I don't understand why people hate or even dislike Return of the Jedi.

You forgot the MASTERPIECE that is "THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL"

Natalie Portman’s midriff was the best part of Attack of the Clones.

Rogue one is the best of the newer films.

I was 6 when I saw ROTJ and like you one of my favorite parts was the fight over the sarlacc pit. Behind our kindergarten school was a huge sand Pit that everyone pretended to fall down and eaten by the creature. The nun had no idea what we were doing and was watching us with great confusion and awe. Every time my friends and cousins talk about it we laugh so hard. When I took my nephew to see force awakens and last Jedi I had hoped he would see something that he would remember like I did. But unfortunately not. It is a shame. But when I told him about that sand pit he laughs and calls me a dork. I tell him yes I am! Also more BV!!!

The lightsaber battle wasn't grounded enough? *_Impossible!_* They had the high ground.

Empire is my favorite, Star Wars, my second and ROTJ 3rd.

I love rogue one. I felt like it had more weight to it than the entirety of this sequel trilogy. Getting the death star plans to the rebels just as darth is cutting them down one by one? Badass. As for the OG trilogy, for all the reasons you gave, return of the jedi's just MY personal favorite

I loved all the prequels and revenge of the sith was my favorite! This coming from a 55 year old man who saw the original trilogy in the theaters as they were meant to be seen!

My favourite lightsaber fight was the one in ESB. The tension and the drama, with Vader being at his most sinister.

“I’m taking them... to imprison them... in prison.” -K2S0

Now I need a 'Cosplay Uncle Owen' action figure. There's no way around it. MAYBE that crazy old man's just a wizard? ; )

Seeing Obi-Wan and Anakins relation in Clone Wars makes me rather sad we don’t get to see much of it in Attack of the Clones, it would have made the characters a lot more enjoyable at least.

1977 Star Wars will always be my favorite. I was 10 when I saw it in the theater, and my life was changed forever as soon as I walked out of the theater.

I really liked the point you brought up about the costume design for the Jedi in the prequels. Admittedly, it was my first time hearing that argument, and I thought it made a lot of sense. That concept art for how the Jedi could've looked in the prequels would've been so gratifying to see on screen, and added a more nuanced layer of cohesion between the prequels and the original trilogy, rather than just copying Obi-Wan's desert robes. He was in hiding during the original films after all, and even taking the extra precaution of using a pseudonym, so it doesn't make sense narratively for his character to undermine that by continuing to dress exactly like a Jedi. The only problem is, now that it's been brought to my attention, I'll never be able to unsee it!

Never liked the fact they made the battle droids act goofy in Revenge of the Sith. That definitely could've been left out. I get they wanted comic relief in an otherwise darker movie, but c'mon. Also I feel Clone Wars makes up for the "buddy cop" dynamic missing from Attack of the Clones, but I agree it would've made sense to have it.

I remember in school one day, my English teacher asked us to give a short history of the Star wars movie stories, one student began to speak and said "In episode 1 The Phantom Menace--" and he just looked at him shook his head and said "No." Then he asked another student the same question and said "In Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope" Our teacher nodded in admiration and smiled. Respect for the real start of the movies.

Luke wears that outfit in RotJ, because it's reminiscent of a priest.

24:15 I do agree with you, but the first retcon of desert robes being the Jedi uniform was in RotJ when Sebastian Shaw appeared as Anakin’s ghost.

Gotta respect that Prince reference. Well done 😂

These are the things I could say nice about every Star Wars movie: 1. The Phantom Menace...Darth Maul introduction.He looks so cool and far more menacing than Palpatine! 2. Attack of the Clones...Purple light saber!!! You go, Master Windu! 3. Revenge of the Sith...Amydala giving birth to twins without Darth Vader and Palpatine knowing about it.! 4. A New Hope...Princess Leia rules!! Even Darth Vader was not able to break her will and scan her brain! 5. The Empire Strikes Back...Darth Vader's "I am your father!" reveal! 6. Return of the Jedi...The feeling of enjoyment seeing cute and cuddly teddy bears defeat a far more advanced military! 7. The Force Awakens...uhh, let's just say BB-8 will do! 8. The Last Jedi...Yeah, I agree with Mike with regards to Rei's costume! 9. The Rise of Skywalker...The diabolical laugh of Palpatine! 10. Solo: A Star Wars Story...the last gambling scene wherein Han wins the Millennium Falcon! 11. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story...Donnie Yen's dialogues are gold! I can't wait for Mike's "Saying something worse about every Star Wars movie".

