{"id":5264,"date":"2015-12-15T10:08:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T10:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2016-02-26T16:52:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:52:00","slug":"best-star-wars-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/12\/15\/best-star-wars-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Star Wars movie is the best?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It\u2019s a question as old as the Force itself: what is the best Star Wars movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Countless polls have been carried out: <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/datalab\/americas-favorite-star-wars-movies-and-least-favorite-characters\/\">this one claims<\/a> it\u2019s <em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/film\/star-wars-the-force-awakens\/best-worst-movies-poll\/\">a poll of Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 reviews by original reviews only<\/a> puts <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>at the top. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/poll-which-star-wars-movie-is-your-favorite\">The comments on this official Star Wars site poll<\/a> even reveal a surprising amount of love for <em>Attack of the Clones.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With <em>The Force Awakens <\/em>out in just a few days, we decided to find out. We\u2019ve gathered average critic and user review scores from Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB and worked out an average score for each film. Here\u2019s how they rank&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bD7bpG-zDJQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6 &#8211; The Phantom Menace<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Overall: 58.2%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Critics: 53.5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moviegoers: 61.3%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aww, poor old <em>The Phantom Menace<\/em>. It\u2019s been the brunt of jokes for over 15 years now, but it\u2019s not actually as bad you remember. The pod-races are pretty cool, Darth Maul is the best <em>Star Wars <\/em>baddie who doesn\u2019t wear a helmet and we\u2019ve always got time for Liam Neeson (even if he doesn\u2019t make a threatening speech down the phone).<\/p>\n<p>Alright, so there\u2019s Jar-Jar Binks and that weird stuff about midichlorians (spoilers: some genetic stuff that means you can be a Jedi), and it\u2019s still definitely the worst <em>Star Wars <\/em>film, but time may remember <em>The Phantom Menace <\/em>more fondly than we do now.<\/p>\n<p>And hey, over half the people who watched it liked it too!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gYbW1F_c9eM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5 &#8211; Attack of the Clones<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Overall: 61%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Critics: 59.5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moviegoers: 62%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To the surprise of no-one, <em>Attack of the Clones <\/em>comes in at number 5. This tends to be the one people forget about: it\u2019s better than <em>The Phantom Menace<\/em> but nowhere near as good as the original trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>Quite a lot of important stuff happens, though. We see Emperor Palpatine becoming the evil wrinkly git of the original films, Samuel L Jackson wielding a lightsaber and the creation of the clone army that would eventually lead to the birth of the Empire. It should have been great, but it just didn\u2019t work for some reason.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it does have Yoda and Christopher Lee having a lightsaber duel \u201d\u201c and you can\u2019t ask for much more than that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5UnjrG_N8hU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4 &#8211;\u00a0 Revenge of the Sith<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Overall: 72.4%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Critics: 73.5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moviegoers: 71.6%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And so, the prequels occupy the bottom 3 slots \u201d\u201c but only just!<\/p>\n<p><em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>scores 11% more than <em>Attack of the Clones <\/em>and is dangerously close to being rated higher than <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>. It\u2019s also one of only two <em>Star Wars <\/em>films that the critics liked more than moviegoers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>is arguably the darkest <em>Star Wars <\/em>movie, following Anakin Skywalker as he transforms into everyone\u2019s favourite heavy-breathing psychopath by killing lots and lots of Jedi.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being as glum as a goth on a rainy day, it\u2019s the most enjoyable of the prequels by some distance. The final scene is as legendary as anything from the original trilogy too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7L8p7_SLzvU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 &#8211; Return of the Jedi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Overall: 78.4%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Critics: 65.5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moviegoers: 87%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final part of the <em>Star Wars <\/em>saga (for now) creeps in at number 4, but only just. Remarkably, critics liked <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>more than <em>Return of the Jedi, <\/em>and it\u2019s only the power of the people that stop it from falling below the prequel.<\/p>\n<p>The real problem <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em> had was following the brilliant <em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>, which ended on such a bleak note that we wouldn\u2019t have blamed Luke and co for packing in this rebellion nonsense and joining the Death Star maintenance crew.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they decide to team up with a race of teddies and everything gets tied up fairly simply. It\u2019s not terrible, but it\u2019s a slightly unsatisfying pay-off after all the drama of <em>Empire<\/em>. The final face off between Luke and Vader makes it all worth it though.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JNwNXF9Y6kY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2 &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Overall: 89.2%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Critics: 86.5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moviegoers: 91%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It turns out the best <em>Star Wars <\/em>movie of them all is only the second best overall, although there\u2019s a rift between critics, who like <em>A New Hope<\/em>, and fans, who prefer <em>Empire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Empire Strikes Back <\/em>is much darker than the original, replacing the swashbuckling space fun of the original with bleakness, a philosophical green puppet and an earth-shattering paternity revelation worthy of <em>The Jeremy Kyle Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the Battle of Hoth, Lando and Han Solo being imprisoned in carbonite (but not before delivering the most devastating kiss off of all time to Princess Leia). It\u2019s not just the best <em>Star Wars <\/em>sequel, but possibly the best sequel of all time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZ734NWnAHA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1 &#8211; A New Hope<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Overall: 91.2%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Critics: 93%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moviegoers: 90%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And so, the film that started it all takes the top spot. It\u2019s beloved by critics although the overall user score puts it below <em>Empire <\/em>in fans affections.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it\u2019s hard to argue with <em>A New Hope <\/em>taking top spot: it has more classic lines than Oscar Wilde\u2019s WikiQuotes page, the legendary Obi Wan vs Darth Vader duel and introduced us to the coolest man in the known galaxy, Han Solo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favourite Star Wars film?<\/strong> And how do you think <em>The Force Awakens <\/em>will fare? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>If you fancy buying some Star Wars goodies at great prices, don\u2019t forget to check out our brand new Store. <a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/film-tv\"><strong>Click here to start shopping!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a question as old as the Force itself: what is the best Star Wars movie? 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