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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 7547010" data-attributes="member: 57112">The definitive Star Wars movie ranking, bee-tee-dubs:1) The Empire Strikes Back - Needs no explanation.2) The Last Jedi - I'll admit to being kind of bummed out the first time I left the theatre, but the more times I watched it the more I started to appreciate it. It ain't a perfect film, but it's definitely a great one. Also, the best nameless* bad guy general in Star Wars, period.3) Return of the Jedi - This is mostly nostalgia talking, but I was at the exact target for this film; still young enough to get Ewoks, also was playing a crapton of X-Wing and TIE Fighter on my hand-me-down x486. Yes, it's got a lot of problems, but it's also got the best space battle in the series, and that was enough 8-year-old Gradine to wear out his bootleg VHS-taped-off-of-network-TV tape.4) A New Hope - I think this one is underappreciated in a lot of ways, but it's still a really good film.5) The Force Awakens - See above.6) Solo - Yes, there were quite a few questionable decisions in here. But did I have fun? Yeah, I had fun.7) Rogue One - If I could split this into two films, the second half would be right up there at the top. I had kind of the opposite experience as with TLJ; I walked out of the theatre with a massive grin on my face, but the more I watched it the more I realized how dreadfully dull the film's first half was. Basically an entire hour and a half of Forrest Whittaker chewing scenery, pointless interparty conflict, and Felicity Jones desperately trying to display what most humans would describe as "emotion". That final act though.8) The Phantom Menace - Hear me out. I would argue that this is only prequel trilogy that actually succeeded at what it set out to do. Was what it set out to do a bad idea from the start? Oh, of course. But my four-year-old thinks Jar Jar is hilarious and gets super excited whenever Annie (the sun'll come out... tomorrow!) does anything noteworthy, which is a good chunk of the movie. Also features the best lightsaber battle in the series (at least until TLJ happened). And Qui-Gon.9) Revenge of the Sith - This is not as good of a movie as everyone likes to pretend that it is. I know; I watched it recently. It's an absolute mess. Okay, the whole "rescue Palpatine" sequence is pretty good, I guess. But the rest is mostly horrendous dialogue, awful Palpatine memes, and youngling slaughter. I guess it's nice to see Ewan McGregor still trying his hardest, bless him.10) Attack of the Clones - Needs no explanation.***This being a Star Wars film, of course he has a name; I just don't know it because I haven't bought the relevant action figure and/or Lego set yet**To be fair, this film probably features the best Action Padme.</blockquote>

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