Star Wars Geek Needed

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: blazert40

Originally posted by: Carbo

Originally posted by: blazert40
1-Phantom Menace - 1999
2-Clone Wars - 2002
3-Return of the Sith - 2005
4-A New Hope - 1977
5-Empire Strikes Back - 1980
6-Return of the Jedi - 1983

See, there's my confusion. Shouldn't a movie released in, say, 1977, be watched before one released in 2005?

No, the newers ones are a Prequel, takes place before the original 3, if you watch the newer made ones first then watch the old ones, it will all make much more sense for you.

But then you totally lose all sense of surprise at "shocking" revelations, etc.

Watch them in the order they were made.

4, 5, 6

Then, as someone suggested, skip 1 & 2 and watch 3. :beer:

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: blazert40
No, the newers ones are a Prequel, takes place before the original 3, if you watch the newer made ones first then watch the old ones, it will all make much more sense for you.

Bah. The originals made plenty of sense by themselves for 20 years. They might even make LESS sense now that the prequel trilogy is out (not that I didn't enjoy them, but there are undeniably continuity problems).

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: blazert40

Originally posted by: Landroval
"supposd to be" ?

Yes, supposed to be according to the creator of the movies

In case you're confused of the meaning, look here

Gee, I wonder why he released Star Wars (not "A New Hope") in 1977 then? And quoting an online dictionary for the word "supposed" does not validate your statement in the least. If you have no evidence, don't bother making claims based on decades-old gossip.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Watch em in the order they were released in the theaters.

4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3. Trust me, thats the only way to watch them.

 

[rgwalt]

Here is the thing... they are great movies, but they are only movies. You aren't going to ruin your experience by watching them in the wrong order. If I were going to watch them for the first time, I would probably go 1-6 in order. However, there would be nothing wrong with watching 4-6, and then watching 1-3.

Watching 4-6 alone tells a very different story than the whole series tells, so that is why I would watch them in order. You will take a drop in the quality of visual effects, but not by much. The effects in 4-6 really stand the test of time, IMHO, plus they have been remastered to include some cool eyecandy. The acting in 4-6 is far superior to the acting in 1-3.

Either way you do it, I hope you enjoy the experience.

R

 

[keeleysam]

456123

watching the early ones ruin the 456

 

[aeroguy]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
456123

watching the early ones ruin the 456

I agree. 4,5,6,1,2,3

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval
Watch them 4,5,6 first.

why must you people all watch the middle first? if you start at the beginning, it will only get better

Maybe for pubescents. I like the original order

the originals are far the best imho. but they were made to be watched in order from 1 to 6 and soon to 9. even if the 1st 3 aren't the greatest films they should still be watched first to understand the story

How are they "made to be watched 1-6"? There are not going to be any more, Lucas has confirmed it. And, despite his later claims, he did not "plan" the prequels in the early 70s. Frankly, if someone had showed me 1 and 2 first, I would not bother watching the rest.

Um, where do you get that he did not plan to make prequels? I thought he made that pretty clear when the first episode was called 4 and not 1, but maybe thats just me

-spike

 

[cubby1223]

Originally posted by: blazert40
Everyone is going to bitch and cry about only watching 4 through 6 or watching 4 through 6 fist, which is just dumb.

Just watch it like its supposed to be, 1 through 6 in order.

If they were supposed to be watched 1 through 6, then they would have been released in the theatres 1 through 6.

The fact of the matter is, episodes 1, 2, & 3 were created under the assumption that viewers have already seen 4, 5, & 6.

Watch them in the order every one else did - 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: cubby1223

Originally posted by: blazert40
Everyone is going to bitch and cry about only watching 4 through 6 or watching 4 through 6 fist, which is just dumb.

Just watch it like its supposed to be, 1 through 6 in order.

If they were supposed to be watched 1 through 6, then they would have been released in the theatres 1 through 6.

The fact of the matter is, episodes 1, 2, & 3 were created under the assumption that viewers have already seen 4, 5, & 6.

Watch them in the order every one else did - 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3.

sorry to burst your bubble, well not really, but here it goes

Lucas didn't do number in the late 70s becuase there was no feasible way to get the shots he needed, hell we reshot some of the stuff for the SE of 4-6. the story flows from 1-6, watch them in order and it will make sense. yes, that means sitting through 1-3, 3 i thought rocked arse and the best one since ep 5. imho, my favs are 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 1

 

[cubby1223]

Originally posted by: Spike
Um, where do you get that he did not plan to make prequels? I thought he made that pretty clear when the first episode was called 4 and not 1, but maybe thats just me

The "prequels" were never originally intended to be made, the original theatre broadcasts did not title them 4, 5, & 6.

