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Originally Posted by dammage79
You know, I thought the overhype train was going to ruin everything about the new Star Was movie, but every single little video like that that I have seen has really nailed right out of the park. The feeling is real, the hype isn't hype, it's ...it's almost like a long lost friend who you have missed greatly has phoned and told you they're coming to town for a week to hang out. It's hitting all the right spots. EDIT: Except the cover girl make up star wars line commercial, thats crazy awesome and crazy how wide spread the marketing hype is.
That every lightsaber battle was great. You don't realize until you see them all compiled together that Revenge of the Sith had waaaaayyy more lightsabre battle than any other movie combined.
After watching them all though I think my top 3 lightsabre battles in the movies rank like this:
3. ROTJ Vader vs.Luke
2. ROS Anakin Vs. Obi Wan
1. PM Darth Maul vs. Qui Gon Jin and Obi Wan. The whole set was awesome, Ray Park really made it but the 3rd act of the battle hit it out of the park for me when Qui Gon fell and Obi Wan waited like a caged Panther staring down a goat. You could feel the energy in that specific engagement between Maul and Obi Wan, by far the most intense and perfectly choreographed fight sequence of them all.
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I'm going to have to disagree.
My favorite has always been at the end of Empire. It's all really well choreographed, without LOOKING choreographed, like any of the new ones.
It starts with their first real face to face meeting, where they cautiously feel each other out, unsure of each others abilities. They each get a moment thinking they have the edge in the battle. Luke then get's to see Vader's true power when he gets stuff hurled at him, and taunted with using his anger. It ends with Vader getting the upper "hand" and a shear sense of hopelessness.
IMO, any of the fights in the prequels are shallow attempts to recreate this fantastic battle, and they don't even come close. I think all the lightsaber ballet really kills them for me as every move looks pre-planned, objects ready to be used at key points...whereas the Empire scene looks improvised in its flow. It's one of my earliest Star Wars memories, and has always evoked a lot of fear and desperation and sense of being alone on Luke's side, culminating in the last scene.