The new star wars trilogy is worse than the prequels cnet. Were going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love. He is the author of two books, have yourself a movie little. The dialogue is some of the worst in star wars history. Almost as long as there have been star wars movies, there have been star wars books. The prequel trilogy was a lot better than i thought it would be. All 11 star wars movies ranked from worst to best thewrap. Crystal star really is the worst star wars book ever. Id drop the han solo trilogy, shadows of mindor, and the jedi academy trilogy they were good, but not among the best and id put death troopers among the worst it really felt wrong, not much like a star wars book at all, and han and chewie were just forced into the book for no good reason. The worst lines in the star wars prequels steve hoffman. Horrible dialogue, characters acting way out of character, and incomplete sentences throughout plagued this book for me.
Discussion in visual arts started by paulktf, dec 17, 2015. To celebrate this point in one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time, here is our ranked of every single star wars feature film. It is the second installment of the star wars prequel trilogy, the fifth film to be produced. With 40 years of movies, tv shows, comics, video games, novels and reference books, youd be hardpressed to ever run out of stories to read about the star wars universe, past and present. A fourissue comic book adaptation was written by henry gilroy and. The rise of skywalker novelization fleshes out the story of the movie in a surprising way, but your mileage may vary on whether you think the new details help the film or not. Its story of triumph over evil, of a heros tragic fall and eventual redemption, has become an inextricable part of our culture. Among fans of the star wars expanded universe, the crystal star by vonda n. The best and worst of star wars novels the trek bbs. Mcintyre stands out as one of, if not the, worst star wars book ever written. Heres every star wars movie ranked from worst to best. Thewrap critic alonso duralde ranks all eleven star wars movies that have.
Dark force rising by timothy zahn, heir to the empire by timothy zahn, the last command by timothy zahn, sh. This article is part of a special series in honor of star wars 40th anniversary on may 25 forty years after star wars first inspired a generation of moviegoers, the universe george lucas built in his imagination is more relevant than ever. Bad dialogue that attempts to explore the motivations and passion. The definitive ranking of star wars films buzzfeed. Long known as the better one, star wars episode ii. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Its just so dumb and contradictory to the nature of war and fighting in general, to the point i. After assigning the dialogue for the empire strikes back to more accomplished. The star wars story is a gritty war movie about never giving up despite the. Its the greatest movie franchise of alltime and, under its disney overlords, looks like continuing for many years to come. Now that the skywalker saga has concluded, though, and the whole thing is available on disney plus as of may 4th, we thought it time to take a look at some of the best star wars quotes of all time, from dialogue that harrison ford famously quipped to george lucas. Alec guinness thought star wars dialogue was rubbish obi wan kenobi actor revealed to have written to friend complaining he was not enjoying. What would you consider to be the worst dialogue in each.
Duh, its the first star wars, thus the introduction to all of our favorite characters. Many of those big ideas are captured in a few lines of eminently quotable dialogue. Filled with high fantasy tropes like centaurs and wyrwulves, the book relies on luke, leia, and han to be the dumbest versions of themselves. Every star wars movie and tv show, ranked from worst to best.
Path of destruction, rule of two, dynasty of evil star wars. Im starting to get more into the star wars books, but i dont want to waste my time with any bad star wars books. After all, the same experimentalism that gave us binks and the sand dialogue also gave us the iconic darth maul duel, the best opening sequence in any star wars movie, and so much more. The dumbest things from the star wars expanded universe. The force awakens does a pretty good job of taking the classic star wars characters and shaping them so that they fit into established roles from the previous films luke has a bit of. I find myself working quotes from both sides of the coin into. In terms of successfully capturing the space opera quality of star wars, my. The absolute worst dialogue from any of the star wars films. Given that many things in the authentic star wars universe are terrible, it should be no surprise that many things in the expanded universe those tales from the novels, comics, cartoons and. Not all of george lucas changes to the star wars original trilogy. Its a twohour snore fest with terrible action, groaninducing dialogue and even worse performances.
