Poll: First Time Star Wars watcher

[Buzz Killington_v1legacy]

Show her 4, 5, and 6, then drive a stake through the holes in the prequel DVDs and bury them at the crossroads under a layer of garlic and holy water.

If you must show the prequels, though, be sure to follow that up with the RedLetterMedia [http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/] reviews.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I suggest the 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3 route. Beside watching it in numerical will ruin the element of surpise when it's reveal that Darth Vader is Luke father unless she knows that already.

 

[Stammer]

I say go in order. 1 2 3 4 5 6. If for nothing else, then at least to end on a higher note.

 

[Saltyk]

Yeah, I say watch them in the order they were released. Now, personally, I enjoyed the prequels. My biggest complaint is that Anakin became an annoying whinny emo as the movies went on. He annoyed me. Other than that, I enjoyed them. So, I'd say you should warn her about the kid who played him (terrible actor) and his emo phase, and watch them all.

 

[Deviluk]

I would say in order, because it makes chronological sense.

But beware, I did this with my girlfriend, and she (I'm sorry everybody, but I tried) lost interest in 4,5 and 6, just because it was such a slowdown after 1,2 and 3. The prequels were instant gratification movies, the originals had depth and were the basis of an entire culture...but if you're a girl and haven't seen them before you may just fall asleep before the first AT-AT falls.....

 

[Ciartan]

4,5,6 and then never ever watch 1,2,3 ever because they are the worst piece of shit movies ever made.

 

[sinterklaas]

Never seen 4,5 and 6 but I voted 4,5,6,1,2,3 for the simple reason that having to appreciate seventies CGI after having seen second millenium CGI in the same movie sequence is not pleasant.

 

[NightHawk21]

I saw them for the first time like 2 years ago, and I watched them 1-6 in that order. Its not bad, plus unless your friend is really young or hiding under a rock the whole Darth Vader being luke's father has been spoiled a long time ago.

 

[babinro]

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

This is all because of the spoiler in episode 5 that would otherwise be ruined from 1,2,3.

If the person in question already knows about that though...I'd recommend watching them from 1 to 6.

 

[CrazyJew]

Originals first. On a different note, why does everyone say ROTJ is worst of the original three? Is it JUST the Ewoks? They aren't really enough to condemn the movie.

 

[BoredDragon]

Show her the original trilogy first that way her view is untainted and she can enjoy the creations of George Lucas to the fullest degree. Then you can show her the spawns of nega-Lucas and maybe she will just focus on how everything fits together with original trilogy and not notice its... lackluster performance

edit:

I wanted to find this robot chicken sketch where they list all of the spoilers, but all I could find was a video with the audio... oh well

 

[Donnie Restad]

So my friend has never actually sat down and watched Star Wars and now she wants to watch ALL OF THEM.

My question to you, it in which order should someone new see them?

Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
or
Episodes 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3

I shouldn't have to explain the pluses and minuses to star wars fans, I just can't decided which would be better!

Cheers!

Edit: PS She wants to watch all 6 movies for better or for worse!

Go for 1,2,3,4,5,6.

That way, at least for the first three movies, her expectations will be so low, the last three will just blow her mind and she'll love the series.

 

[Bobbity]

Presumably she knows that Darth Vader is Anakin's father, but still watch 4-5-6 first, because you slowly discover the import of events that way. I don't hate 1-2-3, unlike so many others, but it might as well be a different series, for all the similarity between the two. Anyway, there's a lot of development in 4-5-6 that'll be wasted if she sees 1-2-3 first. Also, might as well show her the fun stuff first, so as to get her interested.

 

[Mike Richards]

Originals first. On a different note, why does everyone say ROTJ is worst of the original three? Is it JUST the Ewoks? They aren't really enough to condemn the movie.

It's the fact that the entire ending was way too happy on it's own terms, even ignoring the fact they the Empire still exists and a power vacuum has been created that will throw the galaxy into chaos for years. It's the fact that it looses the darker and more threatening tone that V had just started to build and wouldn't return again until III.

It's the fact that as much as we love him, Han should have died, and his life was spared solely for the sake of the toys. It's the fact that the Empire's only plan is to do exactly the same thing they did in IV in the hope that for some reason this time it will turn out better. Meanwhile, no one ever thought to bomb the shield generator from orbit, and it contains some of the most extreme examples of the series' childish ideas of morality as it pertains to the force.

And yes, the Ewoks did suck. They would have been massacred. I don't care how unprepared you are to fight a guerrilla force in dense foliage, rocks do not beat laser rifles.

OT, I'd say watch them in the order of release. They have a better flow that way since that's how everyone was supposed to see them, and you get to start and end on a high note (IV and III respectively).

 

[UnderCoverGuest]

4, 5, 6. Tell her there aren't any others, it's better that way.

Yeah, I'm gonna save myself time and use that 'win' phrase here, because I agree.

By the way, never seen Star Wars? How old is the Topic Maker's friend I wonder--2 months old? Haaaa, I'm just playing.

 

[AngryMongoose]

If they watch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6 they'll go into 4 expecting completely the wrong thing and it might ruin it for them (and they genuinely might not make it that far. Tried watching 3 recently, suppose to be the better of the prequels; couldn't do it).

If they go 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, they'll be severely disappointed by 1-3 AS THEY SHOULD BE.

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

 

[Nazulu]

I'd say it's better to see where it all started first. A New Hope is a perfect movie to start of the collection, it introduces how everything came to be and how the basics works.

 

[kcjerith]

I am going to echo the sentiment of several other posters. 4,5,6. Then tell her that 1-2-3 were never really made. If she has to watch them 1-2-3, have her watch the summary/review videos by Mr. Plinkett over at red letter media.

I am also in the same position as you good sir, my wife has never any of the movies. We even discussed what order to watch them. She wanted 1-2-3-4-5-6......so after the discussion we never brought I never brought it up again.

 

[Woodsey]

The originals, then the prequels, although if she knows the twist already, it might be interesting to run through them chronologically.

 

[Captain Pirate]

4,5,6 then the prequals. Mostly because the whole 'Luke I am your father' thing should be kept intact. Unless she already knows that because of cultural osmosis, but watch it like that anyway.

Yeah, this.
At that point if you watched them in order she'd be all 'No shit..' so yeah for maximum effect, in order of release.