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Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja
I guess if I had to rank them all from worse to best my list would probably be:
11. Attack Of The Clones: The end action scenes is the only good parts of the movie. Everything else is either boring or painful to watch. One of the worst love stories put to screen and this film honestly mostly feels like filler even though it isn't.
10. The Phantom Menace: It's not good at all but I find it just slightly more bearable than Attack Of The Clones. The Maul-Qui Gon-Obi-Wan fight is pretty great but you gotta sit through a whole lot of blegh just to get to it. I can understand people ranking this one last but Attack Of The Clones gets on my nerves more.
9. Solo: An average film that wasn't even necessary. I realize you could say the same with Rouge One but at least Rouge One fills in a plot hole from the original trilogy. We really didn't need to know Han's backstory. His character was great without one. But the movie itself isn't bad. Just nothing special.
8. The Last Jedi: This film has some great moments and beautiful cinematography. Even though Luke wasn't the Luke most of us wanted to see, the scenes with him, Rey and Kylo were the best scenes that carried the film. Sadly outside of their plots, the rest of the movie falls flat. Poe, Finn & Rose, Holdo and The First Order chase plot lines were not strong and dragged a lot of the film down. I also found the conclusion of the film very dull and Luke's final moment to not be a satisfying end for his character. The film will always be looked at with mixed feelings from fans.
7. The Force Awakens: Yeah it's A New Hope 2.0, but the film is honestly well made and has that essence that makes it Star Wars. The point was to make people excited to see Star Wars again after how much people hated the prequels and it did it's job.
6. Rouge One: The first half of the film can definitely feel like a bit of a drag, but I actually quite like this one. The second half of the movie is honestly some of the best that Star Wars has had to offer yet.
5. Revenge Of The Sith: This film still has some of the same issues the other prequels had, but it also has some of the best stuff Star Wars has ever produced. Seeing the fall of the Jedi and the rise of the Empire was great. Even though Hayden Christensen's line delivery is awful, his expressions and demeanor when he becomes Palpatine's apprentice was spot on. It was the only time I felt you can actually see this person as the man who becomes Darth Vader. It's the only prequel that felt necessary and added something meaningful to the overall saga.
4. Rise Of Skywalker: It's probably a bit early to rank this one so high but I really like how this one closed out the original Skywalker family line as well as the trilogy that it was apart of. A lot is going on and there isn't too much space to breathe but I felt it gave a satisfying conclusion for most of the characters. I also really like how it left things open ended to keep the possibility of these characters returning again someday. I'm actually curious to see where Star Wars ends up after this one.
3. Return Of The Jedi: Yeah yeah, Ewoks, I know. But I love this movie. I love the fight at Jabba's palace. I love the bike chase on Endor. I loved seeing Luke as a fully realized Jedi and him having to struggle with the moral dilemma of him having to possibly kill his own father. I loved the classic throne room scenes with Palpatine/Vader/Luke. It's a fun time even though the Ewoks drag it down.
2. A New Hope: The one that started it all. I do feel that there's a portion of the beginning of the film that drags on a bit (When 3PO and R2 land on Tatooine) but once Luke comes it the film picks up and is a treat to watch until the end. The iconic trench run is a film sequence that will always stick in the back of my mind.
1. Empire Strikes Back: Not much about this one that's already been said needs to be said. Every scene works. Nothing feels out of place. The battle of Hoth, Luke's training with Yoda, Lando, Leia and Han's relationship blooming, Luke's confrontation with Vader in Cloud City. Each piece is where it needs to be and the film concludes with one of the best cliffhangers in cinema history. As close to perfection as Star Wars has ever gotten on the big screen.
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Swap The Force Awakens and Revenge of the Sith and that's my exact ranking. I agree heartily with your reasons for each as well.
I really enjoyed Rise, and I'd agree with most of the assessments for the smaller problems, but overall, that movie delivered, which is hard to do for an ending to a multi-generational entertainment franchise.
And I LIKED the kiss. It doesn't hurt to have even a smidgen of romance in these stories. It's just a shame it came so close to the end.