If you go by critical reception, Revenge of the Sith is the most well-received Star Wars film.

Not trying to start a fight, but I'm not sure where you're getting this from. Of the prequels, yes, it was the best received by critics, and got a generally positive review. However, compared to the critical response of A New Hope or Empire Strikes Back, it pales in comparison. Also, RotS was only nominated for one Academy Award (which it didn't win). A New Hope was nominated for 10 and won 6 (plus a Special Acheivement award). Empire was nominated for 4 and won 2.

If you go by critical reception, Revenge of the Sith is the most well-received Star Wars film.

Not trying to start a fight, but I'm not sure where you're getting this from.

If you go by critical reception, Revenge of the Sith is the most well-received Star Wars film.

Not trying to start a fight, but I'm not sure where you're getting this from.

Mike Klimo rated the initial reviews according to Rotten Tomatoes standards and Revenge turned out to be the clear winner of the six. By a margin, in fact.

OK, if that's the source, then I understand. He's so biased towards the prequels it's not even funny. I mean, he wrote a book defending them.

I still stand by my statement.

If you go by critical reception, Revenge of the Sith is the most well-received Star Wars film.

Not trying to start a fight, but I'm not sure where you're getting this from. Of the prequels, yes, it was the best received by critics, and got a generally positive review. However, compared to the critical response of A New Hope or Empire Strikes Back, it pales in comparison. Also, RotS was only nominated for one Academy Award (which it didn't win). A New Hope was nominated for 10 and won 6 (plus a Special Acheivement award). Empire was nominated for 4 and won 2.

If you go by review scores RotS comes away the best. Review scores however mean nothing, basicaly, especially compared over such a long time. They have mostly become either 80%+ or bad. That was already a thing in the early 2000s.

Saying that RotS will be returned to more than the movie that started it all, Episode 4, is a claim is bold to say the least. For me personaly Episode 5 will always be that, but it doesn't stand on its own all that well, needing 4 for setup and 6 for closure.

If you go by critical reception, Revenge of the Sith is the most well-received Star Wars film.

Not trying to start a fight, but I'm not sure where you're getting this from.

Mike Klimo rated the initial reviews according to Rotten Tomatoes standards and Revenge turned out to be the clear winner of the six. By a margin, in fact.

OK, if that's the source, then I understand. He's so biased towards the prequels it's not even funny. I mean, he wrote a book defending them.

Yeah Revenge of the Sith is my favorite for sure.

Although it only ended up 6th overall on this small sampling it often rivals Empire for the top two spots on many larger rankings.

If you go by critical reception, Revenge of the Sith is the most well-received Star Wars film.

Not trying to start a fight, but I'm not sure where you're getting this from.

Mike Klimo rated the initial reviews according to Rotten Tomatoes standards and Revenge turned out to be the clear winner of the six. By a margin, in fact.

OK, if that's the source, then I understand. He's so biased towards the prequels it's not even funny. I mean, he wrote a book defending them.

Your fallacy is Poisoning the Well.

Let's not get started on logical fallacies. Trust me, I'm quite familiar with them. Klimo's fallacy is bias. Pointing that out isn't itself a fallacy.

Uhh Rotten Tomatoes scores have RotS at 79% making the only movies lower then it TPM, AotC, and the Clone Wars movie. I'm not sure where you're getting these ratings saying RotS is higher rated then the rest? Am I misreading something?

Uhh Rotten Tomatoes scores have RotS at 79% making the only movies lower then it TPM, AotC, and the Clone Wars movie. I'm not sure where you're getting these ratings saying RotS is higher rated then the rest? Am I misreading something?

They come from initial critic reactions.

Uhh Rotten Tomatoes scores have RotS at 79% making the only movies lower then it TPM, AotC, and the Clone Wars movie. I'm not sure where you're getting these ratings saying RotS is higher rated then the rest? Am I misreading something?

They come from initial critic reactions.

Ah.

Interestingly enough, RotS actually has a higher critic score then audience score.

