Choose a Trilogy?

[Gil-galad]

I said Star Wars Trilogy becuase I thought there would be no competiton if we were comparing Star Wars I and II to LotR, though there is quite a bit more if we are comparing the old ones, 4-6, which are amazing movies. Though Cobain, I doubt LotR will have a TV release until after all three have been put out on dvd, which will happen most likely sometime next July.. september time? And then I don't think it will happen till a few months after that. I think if you aren;t going out to buy it, just rent both of them.. or soemthing.

Star Wars epi. 1 was ok, Jar-Jar was odd, but it wasn't up to the horrors of epi. 2 , There was a few second of laughter after Yoda started flipping... heh.

Though I have to hand it to them for not having as many laughs at a serious time as Matrix 3 had when Neo 'tried' to cry over Trinity's death...

[Usagy]

Lotr...big time...I have seen both trilogies...but yeah..even before LotR was out I didn't fancy Star Wars at all..so I would have given any trilogy the favor of Star Wars..like Indiana Jones...Matrix etc.

I just love the entire LotR thing...those movies are like one of the best movies ever made...they're amazing....big time amazing...now and IN the future ^^

Peace out

[OceanEyes28]

I saw Star Wars when I was reeeeeeaaaaaal little. I watched it with my dad and my brother, one movie a night, for three nights. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I couldn't get enough of that trilogy. That feeling that you get when you see a really good movie was what I got from Star Wars.

I got that same feeling from LoTR. I saw the first one and was very impressed. I was in tears, TEARS I TELL YOU!I felt that I had already connected with the characters of the story. I could already feel the intense devotion within those friendships. When I saw the second one, I was even more enthralled into the stunning filmography and exciting battle scenes. By the end, I couldn't wait for the third one to come out. I saw the third one last week. Amazing. I agree Neo, LotR really tugged at your heart strings. Again with the tears. The movie was very faithful to the books and I was wowed.

So, while I'm a huge Star Wars fan, the emotion in LotR won me over. I'm a big emotion person. That's why I'm gonna have to go with LotR.

Oh gosh...

I'd have to say the LotR trilogy- with Star Wars and Indiana Jones following behind. Reasoning?

LotR: I dunno... it's new... the actors are awesome ((and I'm not judging on looks- even though that's a plus)) and fresh. The story is semi-clique-ish in regards to Star Wars, but just the way it was all composed and put together made for a good epic

Star Wars: It was awesome for it's time.

Indiana Jones: It was cool, damn it. And Harrison Ford did such a good job... Indy was so witty...

[cloud711]

LotF, hands down. To me, these aren't even close to being comparable trilogies. Don't get me wrong, I loved watching Star Wars, I thought they were some great movies, but they falter in a few areas that LotR does not, and I think thats why it is a better trilogy. First of all, while LotR is a solid series throughout, Star Wars sort of has its highs and lows. A New Hope was a good movie, Empire Strikes Back was the best of the series, and then the ending, Return of the Jedi, just wasn't up to standards with the other movies, and a trilogy really loses its value if its finale doesn't live up to its predecessors. With the LotR there was a progression. Fellowship of the Ring was a great movie, The Two Towers was an amazing movie, and Return of the King was far and away the best movie of the series.

The other reason I'd have to give it to LotR is that its just a much more emotional experience than SW. Sure, you were surprised when you found out Darth Vader was Lukes father, or when Leia finds out she is Lukes sister, but it just doesn't have the feel that LotR brings. You feel sad when you see how the ring is eating away at Frodo, you see Sam change from the most timid person you could ever meet to one of the bravest. You see friendships grow, you see them broken, there is betrayal, there is hope, there are just so many things that Star Wars doesn't have, and I think that this trilogy will be remembered much longer than Star Wars.

It was already immortalized in the books, not it is immortalized on film as well.

Oh, and Cobain? The LotR series is much more serious and aimed at an older audience than the Hobbit was. There is a huge difference between the stories. I also kinda thought the Hobbit was a little lame, but LotR is far better.

Not that i dont like star wars, i love it...

but the LOTR trilogy is really awsome... i have 2 of the 3 movies in dvd with all the extras, including cut off scenes... and the films are even better with that... i really enjoy seeing them once in a while... and star wars begins to suck after 2 or 3 times...

but thats just my opinion

[Dawezy]

I'll lean more towards LOTR for this one... main reason being, im really into the whole Medieval war kinda stuff.. and i love the huge hardcore battles full of bloodshed and what have you.. on the other hand though, im an old Star Wars nut, i love the games and any kind of stuff like that on the PC (hell, i was hooked on X-Wing vs Tie Fighter for a looooong time) and i love it to no end. But the spiffy effects and all the good shit in the recent Star Wars eps and LOTR jus.. wasnt there in eps 4,5,6 so it kinda, let me down quite a bit there. Dont get me wrong though, it was great for its time.. but now when you see it, the only thing you really look forward to is seeing Vader do his Dark Side jazz and be a badass, heh.

LOTR for the kickass medieval shit.
SW for the cool evilness XD

well i think lotr is the best.

[Senna]

Originally posted by badtaste15
well i think lotr is the best.

and I think you just spammed. don't do it again honey.


LOTR wins hands down. No doubt. Yeah SW was aight but come on lotr is the most epic creation of mankind. It's something that will never ever ever ever be forgotton. And Cloud I agree, The Hobbit was sorta lame.

Very hard to say. But, I would have to go with Star Wars. It's just a great classic and would be forever the best of all time!

I think that the LotR are great too, of course. However, it's just too hard to compare a movie of now to one that is old.

I don't really consider either of them quite as trilogies... Well actually, no, now I think they both are since they're complete stories just they happen to be set in the same 'verse as other [epic] stories like the Star Wars prequels, and for LOTR there's all that other MiddleEarth stuff, whether The Hobbit or all those other basically seven volume expanded appendices.

When considering the overall scope, I'd say LOTR is just much more of a professional product since it hasn't had to suffer a series of prequels long after the original project with a rusty director. The last movie Lucas had directed before the prequels was a New Hope anyways, and roughly 20 years later he's taking his hand at it again...

However, the original Star Wars trilogy stands by itself with a little less suspension of belief imo. I mean there are ewoks and walking carpets, but with Lord of the Rings a lot of the people who haven't read the books (and I think people should have to suffer through the books before getting to watch the movie) have no idea what's going on or why despite the prologue and other cues. Star Wars on the other hand is sort of a family drama and a story about redemption over the object cathexis where there's this piece of jewlery which really represents nuclear war/ pure evil/ Nazis/ whatever.

And personally, I kind of favor either the Indiana Jones trilogy, or the Red Curtain one.

STAR WAR! i liked LOTR but it doesnt go as deep as star wars. ive been a fan of Star wars sence day one. im a neard for star wars. i collect comics,action figuers, ect. i know ever thing about star wars. hahahaha. probly not but i know alot. and in second place on my list is Indiana jones. why didnt you put that as a opition. oh well.

Cid

Well Indy's no longer going to have a trilogy assuming they ever get started filming that new movie, and then I have to argue that actually Lord of the Rings goes deeper, and even too deep with too much background and allegory to really be enjoyed on it's own, like Star Wars.

Like some aspects of LOTR makes sense more to those who have goen deeer whether reading the books and The Hobbit, or having see the animated versions, knowing some background info on the world the movie's set in. Star Wars sort of drops most of this baggage since most of the story and the settings it takes place in were created in, or just for the movies.