Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12/18/15)

[karamazov80]

None of the Classic Trilogy can match the Obi-Wan vs General Grievous for conception to finished film, its brilliance to have a lightsaber duel between a Jedi with a single lightsaber and a cyborg with four lightsabers is beyond even Darth Maul's double lighsaber. And for the first time since ANH Obi-Wan is portrayed as an accomplished swordsman.

I vaguely remember that. Wasn't Obi Wan riding around on a giant dragon thing during that scene? It's certainly X-TREME to have a robot with 15 different light sabers fighting a guy with one, riding a dragon.

 

[karamazov80]

The flicks themselves, aren't anything special.

*insert "I HATE YOU!!" Ani gif*

 

[Kamandi]

That whole Grevious fight scene felt like a scene from Men in Black, and not in a good way.

 

[a-dev]

Grievous was a spectacular waste of time.

 

[EVILFACE]

ANH Vader vs Kenobi is a great sleep aid.

 

[Deckard]

Attack of the Clowns - 2/10 (utter garbage that ruined one of the great all time villains by spending 2 hours on a Twilight tween melodrama throw up in my own mouth love story about an unlikable Emo whiney *****)
Phantom Tumor - 3/10 (tryed to focus on a child actor, no real stakes fighting droids, Jar Jar Cancer.)
Revenge of the **** - 4/10 (Never lived up to it's potential, nonsensical fight coreography, over the top action.)

Return of the Jedi - 6/10 (Delivered some great designs and aliens but ultimately a beefed up rehash)
Star Wars - 8/10 (Classic, solid in every way)
Empire Strikes Back - 9/10 (the franchise at it's finest, upped the stakes just enough and gave us a fun and fresh ride while expanding what came before)

 

[ZE_501]

ANH Vader vs Kenobi is a great sleep aid.

Oh come on. It was the '70s, man. That was a serious throw-down.

Okay...Enter The Dragon was also the '70s. But still. FRIKKIN' LASER SWORDS MAN.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I rate ESB in top 25 of all films.

That's very kind of you.

So what are the other 24 films? The Transformers movies, every Adam Sandler movie, and what else?

 

[karamazov80]

The sword fighting action in Akira Kurosawa films would also be considered boring as hell by today's standards, but if you can remove yourself from the experience of watching films from the ADD generation for the last 20 some-odd years, they can be quite dramatic and effective in their way. Same thing goes for Obi Wan vs. Vader IMO. It was about advancing the narrative and building drama more than action for action's sake. The prequels gave us just the opposite. But sure, ideally we will have some happy medium like, say, Road Warrior.

 

[EVILFACE]

But sure, ideally we will have some happy medium like, say, Road Warrior.

Ah, The Road Warrior. My 'ESB.'

Laser swords? Sawed off shotgun, beoches.

 

[Wor-Gar]

The sword fighting ... was about advancing the narrative and building drama more than action for action's sake. The prequels gave us just the opposite. But sure, ideally we will have some happy medium like, say, Road Warrior.

Yes, it was more about the dialogue in that scene then the fight. The drama of the confrontation!

And another for mentioning Road Warrior in a Star Wars thread!

 

[Kamandi]

The prequels are like Beyond Thunderdome - I wish I could like them. There's stuff in there I want too like. But so... Much... Suck....

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

None of the Classic Trilogy can match the Obi-Wan vs General Grievous for conception to finished film, its brilliance to have a lightsaber duel between a Jedi with a single lightsaber and a cyborg with four lightsabers is beyond even Darth Maul's double lighsaber. And for the first time since ANH Obi-Wan is portrayed as an accomplished swordsman.

Looks like you fit both my categories then.

 

[Magpie 7]

That's very kind of you.

So what are the other 24 films? The Transformers movies, every Adam Sandler movie, and what else?

Transformers - trashformers more like as for Adam Sandler, has he even made a decent film?

Try Apocalypse Now, Sea of Sand, The Guns of Navarone, Lawrence of Arabia, The Ipcress File, For a Few Dollars More, etc... some bed time watching for the Jurassic Park generation.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Try Apocalypse Now, Sea of Sand, The Guns of Navarone, Lawrence of Arabia, The Ipcress File, For a Few Dollars More, etc... some bed time watching for the Jurassic Park generation.

Oh, you're going way back. OK then. Better have 'Rear Window' and 'Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Gunga Din' on your list then.

And for you kiddies out there, it IS Gunga Din.... NOT Gungan Din.

 

[jye4ever]

The sword fighting action in Akira Kurosawa films would also be considered boring as hell by today's standards, but if you can remove yourself from the experience of watching films from the ADD generation for the last 20 some-odd years, they can be quite dramatic and effective in their way. Same thing goes for Obi Wan vs. Vader IMO. It was about advancing the narrative and building drama more than action for action's sake. The prequels gave us just the opposite. But sure, ideally we will have some happy medium like, say, Road Warrior.

Good stuff.

Yes, it was more about the dialogue in that scene then the fight. The drama of the confrontation!

And another for mentioning Road Warrior in a Star Wars thread!

Smart man this Gar-Wor

Oh, you're going way back. OK then. Better have 'Rear Window' and 'Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Gunga Din' on your list then.

And for you kiddies out there, it IS Gunga Din.... NOT Gungan Din.

 

[jye4ever]

50% of Jedi sucking is still better than 99% of all 3 PT sucking.

Remove the Darth Maul battle and make it 100% suck for all 3 of the PT.

 

[karamazov80]

50% of Jedi sucking is still better than 99% of all 3 PT sucking.

 

[pixletwin]

Oh we're ranking. I love ranking.

6. AotC
5. TPM
4. RotS
3. SW
2. ESB
1. RotJ

Yup. Jedi is my fave.

Because, this:

Best scene in the whole durned shebang!

 

[EVILFACE]

Best scene in the whole durned shebang!

Wrong.