In what order would you show the first 6 Star Wars Movies to someone who has never seen them before?
Here is an article explaining this. It's called Machete Order. http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/
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It's not because Ep 1 is a shitty movie (though it was) that it's removed in the Machete order, it's just unnecessary to any important plot points, so if one of the prequels can be completely excluded, it's episode one. The other two are necessary to explain how Anakin becomes Darth Vader and Luke's father.
The reason to skip Episode I isn't that it's bad, it's that it's irrelevant.
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You treat Ep 1 as expanded universe, something fun that happens in the same universe but isn't relevant to the main plot which you go and watch after the main series is over.
Also, +1 for Machete order. I watched it with my family and we all thought it was much better.
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No. I treat Ep 1 as a piece of shit movie with a extremely weak script, pedophilia, a universe without any sense and a good nice final battle with the lightsabers, the best of the 6 films (i didnt see Ep 7 for now). Expanded universe my ass xD
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reads article
This is fucking brilliant. I may be able to actually enjoy 2/3's of the prequels now.
THANK YOU!
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Machete Order is the best for telling the story IMO. Chronological sounds good, until you realize that Episode 3 spoils the reveal in Episode 5, among other story telling problems created by chronological viewing. If you don't get caught up in episode numbers, and look at the films objectively, the series has a lot less impact in chronological order.
And even if you don't want to go with machete order, if you want the natural order of the story you'd want to do it by release date, since that's how the story was originally told. You generally don't get prequels first because it's not how you are meant to receive them. If it were, they wouldn't be "prequels", and would have been released first.
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1, 2 and 3 are prequels, not beginning of the saga. They are made after New hope, Empire strikes back and Return of the jedi and they are made to give us some back story on Anakin (when we already know who he will become). If you watch 1,2,3,4,5,6 than you already know spoiler from Empire strikes back.
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except it's not a book... it's 2 sets made in different decades, always watch what is made first (in this case, especially due to darth vader reveal in the old ones)
by the way, the original episode4 was supposed to be its own movie, no sequels
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Easily tricked by number, Episode IV is the first film so going in order is 4,5,6,1,2,3,7... .also think about the first sega a lot of it is meant to be mystery having watching the second sega would ruin that
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People curse 123 for not being as awesome as 456.
I am a huge fanboy (fanman actually, if that word means anything). You can either go 123456 or 456123, it really won't matter much.
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you know what answer is eligible to start a nuclear war if the causalities are the right one:
from worst to best.
also i think 1-2-3-4-5-6 is the best order, because even when 4-6 are made before the others, the story is much clearer for a beginner if he sees the movies in, storywise, chronological order. but thats only my opinion.
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I actually count them in the order they were released, so Empire Strikes Back would be 2.
(I also have like no memories of the second trilogy, except Jar Jar - probably the best character in it because they don't try to hide that he's ridiculous - and that terrible scene in the flower fields in 5 that warrants the skipping.)
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What are you talking about? There's only 4 movies! 4, 5, 6 and 7.
But seriously, the prequels ruin more than they add. If he/she never saw SW, just skip the 3 prequels as they might just kill all interest in the movies.
If not, meesa gonna smash your head in with a petrified poopoo.
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I don't think everybody hates the prequels... maybe we need a poll for that :P
I personally liked them, overall (maybe not as much as the originals), so who is to know if someone else not seeing any of them previously would like or dislike them.
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Well they should or they are wrong. Red letter media made some excellent reviews of the 3 prequels, explaining everything wrong with them. You learn a lot about movie making and story telling too. Here's a link to the first one: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5919C8DE6F720A2D
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I won't spoiler the 7th, but it can be safely watched as first.
Then 4 and 5 because that's how it started and set in motion.
1 2 and 3 as prequels (well, they are).
Then 6 to see how the first 6 ended and see a bit of what the 7th showed as "past".
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I agree with you. You have to sell the movie. This is why it is better to start with the newer one, and once you get hooked proceed to the good stuff. :D
Anywho, Star Wars rules! <3
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