Well, I usually prefer fantasy to sci-fi, and this is no exception, LOTR all the way. Though Star Wars is superb too.
Poll: So Escapists, Lord of the Rings or Star Wars, which do you prefer?
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This is like trying to make me choose between boobs and cheese, in that they're both fantastic.
Of course, my comparison is based solely on the Original Trilogies of each franchise, and not including anything outside of them. Scales are looking to tip in LoTR's favour when The Hobbit is released in December.
Of course, my comparison is based solely on the Original Trilogies of each franchise, and not including anything outside of them. Scales are looking to tip in LoTR's favour when The Hobbit is released in December.
I'm gonna have to vote Lord of the Rings as well. I was never a huge Star Wars fan, and love the LOTR books and films.
Taking only into consideration the original works created by Tolkien and Lucas everything about LOTR is better in every way with the exception of lightsabers. SW has lightsabers that the likes of Sting and the other fancy swords can't hope to match. However that is not exactly an important criteria to judge a work of fiction on. Also I prefer my adventure stories to be in a fantasy setting rather than a Sci-Fi setting.
It becomes a little more interesting when you take into consideration the expanded universe or works inspired by the original books/film. I would say LOTR/Tolkien has had a much more broad impact on the fantasy genre than SW/Lucas has had on his medium. However SW has more successful works directly related to the franchise (KOTR series, Acadamey, slew of other things). Still I would say LOTR is better in this regard as well.
It becomes a little more interesting when you take into consideration the expanded universe or works inspired by the original books/film. I would say LOTR/Tolkien has had a much more broad impact on the fantasy genre than SW/Lucas has had on his medium. However SW has more successful works directly related to the franchise (KOTR series, Acadamey, slew of other things). Still I would say LOTR is better in this regard as well.
I'm going to assume that this question encompasses all that comprises each franchise (books, games, movies, offshoots, etc.). In that case...
Lord of the Rings.
Reasons... well
1) Like most here, I prefer fantasy to science fiction in most cases.
2) I've never really gotten deep into Star Wars.
3) I prefer the asthetics of Middle Earth that have been derived from PJ's movies.
4) The bad guys are... well... more threatening.
5) I can appreciate the importance/personality of the various locations.
6) Peter Jackson and his movies.
Lord of the Rings.
Reasons... well
1) Like most here, I prefer fantasy to science fiction in most cases.
2) I've never really gotten deep into Star Wars.
3) I prefer the asthetics of Middle Earth that have been derived from PJ's movies.
4) The bad guys are... well... more threatening.
5) I can appreciate the importance/personality of the various locations.
6) Peter Jackson and his movies.
"Look, there's only one 'Return' and it ain't 'of the King'-- it's 'of the Jedi'"
Star Wars (original trilogy) all the way. LotR was good, but had nowhere near the same impact as Star Wars had on me.