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: Spike

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval
Watch them 4,5,6 first.

why must you people all watch the middle first? if you start at the beginning, it will only get better

Maybe for pubescents. I like the original order

the originals are far the best imho. but they were made to be watched in order from 1 to 6 and soon to 9. even if the 1st 3 aren't the greatest films they should still be watched first to understand the story

How are they "made to be watched 1-6"? There are not going to be any more, Lucas has confirmed it. And, despite his later claims, he did not "plan" the prequels in the early 70s. Frankly, if someone had showed me 1 and 2 first, I would not bother watching the rest.

Um, where do you get that he did not plan to make prequels? I thought he made that pretty clear when the first episode was called 4 and not 1, but maybe thats just me

-spike

He had a general story completed that would not fit into one movie. That became Star Wars, which was not originally called ANH. Even during filming of ESB things got changed around a lot and the nature of family relations, shall we say, was decided during filming. After the success GL did talk about how he envisioned 6, 9, or even 12 (in various interviews). But to claim that Episodes 1-3 were in his mind during the creation of the first three, or even the plot developments for the first three being planned ahead of time, would require absolute fanboy naivety. This is all well-documented, and you can look at sites like theforce.net where people have assembled interviews and other pieces of evidence over the years.

As far as any more movies, Rick McCallum has made it quite clear (since GL likes to be elusive) that the only official SW thing coming to screen is a television series set between 3 and 4 that is now being developed. There are no plans to do any more pre-prequels or things occurring after ROTJ. In fact, they have clearly said "No" (although that could of course change in the future).

 

[Buck Armstrong]

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
You'll have a better experience if you watch Episodes IV, V, & VI in order and don't watch I, II, and III at all.

I agree...or at least watch IV-VI FIRST. If you start with I-III, you may never make it to the first three.

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
You'll have a better experience if you watch Episodes IV, V, & VI in order and don't watch I, II, and III at all.

I agree...or at least watch IV-VI FIRST. If you start with I-III, you may never make it to the first three.

Hehe, that's my logic, too. If I had seen Episode I first I would have stopped then.

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: Spike

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval
Watch them 4,5,6 first.

why must you people all watch the middle first? if you start at the beginning, it will only get better

Maybe for pubescents. I like the original order

the originals are far the best imho. but they were made to be watched in order from 1 to 6 and soon to 9. even if the 1st 3 aren't the greatest films they should still be watched first to understand the story

How are they "made to be watched 1-6"? There are not going to be any more, Lucas has confirmed it. And, despite his later claims, he did not "plan" the prequels in the early 70s. Frankly, if someone had showed me 1 and 2 first, I would not bother watching the rest.

Um, where do you get that he did not plan to make prequels? I thought he made that pretty clear when the first episode was called 4 and not 1, but maybe thats just me

-spike

He had a general story completed that would not fit into one movie. That became Star Wars, which was not originally called ANH. Even during filming of ESB things got changed around a lot and the nature of family relations, shall we say, was decided during filming. After the success GL did talk about how he envisioned 6, 9, or even 12 (in various interviews). But to claim that Episodes 1-3 were in his mind during the creation of the first three, or even the plot developments for the first three being planned ahead of time, would require absolute fanboy naivety. This is all well-documented, and you can look at sites like theforce.net where people have assembled interviews and other pieces of evidence over the years.

As far as any more movies, Rick McCallum has made it quite clear (since GL likes to be elusive) that the only official SW thing coming to screen is a television series set between 3 and 4 that is now being developed. There are no plans to do any more pre-prequels or things occurring after ROTJ. In fact, they have clearly said "No" (although that could of course change in the future).

It could be the case of absolute fanboy naivety, or the fact that they put EPISODE 4 IN THE FREAKING TITLE!!! And I never claimed he thought at all about 1-3 story line beyond 3 paragraphs (which happens to be exactly what he said he had written). Just that they DID give some thought to previous stories, but only as a back story for the main movies.

