I usually hold the minority opinion lol. I love Return of the Jedi. In fact, it is my favourite Star Wars film (top 5 all time).
Return of the King is amazing, though, it is my least favourite of the trilogy.
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Which is better? | |||
| Return of the King | 60 | 75.95% | |
| Return of the Jedi | 19 | 24.05% | |
| Total: | 79 | ||
I usually hold the minority opinion lol. I love Return of the Jedi. In fact, it is my favourite Star Wars film (top 5 all time).
Return of the King is amazing, though, it is my least favourite of the trilogy.
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Return of the King, because, obviously.
Those of you voting Return of the Jedi should get tested for COVID-19.
A lack of taste is the first symptom :)
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I really love both films.
Jedi is actually my favourite of the Star Wars movies; it's definitely less consistent than A New Hope or Empire, but it's highs, particularly the epic space battle and the final act of Luke and Vader's arc are to me the most potent moments in the series.
Return of the King though, is one of the greatest pieces of filmmaking of all time in my opinion. From direction to cinematography to special effects to music, it's a masterclass in how to bring a series to an epic and powerful conclusion. From the ride of the Rohirrim, to Sam carrying Frodo up the volcano, to its bittersweet ending, it's truly an unforgettable experience, and gets my vote.
Return of the King is probably the best of its trilogy. Return of the Jedi is the worst of its trilogy.
I prefer the Original Trilogy to The Lord of the Rings, though The Lord of the Rings are probably better films. But yeah, Return of the Jedi is weaker as a third installment and probably as a film too. But I still love it.
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S.Peelman said:
The Hobbit isn’t bad. It’s quite fun actually, even though it is an obvious step down from LotR artistically. It has a much less serious tone. People’s usual criticism is that it doesn’t follow the book as closely. However, if you’re not that much a fan of LotR, chances are you’ll like The Hobbit better as far as entertainment value goes, they’re much less serious and a bit whimsical because unlike LotR, The Hobbit is originally a children’s book. You would experience some fluff though, which the movies added to tie it in better with the LotR trilogy, and if you’d watch the extended editions even moreso, but in The Hobbit’s case I wouldn’t recommend that for only a casual viewing. |
Even Peter Jackson thinks they suck. They were a rushed production. He had no passion for them. All shot on green screen. Some of the footage is actually froma Go Pro. They are bad. LOTR took several years to make. Hobbit was done in a hurry and it shows.

Nostalgia can't save this one, LotR it is. Star Wars was incredible in my youth, but LotR surpassed it. I prefer the extended editions though. The only blemish on LotR is the never ending ending. Wrap it up already!


dx11332sega said:
I wonder how arrows and rocks can hurt an armoured storm trooper? |
Well, rocks are blunt force trauma and will take anyone down. Not to mention Stormtroopers are as effective as an expendable pawn in an evil army. A fart will take them down as long as it's by the hero. They're useless and as threatening as a foot tickle. They can't aim for shit.

Leynos said:
Even Peter Jackson thinks they suck. They were a rushed production. He had no passion for them. All shot on green screen. Some of the footage is actually froma Go Pro. They are bad. LOTR took several years to make. Hobbit was done in a hurry and it shows. |
Yeah even speaking as someone who adores the LOTR films, the Hobbit trilogy sucks. It feels so rushed and padded. Should've been two 2-hour films, not three 3-hour films.


Oh Return of the King easily. Yeah it has a couple of lame moments, like when the ghost army bails everyone out by swooping in and wiping out the orc army - which tends to diminish the stakes and feeling of emotional investment. But overall it's just epic and one of the best films ever created in my humble opinion, start to finish. At least when it comes to the action and emotion, best of the trilogy IMO. I would argue that Fellowship is a bit more fun as an overall narrative, as I love a great adventure story. But for the most part Return is the pinnacle. The battle scenes are just insane. I still go back and watch the fight for Minas Tirith probably close to a monthly basis almost two decades later - particularly that goosebump-inducing Haradrim charge.
Jedi? Ehh, it's still a pretty good film, being the last of the OT and conluding the similarly epic Star Wars story. But it just doesn't have that same magic for me that ANH and ESB had. The Ewoks were a bit silly and irritating, and the Leah reveal of being Luke's sister was a bit odd and poorly done IMO. Just semeed like Lucas needed another big twist, and always struck me as a bit odd that somehow Leah had memories of their mother while Luke did not being twins. These are more nitpicks of course, but just generally speaking I never felt nearly as invested in Jedi as the first two films.
edit: with that said I do really like the first scene with Jabba and the final conflict with the Emperor/celebration scene at the end of Jedi.
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