THE PHANTOM MENACE - YES!!

[jedi2187]

Here's my hit list:

A New Hope
Empire
Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi
Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones

[kodiakthejuggler]

So long as we're sharing lists...


Return of the Jedi
The Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope

Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace


Although Empire is the best of the series, Return has always been my personal favorite. The scenes with the Emperor are second to none, and Luke's final fight with Vader is one of the best moments on film. Ever.

The Death Star explosion in A New Hope is the best lead up and follow through to any explosion in cinema history!

And let's not forget Vader's revelation to Luke in Empire. Another one of the greatest moments in film.


As you can see, the original trilogy holds the best moments, and the highest place of any movie in my book. Even though I really like the prequels, they just don't rank anywhere near the OT.

[dlobro1080]

My list:

Empire Strikes Back
Revenge of the Sith
A New Hope
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones

[Justin]

Kodiak's list I'll accept.  The rest of you are bad people.  (I refuse to use an emoticon reflecting my mock-disgust.)

http://www.chefelf.com/starwars/index.php

[dlobro1080]

I don't even hate TPM, but there's something about how out-of-touch it was with SW fans and kids that's kind of amazing.

[dignan]

I figure if I'm going to start posting here, I might get my first post out of the way in the absolutely geekiest way possible that doesn't involve quoting anything from Monty Python:  ranking the Star Wars films.

So, to that end, best to worst:

The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones

When Revenge of the Sith came out, I liked it.  When I watched it again on DVD...not so much.  It's not that I like The Phantom Menace that much better, but at least with that I can pretend that Liam Neeson is actually playing Briar Gates, the clearly Irish hillbilly brother of Patrick Swayze's big city cop Truman Gates, in Next of Kin.  In this saga of Briar, he has survived his seemingly mortal wounds from Kin and become a wizened monk or something.  It's not a very well-thought out dream, but it does its job.

[SaucyRossy]

This is easily the one that my friends and I have been waiting for the most. Can't wait.

[jedi2187]

Welcome, dignan!

Y'know, I almost forgot Next of Kin until you mentioned it. I'll stick it back in the memory closet right next to Howard the Duck.

[Cap'n UKRiffer]

Is it wrong to admit that I don't own any of the Star Wars films on DVD...?

Very wrong!   

I better not say anything then  ...

[James of LinHood]

I don't even hate TPM, but there's something about how out-of-touch it was with SW fans and kids that's kind of amazing.

I really hate TPM.  Still, even if I back off of my hate and try to watch this movie objectively, it always blows my mind just how far off this movie is compared to the other five.  Its focus seems way off and it feels wrong.  It really doesn't feel like a part of the saga at all.  If you took TPM out of the saga you really wouldn't be missing much of anything.  That's how remote this movie is.  It's a truely bizarre film.

[Jeyl]

Warning! Warning!

This Rifftax may be somewhat difficult to maintain. Currently, there are already three confirmed versions of this film. The original Theatrical version, the DVD release, and the 2007 DVD release. Since this has mainly been a DVD  depentant type of riffing, I can only assume we'll be doing the first DVD release of Episode one which is a few minutes longer then the theatrical version. I don't know much about the 2007 release, but I do know that Yoda will no longer be featured as a puppet. So any riffs that are aimed towards the puppet Yoda during the riff will probably throw the whole flow right out the window if someone watches the 2007 DVD release.

There is also the danger of the film being either shorter or longer for the 2007. It doesn't seem likely, but since George himself has said he didn't really care about Episode One on the Colbert Report there might be some trimming. There might also be some editions that have yet to surface.

Again, just a little warning. Be sure to post which edition of Episode One you're riffing.

[dlobro1080]

I don't even hate TPM, but there's something about how out-of-touch it was with SW fans and kids that's kind of amazing.

I really hate TPM.  Still, even if I back off of my hate and try to watch this movie objectively, it always blows my mind just how far off this movie is compared to the other five.  Its focus seems way off and it feels wrong.  It really doesn't feel like a part of the saga at all.  If you took TPM out of the saga you really wouldn't be missing much of anything.  That's how remote this movie is.  It's a truely bizarre film.

I think it's masturbatory, is the problem.  The senate debates, the 15-minute pod race, the CGI aliens, too much Jar Jar -- too much everything.  By the time Lucas got around to "Sith" -- not sure how you feel about that one, but I love it -- he'd managed to reign in his indulgences and just make a solid action film with some heart.  My 2 cents.

[mrbasehart]

An odd question: How long is the Phantom Menace on NTSC DVD's? I need an exact time, seconds included.  A buddy of mine has a region-free version (don't ask where he got it) and I need to know which rifftrax I'll need for it.

[Jeyl]

I hated Sith and Clones more then Menace. Sith was just too unrealistic in character development. Anakin becomes a Sith in the name of love? Bah!!!! Sith is all about Tyrany, power, and control! How dare Lucas try to make Anakin's grand crusade of murder and betrayal into a sympathetic quest. The only real tragedy in this flick is that they tried to make us care about Anakin as a character when there is no redeeming quality in him at all.

Don't even get me started on the new ending to Jedi. Since when was seeing the spirit of Anakin about connecting two trilogies together instead of focusing on the real issue at hand? Redemption!

[Jeyl]

An odd question: How long is the Phantom Menace on NTSC DVD's? I need an exact time, seconds included.  A buddy of mine has a region-free version (don't ask where he got it) and I need to know which rifftrax I'll need for it.

Oh no. I've had to endure buying the Region 1 DVD. Please Mike! Don't make me for ANOTHER copy!