I'm taking them to imprison them in Prison - K2SO😂

I loved the 'Raspberry Beret' reference. Haha!

In theory I like the gesture of restoring the Lightsaber, but Rey really should have gotten her own Lightsaber. It's so weird that she is still using Ankin/Lukes first Lightsaber, her making her own would have meant so much more to her character.

The Anakin Tusken camp scene should have continued by pulling the camera back until all you are seeing is Anakins Blue Lightsaber flashing around the camp.

Another cool thing about AOTC is the detective work that Obi-Wan does. It's not just fetching or blowing things up.

Now say something nice about the 2 Ewok TV movies. AND the Holiday Special. I DARE YOU!

Bravo to you sir! I applaud your positivity and good will!

I think he gave more positives that most people can say about last jedi. Tbh I have nothing but respect for this man and this channel hes a legend here on KZfaq

Their is something, still to this day magical about Star Wars. More than all the rest, I can watch it over and over and get that feeling I had as a kid

I wanted to add to Reys "Jedi clothes" from TLJ. what came to mind when you showed the concept piece from TPM was Starkillers outfit at the end of Force Unleashed from the 360 and ps3 versions.

Honestly, Revenge of the Sith is my favourite Prequel and even my favourite Star Wars movie. Yeah, I know.

"Laaaast Jedi figure of Rey/The one that's filled all the secondhand stores!" Now that song is forever in my head, haha!

I really like the Rise of Skywalker poster, The one where Kylo and Rey is mirrored, I suspect that will be the only thing I will like about that movie.

Another thing that some people find good about “Attack of the clones” are the kaninoan, the long neck aliens that made the clones, apparently some people found them kind of hot and sexy, I even remembered someone confessing that they got a quote: “Must admit I got a rather embarrassing bulge the very first time I saw the Kaminoans watching "Attack of the Clones" in a theater.”

Amen on your take on the RotJ practical effects!! Also, kids don't understand what it was like sitting in a movie theater at 5 years old back in 77, the lights go down, and two space ships in a battle come screaming over your left shoulder...and the lasers and lightsabers...with the music...it blew my mind!

When your video starts off as a cozy sitcom is priceless

Hey Michael, thanks for taking the extra time to show Obi-Wan's original costume in the [McQuarrie?] paintings for the Phantom Menace. A picture says a thousand words. And, of course, you insight into the things we love is always appreciated. Have a good one

I just watch the prequels for irony's sake. For a good laugh with friends. The original trilogy is where it's at, and where it always will be. Nothing beats "The Empire Strikes Back". As always, great video guys!

Michael, I too was a 5 year old kid in a theater for the very first time to see Return of the Jedi. What I remember and love most about that movie were the space battle sequences. The attack on the Death Star 2 was and still is one of my favorite scenes. I never really cared much for being a Jedi as a kid. I wanted to be a Pilot. Heck, my favorite character in Star Wars is the Millennium Falcon and there she was, leading the attack and winning the day!

I was kinda hoping for a Clone Wars movie and the Ewok movie thoughts lol I never noticed how cool Rey looked in TLJ

I have to admit, I'm surprised that "Revenge of the Sith" is your least favorite prequel. It's actually my favorite. It's structure is similar to "Empire's" in that the big battle is at the beginning while the more personal conflict is saved for the end. That said, I respect your opinion as always. And I'm right there with you on "Rogue One" and the original trilogy. I do hope that "The Rise of Skywalker" is at least an adequate ending to the Skywalker saga. But whatever happens, the franchise will continue, and hopefully have some more home-runs like "Rogue One" and "The Mandalorian."

I just discovered this channel and I'd loved the interaction between you and Lil Vader. I feel the same way about certain movies that make me say "Why?" And I loved what you said about Bionic Six. I loved your sarcasm about the toys and you keep saying " the animation is good" which is true. Plus you got a new subscriber. Keep it up

The question is how much Gin could a Qui Gon Jinn?

It’s a shame you gotta do those intros now , but better to be safe. I can only say something nice about 3 of them 😂 Great channel🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

I think writing/dialogue wise on scene in Revenge of the Sith would be the senate scene, with Palpatines galactic empire speech, mainly Padmé’s line “so this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause ”

There's a moment in the "From Star Wars to Jedi" doc when Hamill's in a fitting for his black outfit for Jedi. Lucas is there, too, and mentions that (paraphrasing from memory) "this time he's dressed more Jedi-like," so, more like a police uniform and less like Tattooine clothing. I wish Lucas remembered (or kept to) his own words and design direction... Great video. Honest, fair.

Now say something nice about other Lucas projects. THX-1138 - Robert Duvall is fantastic, and the final shot when he is bathed in light by the sunrise is heart wrenchingly beautiful. Willow - Val Kilmer is hilarious and Joanne Whahley is gorgeous. American Graffiti - a snap shot of time in modern America.

5 years later, and we STILL don't know how Anakins Lightsaber found it's way to miss orange butthole-eyes...

Thank you for doing this. Positivity is good, plus putting DV in his place...always a win!

Something nice about The Last Jedi? Er...... the credits had a nice font I guess??

Something nice about every Star Wars movie: Episode 1: Charming Episode 2: Mysterious Episode 3: Dramatic Episode 4: Inspiring Episode 5: Shocking Episode 6: Climactic

I actually really like rogue one! I liked how they all died at the end. It wasn’t expected and really showed the sacrifice it took to get the Death Star plans

Totally agree, the Phantom Menace always stands out as my favourite prequel movie. The Pod race audio and sound design makes a fantastic sequence. For three quarters of the sequence it has no musical score at all. It relies on the intuitive sound effect designs which really puts you in the driver's seat. Shame it never won its nomination for best sound design at the Oscars the preceding. 💥💥💥💥💥

When somebody only says good things or bad things about a film is always a little suspect: reveals the inability to see anything different from what is inside them. Good thought experiment for most things and very important for fanatics. Thanks for mentioning the Graflex: definitely one of the most excellent parts. Lucky none of the ice foxes had to face it!

Awesome! Thanks! 🙏

I am hoping that “Last Jedi figure of Rey” makes it onto your greatest hits album.

I like the fact that Michael likes props and costumes in episode 8 and 9...not much else...but a light saber and Rey's Jedi costume. Lol!

I think I would have preferred the black outfits for the Jedi in the prequels. Anakin's ghost in ROTJ got the "tattooine style" robes, so maybe that was deciding factor.

Such a beautiful singing voice.

As far as Attack of the Clones I also felt they helped build up Annakins forth coming fall. I enjoyed it a lot for the introduction of the clone army and Dookus possible turning on Sidious by trying to convince Kenobi which was expanded upon in the EUs comics and novels. Thanks for the content.

Yup and the new green saber with the black uni was awesome!

Donnie Yen and Jiang Wei actually worked together in a film called The Lost Bladesman (if you're familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Dynasty Warriors, it's based on that) and have a great chemistry. Donnie is brilliant inn everything he does but pairing him with Jiang was genius

I used to put a flashlight next to my bed and prayed when I woke up it would be a lightsaber..lol

I weirdly find the deleted scenes in the prequels the best ones. On an old DVD of AOC there's a scene where Padme takes Anakin to her parents house where she grew up. In ROTS there's a scene where they form the rebel alliance with Mothma.

For those who dont know Ray Park who played Darth Maul also played Snake eyes in the main GI joe movies AND he also played both Night crawler and Toad in the X-men movies

great video!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and your family

Really good intro to the video, made me laugh, I love it ♡

I like how the Phantom Menace was actually filmed on film. It looks the best in my opinion.

What about the two ewok movies? Lol.

I love all 8 (haven’t seen 9 yet), but I love them for different reasons. I love the originals for being genuinely good movies. I love Phantom Menace for the camp. I love 2 and 3 for the nostalgia (I grew up with them) and for seeing the Jedi in action. I love 7 and 8 for a return to practical effects and a return to a lived in world which was lacking in the prequels.

