BassDemon333: Star Wars Lightsaber Battles Ranked

HolidayKirk 12.10.12	The battle in ep 1 is the only reason to watch it.
HolidayKirk 12.10.12	Also, holy shit! Great list.
CrimsonFloyd 12.10.12	But star wars only consists of three episodes.
menawati 12.10.12	yoda ones were the best
Gigglesdemon 12.10.12	I would switch your first two around. I always liked the one in Episode V because the entire time Vader beats Luke easily. It seems more like he's toying with him. Even when Luke gets a hit on him, he retreats, because he seems scared of what he's provoked. That fight defined Vader as a menace to be reckoned with physically and in the Force. Still, a solid list.
Gigglesdemon 12.10.12	Also, I'd put the one from VI as maybe the 3rd or 4th best, because the emotion is phenomenal and it shows how far Luke has come.
Douglas 12.10.12	Ha sick
HolidayKirk 12.10.12	Gotta go with the Ep V one as the best too.
menawati 12.10.12	none of them are violent enough tho, only time you ever see a bit of blood is in the original star wars in the bar when obi cuts that guys arm off
HolidayKirk 12.10.12	I like that you gave fair consideration to the prequels, I'm sure it was tempting to shaft them.
tarkus 12.10.12	lol 1 destroyed all credibility
GnFnRs87 12.10.12	Solid list. I actually liked Episode 3 as a conclusion (I ignored the acting mostly) but Episodes 1 and 2 were terrible
Calc 12.10.12	I like how in #1 obi was like "dont try it" then he did anyway and got both his legs cut off. thats why obi-won is da badestassest jedi ever
Scoot 12.10.12	third prequel is by far the best of those three
menawati 12.10.12	aw yoda fights were funny tho
BassDemon333 12.10.12	andcas some of the lightsaber fights in the prequels were awesome wtf
Calc 12.10.12	ugh..
AngelofDeath 12.10.12	All the lightsaber fights are kind of lame except maybe 1.
tarkus 12.10.12	yeah angel throwin curveballs
BallsToTheWall 12.10.12	5 is the only relevant one to me.
tarkus 12.10.12	balls bring the truth harder than anyone else here
Devastator 12.10.12	Awesome list, 1 is the best.
BallsToTheWall 12.10.12	10 is great too, rest suck, Fuck new Star Wars.
menawati 12.10.12	"the fights were not realistic and were simply created all for a flashy show." if the fights were realistic they'd all be over in 10 seconds
menawati 12.10.12	yea but a lightsaber is sposed to be light and light passes thro light so u couldnt block it with light it would go straight through
Skoop 12.10.12	1 is 1
menawati 12.10.12	gotta admit 2 is millions times better than 1 just the drama of it and everything leading up to it, 1 was really weak by comparison and too over the top
AngelofDeath 12.10.12	If you're going to put a sword fight in a movie, why not have it be interesting? Especially if it's between Jedi and Sith. They should look like they've actually held a sword in their life instead of having the grace of some random thug with a baseball bat. I'm not watching a Stars Wars film for "emotion," because there's really none to be found, anyway. None of them are that well-acted in the first place.
toxin. 12.10.12	1 is pretty bad 23444214241241241241243214231463214x too long
toxin. 12.10.12	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0mUVY9fLlw
Thor 12.10.12	putting obi wan vs darth vader at #10 is probably the dumbest thing i've ever seen on sputnik, and i read kill's posts daily
Calc 12.10.12	im not sure if the prequel fights were static and emotionless how were the originals any different? they did the same clashes over and over with a little variation but i dun remember any of them having more "emotion" then any other one
Ignimbrite 12.10.12	Regardless of how monumental that fight was, compared to the others there's no denying that it wasn't a particularly exciting or eventful duel.