Uhh Rotten Tomatoes scores have RotS at 79% making the only movies lower then it TPM, AotC, and the Clone Wars movie. I'm not sure where you're getting these ratings saying RotS is higher rated then the rest? Am I misreading something?

They come from initial critic reactions.

Ah.Interestingly enough, RotS actually has a higher critic score then audience score.

Which makes a good amount of sense.

As a standalone it's not too bad. It's problem is as a set up to IV.

Well I like the OT the best, not putting any episode in any order but watching IV V & VI in order makes for the best story.

Rouge one I call it Star Wars Junk Food. Still out of all the other Star Wars "side" movies and even compared to some of the numbered episodes I find it one of the more entertaining films. Definitely the best Star Wars "side" movie. However I'm not sure I would try and watch it directly before watching Episode IV on a Star Wars marathon.

Episode 7 I put under Rouge 1. It might move up depending on 8 and 9 but I doubt it.

The Prequels could have been good. I think Disney should just revamp them and decanonized the G Lucas ones into the EU.

The Ewok Adventures were the first "side" Star Wars movies. Unlike Rouge One these were awful.

Lets not forget the very bottom of the list. The Star Wars Holiday Special.

PSA:

Rogue as in Rogue Squadron. Not Rouge as in Baton Rouge.

1) Empire Strikes Back

2) A New Hope

3) Rogue One

4) Return of the Jedi / The Force Awakens

Not sure whether ROTJ or TFA gets the number 4 spot. They are both enjoyable movies with some significant flaws. I'll need to rewatch them both before I can decide which movies' flaws are worse.

The prequels don't count as Star Wars movies for me. Although I admit that I like watching the light saber battle with Darth Maul it doesn't change the fact that the prequels were terrible movies that actually hurt my view of the entire Star Wars universe. They are the reason that I can say with absolute conviction that although I like Star Wars, I am absolutely NOT a fan. I am so thankful that George Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney. We never would have seen a great movie like Rogue One if George was still running the show. If we keep getting movies like Rogue One, maybe at some point in the future I'll be able to say that I am a fan again.

1) The Empire Strikes Back

2) A New Hope

3) Rogue One

4) Revenge of the Sith

5) The Force Awakens

6) The Phantom Menace

7) Return of the Jedi

8) Attack of the Clones.

That's right I put two prequels, a semi prequel, and a sequel before Return of the Jedi. The ground of Battle of Endor is unbearable.

1) ESB

2) ANH

3) RO

4) TFA

5) ROTJ

6) TPM

7) ROTS
8) AOTC

On any given day, ESB and ANH can swap, just like RO and TFA. Really, there's the top 5, which could conceivably be rearranged endlessly, then a gap to the prequels. I seem to be rarity in that I'll always take TPM over the other two, it's the least bad.

1. Return of the Jedi

2. A New Hope

3. Empire strikes back

4. Rogue One

5. The Force Awakens

6. Revenge of the Sith

7. Attack of the Clones

8. Phantom Menace

I grew up watching the original trilogy on recorded VHS tapes tapes and the prequels came out while I was in high school. I finally caught up on the expanded universe a month before Disney bought the franchise.

I am aghast how high a new hope is on everyone's lists. I grew up on the original trilogy watched them daily and had every nuance and line memorized and loved them all. That being said I recently watched a New Hope again and omg does it not hold up. It really is a bad movie. Bad acting, bad dialogue, dated 70's visuals, corny good vs evil plot, it was no where near as good as I remember. Now Empire is a good movie, Jedi not so much. Phantom menace is pretty bad outside Liam Neesen and Ray Park, AOTC is a travesty and ROTS to this day still has the greatest dramatic sword fight scene I have ever witnessed. That alone is worth watching that movie for. Force Awakens was ok and haven't seen Rogue One, it can wait till bluray. So I guess my final list would be:

1 ESB

2 ROTS

3. FA

4. ROTJ

5. ANH

6. PM

7. AOTC

From what I have heard Rogue One will likely come in just above FA.

