Poll: Star wars movies - in which order to watch them?

[KingPiccolOwned]

I'd go chronilogically, in terms of sequence of events anyways, but that's just me.

 

[teutonicman]

4-5-6 and that's all, I do not acknowledge the existence of 1-2-3 and the cg one.

 

[grimsprice]

Ask them perhaps? I'd say 4 5 6 1 2 3 though. It'll make the "I am your father" much more memorable for them.

Definitely this.

Most of us are born with this knowledge. Anyone who somehow missed it should not be denied the rare privilege of experiencing that plot twist with no idea of what's about to happen.

I doubt you would find anyone to disagree. I've never meant this more than now. Don't rob them of this experience. When padme gives birth at the end of #3, she only says it as an 'ok now we get to rap this shit up now' sort of line, its far less of a *gasp!* its luke! moment.

 

[Cari Scholtens]

I - VI...get the shitty ones out of the way first!

 

[Wifout Teef]

4 5 6, 1 2 3.

Makes them want to watch all of them more if they see the better movies first and it makes the story way better and more surprising.

 

[Jurassic Rob]

Gotta be the old ones first so the youngsters can fall in love with Han and Chewie as we did! Then they can see how George Lucas sold his soul

 

[Skeleon]

456-123 if you never saw them before (i.e., don't know the big twist in part 5 as well as some other revelations in 6).
123-456 if you already saw them. One can't really be surprised twice.

 

[AvsJoe]

Let me here some of your opinions/suggestion!

Trust me on this: 4 - 5 - 6 and STOP! The less you know of midichlorians, the better off you'll be.

Star Wars, then Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, then Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

4-5-6 and that's all, I do not acknowledge the existence of 1-2-3 and the cg one.

On second thought, just do 4-5-6, don't even bother continuing with 1-2-3. Not worth your time.

Trust me, it's a popular opinion.

 

[Robert632]

what about clone wars,(the movie, not the seris.) the animated shitquel? that's part of the main story...even though i think almost nothing pertaning to the plot happens.

yeah, i'm gonna have to say 456 then 123. it just seems like the way they should be watched. plus the plot twist with vader and luke would look kinda pointless, as we would know that already.

 

[BertTheNerd]

what about clone wars,(the movie, not the seris.) the animated shitquel? that's part of the main story...even though i think almost nothing pertaning to the plot happens.

it's that kind of movies (let's count the 123 episodes to them) that cause my problem... I guess most of us here agree that (at least in their plot-wise awesomeness), the original 3 are superior by leagues...
but then again, let's face it, they're not exactly up-to-date when it comes to special effects and all that other stuff that keeps our today's generic movie watcher entertained...
Basically my fear (...) is that showing my friends the first three movies first, they'd just give up after "crappy" spaceship animations and a lot less action throughout the story ("boooring" - my friends have quite a short attention span)...
the 1-2-3 (plus the animated thingy.. haven't seen it myself) would basically serve as a sort-of eye-opener...
a pity for *the* plot twist in the original movies, but at least the "I'm your father" quote has already penetrated the dominion of those underprivileged who haven't seen the movies yet... not too much of a loss therefore...

then again, we could spend our time on serious issues ; )

 

[That One Six]

Just ignore 1-2-3, they were terrible anyway. Only show him 4-5-6, but show them all three times!

 

[Robert632]

what about clone wars,(the movie, not the seris.) the animated shitquel? that's part of the main story...even though i think almost nothing pertaning to the plot happens.

it's that kind of movies (let's count the 123 episodes to them) that cause my problem... I guess most of us here agree that (at least in their plot-wise awesomeness), the original 3 are superior by leagues...
but then again, let's face it, they're not exactly up-to-date when it comes to special effects and all that other stuff that keeps our today's generic movie watcher entertained...
Basically my fear (...) is that showing my friends the first three movies first, they'd just give up after "crappy" spaceship animations and a lot less action throughout the story ("boooring" - my friends have quite a short attention span)...
the 1-2-3 (plus the animated thingy.. haven't seen it myself) would basically serve as a sort-of eye-opener...
a pity for *the* plot twist in the original movies, but at least the "I'm your father" quote has already penetrated the dominion of those underprivileged who haven't seen the movies yet... not too much of a loss therefore...

then again, we could spend our time on serious issues ; )

so they value senseless cgi/flips that are both pointless and stupid looking over an actually good plot?

 

[Hikikomori Ookami]

4 5 6 1 2 3

Big part of this is the special effects. I think it kinda ruins Episode IV if you watch it right after the epic fight in Episode III.