Trebor. 12.10.12	Holy fuck the lightsaber battles in the prequels are retarded
Trebor. 12.10.12	You're the kind of person Plinkett talks about in his reviews Saying the Darth Vader Obi one is the most boringest because it isn't bullshit flashy choreography even though it has the most meaning behind it of all of them
MO 12.10.12	2 and 5 are 1 and 2
Trebor. 12.10.12	Worst list of all time
Trebor. 12.10.12	The lightsaber battles are about the internal conflict going on between the characters, and the stakes presented in the dual, not the dual itself
Winrar 12.10.12	lol 1 destroyed all credibility [2]
sideburndude 12.10.12	I almost fell asleep during 1 shit was something like 40 minutes of loud boring choreographed dancing 10 is so amazing though
Trebor. 12.10.12	I like to look at flashy colors all created by a green screen and turn my brain off hehe
WeepingBanana 12.10.12	Hahahahaha holy shit. Treb is this dude serious?
toxin. 12.10.12	"The lightsaber battles are about the internal conflict going on between the characters, and the stakes presented in the dual, not the dual itself" Yeah but there's no denying the choreography in the original sucked, emotion notwithstanding. What makes it better than the prequels is the fact that they tried to make the choreography flashier without actually making it better, so it just became an overdrawn, pretentious pile of shit. Case in point: that youtube link.
MO 12.10.12	duel trebor :P
Trebor. 12.10.12	Who gives a fuck about the choreography? Clerks is a way better movie than Transformers and it looks like shit. I'd rather watch a movie about interesting characters that dance shittily than a Step Up Movie
sideburndude 12.10.12	Good job Trebor
Trebor. 12.10.12	Having Yoda fight with a lightsaber was the worst idea ever
Winrar 12.10.12	"I'd rather watch a movie about interesting characters that dance shittily than a Step Up Movie" truths right there. If the characters are shit, there would be no incentive to actually give a shit about what happens to the movie and actually pay attention.
Trebor. 12.10.12	The fight in Clerks is lolbad but it's good because I care about the characters and the story and not how well the film crew can film fake choking
Ethics 12.10.12	^^^^^^^^^^^^^virgin parade
toxin. 12.10.12	"I'm sorry, do you not like seeing how a real fight would go down? all you care about his how cool something looks. like treb said, you're missing the fucking point of everything having to do with the story." A real fight? Dude, as part of my karate training, we've adopted Eskrima sticks as part of our routine. You're not going to do flashy shit like in the prequel trilogy (well I can't at my level, and in terms of practicality, I doubt you would) but the choreography was straight up bad.
Chortles 12.10.12	pseudo intellectualism
Ethics 12.10.12	pseudo intellectualism
toxin. 12.10.12	"Who gives a fuck about the choreography? Clerks is a way better movie than Transformers and it looks like shit. I'd rather watch a movie about interesting characters that dance shittily than a Step Up Movie" of course I agree, besides the prequel trilogy also had shit choreography. Just shit in a different way
AngelofDeath 12.10.12	There's not any more or less "internal conflict" or "emotion" between the original films and the prequels, so why not spice up the choreography? Like I said before, they're fucking Jedi and Sith, for midichlorians' sake. Luke looks more awkward holding a saber than he did after he realized he kissed his sister. Face it: The acting isn't very good in any of the six, and they all have a whiny, annoying protagonist.
Calc 12.10.12	good god there's some losers in here lol. but its the internet right...
AngelofDeath 12.10.12	Yeah, the film series becomes pretty much worthless once you realize the novels and video games exist.
Trebor. 12.10.12	Midichlorians is a myth created by the sith to trick us
Ignimbrite 12.10.12	opinions hurr durr
sideburndude 12.10.12	Midichlorians are a conspiracy
Trebor. 12.10.12	Saying you like the prequels is an opinion, saying they are good is simply not true
sideburndude 12.10.12	sand is love
AngelofDeath 12.10.12	KotOR takes a giant shit on pretty much everything else Star Wars-related. It's just a shame the sequel had to be basically the exact same game.
