What are your unpopular geek opinions?

[LoganRan]

I just finished watching the original Star Wars trilogy and realized that I have a few opinions about the Star Wars "saga" that probably don't "fit the mold" in relation to most Star Wars fans. So naturally, I wanted to air those opinions for your amusement/ridicule/internet slap fighting!

Unpopular opinion #1: Yoda, Boba Fett and Darth Maul are all MASSIVELY overrated characters. Yoda's goofy backwards grammar and cheezy dollar menu fortune cookie "wisdom" are annoying while Boba Fett and Darth Maul are just...boring.

Unpopular opinion #2: The Empire Strikes Back is the worst movie of the original trilogy. Now, part of this is simply a consequence of being the middle film in a trilogy which prevents it from having a satisfying conclusion...but a cool cliffhanger is not the same as a satisfying conclusion. As stated in point #1, Yoda is annoying rather than cute or insightful. The only good part of ESB is the confrontation between Luke and Vader and the "big reveal" but that isn't enough for it to not end up in the bottom spot out of the original three. I should point out that I still enjoy ESB, it just occupies third place for me rather than its almost ubiquitous spot in first place for most Star Wars fans.

Unpopular opinion #3: I actually like Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Yes, they have the execrable "love story" between Anakin and Padme' but other than that they have the swashbuckling adventure and classic good vs evil themes that make most Star Wars movies so satisfying.

So, there you have it. Three, likely, unpopular opinions about Star Wars. I only addressed Star Wars in my OP but I'd like this thread to be open to any and all unpopular geek opinions.

What are YOUR unpopular geek opinions EN World community?

 

[Yora]

Superheroes are stupid.

 

[Davies]

Blade Runner is better with narration.

 

[Ulfgeir]

Opinion 1:
Star Trek original series, is much better than TNG. Yes it is campy as heck, and no one can claim it is good, but it works. It had better characters and more chemistry between the actors.

Opinion 2:
More Star Trek... From TNG and Voyager. The worst characters ever introduced must have been Q, Tuvok, Kes, Neelix. (Think I got their names right).

 

[Ulfgeir]

Blade Runner is better with narration.

Yes. And without the unicorn dream sequence.

 

[monsmord]

The coconut tech of Gilligan's Island makes more sense than anything in The Matrix universe.

 

[Alzrius]

Terminator: Genisys was a fun new entry into the franchise, and I wish it had gotten the trilogy of films it was intended to have.

 

[Dioltach]

Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy is great fun, especially the Extended Editions.

 

[MarkB]

I enjoyed The Last Jedi, and think that overall it did a decent job with the storyline it was picking up.

 

[Cadence]

Blade Runner is better with narration.

I've wondered for a long time if it is the best way to introduce the movie to folks who don't know the story. ..