 

[Faps]

what about clone wars,(the movie, not the seris.) the animated shitquel? that's part of the main story...even though i think almost nothing pertaning to the plot happens.

it's that kind of movies (let's count the 123 episodes to them) that cause my problem... I guess most of us here agree that (at least in their plot-wise awesomeness), the original 3 are superior by leagues...
but then again, let's face it, they're not exactly up-to-date when it comes to special effects and all that other stuff that keeps our today's generic movie watcher entertained...
Basically my fear (...) is that showing my friends the first three movies first, they'd just give up after "crappy" spaceship animations and a lot less action throughout the story ("boooring" - my friends have quite a short attention span)...
the 1-2-3 (plus the animated thingy.. haven't seen it myself) would basically serve as a sort-of eye-opener...
a pity for *the* plot twist in the original movies, but at least the "I'm your father" quote has already penetrated the dominion of those underprivileged who haven't seen the movies yet... not too much of a loss therefore...

then again, we could spend our time on serious issues ; )

I watched the original trilogy the other day, the '95 VHS reissue with no bullshit CGI, and apart from certain parts in New Hope the special effects are still pretty good and have aged well.

Plus if they start to get bored simple engaged the restraints on your seats and force them to watch it.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Well, I'd watch them 1-2-3-4-5-6, but I imagine that 4-5-6-1-2-3 would be the best order, since the revelations of the original trilogy will have so much more impact that way. Having said that, watching them in the chronological order does follow the idea of saving the best till last.

I dunno. I think 4-5-6-1-2-3, since these people have no prior watching experience of the Star Wars saga, and that'd probably be the best order for them to watch it.

Plus if they start to get bored simple engaged the restraints on your seats and force them to watch it.

This is a good point. Make sure to install A Clockwork Orange style seats.

 

[Cargando]

All you need to see is the scenes with Vader in.

 

[Blakeyboy90]

I'd say 4-5-6-1-2-3
Then second time through 1-2-3-4-5-6

 

[Littaly]

what about clone wars,(the movie, not the seris.) the animated shitquel? that's part of the main story...even though i think almost nothing pertaning to the plot happens.

it's that kind of movies (let's count the 123 episodes to them) that cause my problem... I guess most of us here agree that (at least in their plot-wise awesomeness), the original 3 are superior by leagues...
but then again, let's face it, they're not exactly up-to-date when it comes to special effects and all that other stuff that keeps our today's generic movie watcher entertained...
Basically my fear (...) is that showing my friends the first three movies first, they'd just give up after "crappy" spaceship animations and a lot less action throughout the story ("boooring" - my friends have quite a short attention span)...
the 1-2-3 (plus the animated thingy.. haven't seen it myself) would basically serve as a sort-of eye-opener...
a pity for *the* plot twist in the original movies, but at least the "I'm your father" quote has already penetrated the dominion of those underprivileged who haven't seen the movies yet... not too much of a loss therefore...

then again, we could spend our time on serious issues ; )

I'm not entirely sure I agree with you. Since the OT was re-released the effects look OK by todays standards. I mean, there is certainly a difference, but they should be bearable to watch for someone who doesn't like old movies. I know it annoys most fans and some additions bother even a hardcore fanboy like me, but for a new guy who enjoys effects and action they should help quite a bit.

Then there is the animated. Screw it. Don't mind it, it is in no way important to understand the plot. On the contrary, it will probably just confuse your friends. Not gonna go into why, not gonna tell you to watch it and see for yourself either, it's just really bad, and that's coming from a guy who has nothing against Jar Jar Binks. If they end up becoming fans though, I can recommend the animated series that follow after the movie. Granted, it's no masterpiece and it's more directed towards children, but it's decent entertainment if you like Star Wars without taking it too seriously.

I say it all depends on what knowledge your pals have of Star Wars before watching the movies. If they know absolutely nothing then it's a no-brainer. You don't want to spoil the most famous yet worst kept plot twist in movie history if you don't have to. Besides, watching Luke and Leia kiss is rather unsettling once you know they're siblings.

Even if they know the basics you might want to consider that the prequel trilogy for a large parts takes for granted that you're already familiar with the universe. They talk about the force, fight sith and wield lightsabers like it's nobody's business. The original trilogy is a bit easier to handle in it's approach, seeing how the main characters are about as much in the dark on the whole force thing as the viewer is.

Besides, I really don't think The Phantom Menace is a good eye opener. It's really slow in it's pace compared to A New Hope. Attack of the Clones isn't much better, besides, the cheesy love scenes are pretty hard to deal with even if you are a fan, I can imagine how someone who has never seen them before is going to cringe.

Of course, there are upsides to watching the prequels first. Not knowing what happens to Anakin, realizing Palpatine is the bad guy (if you're thick enough to miss that), seeing Boba and Chewie reappear etc.

TL;DR: There are upsides to watching them starting with episode I, but you should probably start with ep. IV if they have never seen Star Wars before. Skip the animated movie, it's crap.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Well, for the whole story watch them 1-6.

For a good movie experience watch 4-6 and leave it at that. The prequel 3 are already showing age much more than 4-5-6, not least because they are decidedly ropey movies.

 

[Julianking93]

3, 4, 5, 6.

1 and 2 sucked ass.