Emim 12.10.12	the fights in the prequels are better FACT except for that bullshit with windu and sidious
sideburndude 12.10.12	...Well they look better
Emim 12.10.12	come at me
Chortles 12.10.12	kotor is probably the best game ever yeah
Thor 12.10.12	I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
Emim 12.10.12	also, the family guy star wars are better than the originals hehehe
sideburndude 12.10.12	Dude sand
sideburndude 12.10.12	That metaphor man gets you everytime
Trebor. 12.10.12	Only the first Family Guy Star Wars was good
Emim 12.10.12	it's the best one, but they're all great. i'm a sucker for parodies though
Trebor. 12.11.12	They even admitted the other two were shit and they only did them because they were forced to
Emim 12.11.12	and it's those self-aware moments that are great
Crymsonblaze 12.11.12	there's nothing redeeming about episodes 1-3
Gigglesdemon 12.11.12	Just gonna say it, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Star Wars TIE Fighter were better than KOToR. Still one of the best games, but I like em better. I like Jedi Outcast because it had a great story and you got to actually control all those amazing lightsaber duels. Best lightsaber combat ever. It was everything Force Unleashed should have been about 9 years earlier. TIE Fighter is just a classic space combat game.
evilford 12.11.12	5 2 10 the yoda ones were cool-ish. 3 was definitely a great fight. as well as the lava river showdown. but I refuse to put any from ep I-III even in the same league as the ones from the original trilogy because the ones in the original trilogy meant something. and seriously...in Return...when the emperor is about to electrocute Luke to death, and Vader, who was been the most heartless villain for all 3 movies, turns and throws the emperor down that shaft, killing him and saving luke and turning his back on the dark side...how anything besides that can be the best moment in any movie is beyond me. looks like you put some work into this tho so pos
Cipieron 12.11.12	2,3,5,10 are the only ones that are good.. the rest are shit
Hyperion1001 12.11.12	all star wars movies are average to total shit!
evilford 12.11.12	'third prequel is by far the best of those three' agreed ahrd 5.5/10
Trebor. 12.11.12	Third is by far the worst, wow 40 minutes of two dudes almost hitting each other in front of a green screen where I already know the outcome to the fight. That's my kind of movie!
Crymsonblaze 12.11.12	"all star wars movie are average to total shit" lol
Hyperion1001 12.11.12	in all honesty trebor you cant really fault a prequel for already knowing whats gonna happen thats, like, kind of the point of a prequel
Emim 12.11.12	"Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast" great game. loved the jedi academies too
Trebor. 12.11.12	Well it's less the fault of the prequel itself, and more that George Lucas is a fucking hack. A prequel can be suspenseful if done correctly yeah
wabbit 12.11.12	new movies are gonna be awesome.
BassDemon333 12.11.12	Wow so much hate on the prequel fights damn. Best saber battle from the originals is from The Empire Strikes back though by far guys come on.
Cipieron 12.11.12	"Best saber battle from the prequels is from The Empire Strikes back though by far guys come on." ..................wait, what?
klap 12.11.12	Thrawn trilogy destroys the movies
SitarHero 12.11.12	"Thrawn trilogy destroys the movies" Lolwut? Hipster... Also, AWESOME LIST! I'm not gonna quibble with the order, but it frickin' sucks that Mace Windu (supposedly the greatest fighter of them all) doesn't duel anyone and dies so senselessly. Despite Jar-Jar's presence in the prequels, THAT is what soured the whole thing for me.
SitarHero 12.11.12	Also, you guys know of the "Machete order" right?
klap 12.11.12	do you even read
kris. 12.11.12	this list made me hate you a lot
someguest 12.11.12	bassdemon just sent his first sexual encounter another 20 years into the future
demigod! 12.11.12	luke vs vader round 1 m/
SitarHero 12.11.12	klap, Yes, as a matter of fact. I've read the the Thrawn Trilogy. I've also read the Jedi Academy Trilogy, The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy, The X-Wing books, a lot (but not all) of the one-shot novels, AND the Return of Thrawn duology (is that a word?) that wraps up the entire Bantam Books line of Star Wars novels. I've even read a few of the shitty NJO books. So, I can say, with a fair degree of certainty, that for you to say that the Thrawn trilogy "destroys the movies" means that you are either hipster scum, or a complete idiot. You can choose which one.
klap 12.11.12	ehhh i think it just means you have terrible taste
SitarHero 12.11.12	You "think"? Not likely.
klap 12.11.12	you're right i meant to say i know. my bad!
zxlkho 12.11.12	every light saber battle in the OT >>>>>>>>>>>> every light saber battle in the prequels god, fuck the prequels
wabbit 12.11.12	LOL