 

[biostud]

456 Original version, the CGI special effetcs does nothing except taking some of the special atmosphere away.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
you all got it wrong

this is how you watch it

4, 5, 6, 3

don't even bother with 1 and 2

4,5,6,1(Darth Maul/Qui-Gon fight ONLY),2(Yoda/Dooku fight ONLY),3

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: Spike

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: Spike

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: Landroval
Watch them 4,5,6 first.

why must you people all watch the middle first? if you start at the beginning, it will only get better

Maybe for pubescents. I like the original order

the originals are far the best imho. but they were made to be watched in order from 1 to 6 and soon to 9. even if the 1st 3 aren't the greatest films they should still be watched first to understand the story

How are they "made to be watched 1-6"? There are not going to be any more, Lucas has confirmed it. And, despite his later claims, he did not "plan" the prequels in the early 70s. Frankly, if someone had showed me 1 and 2 first, I would not bother watching the rest.

Um, where do you get that he did not plan to make prequels? I thought he made that pretty clear when the first episode was called 4 and not 1, but maybe thats just me

-spike

He had a general story completed that would not fit into one movie. That became Star Wars, which was not originally called ANH. Even during filming of ESB things got changed around a lot and the nature of family relations, shall we say, was decided during filming. After the success GL did talk about how he envisioned 6, 9, or even 12 (in various interviews). But to claim that Episodes 1-3 were in his mind during the creation of the first three, or even the plot developments for the first three being planned ahead of time, would require absolute fanboy naivety. This is all well-documented, and you can look at sites like theforce.net where people have assembled interviews and other pieces of evidence over the years.

As far as any more movies, Rick McCallum has made it quite clear (since GL likes to be elusive) that the only official SW thing coming to screen is a television series set between 3 and 4 that is now being developed. There are no plans to do any more pre-prequels or things occurring after ROTJ. In fact, they have clearly said "No" (although that could of course change in the future).

It could be the case of absolute fanboy naivety, or the fact that they put EPISODE 4 IN THE FREAKING TITLE!!! And I never claimed he thought at all about 1-3 story line beyond 3 paragraphs (which happens to be exactly what he said he had written). Just that they DID give some thought to previous stories, but only as a back story for the main movies.

Well since the main characters in the prequels were devised after the first Star Wars that is not a very meaningful statement He may have said "this is the middle of some story" and had some thoughts about the rise of the Empire but what does that really demonstrate? Lucas admits that he thought the movie might be a total bomb -- there is no way he thought he was going to get even 3 movies out of it, even if he did have more elaborate material that never made it into SW.

 

[Umberger]

watch them in the order they were made!!!!!!!

seriously.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Spike
It could be the case of absolute fanboy naivety, or the fact that they put EPISODE 4 IN THE FREAKING TITLE!!! And I never claimed he thought at all about 1-3 story line beyond 3 paragraphs (which happens to be exactly what he said he had written). Just that they DID give some thought to previous stories, but only as a back story for the main movies.

I believe that in the original theatrical release, it was not referred to as Episode IV in the opening credits.

 

[azazyel]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Spike
It could be the case of absolute fanboy naivety, or the fact that they put EPISODE 4 IN THE FREAKING TITLE!!! And I never claimed he thought at all about 1-3 story line beyond 3 paragraphs (which happens to be exactly what he said he had written). Just that they DID give some thought to previous stories, but only as a back story for the main movies.

I believe that in the original theatrical release, it was not referred to as Episode IV in the opening credits.

True!

Also, the book "Spinter of a minds eye" was going to be episode 5 if ANH bombed. Thank god it didn't because that book sucked more than the new 3.

If you actually want to get into star wars pick up a book...

THRAWN

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Carbo
OK. At the risk of being run out of Dodge, I hereby admit to never, not once, ever having seen one of the Star Wars flicks. I'm figuring what the hell, let me give it a try. I've got my Netflix subscription going on, and a new Sammy DLP widescreen, along with plenty of beers, booze, and a friendly woman.
So I head over to Netflix, only to be totally confused as to all the different episodes. Can one of you fanatics lay it all out for someone who should probably just watch Casablanca again. Just how many of these Star War movies are there, and what is the chronological order they were produced?

Watch them 4,5,6,1,2,3

Because if not, there are plot twists in 4,5,6 that will not be twists.

 

[azazyel]

Also, one of the best movie surprises in my life happened in eps 5. Now it would be, well duh I knew that already

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Nik
You'll have a greater appreciation for the movies if you finish the story-line-chronologically-first trilogy before you watch the originally-released trilogy. Watch them in order, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Worst advice EVAR!!! If he watches Episode 1 first he won't watch any of the others.

Start with Episode IV.

Warning-If you don't care for Sci-Fi you probably won't like any of the Star Wars movies. The early ones are campy as hell with bad acting and poor effects (by todays standards) and the later ones suffer from horribly bad stories but have decent special effects.