Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs. Darth Maul easily was the best lightsaber battle out of all of the films. Say what you will about the rest of episode 1, but that was badass.
The end of Jedi. Yeah they weren't jumping and flipping an all that but that fight had so much more emotion then any fight in any of the new movies. It was the culmination of Luke trying to bring Vader back and you actually gave a damn about the characters and the score was amazing. Fancy choreography doesn't hold a candle to that if it has no soul.
I went with D. Say what you want about the new trilogy, the battles were well done. I bet most will choose something from the old trilogy because.. you know... =)
I went with the one from Empire. The one from Revenge was also pretty good, if silly. I would have gone with the one from Menace, but I recalled seeing this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS3atbH5hfg
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Luke/Vader in Empire Strikes Back was easily the best looking in terms of how it was shot. Its not overly flashy, but it has a great tone.
One of my favorite shots in all of Star Wars is when Luke enters the corridor, right before the lightsaber fight that spills out onto the open catwalk. Luke gets jumped by Vader and he has his back to the camera. Its such a brilliant shot, because it makes Vader look massive. Luke looks completely outmatched. It perfectly encompasses the tone of the entire fight.
Was it the most fun? No, not at all. But it was cinematically beautiful and crescendoed with one of the most memorable moments in all of film.
This is my exact thought on the luke vs vader fight, except in the poll I didn't count the entirety of the fight into it as I was just looking at the lightsaber battle part which lead me to obi-wan vs anakin since the emperor came in with his lightning making it not a all lightsaber battle. In reality the obi-wan vs anakin battle was going for the same affect as the luke vs vader battle with the way it played out, but didn't have the same effect since people knew what the outcome was going to be.
The end of Jedi. Yeah they weren't jumping and flipping an all that but that fight had so much more emotion then any fight in any of the new movies. It was the culmination of Luke trying to bring Vader back and you actually gave a damn about the characters and the score was amazing. Fancy choreography doesn't hold a candle to that if it has no soul.
Pretty much this. For simple visual flair, it's either the end of Phantom Menace, the end of Revenge, or the end of Empire, but I liked how the end of Return of the Jedi had so many conflicting emotions in it. I can see how it might come across as hammy but I never see it that way.
I think my favorite is Anakin vs Dooku in Episode 3. The ending looks like something straight out of Mortal Kombat with the emperor seated looking like Shao Kahn and it even ends with a fatality.
I honestly love all of Star Wars though and might give a different answer on a different day.
While the duel from empire was great, I had to go with the duel from jedi. I second that the emotion in that one was so great. Even though you couldn't see Vader's face, you could still feel even the emotion seeping from his cold robotic suit.
Luke going nuts at the end of ROTJ is the coolest moment out of both trilogies. I've also really come to appreciate how the fighting in the original trilogy wasn't completely ridiculous. The Darth Maul duel was more acrobatic, but Anakin vs Obi-Wan at the end of ROTS is just silly.
Yoda vs. Sidious was fucking rad though. Shoulda put it on the list!
Luke going nuts at the end of ROTJ is the coolest moment out of both trilogies. I've also really come to appreciate how the fighting in the original trilogy wasn't completely ridiculous. The Darth Maul duel was more acrobatic, but Anakin vs Obi-Wan at the end of ROTS is just silly.
Yoda vs. Sidious was fucking rad though. Shoulda put it on the list!
The end of Jedi. Yeah they weren't jumping and flipping an all that but that fight had so much more emotion then any fight in any of the new movies. It was the culmination of Luke trying to bring Vader back and you actually gave a damn about the characters and the score was amazing. Fancy choreography doesn't hold a candle to that if it has no soul.