Awesome review of the films, I'm totally with you on everything mentioned.

1. Like for undertaking such a daunting task. I found myself nodding with appreciation and pleasant surprise with most of the comments for films outside the OT. “There is still good in [them]”. 2. Like for nailing almost everything I loved about RotJ. That was my first SW film as well (though I saw it as a rental at a friend’s sleepover when I was seven or eight), and is ultimately still my favorite. I would like to add a particular shoutout to William’s score during the final duel, and to the amazing stop-motion of the AT-STs on Endor. But you nailed everything else. 3. Like for similar experience with TFA. Prequels made me realize SW could be disappointing, but I was cautiously optimistic thanks to Marvel/Disney’s success and what JJ did with the first Trek reboot. (As only a very very casual fan of the IP, I wasn’t irked by what I hear was the virtual destruction of the lore.) It wasn’t really until Rey essentially taught Han how to fix the Falcon and flew it almost perfectly after a moment of “Oh, I’ve never flown anything ever, so now I’m making an awkwardly fast journey from ineptitude to mastery”. It was downhill from there...steeply. But yes, the opening moments with Rey, and Kylo’s initial appearance (though somewhat undercut by a poor decision to give Poe some jokes) made me think SW had regained its footing. For a moment. I don’t know if you managed to think of nice things to say first and decided to make the video, or if it was a gauntlet you challenged yourself with (presuming little DV isn’t actually alive), but I applaud your courage in exploring the films outside the OT with a genuine desire to see the best in them.

Great idea. That must have been hard. Well done.

"This movie is perfection..." Love the Love-

I love Rogue One, it’s my favorite of the Disney movies, but Empire will remain my favorite of all of the Star Wars movies.

Great video

Luke's ROTJ costume always reminded me of a catholic priest. He did redeem his father's soul so I wander if they did that on purpose.

I love that disclaimer!

One of my favorite parts of solo was the reference to teras kasi. What a deep cut.

Episode 1: It was done on film. I liked the Amidala costume designs. Maul's design. The saber fight choreography + Duel of Fates score was brilliant. Episode 2: The whole Return to Tatooine sequence with the real set was a nice throwback and the death of Shmi was effective, as you mention. The score used for all of that was great too. I would also say that Dooku was a well-cast villain. I appreciated what they tried to do with Boba's origin even though it could have been better. Episode 3: Fantastic look for both Anakin and Obi-Wan, I didn't like either of their hair and costumes in Ep 2 so this was much improved. I was a kid at the time so I have a soft spot for the Grievous design. I suppose I also liked that the film had the balls to go as dark as it did, although those moments don't always feel earned. Episode 4: The "trench run" sequence on the Death Star held up quite well from what I recall. Unfortunately, I only saw the 90s versions. Episode 5: The Hoth battle. Also the tense Vader & Luke fight and the parts leading up to it. Episode 6: Luke's costume and saber plus his arc across the film. The throne room sequence was really well done as was the score. Episode 7: It was done on film, from what I recall. I enjoyed the practical effects and costumes, I also liked the detail of the lightsabers actually having a real/practical glow on the actors rather than simply adding them in post, like the prequels. Episode 8: The salt planet looked nice. Mark Hamill pulled off the bearded sage look quite well I suppose. Episode 9: Didn't watch it but I'll go with the reversing of plot threads and the discourse that followed being mildly amusing.

I was ok with the force awakens. And when it ended the way it did gave me so much hope for 8 and those hopes were dashed in the first 10 minutes when Luke IN HIS JEDI ROBES tosses his FATHERS saber and goes to change his clothes and proceeded to tell Rey he has been cut of from the force! Even though he is on a Jedi temple , in Jedi robes, guarding the sacred texts??? Ya!

K2 is basically if you made chopper smarter and a voice and I love that.

I’d like to see more videos of your opinions on movies. Love your content

We have differing opinions, but yours are certainly interesting. Really enjoy your work.

