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Grades ONLY for Sith Please

post #1 of 131
5/19/05 at 5:50pm
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Ok...not to be ass or anything but I have never been a huge Star Wars fan. (Maybe it has to do with the fact that my whole damn life I have had to deal with the "Luke I am your father "jabs) I mean I own the Original Trilogy and do enjoy it quite a bit but have never just fawned over any Star Wars movie. I have also reasonably enjoyed the prequels, but I did not go into either one with any expectations to speak of. That said I don't really feel like wading through all of the Star Wars discussions and having read a thesis from each person detailing how "Sith may or may not be the best since Empire", or "at least it is the best of the new trilogy" talk. So if you gentle souls would be so kind as to just give your grade on a scale of 1 to 10 that would be appreciated.

My overall grades for the series:

Phantom Menace-6.5
Attack of the Clones-7.25

Star Wars-7.75
Empire-8
Return of the Jedi-7.5

Though to be honest there are times when I like each film in the original series more than the grades I posted.
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post #2 of 131
5/19/05 at 5:51pm
7.5
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post #3 of 131
5/19/05 at 5:54pm
7.0
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post #4 of 131
5/19/05 at 5:55pm
Honestly, I would not consider giving it less than an 8.5. Awesome movie.
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post #5 of 131
5/19/05 at 5:57pm
8.0
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post #6 of 131
5/19/05 at 5:58pm
yeah , i was suprised too. good movie. 8.5. But what does george do that makes people suck at acting....
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post #7 of 131
5/19/05 at 6:04pm
9


Empire - 10

A new Hope - 9.99999

Revenge of the Sith - 9

Return of the Jedi - 8.5

Attack of the Clones - 8

Phantom Menace - 8
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post #8 of 131
5/19/05 at 6:14pm
8.0
8.5 After Second Viewing
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post #9 of 131
5/19/05 at 6:32pm
8.0
Middle seemed the sag a bit
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post #10 of 131
5/19/05 at 6:33pm
Based on my initial reaction having seen it last night, I'd give it a 7.0, but that could change with additional viewings.
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post #11 of 131
5/19/05 at 7:05pm
The Phantom Menace -- 4
Send in the Clones -- 5
Revenge of the Sith -- 7
Star Wars (dammit!) -- 8
Empire Strikes Back -- 9
Return of the Jedi -- 7.5
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post #12 of 131
5/19/05 at 7:13pm
8.5, which will probably go plus or minus half a point after repeat viewings.
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post #13 of 131
5/19/05 at 8:09pm
8.0 or a B+ whichever you prefer
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post #14 of 131
5/19/05 at 8:09pm
Empire - 10

Star Wars - 9.9

Sith - 8.75

Jedi - 8.5

Clones - 6.5

Menace - 6.0
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post #15 of 131
5/19/05 at 8:36pm
8.5. Actually better than Jedi, though both completed their respective story arcs well.

Let's just say it's perhaps the best bad movie I've ever seen. Horrible acting, horrible dialogue, some inexcusable dream sequences and logic gaps, but it still was great.
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post #16 of 131
5/19/05 at 8:39pm
REVENGE OF THE SITH 8.0

An absolutely unbelievable film in every respect. As someone who was very critical of the first two installments, I found ROTS to be everything the first two weren't. I don't understand what the issue is with everyone complaining about the acting and dialogue, [horrible? come on, it was classic star wars] I found the dialogue to be fresh and witty. The love scenes were corny but so were the love scenes in the OT. Love scenes on a huge scene ALWAYS seem corny when they're payed on the big screen]

Seeing it again tonight at 10:40 a The Grove theater in Los Angeles!
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post #17 of 131
5/19/05 at 8:39pm
Revenge of the Sith = 9
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post #18 of 131
5/19/05 at 9:10pm
RotS: 9

and I always wonder why noone when doing this type of thing or a post release thread includes a poll.....and just have an "out of 5 or 10" type thing......
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post #19 of 131
5/19/05 at 9:50pm
TPM - 6
AOTC - 5.5
ROTS - 5.5
ANH - 8
TESB - 9.5
ROTJ - 8.5
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post #20 of 131
5/19/05 at 10:10pm
there is absolutely....ABSOLUTLEY no way this movie is as fucking bad as AOTC. The fuck? lol seriously now come on.

8.0 or a B+
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post #21 of 131
5/19/05 at 10:33pm
9.7
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post #22 of 131
5/19/05 at 10:51pm
8

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post #23 of 131
5/19/05 at 10:52pm
Interesting article over at Rotten Tomatoes:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/c...entryid=197859

Basically, they tossed out the current review scores for the original trilogy and went back to the contemporary reviews. Turns out that, if you go by the reviews that came out at the time each film was released, the prequels actually rank higher than every OT film other than the original:

83% - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
79% - Star Wars
65% - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
62% - Star wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
52% - The Empire Strikes Back
31% - Return of the Jedi
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post #24 of 131
5/19/05 at 11:00pm
0.0 for every prequel.

I am officially a hater. Sorry.
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post #25 of 131
5/19/05 at 11:05pm
Two viewings and I'd give it an 8.5.

The performances are what do it for me. Never thought I'd say that about a Star Wars flick.
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post #26 of 131
5/19/05 at 11:16pm
After my first viewing of ROTS, I'd give it an 8.5.

I'm not ashamed to say that I actually enjoyed the first two prequels and ROTS is no different. Ep. I is decent, Ep. II is good, and Ep. III is great. That's not to say that I don't recognize the problems in each film, but none of the flaws were so bad (to me) that it rendered the films unwatchable, as some people seem to think.

