Best Lightsaber fight in the Star Wars movies?[SPOILERS for episode 3]

[Aust Diamondew]

Luke vs. Vader is still the best in my book. Though not by much. Most of the battles were very epic.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Hmm, I didn't have that problem in my theater. I was at a digital one and everything was clear enough to me.

As was I. Lowes Lincoln Center, NY NY. Alot of the stuff looked great, the lightsaber duels looked like FLASH!! ok eyes recovering, FLASH!!!! ok recover. Shadows moving really fa...FLASH!!!

I'm seeing it again with buddies of mine on Friday at the Zigfield, which is going to be showing digitally projected, I'll see if it's any different.

 

[Trickstergod]

And seeing Greivous in live action was worth it, although I have to ask, why did his wheeze suddenly vanish when he shucked the cloak?

Grievous doesn't wheeze normally; he was wheezing because, while capturing Palpatine, Mace Windu force crushed Grievous' torso like it was a soda can. Presumably he had the damage repaired somewhere between the fight over Coruscant and his final duel with Obi-Wan.

Or did the wheeze stop while still on his ship? I don't particularly remember that, just later on he wasn't wheezing.

It was one of the problems I found with the movie; even when I realized what was going on, I was irritated by the references to other sources that weren't explained in the movie yet still left the question "Why the heck is that happening?"

 

[griff_goodbeard]

Obi-Wan and Qui-Gonn vs Maul is still number 1 in terms of physicality and visual flair. Watching Darth Maul wield that weapon with such consummate skill, fending off his two opponents at once just emphasised how much wasted potential there was in the character of Maul. And "Duel of the Fates" is a great piece of music.

I vote for this one also. The thisg that stuck out for me was how great the music in this battle was. I just wasn't a moved by the music in the Obi-Wan Vader fight.

 

[Welverin]

an introduction

People thought that. He's not.

Spoiler

He was Reptillian before the Banking Clan had his shuttle crashed so they could turn him into more of a droid and make him more controllable.

That's not from the Clone Wars series, but Labyrinth of Evil novel.

Ankh-Morpork Guard, spoiler tags; spoiler tags, Ankh-Morpork Guard.

Anyway, I'm not sure yet. While RotS is still too new to properly judge, though if it's not the Qui-gon/ Obi-wan vs. Darth Maul fight it will be from ep3.

Also, while extreme close ups are some annoying; they aren't so pervasive in here that I consider them a problem. What does bother me is George’s fascination with cutting between numerous fights, ruins the flow of the fight for me.

Oh, and can anyone tell me when Anakin, or should I say Vader, lost his lightsaber when fighting Obi-wan in the final duel?

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Ankh-Morpork Guard, spoiler tags; spoiler tags, Ankh-Morpork Guard.

That doesn't happen in the novel...its just mentioned off hand when Grievous' background is explained. Hence, it doesn't spoil a single thing.

 

[CrusaderX]

I have to go with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan vs. Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace. One of the best fight scenes ever filmed, and it kept Episode I from sinking too low.

Luke vs. Vader in IV and V were great too, and Yoda vs. Dooku in II made me mark out like a fanboy, so these fights are also very memorable to me. But Menance's has to be the best.

 

[Psion]

Whoa... I thought I'd be outnumbered on this point too.

Yeah, I said the Darth Maul duel in Ep I. The duel in Ep VI was a classic for the emotion and drama, but for sheer visual flashing lightsaber KEWLNESS, I'll give the nod to Ep. 1.

It also gets bonus points for neatly highlighting the contrasts between Jedi and Sith. When the force fields snapped on, the Jedi meditated, while Maul paced like a caged animal.

 

[Masquerade]

I loved the Grevious vs. Obi-Wan battle, from the jedi bringing the ceiling down on his enemy's minions, to the four lightsabers, to the vehicle chase, to the desperate gunshot at the end.

The action in the original trilogy seems so simple by comparison.

 

[Welverin]

That doesn't happen in the novel...its just mentioned off hand when Grievous' background is explained. Hence, it doesn't spoil a single thing.

Oh, good. Thanks for the update.

It also gets bonus points for neatly highlighting the contrasts between Jedi and Sith. When the force fields snapped on, the Jedi meditated, while Maul paced like a caged animal.

Well Qui-gon meditated, Obi-wan waited impatiently like the not quite ready to be a jedi knight he was. I love how Maul paces like he's a tiger watching over it's prey.