The end of Jedi. Yeah they weren't jumping and flipping an all that but that fight had so much more emotion then any fight in any of the new movies. It was the culmination of Luke trying to bring Vader back and you actually gave a damn about the characters and the score was amazing. Fancy choreography doesn't hold a candle to that if it has no soul.
its just great, its absolutely clear that vader is just toying with luke. like he could absolutely kick his ass at anytime he wanted but he doesnt becauses theres so much more going on in that fight than the actual fight.
though the fight at the end of ROTJ is a close second.
the over the top nonsense in the prequels is just boring imo, its just flashy, flippy nonsense. im also a believer that yoda should have NEVER had a lightsaber.
There was no music, it was substantially important, it wasn't filled with flash and theater. It was an old cyborg and a young guy beating the shit out of one another, and then a massive revelation at the end. Nothing else comes remotely close. The ROTJ dual was good, AFTER the actual dual though when Vader turned.
Where's the option for Anakin slaying those pesky Jedi kids? Joking aside I would say Anakin Vs Obi-wan in III because Obi-wan is forced to fight a guy he raised as a padawan and even though the fight and dialogue was cheesy you could sort of feel the bromantic betrayal. Plus me and my brother love saying "I got the high ground" every time one of us got a sniper rifle and were on top of a hill / tower in any fps game.
I hate to admit anything from the prequals are good but the Obi-Wan vs Anakin at the end of the Sith is friggin sweet. Both are amazing badass Jedis and they use any and everything. I really enjoyed the fight. And watching Anakin get burned alive is an added plus And when Anakin screams "I HATE YOU" is the best worst line ever delivered. My friends and I still make fun of that.
I hate to admit anything from the prequals are good but the Obi-Wan vs Anakin at the end of the Sith is friggin sweet. Both are amazing badass Jedis and they use any and everything. I really enjoyed the fight. And watching Anakin get burned alive is an added plus And when Anakin screams "I HATE YOU" is the best worst line ever delivered. My friends and I still make fun of that.
I went for that fight as well but yes, every line in ROTS is just terrible, WHY CAN'T THEY JUST CALL THEM CHILDREN AND NOT YOUNGLINGS?!!? Oh and also....NOOOOOOOOOO
I voted for Obi Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn vs Darth Maul even though I don't even like the prequel flicks. I guess it's the combination of the choreography and music that does it for me.
I know it's been said a lot, but the Phantom Menace duel and all the other prequel fights felt far too choreographed. I loved it when I was younger, but after seeing it more, it did feel like they'd been practising the fight before hand, instead of it being a real visceral sword fight, like they should be. Luke losing control of his emotions was incredibly powerful in Jedi. Obi-wan didn't even do that after his master died, they just continue with the fancy choreography (I'll give credit to ROTS for mostly learning from that mistake, but the fight went on for too long and still had some totally unnecessary choreography that made no sense in the middle of a duel).
I really hope the new movies put less of an emphasis on the Jedi as bizarre super human monks.
The end of Jedi. That long panning shot when Luke snaps and the music swells is just a really fantastic moment. Empire might be stronger overall, but that moment in the Jedi fight really stands out in my mind.
The prequel fights are alright, but if you're in it for pure action choreography, they're really not all that special compared to a lot of martial arts flicks out there.
The end of Jedi. Yeah they weren't jumping and flipping an all that but that fight had so much more emotion then any fight in any of the new movies. It was the culmination of Luke trying to bring Vader back and you actually gave a damn about the characters and the score was amazing. Fancy choreography doesn't hold a candle to that if it has no soul.
Totally agreed. There are no pirouettes or any of the other maneuvers that wouldn't seem totally out of place in a ballet show. Instead, it culminates in Luke just hacking the shit out of Vader.
Also beyond the movies, last weeks episode of clone wars is the best star wars fight ever! In the sense that you really feel the power and domination of Darth Sidious, never quite saw him as this powerful.
I thought the final lightsaber battle in Revenge of the Sith was probably the greatest part of the prequel trilogy apart from the Pod Racers, It just showed how destructive a light saber could be, Obi Wan really tore Anakin up.
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