What is the best order to watch the star wars series. Here are my thoughts on the machete order to my favorite movie series. Machete order also keeps the fact that luke and leia are siblings a surprise, it simply moves the surprise to episode iii instead of vi, when padme announces her daughters name. Absolutely no machete juggling star wars machete order. With aljur abrenica, bela padilla, ryza cenon, ryan eigenmann. What order should you watch all the star wars films and shows. I just pretend jarjar is a fever dream caused by exposure to psychedelic mushrooms when the jedi were running through the. In what order should a newcomer watch star wars episodes. Plus, watching the movies in release order preserves the biggest twist of the entire saga. Well, everything needs to be watched in numerical order if you want to follow the mythology of whats happening. Machete order 4,5, 1,2,3,6 this approach tries to keep cinematic continuity in tact while at the same time putting return of the jedi last. Many fans favour a completely different option called the machete order, which was first concocted by a computer software blogger, of all people. Would george lucas approve of the star wars machete order. Also, it includes 0% hayden christensen and large quantities of liam neeson.
The machete order reorganizes the star wars movies for. To summarize, it chops out episode i completely and encourages the viewer to. I think that episode 1 should be included in the machete. This particular arrangement of star wars episodes has been christened the machete order. An expansion of a fake trailer that was included in rodriguezs and quentin tarantinos 2007 grindhouse doublefeature. The machete order the machete order basically cuts the phantom menace from your movie rewatch, because many people dont enjoy that film. What i learned from watching star wars in the wrong order. I havent watched the films in awhile, but wanted to get thoughts on where to include episode 1, if you do in fact what to go with the machete order.
This is actually a more effective twist in this context than when obiwan just tells luke in return of the jedi. But then in the months before star wars episode vii. Episode 2 begins with a difference in political opinion dissolving into a rift in the state of the galaxy that spirals into a full blown war. In this video, i explain why star wars episode i the phantom menace is important and cant be cut from the viewing order of the saga. Machete continues the b movie and exploitation style of grindhouse and includes some of the footage. Episode 1 is optional but you wont miss much if you skip it. Originally put forward by tech writer and star wars superfan rod hilton in a post on his blog, no machete juggling, machete order recommends watching the star wars movies in this order. Wondering what order to watch the star wars movies. I know we wont make it in one go but still i want to give the machete order, since its the best order, another go. Empire strikes back is widely regarded as one of the greatest sequels of all time. I feel it could fit in at the very beginning 1,4,5,2,3,6, directly in the middle 4,5, 1,2,3,6, or placed at the end as a prequel to the main story that is the machete order 4,5,2,3,6, 1. I believe episodes 2 and 3 should be excluded from the machete order and replaced with 4 and 5, making the new order call it the giziti order 4,5,4,5,6. Last time i watched all star wars movies in one go was a couple of years ago. However, the original machete order says you should skip the.
Episode order is the order in which george lucas supposedly envisioned his. Heres why the machete order is the way you should watch the star wars saga. I could almost argue that having the sequel trilogy makes the machete order. Then i watched episode vii, without seeing any of the others again now my girlfriend is up to watching the whole saga. By watching the films in this order, you not only avoid spoilers entirely, but also maintain. He notes the issue of watching them in episode order namely, that the darth vader reveal is.
Of course, all of this is simply a suggestion for how to get the most out of your star wars experience. V, ii, iii, vi, skipping i entirely because the only good things about episode. The fancreated machete order is still the best way to watch the star. A viewing order made popular by fans, machete order uses a mix of release and chronological order in order to preserve the big twist in the. In what spot would the new star wars movie rogue one go. C machete order 4,5, 1,2,3,6 this approach tries to keep cinematic continuity in tact while at the same time putting return of the jedi last.
Thats just one of the questions answered when i watched the. With the release of episode ix coming up in 2019 and future star wars films until we all have our own droids, this will likely get updated as more films are released. So, if youve seen this film before, just skip it on your next rewatch. The machete order sandwiches episode ii and iii between the empire strikes back and return of the jedi. Star wars fans debate movie marathon viewing order. Where would you place rogue one in the machete order. This digital series follows the path of a redhandled machete from its innocent beginnings on a hardware store shelf at the start of the apocalypse, as it lands in the hands of survivors good and evil, familiar and new. Without prior knowledge to these characters, an audience member would be confused when first seeing them in episode ii. It establishes characters such as quigon jin, jar jar binks, padme, and the jedi council. Release order this is perhaps the easiest way to watch star wars with your kids if only because it will likely mirror your own experience with the movies. This is my recommendation, which is an update of the old machete order, which.
Episode 1 centers around two groups having a business disagreement. While i prefer numerical order, this approach has a special advantage. It has those lovely shots of naboo, with great sets and costume design. After being setup and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a texas senator, an exfederale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. Start at episode at episode one and go through it that way. Honestly, episode 1 is the only prequel episode id consider watching. Revenge of the sith has a better sibling reveal than jedi. The phantom menace and the machete order explained youtube. Theres also a lesserknown machete order, which takes a machete to the. In addition, this episode establishes why cordy is working for angel, and if btvs is also macheted in a similar way to skip pangs, a.
The best order to watch the mcu films and which to skip. The article is long but worth reading, it makes a lot of great points. The force awakens was released, it blew up like alderaan, peaking at 50,000 visitors daily. The walking dead red machete season 1, episode and.
Patton oswalt discusses the proper way to watch star wars movies late night with seth meyers duration. Iv, v, ii, iii, vi, skipping i entirely because the only good things about episode i were the pod race scene and the darth maul lightsaber duel, please never, ever. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. But kids who grew up with the prequels are likely perfectly fine watching episodes 1 3. Series of the movies about former mexican federale machete. I then watched them in the machete order, which is iv, v, ii, iii, vi. The problem with episode order is that it ruins one of the biggest twists in. You watch star wars episodes iv and v, skip episode i, watch ii and iii as a. Or should you get out that machete and cut a few movies entirely from your. One reason to skip episodes to move faster is that it takes far too long for us to get a look at things from the cylon side. Whats the best order to watch all the star wars movies now. King of the nerds contestant katie correll gives a shoutout to my machete order in a clip from season 2, episode 5 that im sure will be taken down for violating even though i invented. The best order to bing watch star wars by the big bang theory gang the machete order. When it comes to marvel, things get even more complicated.
After the post first went viral and got mentioned on, i started getting around 2,000 visitors to it per day, which i thought was a lot. Instead of watching the films in release order 456 1 23 or chronological order 1 23456, machete order 45236 presents an alternative that is intended to give new viewers the best experience when watching the series for the first time and deliberately leaves out episode i. The only thing i didnt like is the phantom menace disc had a scratch and i had to skip like 34 chapters near the end but the rest of the. How to watch the star wars movies in order release and.