DAR Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Drew McWeeny who used to be known as Moriarity over at Aint It Cool has been writing for Hitfix the past several years. Recently he did a story where he showed his sons the Star Wars films for the first time. They watched all six but in a rather interesting order. Here is the series:http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/film-nerd-2-0-we-kick-off-a-special-series-with-a-first-viewing-of-star-warshttp://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/film-nerd-2-0-we-finally-reach-the-moment-with-empire-strikes-back-on-blu-rayhttp://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/film-nerd-2-0-we-flashback-to-the-phantom-menace-as-the-star-wars-series-continueshttp://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/film-nerd-2-0-yoda-seals-the-deal-for-attack-of-the-clones-on-blu-rayhttp://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/film-nerd-2-0-revenge-of-the-sith-devastates-the-kids-as-anakin-falls-from-gracehttp://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/film-nerd-2-0-the-heros-journey-ends-with-return-of-the-jedi-and-many-many-shared-tears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Sounds intresting, I think I'll read about this in a bit.Me and my parents showed my nephew who is now 8 the Star Wars films a few years back starting with the OT first. (We had to fast foward through a few parts though that would scare him, he can watch them all now). He loves them, he finally saw ROTS which was the only one he never saw. He also loves Pirates, Pixar/Disney, Iron Man and tons of other films. (And Mario)Yep I'm a good uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 A very good read, I like the format of going 4-5-1-2-3-6 since it allows people to use the prequels to process the shock of 5's ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Yeah I'm thinking of giving that a try sometime. Plus it was interesting to read how the films played to his sons seeing the films for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted November 15, 2011 Community Manager Share Posted November 15, 2011 Damn DAR, that was a good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 It was a very interesting read - more for his sons first reactions then the order I must admit. His sons teacher calling her child after Anikin is epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesFord92 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Great read, thanks for posting. There's a lot of stuff in there that makes me appreciate the prequels and some of the changes that have been made to the OT a little bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 I think the prequels are unfairly maligned. They were never going to match what we saw for the first time with the original trilogy. But there are some many good things that they outweigh the bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Scottb Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 The prequels were good, but I still wish Lucas had done 7-8-9 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrestomanci Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Definitely an interesting read. Thanks for pointing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 The prequels are, for the most part, awful... but I love Drew's concept and that's the way I'm gonna show 'em to my kid in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I was gonna ask whether a first time viewer (me) should watch them in the original order, or go with the prequels first. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Prequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Or I could just watch it in the old way and watch the original trilogy, then go for a pee when the Ewoks appear in ROTJ and not bother with the prequels. Edited January 27, 2012 by Magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Release order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75Live Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah I would go with release order as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrestomanci Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) I was gonna ask whether a first time viewer (me) should watch them in the original order, or go with the prequels first. Thoughts?I'm a bit torn on this. Ordinarily, I would recommend either going in release order or going in the following order (which was the subject of the series of articles linked in the first post, but you really shouldn't read them unless you already know everything about the series): Star Wars (a.k.a. A New Hope), Empire Strikes Back, Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Return of the Jedi. In the latter case, the prequels sort of act as a prolonged flashback sequence and you still get to end the series on a high note with Return of the Jedi.However, with the re-release of Phantom Menace imminent, there is an argument to be made for starting by watching Phantom Menace first, on the big screen, since that's probably the best way to experience any of these movies. And if you see Phantom Menace first . . . going on with the other prequels is probably the easiest way to continue. Though I don't think Phantom Menace really spoils anything in the original trilogy, so you could still go back to those before going on with the other two prequels -- if jumping around in time like that wouldn't confuse you too much.I think it may come down to how much you already know about the series. If the big reveals of the original trilogy have already been spoiled for you (which would hardly be surprising, unfortunately), then there's no real harm in watching the prequels first, so you should probably take advantage of the chance to see Phantom Menace on the big screen. But if you're lucky enough that you're going into this with only a vague idea of the story, then, while you should catch Phantom Menace in the theater if you can, I would highly recommend you watch the original trilogy (or, at a minimum, Star Wars and ESB) before you watch the prequels (or, at the very least, before you watch Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith).Hope that helps a bit. Have fun! Edited January 28, 2012 by Chrestomanci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 All I know is "Luke I am your father" but other than that I am completely oblivious. Thanks for the input. If I get to them before TPM comes out I'll probably watch them in release order, but if not then I'll try the article's order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 For anyone who's not a small child, watching in the order of release dates will absolutely be best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 This, the "Machete Order", makes a great case for excluding TPM:http://nomachetejuggling.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/I think I might try it next time I watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
