What order should the movies be watched in?

tolkienfan · 06-26-2006, 12:30 AM

I was wondering, if you've never seen the movies or you are having a marathon or something, should you watch them by episode number or release date? Should you watch the new ones first or the old ones? I'm thinking the new ones, because everyone pretty much knows the story anyway so it won't like give everything away and spoil the suprise or anything. What do you think?

Farimir Captain of Gondor · 06-26-2006, 07:00 AM

If I had never seen them before, I'd want to watch Episode I-III first and then move on to IV-VI. Not becuase I think those are better, they're not, just that it makes more sense to watch them in chronological order.

Now that I've seen them all, I'd just watch Revenge of the Sith and move on to the older ones.

***Earniel*** · 06-26-2006, 10:29 AM

Personally I'd stick to ep. IV-V-VI and if you still haven't seen enough films for the day after that, see whichever you like best out of I-II-III. I think they're more exciting without seeing the prequals. Better storylines too IMO. Vader just ain't as scary if you have seen Anakin.

The Telcontarion · 06-26-2006, 10:36 AM

I think the scripts for episodes 1,2, and 3 where very well done, however it was the direction that failed them horribly.

So I agree with "Lord" Farimir Captain of Gondor, if you have not seen the movies at all, I would say watch them numerically from 1-6.

Sam · 06-26-2006, 02:15 PM

i found that the best way to watch the movies is IV-VI then I-III. i really enjoyed watching them this way because in the classic trilogy, all the things that happen in the prequal trilogy are like a big myth. As you watch further and further into the classic trilogy, some things are revealed (number one of course being all that luke i am your father business) but the entire story is not told. Then you watch I-III, and you're just like, Oh, i get it now. So for that reason, i think that the ideal way to watch starwars is to watch IV-VI then I-III.

me9996 · 06-26-2006, 08:34 PM

If I was haveing a marathon I'd go from 1 to 6, as it shows the plot in a very clear perspecive.

cee2lee2 · 06-26-2006, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Personally I'd stick to ep. IV-V-VI and if you still haven't seen enough films for the day after that, see whichever you like best out of I-II-III. I think they're more exciting without seeing the prequals. Better storylines too IMO. Vader just ain't as scary if you have seen Anakin.

This is my preference too. I also think this would be the preferred order if one has never seen the movies. And as Sam said, if you watch 1, 2, and 3 first, you have no sense of the unfolding of the story bit by bit in 4, 5, and 6.

Curubethion · 06-26-2006, 11:59 PM

Yep. I, II, III basically just took IV, V, VI and made a storyline before them. It's almost like having two different trilogies. The only difference: they each spoil the other. Personally, I prefer the spoiling the way it's done in the later ones, as opposed to the earlier ones.

hectorberlioz · 07-01-2006, 12:52 PM

I'm for first release watching...that's the way to go, IMO.

tolkienfan · 07-02-2006, 10:11 PM

I think I've changed my mind, it would probably be better to watch them 4,5,6,1,2,3.

***Alcuin*** · 07-03-2006, 01:31 AM

I think I prefer IV (Star Wars to me – I remember it when it was the only one…) and V first, to set the tale in motion and establish the tension. Then I-II-III: by then end of V, we knew who Anakin was, we see him in I-II-III, and an uninformed viewer might expect Darth Vader to pop up in III and whack Anakin. (Well he might! We already know the story, don’t we? And where are we going to get someone who doesn’t? The jungle, the tundra… someplace pretty far from cinemas, satellites, and DVD … and that’s some pretty remote places these days.)

So by the time you finish III, you’re ready for VI. Revenge of the Sith to Return of the Jedi. You understand the real mortal danger Luke faces (but Luke doesn't!), and the whole tale winds to an emotional, uplifting conclusion.

Vader’s statement at the end has added poignancy:

Quote:

Anakin: Luke, help me take... this mask off.
Luke: But you'll die.
Anakin: Nothing... can stop that now... Just for once... let me... look on you, with my own eyes.

So all his efforts to find Darth Plagueis’ secret to defeating death are lost. The reason he gave for his fall was to protect Padmé from Shmi’s fate; she is lost; and Vader is lost, too. Anakin has lost everything. But he has recovered himself, and his son.

Curubethion · 07-03-2006, 01:00 PM

That's a cool way to watch them!

tolkienfan · 07-04-2006, 05:50 PM

That's a good idea! I think I'll try that sometime!

Butterbeer · 07-04-2006, 05:55 PM

what order????????

whichever way u like baby...

remember to live.

BB x x x x

XRogue · 08-07-2006, 12:31 PM

If I'd never seen them before, I'd go with watching them in release order, and I'd recommend the same to any new viewer who asks...so as not to spoil the surprise, and because the OT doesn't look as spiffy as the newer ones, too.

