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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Unpopular opinion alert.
Obi Wan and Anakins duel was one of the best scenes in all nine movies IMO. The emotion was there, the stakes were there,
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Genuinely surprised by how many people seem to feel this way.
I thought it started off OK but dragged on for waaaaaaay too long. Then they start with the swinging from vines Tarzan style banging away at each other as they pass, jumping from platform to platform.....just ugh.....
This was a duel in the making for a long time and really think they blew it. On top of that, I really don't think Obi Wan should have been able to keep up with Anakin based on what we saw in previous movies. In the Clone Wars, Duku takes down Obi Wan with ease, did the same with Anakin. In RotS, Duku once again takes down Obi Wan with ease but is killed by Anakin as he has learned plenty since their last encounter. This to me suggests that Obi Wan wasn't the best with a light saber and should have been no match at all for Anakin but managed to win the battle, and a long drawn out one at that.
To me, the best light saber duels weren't in the movies at all, they were all cut scenes from video games I think. And the recently re-done battle between Obi Wan and Vader from A New Hope was fantastic too.
IMO, the best duel in the movies was in the Phantom Menace at the end. That one more a less lived up to the hype.
Finally saw Ep 9 last night and although not perfect, MILES better than The Last Jedi. That one needs to be wiped from history along with Ep 1-3. Agree with others that the Palpatine reveal maybe should have been later in the movie instead of right from the start. However, loved what they did with him. Dark and powerful AF. The lightning attack he unleashed was incredible.
It also had one thing every other movie lacked, the good guys with overwhelming numbers. FINALLY! The fleet was enormous (and admittedly rounded up in a real hurry) but good to see.
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Loved C3P0 in this one. Ever since Ep2 (well, all of ep 1-3 actually) and the cliche after cliche he rattled off near the end of the movie I've wanted to see him get vaporized. But he was great in this one. "I'm just looking at my friends one last time" almost brought a tear to my eye. Solid addition in this movie. Much less of an annoyance and actually brought something to the movie.
Meh...ok, THIS is the last edit. My ranking:
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi (only edges out A New Hope due to awesome space battle at the end)
A New Hope
Rise of Skywalker
The Force Awakens
The Phantom Menace
Revenge of the Sith
The Last Jedi
Clone Wars (this was 100% garbage beginning to end)