They all had some great moments. I love it when someone says things like, I didn't like the acting. No one will ever win an Academy Award for one of these, no matter how good they are. I quite enjoyed Rogue One. George Lucas hit it out of the park with his passion and vision. The original will always have a warm spot in my heart.

I am aghast how high a new hope is on everyone's lists. I grew up on the original trilogy watched them daily and had every nuance and line memorized and loved them all. That being said I recently watched a New Hope again and omg does it not hold up. It really is a bad movie. Bad acting, bad dialogue, dated 70's visuals, corny good vs evil plot, it was no where near as good as I remember. Now Empire is a good movie, Jedi not so much. Phantom menace is pretty bad outside Liam Neesen and Ray Park, AOTC is a travesty and ROTS to this day still has the greatest dramatic sword fight scene I have ever witnessed. That alone is worth watching that movie for. Force Awakens was ok and haven't seen Rogue One, it can wait till bluray. So I guess my final list would be:

1 ESB

2 ROTS

3. FA

4. ROTJ

5. ANH

6. PM

7. AOTC

From what I have heard Rogue One will likely come in just above FA.

Rogue One definitely cannot wait until Blu-ray.

This is from someone who isn't a die hard Star Wars fan.

Go see it naow.

NAOW.

BEST STAR WARS MOVIE EVER.

So for fun I did some number crunching of the users who ranked most if not all the movies.

The final rankings are:

1) Empire / High:1 / Low:6

2) Rogue / High:1 / Low:6

3) Hope / High:1 / Low:7

4) Jedi / High:1 / Low:6

5) Force / High:1 / Low:8

6) Sith / High:1 / Low:8

7) Menace / High:4 / Low:8

8) Clones / High:2 / Low:8

A few notes about what I found...

- Menace and Clones were virtually tied mainly because of several users lumping the prequels together in their rankings instead of differentiating them.

- Menace only had a high ranking of 4, but three users ranked it 4.

- Clones had a single ranking at 2, but all the rest were 5 or lower.

- Sith had every ranking except 3.

- Force had less 1's and more 8's than Sith but still came out ahead.

- Jedi had all but one ranking at 1-5 and had fairly equal amounts of each of them.

- Hope had more 1-2 rankings than Rogue, but also more 5-8 rankings which made the difference.

- Rogue by far had the most 3 rankings but still managed to be 2.

- Empire is no surprise at 1. Had only 6 users rank it 3 or lower.

Sounds about right

Maybe its too late, but... V>III>IV>R1>VII>II>I>VI

But i love them all, prequels included. I think that they even have better concept that OT and McGregor>Ford for me.

Surprised at the number of people putting g at least some of the PT so high!

I may actually try to find a spiritual calm and try to rewatch the PT with an open mind.

I've always accepted they hadba few good bits. Maul, Qui-Gon and young Obi-Wan should actually have been a pretty solid centre for TPM for example.

Not sure I can honestly do it with a clear mind but screw Yoda.. I can try!

Well, the first time I watched TPM I pretty much hated it. But then we had AotC which was so horrible it really put TPM in perspective for me.

If you can watch TPM from the perspective of Jar Jar being evil (Darth Binks), and straight up ignore schoolboiBtch Anakin, then the movie is actually pretty good.

It has a *fantastic* soundtrack, Darth Maul is in his prime as scary and fearsome (unlike in clone wars cartoon), there's mystery, Qui Gon and young Obi Wan are great. It has what I think is one of the best lightsaber sequences in the entire series. The battle of Naboo is actually pretty good and the podracing sequence is entertaining enough.

Give it another shot. I'm not saying its a top 3 star wars movie, but I think its actually way better than most give it credit for.

I'd be curious to see how these rankings relate to age and what movie(s) you saw first. I was born in 1977 and grew up watching the original trilogy, so it was magic to me. I imagine it's the same for someone born in the late 90's with the prequels.

I'd be curious to see how these rankings relate to age and what movie(s) you saw first.

That is a very valid point a ANH was the first film i ever saw and the back in 77 it was a big deal so it will always hold a special spot in my list