All of the Star Wars Movies Definitively Ranked… then corrected by us
USA Today thinks they know, but we know better. Are you a Preston, Nick or more of a Steve?
LAS VEGAS – MAY 29: Actress Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia Organa character and actor Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker character from “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” are shown on screen while musicians perform during “Star Wars: In Concert” at the Orleans Arena May 29, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The traveling production features a full symphony orchestra and choir playing music from all six of John Williams’ Star Wars scores synchronized with footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, HD LED screen. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesFellow Star Wars fans, great news, we had a screening of The Last Jedi and it's really good - the funniest movie of the series thus far. As usual, we never life to ruin a movie for our listeners, so after sharing our SPOILER FREE opinions, we transitions to something much more controversial... which Star Wars movie is the best?
Listen to the full discussion:
USA Today published the films in this order:
- The Empire Strikes Back(1980)
- Star Wars(1977)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens(2015)25
- Return of the Jedi(1983)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi(2017)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)
- Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith(2005)
- Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones(2002)
- Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace(1999)
Steve Morrison's #1 is a tie:
- “Empire Strikes Back” - “Rogue One”
- “Star Wars Episode 4”
- “The Last Jedi”
- “The Force Awakens”
- “Return of the Jedi”
- “Attack of the Clones”
- “Revenge of the Sith”
- “Phantom Menace”
Preston Elliot (*note, list will be updated when he sees The Last Jedi)
- Empire
- New Hope
- Rougue One
- Return of the Jedi
- Force Awakens
- Revenge of the Sith
- Attack of the Clones
- Phantom Menace
Nick McIlwain:
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: A New Hope
- Rogue One
- Return of the Jedi
- The Force Awakens
- The Last Jedi
- Revenge of the Sith
- Attack of the Clones
- The Phantom Menace
Caseyboy:
- Rogue One
- A New Hope
- Empire
- Last Jedi
- Return of the Jedi
- Force Awakens
- Attack of the Clones
- Revenge of the Sith
- Phantom Menace
We suggest playing this A Cappella Cover of the Star Wars score by Viva Vox while you curate your own list.
Steve:
