is the newer star wars better then the old ones?
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Yes, by far.\n\nI know my answer is going to make me horribly unpopular here, but I don't care. My favorite movie of the bunch is The Phantom Menace.\n\nYes, that's right. The Phantom Menace. I know, I know...but I actually don't find Jar Jar to be annoying or offensive. I think, in fact, he's kinda cute. I love the allusion to Gunga Din, in fact. \n\nThe "classic trilogy" of the 70s & 80s is HIGHLY overrated. People formed a religion around it because it was something moviegoing audiences hadn't seen at that time. Lucas brought the old serials from the 30s, 40s and 50s back to the big screen for a generation that had been too far removed from them to remember them, and they ate it up. They loved it. But the audience was innocent then, young (in moviegoing savvy, if not chronologically) and willing to suspend disbelief, and the movies were a huge hit, even though they weren't really all that great. I mean, look, the storyline of ANH was excruciatingly simplistic. ESB didn't really HAVE a story line; it was just filler between ANH & RotJ. Entertaining filler, to be sure, but plotless. And RotJ was repetitive of ANH .... uh .... they ... built ... ANOTHER Death Star! So there!\n\nThen those people who watched the classic trilogy on the big screen GREW UP, no longer able to approach the genre with the same childlike wonder and suspension of disbelief, and spent 30 years SOLIDIFYING their own ideas about the Star Wars universe in their heads. It became a religion to them.\n\nSo when the NEW trilogy came out, they HATED it, even though if the NEW trilogy had been released in the 70s and 80s, it STILL would have made Star Wars into the huge phenomenon it already is. And if the "classic trilogy" had been subsequently released in the 90s and 00s, audiences would have HATED it.\n\nSo, removing myself from all the emotional baggage that clouds the reviews of the Star Wars devotees (and colors the lemming-like "opinion" of today's conformist youth) and evaluating the six movies fairly, it's obvious that the new trilogy has a much more sophisticated and intelligent story line than the classic trilogy. Haden Christensen's acting, however, ruins AotC and RotS for me. The Phantom Menace stands alone as a good movie, with intrigue, awesome characters like Qui-Gon Jinn (who may well be the best Jedi ever in my opinion), and clever themes and allusions. \n\nIt's fashionable to be one of the lemon-sucking, excruciatingly self-absorbed, prematurely middle-aged, uber-elitists who looks down the nose at the new Star Wars movies while steadfastly refusing to be excited by them, but it's not really tenable when you compare them fairly with the classic trilogy.
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The next star wars movie is called A New Hope. Unfortunately, a lot of the cast will be unavailable at the shooting of this one. Evan McGreggor, for example. He will be unavailable because obi wan is old in this one and evan will be 14.
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6...  3 that are Force 3 or better.
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lion king i think is way better
1165943
very good ideas you have there...I have always loved Star Wars and it's spoofs
749729
Yes to both. The books are better.  The 2nd and 3rd movies were nothing like the books.
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STAR WARS!!!!....RULES!!!!
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ya but they're more modernized
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I have been a fan of Star Wars since I was seven years old, seeing the first movie in the theaters in 1977. I think it is on its way to becoming a timeless classic. The elements of the movies (good vs. evil, freedom from oppression, the power of love, etc) will always be strong no matter when they are watched.\n\nSorry... I tend to be long winded... from time to time... dear oh dear...\n\n"A New Hope"... Granted, the special effects in "A New Hope" are nothing compared to what we see today, but we wouldn't have the special effects of today without the groundbreaking efforts of Star Wars to pave the road.\n\n"The Empire Strikes Back"... This one has to be the best all the way around - just enough darkness to keep you on the edge of your seat wanting more. Plus, the biggest revelation ever presented... "Luke... I AM YOUR FATHER!"\n\n"Return of the Jedi"... Once you get past the fact that an entire legion of the Emperor's best troops were thwarted by teddy bears, the redemption of the most vile creature in the galaxy makes it worth it.\n\n"The Phantom Menace"... The return to the galaxy far, far away wasn't as great as I expected it to be... maybe because I was no longer seven years old. It felt a little awkward at first, but after a while it kinda grew on me.\n\n"Attack of the Clones"... Probably the one film with the most missed potential. The battle scenes were fabulous. The special effects were phenominal. The dialogue... well... did I mention the great battle scenes?\n\n"Revenge of the Sith"... Finally, we see not only why Anakin became Vader, but why he must wear the suit... the only flaw I had with this one was the wooden dialogue between Anakin and Padme'... especially the lovey-dovey scenes near the beginning.\n\nDespite the bad press many people give the prequel trilogy, when it is watched as a whole it flows perfectly together alongside the original trilogy. I look forward to introducing the saga to my son in about seven years!
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Well I found this really cool map a while back. It's not from a reliable Star Wars source (i.e. www.starwars.com or www.theforce.net) but it looks pretty good. Check it out.\n\nThe second one is almost exactly (if no exactly) the same. \n\nI don't know if this is what you wanted, but it's something.
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In my opinion it is still as fresh as the day it started, with the animation change being the only significant difference, and that only made it better.  Check out the reference link in the sources to see how many others might agree or not.
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To watch Star Wars online for free would be a breach of copyright, therefore illegal. As such no site is going to actively promote this. Why not just buy the DVDs or videos from a shop? These days they are very, very cheap. I've even seen the new Episode 3 for only $7.00. If you do want to watch them for free, you'll have to use a P2P software, like Kazaa. But for such an easy-to-find-in-stores movie such as Star Wars then you really should go out and buy it.
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starwars is the coolest of the three
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Both the movies stunk. I liked the original versions better. No the us studios didn't have an original though on this took it from japan. There is a lot of good horror coming from japan. I think making a previous generation glow via nukes gives them a twisted view of things. but makes for some good movies.
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You can't compare old films to new films.  Its like comparing old music to new music.\n\nMost people tend to say the older ones (of just about anything) are better, but its all down to personal preference.  A lot of modern films rely on dodgy CGI effects and sex, which is why the new version might have done well at the cinema, whereas the old films relied more on suspense and tension, but then the trade off is that these things are harder to achieve with cardboard sets and no colour.\n\nAgain, its all down to personal preference.  But yes, Paris Hilton did ruin what could have been a perfectly good film.
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I thought the Lord Vader one was funny being a Star Wars fan but the rest of them get a little tired after having to sit through them more than once.  Thankfully I now live in the US where Orange don't exist so I don't have to see them :D
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I like both of them.  Back when I was in college, the old school Star Trek came on every night at 11:00.  We'd have like 10 of us watching it every night.  We turned it into a drinking game.\n\nNext Generation took a lot of getting used to, but it's very good too.\n\nBut you've got to love the original, and their low-budget special effects.