Better Trilogy: Lord of the Rings or Star Wars?

[mfoga]

One could argue the same about the hood flipping in Star Wars.

 

[pixletwin]

Star Wars watch the movies - LOTR read the Books

Yes. 100% with you.

 

[Snadinator]

IMO the only truly good star wars movie is the empire strikes back. It is quite evident that it wasn't directed by Lucas. Star Wars was good but not great and Return of the jedi was terrible. The jabba cantina scene is terrible and the ewoks... Ugn.

The prequels are not even worth discussing.

I honestly am more in love with the idea of Star Wars than it's actual canonical films have delivered. I believe this is likely the case with many as well. The quasi budhist religion, the manipulation of the mystical force, the lightsabers etc... I think the expanded universe is far greater than any of the films have offered.

Lotr are better films. Better actors, better cinematography, better special effects, better pacing etc... I give Star Wars the better soundtrack even though Lotr is no slouch either

 

[**16k**]

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

Read the books, read the RPGs, watched the movies... World is still empty!

What I mean is that in a real society, people reproduce and then spread once their supply area becomes too crowded! That's what the human race did from the great rift and spread through Asia and Europe, little by little, with villages pretty close from one another!

In LOTR, you don't have a very realistic demographic! Take the fortified cities for instance. No villages around, no farmers in the fields, so much so that I wonder how they manage to feed their population!

As far as fantasy world are concerned, Howard got it right, Tolkien? Not so much...

That said, I repeat, these were great movies...

 

[mfoga]

IMO the only truly good star wars movie is the empire strikes back. It is quite evident that it wasn't directed by Lucas. Star Wars was good but not great and Return of the jedi was terrible. The jabba cantina scene is terrible and the ewoks... Ugn.

The prequels are not even worth discussing.

I honestly am more in love with the idea of Star Wars than it's actual canonical films have delivered. I believe this is likely the case with many as well. The quasi budhist religion, the manipulation of the mystical force, the lightsabers etc... I think the expanded universe is far greater than any of the films have offered.

Lotr are better films. Better actors, better cinematography, better special effects, better pacing etc... I give Star Wars the better soundtrack even though Lotr is no slouch either

Better pacing? The first LOTR is the first movie I ever fell asleep to trying to watch for the first time, let alone the second and third time I fell asleep trying to watch it.

 

[Niltusk]

LotR is awesome...but still pales in comparison to the force of...

thats right Hobbit lovers... Galactic Swagger

 

[Snadinator]

Better pacing? The first LOTR is the first movie I ever fell asleep to trying to watch for the first time, let alone the second and third time I fell asleep trying to watch it.

Yes much better pacing. No one is forcing you to agree with me.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

The 1st movie is always slow as you have to introduce the characters

 

[**16k**]

The 1st movie is always slow as you have to introduce the characters

Star Wars wasn't slow! Actually, there was action from the start!

 

[joblain]

Star wars was so good in my childhood.

But now with older eyes, I prefer LOTR. I can watch lotr every year during Christmas holidays and I'm still getting deeply into this epic adventure.

?! ##' I hate that final scene when they leave with the big boat at the end.

 

[Adolfo]

LotR is awesome...but still pales in comparison to the force of...

thats right Hobbit lovers... Galactic Swagger

Sounds nice with some Colt 45....yeah....

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

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[Adolfo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixG8pfncOs

VS​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q19z6-tbIHY

Lotr wins from those scenes

 

[Laney74]

As much as I love LOTR, just ESB alone makes SW a better trilogy.

 

[Niltusk]

Sounds nice with some Colt 45....yeah....

 

[ZaCHw117]

LotR are well crafted cinematic masterpieces, no doubt, but they also benefit from a plethora of amazing source material.While Star Wars may not match up in direction or acting, I think they stand as a much larger accomplishment is film making and cultural impact. Plus, I just like them more.

SW > LotR

Great points here.

The sense of sheer nostalgia I get from hearing the opening horns of the Star Wars theme blows anything I get listening to the LOTR soundtrack clear out of orbit. Hell, Williams' score is so ingrained in the world psyche that I'm willing to bet most instantly thing "Star Wars" when they hear 20th Century Fox's end theme during the searchlight logo sequence.

This is probably a case too. I wasn't around when the OT first came out, just grew up watching them. But I get that same nostalgia feeling from hearing LOTR's music.

Better pacing? The first LOTR is the first movie I ever fell asleep to trying to watch for the first time, let alone the second and third time I fell asleep trying to watch it.

u must watch teh tranzfermerz n sucka pnch.

Star Wars wasn't slow! Actually, there was action from the start!

Same with The Fellowship! Better paced action, actually.

 

[DarthTrafford]

WTF?
Why is this even close?
The STAR WARS Trilogy is 100 times better than LOTR!
I don't care how many Oscars were won,blah blah blah!
Better story in STAR WARS and it was told better!
Why didn't the eagles just fly the ring to Modor and let Frodo drop it in?

 

[The Josh]

Read the books, read the RPGs, watched the movies... World is still empty!

What I mean is that in a real society, people reproduce and then spread once their supply area becomes too crowded! That's what the human race did from the great rift and spread through Asia and Europe, little by little, with villages pretty close from one another!

In LOTR, you don't have a very realistic demographic! Take the fortified cities for instance. No villages around, no farmers in the fields, so much so that I wonder how they manage to feed their population!

As far as fantasy world are concerned, Howard got it right, Tolkien? Not so much...

That said, I repeat, these were great movies...

ok

 

[CelticPredator]

Niether. LOTR, while great movies, never did it for me.

Star Wars, while great movies, are now ruined forever.

So I pick James Bond.

 

[teemu]

WTF?
Why is this even close?
The STAR WARS Trilogy is 100 times better than LOTR!I don't care how many Oscars were won,blah blah blah!
Better story in STAR WARS and it was told better!
Why didn't the eagles just fly the ring to Modor and let Frodo drop it in?

and second bold