Poll: Star Wars vs LOTR Movies

[Seretur]

Star Wars movies, no contest.

Tolkien's BOOKS rule them all, but not Jackson's adaptations of them.

 

[customizerwannabe]

Without John Williams and Howard Shore respectively these films wouldn't even be half of what they are.

Gotta agree 100%. The musical score is very important to the LOTR experience, but the John Williams score is almost as well known as the movies in SW. That man is a musical genius. Jaws, Indiana Jones, ET...the list goes on. All with powerful nd memorable scores.

 

[Morgan the Raider]

The LOTR films are a decent diversion, but the OT from SW is far superior. I find the LOTR experience quite bloated.

 

[darthviper107]

I just enjoy Star Wars more. It's fun.

And if you want to read something that goes on and on and is really boring, read the Silmarilion.

 

[Captain Faramir]

This poll is just painful; however, I must go with LOTR. The Star Wars films have a powerful magic that's simply amazing to watch; a brilliant story and beloved characters. Yet beyond that is something which LOTR carries within the films, a profound sense of good and virtue that simply can't be exaggerated. LOTR will have to win my vote because so much of it is real--more than the fantasy and the myth and the legend, LOTR has a true sense of right and wrong, a wholesome goodness that is both edifying and uplifting. It's more that a great adventure epic, it's an honest reflection of our own lives and struggles, and the pains they feel are pains we feel; the sorrow they feel is sorrow we feel; and the joy they feel is joy we feel. The emotions are honest and tangible, and the entire beauty and art of the movie really only supplements that sublime messages.

How can we express the renewed hope of Gandalf and the Rohirrim riding into Helm's Deep? Or the sublime redemption of Boromir at Amon Hen? Who can express the tender sorrow of Pippin's song to Denethor, or the heart-stabbing majesty of Rohan's arrival at Pelennor? How can we describe the utterly divine words of Theoden at his death, or understand the true music of Gandalf's words to Pippin at the gates? Can we compare anything to Sam as he lifts Frodo up those last climbs up Mount Doom, and will we ever comprehend the last moments by the sea, as we bid farewell to Frodo, Gandalf, and the elves forever? Or can we forget, as Tolkien himself writes, those moments when we truly "passed in thought to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness"?

The Lord of the Rings resonates with our very souls. I couldn't choose another.

 

[Fritz]

As much as Star Wars meant to me in my youth, it's not even close, Lord of the Rings by far. As a matter of fact, I would put Pirates of the Caribbean ahead of Star Wars as well.

 

[wofford29]

An easy LOTR victory for me.

 

[Wetanut]

Easy! LOTR all the way! I was a fan of the book long before SW hit the theater!

Amen!!! No contest.....LOTR. Better scripting, better acting, better directing ...

 

[wyrmn3500]

i voted lotr -- wish i was as eloquent as Captain Aldeggon, but he really summed it up for me -- and what nudged lotr ahead, for me personally, was just the execution -- sw is full of ideas that just seem to have been executed poorly -- i remember reading the books before the pt came out and there were several instances where the film just seemed flat compared to the novelization -- where, with lotr, having read the books long before seeing the films and loving them, i never felt let down by the films.

 

[Wetanut]

This poll is just painful; however, I must go with LOTR. The Star Wars films have a powerful magic that's simply amazing to watch; a brilliant story and beloved characters. Yet beyond that is something which LOTR carries within the films, a profound sense of good and virtue that simply can't be exaggerated. LOTR will have to win my vote because so much of it is real--more than the fantasy and the myth and the legend, LOTR has a true sense of right and wrong, a wholesome goodness that is both edifying and uplifting. It's more that a great adventure epic, it's an honest reflection of our own lives and struggles, and the pains they feel are pains we feel; the sorrow they feel is sorrow we feel; and the joy they feel is joy we feel. The emotions are honest and tangible, and the entire beauty and art of the movie really only supplements that sublime messages.

How can we express the renewed hope of Gandalf and the Rohirrim riding into Helm's Deep? Or the sublime redemption of Boromir at Amon Hen? Who can express the tender sorrow of Pippin's song to Denethor, or the heart-stabbing majesty of Rohan's arrival at Pelennor? How can we describe the utterly divine words of Theoden at his death, or understand the true music of Gandalf's words to Pippin at the gates? Can we compare anything to Sam as he lifts Frodo up those last climbs up Mount Doom, and will we ever comprehend the last moments by the sea, as we bid farewell to Frodo, Gandalf, and the elves forever? Or can we forget, as Tolkien himself writes, those moments when we truly "passed in thought to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness"?

The Lord of the Rings resonates with our very souls. I couldn't choose another.

Beautifully well put Cap!
And I guess I'm of the generation (I'm a bit older than Lonnie) where words are just as powerful (if not more than) as images, so a talky movie doesn't bother me (not that I think the LOTR films were talky per se).

 

[Seth Gecko]

I would put Pirates of the Caribbean ahead of Star Wars as well.

Put the crack pipe down!

 

[Fritz]

Put the crack pipe down!

 

[King Darkness]

 

[JAWS]

I really have to go with Star Wars. I have seen the OT films about 50 times or more. I am not even close with the LOTR saga and I don't know if I ever will be. However that being said the LOTR films are modern classics and are very close to the OT. They kick the crap out of the PT.

The LOTR films are better made films by far but while magical hey just don't have that SW magic. And while the LOTR films have some great heros, they are really lacking some truly great villians.

But who knows. If I ever make it to 50 times with the LOTR films then perhaps I will pick them over OT Star Wars.

 

[PosterBoyKelly]

Star Wars. If it was the LOTR Books vs. Star Wars movies, I'd have a harder time deciding, not to dis-credit the LOTR movies, they're great, but in the end LIGHTSABERS BABY! LIGHTSABERS!:chew

 

[BDboystoys]

Beautifully well put Cap!
And I guess I'm of the generation (I'm a bit older than Lonnie) where words are just as powerful (if not more than) as images, so a talky movie doesn't bother me (not that I think the LOTR films were talky per se).

Beautiful words.

 

[KitFisto]

This was really hard. I voted SW. It's not an easy choice. Two totally different types of trilogies made in two very different eras.

LOTR is much closer to "cinematic art" than SW, but SW changed movie making and showed what was possible.

I don't think think anything will ever come along and have the same affect that SW had. It was pure magic.

 

[user 1190]

SW easy for me. Sorry none of the SW movies put me to sleep, I cant say that for LOTR.

 

[The ill Jedi]

Although I LOVE Lord of the Rings, I have to go with Star Wars OT. I mean, that was a huge part of my childhood, it will always hold a special place in my heart.

 

[WetaWork]

We need someone to break the tie.