Orchunter X · 08-12-2006, 12:43 AM

IV, V, I, II, III, VI.
You get the whole story and the full effect of "Luke I am your father !!"

cee2lee2 · 08-12-2006, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orchunter X

IV, V, I, II, III, VI.
You get the whole story and the full effect of "Luke I am your father !!"

interesting suggestion.....i might try it that way the next time i'm ready for a marathon viewing.

06-26-2006, 12:30 AM	#1
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	What order should the movies be watched in? I was wondering, if you've never seen the movies or you are having a marathon or something, should you watch them by episode number or release date? Should you watch the new ones first or the old ones? I'm thinking the new ones, because everyone pretty much knows the story anyway so it won't like give everything away and spoil the suprise or anything. What do you think? __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

06-26-2006, 07:00 AM	#2
Farimir Captain of Gondor Spaceman Spiff Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the belly of a Firefly, living in Serenity is where you'll find me Posts: 1,438	If I had never seen them before, I'd want to watch Episode I-III first and then move on to IV-VI. Not becuase I think those are better, they're not, just that it makes more sense to watch them in chronological order. Now that I've seen them all, I'd just watch Revenge of the Sith and move on to the older ones. __________________ Do you hear that?

06-26-2006, 10:29 AM	#3
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Personally I'd stick to ep. IV-V-VI and if you still haven't seen enough films for the day after that, see whichever you like best out of I-II-III. I think they're more exciting without seeing the prequals. Better storylines too IMO. Vader just ain't as scary if you have seen Anakin. __________________ We are not things.

06-26-2006, 10:36 AM	#4
The Telcontarion The one true King of the human race, direct descendant of Adam and heir to the kings of old. "You owe me your fealty." The Tar Minyaturion Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: By the shores of cuivinien Posts: 694	I think the scripts for episodes 1,2, and 3 where very well done, however it was the direction that failed them horribly. So I agree with "Lord" Farimir Captain of Gondor, if you have not seen the movies at all, I would say watch them numerically from 1-6. __________________ Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Ecclesiasticus 2:1-5 1 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation... ...4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. 5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

06-26-2006, 02:15 PM	#5
Sam Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 251	i found that the best way to watch the movies is IV-VI then I-III. i really enjoyed watching them this way because in the classic trilogy, all the things that happen in the prequal trilogy are like a big myth. As you watch further and further into the classic trilogy, some things are revealed (number one of course being all that luke i am your father business) but the entire story is not told. Then you watch I-III, and you're just like, Oh, i get it now. So for that reason, i think that the ideal way to watch starwars is to watch IV-VI then I-III. __________________ Sam, son of Mark

06-26-2006, 11:59 PM	#8
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	Yep. I, II, III basically just took IV, V, VI and made a storyline before them. It's almost like having two different trilogies. The only difference: they each spoil the other. Personally, I prefer the spoiling the way it's done in the later ones, as opposed to the earlier ones. __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

07-01-2006, 12:52 PM	#9
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	I'm for first release watching...that's the way to go, IMO. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

07-02-2006, 10:11 PM	#10
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	I think I've changed my mind, it would probably be better to watch them 4,5,6,1,2,3. __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

07-03-2006, 01:00 PM	#12
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	That's a cool way to watch them! __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

07-04-2006, 05:50 PM	#13
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	That's a good idea! I think I'll try that sometime! __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

07-04-2006, 05:55 PM	#14
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	what order???????? whichever way u like baby... remember to live. BB x x x x

08-07-2006, 12:31 PM	#15
XRogue Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2000 Location: D/FW Texas, USA Posts: 345	If I'd never seen them before, I'd go with watching them in release order, and I'd recommend the same to any new viewer who asks...so as not to spoil the surprise, and because the OT doesn't look as spiffy as the newer ones, too. __________________ Farewell wherever you fare, till your Eyries recieve you at the journey's end.

08-12-2006, 12:43 AM	#16
Orchunter X Sapling Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	IV, V, I, II, III, VI. You get the whole story and the full effect of "Luke I am your father !!"

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Best Movies of 2005...so far	HOBBIT	Entertainment Forum	36	12-27-2005 04:40 PM
Announcement, all new members read: Keeping the Books and Movies separate	Comic Book Guy	Lord of the Rings Books	63	08-12-2004 02:57 AM
Connecting the Movies	Lollypopgurl	Lord of the Rings Movies	1	11-01-2003 08:37 PM
The Order of the Blue Flame	zavron	RPG Forum	145	09-12-2003 11:26 PM
The Order of The Blue Flame	zavron	RPG Forum	72	01-18-2003 06:33 PM