Hopefully this board is home to a few Star Wars fans, because I don't want to set up another failed thread in Movies discussion. Anyway, onto the topic at hand. With the "3rd" (a.k.a 6th) and final movie coming out this Summer (if I'm not mistaken, titled Revenge of the Sith) I thought it would be a cool idea to discuss some of the better (and not so better) moments in the Star Wars Trilogy...ies.
I'll break my list up into each film, containing favorite scenes, characters, and moments/characters that are best to be forgotten.
Episode IV: A New Hope:
Character(s): Regular Characters are Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and everyones favorite gang of horrible shooters, the Storm Troopers. As for non-traditional (a.k.a not the major characters), I've always liked Figrin D'ans cantina band, and the Tusken Raiders from Tatooine.
Scenes: Anyone who says they hate the last 20 minutes where the X-Wings & Y-Wings attack the Death Star with the TIE Fighters and Darth Vader in hot pursuit needs to be kicked in the pants. I did, however, find the sudden return of the Millennium Falcon a bit silly, but still marked out for it anyway.
Things I Could Do Without: I'm going by the original releases of the first three, but if going by the new releases, Greedo shooting first just makes Han Solo look like a pussy. Also I would've had Luke's Uncle & Aunt's bones lying over each other, like they were making it when they bit the dust... OK, that's cruel AND A JOKE.
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back:
New Characters: Yoda of course, although a bit on the silly side, he brought the intensity still. Boba Fett made his debut here too, and is my favorite Bounty Hunter (remember, I'm not going by the re-release of Part IV where we see Fett for a brief moment in Docking Bay 94.
Scenes: The Lightsaber Duel between Luke & Vader. Probably the best of them all, as it actually means something to me. Luke is in no way a threat to Vader, and you could see D.V. is just playing games with him. Luke then starts fighting back, which result in Vader showing how truly powerful he is with the force by beating the crap out of Luke without actually touching him. When Darth reveals he's Luke's father, that was just awesome.
Also the AT-AT & AT-ST battle against the Snowspeeders on Hoth was pretty cool, as it actually shows that the Rebels aren't that strong compared to the Empirial Forces.
Things I Could Do Without: I wasn't really feeling the beginning with the "Luke is attacked by a whatever" and all the crap with the Tauntauns. Also the scene with Han, Chewie, and Leia inside some creatures stomach wasn't really needed either.
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi:
New Characters: Again assuming I'm not judging by the re-releases, Jabba The Hutt was always awesome. I loved the Rancor even though it's a blood thirsty monster, and the Ewoks were kinda cute... to an extent. Bib Fortuna and Salacious Crumb are also favorite minor characters.
Scenes: Everything that continues with the Luke/Darth Vader storyline set up at the end of the last film. Darth's struggle between good and evil and Luke giving in to his anger to destroy him really was great. The scene from outside Jabbas Palace with the Sarlac Pit (sp?) was pretty cool too, as we saw the end of Boba Fett and basically everything else on Jabba's cruiser.
Things I Could Do Without: TOO MANY EWOKS! I liked them but why have so many annoying fuckers? That's pretty much it for this one, as this and the ESB are my favorites.
Episode I: The Phantom Menace:
Characters: Assuming everyone is new... gotta like Obi-Wan Kenobi. Darth Maul remains one of my favorite evil characters, for reasons too weird to explain... OK, it's the lightsaber... and the look... and the ninja stuff. For minor characters, I like Capt. Panaka, although he was annoying from time to time. Padme is a hotty, so she gets a nod.
Scenes: The simultanious occurances between Obi Wan & Qui-Gon against Maul, and the Gungan Army against the Trade Federation Droids. I hate Jar Jar, but this is the only scene I don't hate him. The Pod-Racing scene was pretty cool if you love computer animation, but it's really not required for the movie except for "Anakin is a good pilot", which we already knew I think.
Things I Could Do Without: Three Simple Words: JAR JAR BINKS. If there was ever an award for the most annoying character ever in a motion picture, he would win it, with most of the nerds from the Friday The 13th series a close second behind him. Anakin was made out as such a pussy too, especially when it's the fucking kid from Jingle All The Way. News Flash: THE KID CAN'T ACT!
Episode II: Attack of the Clones:
New Characters: Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus was a pretty cool character, although a little on the different side. Jango Fett is awesome, but not as awesome as Boba. I liked Mace Windu becoming a more important character compared to the previous film.
Scenes: Yoda fighting. Yes, it looked silly, but EVERY Star Wars fan better have been creaming their pants for that scene. Anakin destryoing the Tusken Raiders was a cool scene, but should've gone longer to drive the point home. Anakin fighting with two lightsabers was also badass, although it really didn't add much to the movie.
Things I Could Do Without: I hate love stories, and half the movie is that. Anakin is pussy whipped, and it just drags on over and over. Other than that, nothing really stands out as bad, even though I just saw the movie. Damn Love Stories...
I'm an uber SW mark. I pretty much agree with your statements. But i have a soft spot for Jar Jar for some reason.
Blech... I will admit though, that Jar Jar Binks is better than 8 year old Anakin Skywalker. DAMN YOU JINGLE ALL THE WAY KID! YES YOU DESERVE TO DIE, AND I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL!
CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN! JAKE LYOD IS NOT YOUR ENEMY! BREEEEATH!
This bastard kid not only ruined Arnold Schwarzeneggers bad ass image for the rest of his career, but single handedly made Darth Vader a pussy.
Yea. YOU walk up to Vader and tell him he's a pussy. I dare you.
I'll send him a greeting card with a note attached, and make sure I'm 100 planets away from wherever the hell he is.