They were a cheap attempt at marketing to kids a demographic that already loved star wars, and the original idea for return of the jedi was to feature wookiees instead something we would eventually see in revenge of the sith. Star wars movies ranked from worst to best collider. The worst star wars book that ive ever read was a series of 7 or 8 books that i read when i was about 7. The phantom menace and others considering it the worst installment of the franchise. Overall, not a terrible book, but its so bizarre that it doesnt feel like star wars. I loved them as as a child but when i got older i realized how insane they are.
Popular star wars expanded universe books goodreads. Its where george lucas filmmaking limitations show. Theres some technical arglebargle in the original star wars, for instance e. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. From the prequels, to the original trilogy, the standalone rogue one and the polarizing the last jedi, they are all here.
The 12 worst things in the star wars expanded universe. What do you think is the absolute worst dialogue from any. It is now not only the worst star wars book i have tried to read, but its in my topten worst books of all time. Of the approximately eleventy billion books in the original star wars expanded universe, there are the hallowed the thrawn books by timothy zahn, the good the xwing books, the bad the jedi. Theres a lot of dialog in the original trilogy that isnt great on paper and thats true of almost all movies, no matter how good. The movies visual flair couldnt disguise the dull premise or the stilted dialogue and the film was largely panned by critics at the time.
If star wars had ended here, it would still be regarded as one of the greatest movies in film history. Also, the saga has a lot of less serious oneliners that are just as memorable and applicable. Every star wars movie, ranked, from the phantom menace to the last jedi though, of course, not in that order. Here are the star wars movies, ranked for worst to best.
The star wars prequel trilogy is a total goldmine when it comes to. Stackpole forces his character into kevin j andersons jedi academy story which felt like lucas trying to force jar jar into the original trilogy. I dont enjoy the relationship between obiwan and anakin, and so its predictable the this graphic novel was going to be a hard sell for me. What are some examples of poor dialogue in the star wars. The 2 star wars films they dont want you to see duration. It is the third installment of the star wars sequel trilogy, following the force awakens 2015 and the last jedi 2017, and the final episode of the ninepart skywalker saga.
Attack of the clones position as the worst liveaction star wars film is pretty widely accepted at this point. Interesting to read as a curiosity, but a book intended to be a low budget sequel if the film failed hence the foggy setting, no han, etc isnt exactly gonna light the world on fire. Every star wars movie, ranked worst to best including. Fans had hoped prior to the sequel trilogys release that it would restore star wars to the acclaimed heights of the original trilogy after the divisive prequels, but instead the star wars fanbase remains as fractured as ever. All 11 star wars movies ranked from worst to best the wrap. Episode ix the rise of skywalker is a 2019 american epic space opera film produced, cowritten, and directed by j. As we gear up for star wars day on monday, may 4, 2020, were taking a look back starting with its origins in 1977 at the 101 best star wars quotes and sayings of all time. Instead, it got stuck with jaxxon, a mansized green rabbit who was a. The star wars comic book universe needed its own original star to be one of the shiny new faces of the expanded universe.
Alec guinness thought star wars dialogue was rubbish. Yet star wars launched a franchise that four decades later is stronger and bigger than ever. Disney promised a new star wars movie every year after it acquired lucasfilm, but the bigscreen saga seemed to hit a pause with episode ix. It was a legends series and the first book was called the glove of darth vader. Why attack of the clones is the worst star wars movie flickering myth.
The reason the dialogue is so laughable in the prequels is that lucas actually tried to establish some sort of actual bond between these characters. The prequel era is by far my least favorite star wars settingthe movies really ruined the stories that id looked forward to for most of my life. Topics about worst lines in the movies, and sorry, but a character literally saying she died of heartbreak is some garbage tier dialogue. And above all else, star wars is a fantasy setting in space, not science fiction. By june 2000, lucas and hales completed a draft of the script, and principal. I saw it in good theaters, cheap theaters and driveins with those clunky metal. There have been a few posts about the best eu books, but which books would you avoid.
The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. Nowadays, fans almost universally accept that the ewoks were a dumb addition to the star wars universe. What are the worst star wars books and why the something. Star wars is overflowing with important themes and lessons we can translate and use in real life. The star wars saga is the most iconic film franchise of all time.
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