Lord of the Rings all the way. Then again I never liked Star Wars. No matter how much you shove it down my throat, Star Wars just doesn't do it for me... lightsabers are cool though 
Poll: So Escapists, Lord of the Rings or Star Wars, which do you prefer?
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Original Star Wars or LOTR...
Tough call. Both are really, really, really f*cking good.
In the end I've got to go with what I roleplayed the most as a kid and Star Wars wins this handily.
Tough call. Both are really, really, really f*cking good.
In the end I've got to go with what I roleplayed the most as a kid and Star Wars wins this handily.
Star Wars. Even though Lotr looks very impressive, and is also very awesome, the Scifi charm, the robots, the aliens, it makes Star Wars much more spectacular. I also grew up with it, and I remember all the lightsaber(stick) fights we had, and all the gunfights too.
Star Wars for me. Just prefer sci-fi to fantasy, and I'm not a fan of nearly four hour movies. Though Lord of the Rings is good, I've only watched the films twice each (once in theater, once on DVD). I'd watch Star Wars over and over as a kid. And I still watch them pretty regularly.
Out of curiosity, have you read the Dark Empire series?Antitonic said:Original, "main" story: LOTR. Expanded Universe: Star Wars.
Yes, I prefer the Star Wars EU to The Hobbit, what of it?
Apples and oranges, my friend. Apples and oranges.
Lord of the Rings is scripted well and was well performed, but it's a fantasy epic that revolves entirely around a small group of individuals, which isn't much fun for creating OCs if you like to come up with head-canon. Not to mention that the books are far less accessible than the movies.
Star Wars takes place in a large galaxy with events bigger than the main characters. Oh sure, those main characters are at the center, but the events are still bigger than them. Much easier to come up with original stories, which can be added to the Expanded Universe. However, bad acting and writing persists across all six movies (though seeing the action sequences in the theaters is the most awesome thing ever).
Lord of the Rings is scripted well and was well performed, but it's a fantasy epic that revolves entirely around a small group of individuals, which isn't much fun for creating OCs if you like to come up with head-canon. Not to mention that the books are far less accessible than the movies.
Star Wars takes place in a large galaxy with events bigger than the main characters. Oh sure, those main characters are at the center, but the events are still bigger than them. Much easier to come up with original stories, which can be added to the Expanded Universe. However, bad acting and writing persists across all six movies (though seeing the action sequences in the theaters is the most awesome thing ever).
The Lord of the Rings, definitely. I could go on and on about why I like it, but i'll save you a TL;DR. LOTR was the first "large" book series I read, way back when I was eight. And I loved them. I have been an avid Tolkien reader ever since.
But I do like star wars, at least the original movies.
But I do like star wars, at least the original movies.
Lord of the rings mostly because I prefer fantasy to sci fi (usually). The story of lord of the rings is just better you can tell Tolkien put more time into his masterpeice, than George did to Star Wars.
Plus the fans of lotr are not even in the same league of weird as the Star Wars ones are.
Google Star Wars fan you will see what I mean.
Plus the fans of lotr are not even in the same league of weird as the Star Wars ones are.
Google Star Wars fan you will see what I mean.
I freaking hate this question. The only thing brings these two series' together is the fact that they are both fantasy. That's it. Different characters, different motivations, and different villains with different evil purposes. They may be similar in some aspects, but they stand alone in their own unique way. Lord of the Rings was a cultural phenomenon. Star Wars was a cultural phenomenon. One of them is not better than the other because they impacted society in their own unique way. Apples and oranges. They both taste great and they are both fruits, so why try to alienate them and separate two generations of people who could realistically find enjoyment in both?
It's on my list. I'll get to it eventually... (it's quite a long listNeuromancer said:Out of curiosity, have you read the Dark Empire series?Antitonic said:Original, "main" story: LOTR. Expanded Universe: Star Wars.
Yes, I prefer the Star Wars EU to The Hobbit, what of it?
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They're both favorites. But Star Wars is a little more favorite, but if I can't have Star Wars then it's okay because Lord of the Rings is favorite anyway. It's like another favorite, but not as much. Not as much favorite. But they're both good. They're both good.
