it did pretty well in the box office.

This so hard, especially since the PT adds relatively little to the franchise. And some of the prequel stuff makes thing *more* confusing due to retcons.

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