I love almost every Star Wars movie so that’s easy for me: The Phantom Menace: ummmm.... the podrace and the lightsaber duel was cool? Attack of the Clones: let’s see... I liked Obi-Wan vs. Jango and the arena battle was pretty good I guess. Revenge of the Sith: The opera scene and the last 10 minutes or so were really great. A New Hope: everything is fantastic. The Empire Strikes Back: one of my favorite movies of all time, it’s consistently amazing. Return of the Jedi: almost everything is really great. The Force Awakens: ditto to Return of the Jedi but even better. The Last Jedi: lots of things, especially Yoda’s appearance and the badass scene where Rey and Kylo fight Praetorian guards, among others. Rogue One is generally great and Solo had it’s share of moments. Dunno about The Rise of Skywalker yet... Edit: there are all kinds of things I love about The Rise of Skywalker. Listing them all would make this long post even longer. Plus, spoilers. I like it more than The Last Jedi (which I love), less than The Force Awakens (which I really love).

I saw this star wars when I was 5 years old at a drive in. Grew up on old universal monster movies. Godzilla, rat patrol, buck Rodgers, you know, I mean tv was my babysitter, I'm 46. I can see in your mind what I feel about all of what you talk about on your channel. Thank you brother

Thank you for this Michael. We know it must have been difficult, but then these are difficult times for long time Star Wars fans. A bit of positivity is always appreciated.

Phantom Menace is my favorite prequel as well. To me, it felt the most like a Star Wars movie. I'm not sure why, perhaps it was Liam Neesons performance. With him gone, the other two movies felt like they were missing something.

I’ll give this a shot as well. Phantom Menace: Kwai Hon Gin was a cool character, as was darth maul. I liked the choreography of their light saber dual. Attack of the clones: uhhhhh padme’s outfits? Revenge of the sith: uuhhhh Natalie Portman’s eyes? Rogue One: k2, the two Chinese guys, the battle of scarif (probably the best space battle I’ve seen in a Star Wars movie). Solo: it looks like Star Wars, which is more than can be said of the prequels. Star Wars (1977): the opening spaceship chase. Empire strikes back: everything. Return of the Jedi: most of everything. Force awakens: the dynamic between po and fin. I suspect their intensity was a deliberate response to how dull anakin and kenobi were together in the prequels. Last Jedi: this movie, visually, looks great. The outfits, the aliens, the battles, were all a pleasure to see. It’s a shame all of that was wasted on a bad script. Rise of skywalker: one good thing about the rushed pacing of this movie, I was never bored.

Best parts of Phantom Menace and ROTS for me is the music.

Had to hit subscribe AGAAAIINNN!!!!

I like how Michael can talk like a real adult about pop-culture stuff. Like his little comment about how none of the prequels were particularly watchable, just a sober, cogent way to frame that up. I don't know if it's just everybody on the internet is fake because they have nothing to say but need to say something for money, or they need to say something flashy to get attention, or it's some absorbed "voice" they think is how you're supposed to write and talk in media, or maybe they're really all weird people and if you met them in real life, they'd seem strange, but it's refreshing when he does these types of videos.

"Attack of the Clones"-my favorite part was Yoda/Dooku fight. My only problem with that fight scene is it's way to short. I have to agree, that Rogue One is the best Star Wars film of the latest batch.

So glad you said that about Lando...he definitely deserved his own 'story'

Whew, I was nervous about the prospect of saying something nice about the last 2 desecrations without being sarcastic but you did well focusing on 1 costume and 1 prop. Well done as always. If it was me I'd just want to skip commenting on _Star Wars_ and _The Empire Strikes Back_ because they are so otherworldly perfect I've been saying nice things about them for decades. Phantom Menace: Sebulba is one of the coolest alien designs ever. AotC: The chase at the beginning was cool. RotS: Darth Vader was complicit in mass genocide so I liked that George Lucas got shocking with his turn to evil. (killing kids)

As someone who doesn't agree with a lot of your opinions on the newer Star Wars films, I was surprised how much I agreed with a lot of what you had to say here. Well done sir.

Bless you for using eye brow Anakin footage!

Star Wars, '77 is still the best film watching experience for me. The best! It's the message and the meaning behind it. (Empire, it's the execution!:)) I even love the stuff in the desert; It really tells you what kind of movie it is and what's important to it as a film. The smallest of interpersonal struggles with galactic-scale consequences hidden with them. It's all there, spelled out in the most sophisticated story telling. An absolute genius film! :)