Better Trilogy: Lord of the Rings or Star Wars?

[K07]

I'm talking original trilogy now, not your crummy prequels.

Go!

 

[batfan08]

Damn, that's a toughie, I don't think I could choose.

 

[FLOSI]

So, you're asking what I think is "better", not what I like more.... God dammit.... I need to think about it. I know I should vote LOTR, but that's just really hard for me to do. I love SW more than any other movie/series/property...

 

[EVILFACE]

Both series are squarely on the shoulders of the main hero of each flick. Froddo and Luke.

"I'll never turn to the Dark Side." > "The ring is mine."

Star Wars wins.

 

[karamazov80]

"Better" how? More creative and original? More polished? More realistic acting? More sophisticated? A better reflection of what was possible at the time it was made? More soulful? A better representation of the artist's vision? Had more of an impact on film and society? More likely to stand the test of time? Better told stories? Just made you feel more fulfilled from watching it?

Star Wars wins on all those measures, by the way. I'm just curious.

 

[FLOSI]

I voted SW.... Sure, LOTR might be better quality films, top to bottom, but Star Wars films have had a far greater impact.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I like Star Wars over LOTR but i think LOTR are "better" movies

I think i'm going with Star Wars as LOTR are so long that they're difficult to watch

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Gotta go with my first love, Star Wars.

Sitting in a movie theater as a kid and watching the opening scene of Star Wars with a Star Destroyer taking up the entire screen will never be topped.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Lord of the Rings is better than Star Wars. They're the better-made films.

I personally enjoy Star Wars more though.

So...obviously voting Lord of the Rings.

 

[The Josh]

It's The Lord of the Rings and not even close for me. It's better directed, better story, better visuals, better characters, more depth to the story, and a better journey from start to finish.

 

[K07]

I like Star Wars over LOTR but i think LOTR are "better" movies

That's how I voted in the LotR vs Batman topic. I totally get what you mean by that. Vote however you see fit guys. This isn't a deep, meaningful question. Just some silly nonsense in response to these other polls.

I voted SW, by the way.

 

[pixletwin]

If it were books I would vote LOTR, but for the movies I am afraid I have to go with Star Wars.

 

[**16k**]

Easy!

I'm not StarWars greatest fan, but even though the LOTR movies were awesome, I could never completely like this world.

I know Tolkien supposedly is a great writer and he thought about almost everything, down to languages, but I could never get over how empty his world is. Basically, you have three or four villages and the rest is empty...

 

[greygoose]

So Star Wars beats LOTR which beats Batman. What beats Star Wars?

 

[karamazov80]

Lord of the Rings is better than Star Wars. They're the better-made films.

I think they are more polished films, but the Star Wars films (particularly the first two) are better made in terms of being better stories of genuine human drama IMO. And you do need to factor in the times and budget into these things. Lord of the Rings seemed to have free reign to do nearly anything they wanted to. That ranges from the visual effects to the actors to the locations to the reshoots, etc. They had access to fancy digital film enhancements that could be made to make the picture look and sound better than anything that was possible in the 70s and 80s. But were the performances really better? Did the story more effectively unfold? Was the drama more effective? I think that is very debatable.

 

[IronFingaz]

Not even close. Better story, direction, characters, score. Even Ewoks>gay hobbits.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

So Star Wars beats LOTR which beats Batman. What beats Star Wars?

Die Hard? Bourne? Indiana Jones? Honestly, with Nolan's Batman, those would probably be my top trilogies. Like I said in the LOTR thread -- I never got around to seeing that one, though. I liked all of those better than Star Wars -- though SW was certainly more groundbreaking.

Godfather? Back to the Future? Matrix (I remember Revolutions got rough reviews ... but I liked it alright)? Maybe Harry Potter (though longer than a trilogy -- never saw that one either)?

SnakeDoc

 

[crows]

Easy!

I'm not StarWars greatest fan, but even though the LOTR movies were awesome, I could never completely like this world.

I know Tolkien supposedly is a great writer and he thought about almost everything, down to languages, but I could never get over how empty his world is. Basically, you have three or four villages and the rest is empty...

That's kind of a good point. never thought about it...

 

[The Josh]

Easy!

I'm not StarWars greatest fan, but even though the LOTR movies were awesome, I could never completely like this world.

I know Tolkien supposedly is a great writer and he thought about almost everything, down to languages, but I could never get over how empty his world is. Basically, you have three or four villages and the rest is empty...

You really need to know more about Lord of the Rings and that world before making comments like that it was empty.

 

[IronFingaz]

Die Hard? Bourne? Indiana Jones? Honestly, with Nolan's Batman, those would probably be my top trilogies. Like I said in the LOTR thread -- I never got around to seeing that one, though. I liked all of those better than Star Wars -- though SW was certainly more groundbreaking.

Godfather? Back to the Future? Matrix (I remember Revolutions got rough reviews ... but I liked it alright)? Maybe Harry Potter (though longer than a trilogy -- never saw that one either)?

SnakeDoc

Like with the Alien series, there's only two Godfather films to me The rest don't exist