JediNyt Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 As much as I love Star Wars I dont see it as the greatest movie of all time. If theres any movie better than Star Wars its The Lord of the Rings. But Im still a bigger fan of SW than LOTR. What films if any do you think are better than SW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 LotR was the greatest story of all time, but not movie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad-x Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 Best Adventure Movie Ever - Empire Strikes Back All other Star Wars movies aren't in the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinga1 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Excuse me, what did you say? "Movies better than Star Wars?"? Son't you know that that phrase is impossible in any known language? That'd be like saying that George Lucas wasn't an angel! Seriously, I don't know. I think the Matrix trilogy is the best pure action...but best overall...heck. I don't really care...I know hat I like and don't...best is also not in my vocabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassup Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 You would have to be pretty specific to try to compare 2 different movies with different tales to tell. I don't think you can compare SW with some other movies because they are just too different. They each have their unique values that make them great. Compared with LOTR, I think the ESB and ROTJ are better, but ANH, TPM, and AOTC are worse. So... ESB > ROTJ > LOTR > ANH > AOTC > TPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Best movie of all time: Casablanca. Even Star Wars emulated it. Nazi Occupation of Casablanca=Stormtrooper Occupation of Mos Eisley Nazi Stormtroopers=Empire Stormtroopers Rick's Cafe Americain=the Cantina Rick=Han Solo Sam (Dooley Wilson)=Chewbacca Ilsa Lazlo=Princess Leia Major Strasser=Darth Vader This quote: "I stick my neck out for nobody." Did Han Solo say it or did Rick? Rick's sidekick was Sam, the piano player who chose to follow Rick no matter where he went. It was as if he owed Rick a "life debt!" Casablanca is the GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME! Go rent it. Better yet, buy it. If you watch it, you will see familiar scenes and hear familiar lines that you've heard in a thousand movies. If you didn't know that Casablanca did it first, you would accuse Casablanca of copying all those great movies! Besides, it's an All-Star cast! Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Ingrid Bergman, and the one of a kind Peter Lorre. The film was considered for eight Academy Awards for the year 1943, winning the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Terminator 2 hands all SW movies their asses. Pirates of the Caribbean was cooler too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediNyt Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 Originally posted by wassup You would have to be pretty specific to try to compare 2 different movies with different tales to tell. This isnt about LOTR vs SW this is about over all quality of a movie and how much you enjoy watching it. As you can see some people like Terminator or the Matrix better. I thought that LOTR was a better movie than SW plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad-x Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 There are a few awful moments in LOTR though... 'What grace has given me, let it pass to him, let him be spared.' Uh-huh. So your some kind of Christ-like figure now, eh? Why don't you just go with the bloody ring with your immortal friends. I wasn't aware that it was possible you couldn't die. Was anyone who hadn't read the book know that? ______ 'Sam, Rosie knows an idiot when she sees one.' 'Does she?' Not funny at all. Just undermines the character even more, makes Sam look annoying and pathetic. ______ The way we had perfect slimline elves and then presented the rather fat Haldir, captain of the elves in Lothlorien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinga1 Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 I wouldn't say Haldir was fat...but he had those bid, regal garmets. Anyway, he's Agent Smith! Of course he's ugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediNyt Posted August 23, 2003 Author Share Posted August 23, 2003 Hugo Weaving does not play Haldir he plays Elrond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckcsaber Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Any of the original Star Wars could be the greatest movie of all time for me. Nothing can compare to it in my eyes. ps - There is a resemblance between Star Wars and Casablanca, but it is not as big as you make it sound, Skinwalker. Remember, Star Wars is based around Luke Skywalker's growth from a farmboy to a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Hey.... I just said it "emulated" Casablanca.... Still, I thought the overall theme of Star Wars was about Darth Vader and his rise/fall to power. His turn to the Darkside and ultimate redemption. The original three seemed to be about Han Solo to me though. And we all know that Han/Chewbacca = Rick/Sam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Jones Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 hmm. i dont like the story of lotr much .. hmmm. i dont like such "mystic" worlds. a movie better than starwars? .. no.. i dont now a better space story.. PERHABS alien (without part 4) or lost in space .. but i am not sure, it's late. i think other movies wont count here or arent comparible. if this would be the case then i'd say the indy trilogy or from dusk til dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Rabbit Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Well, I've always said that Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension was the best film of all time. 'Character...is what you are in the dark!' --John Whorfin Now how can Darth Vader compare with John Whorfin? New code: Santa Claus is coming--hide the lliquor and prostitutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 there are very few movies i like since i have been alive. the star wars saga has been a favorite though for some time. the terminators 1 and 2 were good. and of course the new lord of the rings saga. i used to love watching the old animated hobbit stories as a kid. maybe it would be better to just keep it simple by genre. such as sci fi, fantasy and so on. one of my favorite fantasy films growing up was actually conan lol. they just dont make movies like they used to we have all the special computer graphics but hardly any strong story lines. i'de say the best new movies of the millenium would be star wars and the lord of the rings. heres a a movie i would'nt mind checking out thats comming out soon. http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/underworld/ i'm not sure how great it will be but it looks like it would be ok to watch a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 IMO there aren't any movies out there better then SW. I've grown up with the movies and will forever be a fan of them.......if something comes close, I really like those Matrix movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Originally posted by Leemu Taos IMO there aren't any movies out there better then SW. I've grown up with the movies and will forever be a fan of them.......if something comes close, I really like those Matrix movies. yeah! *high fives leemu* i feel exactly the same. the matrix movies are the only films that come close to star wars IMO. i like LOTR alot but i'm not an avid fan of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Rythe Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 1: Snatch 2: Lock stock & 2 smoking barrells 3: All the Star Wars Movies Other than that NOTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Charlie and the choclete factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegietto Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 i have two Braveheart and LOTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Originally posted by Leemu Taos IMO there aren't any movies out there better then SW. I've grown up with the movies and will forever be a fan of them.......if something comes close, I really like those Matrix movies. Replace Matrix (which I just recently saw early this month for the first time and enjoyed ALOT) with Indy and you woulda taken the words right outta my mouth (ummm, technically, I didn't grow up with the movies, but I have always enjoyed the clips in Muppet Babies and seeing the vintage toys in antique stores ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remirol Nacnud Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 I agree that you can't really compare ALL movies. For instance, Harvey is one of my favourite movies. Compare it to star wars in particular ways (action, thrills, music, fantasy-as in, how we all love to play at jedi in our minds- etc) and star wars wins hands down. But I'd rather watch Harvey, just because it's a great movie. Similar things could be said about "some like it hot" or "it's a wonderful life". And I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned the bond films yet. For me the SWs films aren't a clear winner for the title of 'best movies ever'. To tell the truth, I don't even have them on video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by Remirol Nacnud "some like it hot" You are the only other person apart from me who I have ever seen mention Some Like It Hot. I absolutely positively LOVE that film. ... The Matrix is the only other film that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Star Wars imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Hah, you've obviously never seen El Mariachi or Desperado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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