And as for the whole "horrible acting, horrible dialogue" thing, go back and watch the OT. There weren't exactly any oscar winners in there either. With the exception of a few performances, Star Wars has always had mediocre acting.
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post #27 of 131
5/19/05 at 11:27pm
Absolutely, the performances were amazing! Ewan, Hayden, Ian, they BELIEVED, and as a result I BELIEVED. Again, this is from someone who has been oh so critical of the prequels thus far. Portman seemed a bit weak to me [did Lucas forget she was a senator? she didn't seem to do much but walk around]. But again, this film is brilliance, I'm seeing it again soon, I'm excited all over again YAHOO!!!
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post #28 of 131
5/19/05 at 11:30pm
thats another thing that leads me to believe alot of the people complaining of "bad dialouge/bad acting" this time around have just been so blinded by their hate of the last two movies that they failed to realize Hayden, Ewan and Ian and even YODA put in some great performances. You just cannot sit there and tell me with a straight face that they were as stiff and lifeless in this movie as they were in AOTC, thats just complete bullshit. Im not saying these guys deserve Oscars but Jesus, come on now.
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post #29 of 131
5/19/05 at 11:32pm
I give a 10 because the movie was aswesome. IT is now the darkest film of the saga, and the emotion in the movie, especially the scenes with Anakin and Obiwan before and after the duel. It was amazing. The best star wars movie in imo.
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post #30 of 131
5/19/05 at 11:37pm
"in imo"

in in my opinion
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post #31 of 131
5/20/05 at 1:27am
After my initial viewing I'd give it a...

6

In the rottentomatoes system that's teetering on the brink between "rotten" and "fresh". That's exactly how I feel about the film.
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post #32 of 131
5/20/05 at 1:28am
Empire--9.4
Sith--9.2
New Hope--8.1
Clones--7.7
Phantom Menace--7.1
Jedi--6.4
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post #33 of 131
5/20/05 at 1:38am
Crow hit it smack dab in the balls.
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post #34 of 131
5/20/05 at 2:07am
8.5 - Loved it.
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post #35 of 131
5/20/05 at 4:48am
1st viewing - 4
2nd viewing - 7.5
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post #36 of 131
5/20/05 at 5:17am
star wars - 7
empire - 9
returnof the jedi - 8
phantom - 3
clones - 5
revenge - 8
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post #37 of 131
5/20/05 at 6:21am
OK, rankings, in order of release, with one qualification:

ANH: 7/10
ESB: 10/10
ROTJ: 7/10
TPM: 6/10
AOTC: 8/10

ROTS: 9/10

Except the first half of ANH gets a 10/10.

That's the only way I can describe it for myself. The original Star Wars movie is untouchable but the first half (up to where Alderaan is destroyed, I suppose) is absolutely golden whereas I tend to get bored by the rest of it (but probably because I've seen it so many times; these rankings can't be accurate since I don't have the same amount of experience with the newer movies as with the old).
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post #38 of 131
5/20/05 at 6:29am
Sith - 9

Aotc - 6

Tpm - 4

Anh - 9

Esb - 10

Rotj - 8.5
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post #39 of 131
5/20/05 at 6:30am
Tpm: 7
Aotc: 7.5
rots: 9
Anh: 8.75
Esb: 9.5
Rotj: 6.5
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post #40 of 131
5/20/05 at 8:17am
A New Hope - 10+
The Empire Strikes Back - 9.5
Revenge of the Sith - 8.6
Return of the Jedi - 8.3
Attack of the Clones - 7.5
The Phantom Menace - 5.0
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post #41 of 131
5/20/05 at 8:51am
In the order they were released

Star Wars - 8.5
Empire Strikes back - 9
Return of the Jedi - 8

The Phantom Menace - 7
Attack of the Clones - 5
Revenge of the Sith - 8
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post #42 of 131
5/20/05 at 9:12am

Hmmm

Must have watched a different movie

ROTS 1 (for the opening CGI porn shot)
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post #43 of 131
5/20/05 at 9:58am
7.25
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post #44 of 131
5/20/05 at 10:05am
I give it a 9 after 2 viewings.
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post #45 of 131
5/20/05 at 10:08am
Second viewing helped:

7.5
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post #46 of 131
5/20/05 at 10:53am
6.5
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post #47 of 131
5/20/05 at 11:51am
First viewing: 8

Second viewing: 8.99


(Just can't seem to give any of the prequels a 9. Gotta save those for the OT)
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post #48 of 131
5/20/05 at 12:32pm
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Originally Posted by hostiledm
yeah , i was suprised too. good movie. 8.5. But what does george do that makes people suck at acting....
I think it's a testament to both Temura Morrison & Ewan McGregor in this film that both actors pull off their scenes very well, despite the lack of actor's directing. (Morrison has very few scenes, but the troopers in this film have alot more personality crammed into their short scenes than all of his work in Clones.)
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post #49 of 131
5/20/05 at 1:07pm
Episode I - 4.0

Episode II - 6.0

Episode III - 8.5

Episode IV - 9.5

Episode V - 10.0 + + + + + (Favorite movie ever)

Episode VI - 7.5 (Overall, lower than Sith, but still packs a greater emotional whallop)
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post #50 of 131
5/20/05 at 1:07pm
A solid 8 with expectations this will not lower much over time, and may even increase a bit. I'm still waiting to see how I feel after a while, as AotC fooled me a bit, or more to the point, I fooled myself. I don't think I'm doing that this time. I really liked the movie. So, to join in the fray, or frey, or freigh...whatever:

1) Empire (duh.0)
2-4) New Hope, Jedi, Sith (all very close)
5) Clones (I like everything but the talking and the cartoon characters)
6) Menace (a good official "Fan-Edit" type of version would do this and AotC A LOT of good)
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