The official ranking of Star Wars movies from worst to best

Laughing Fish·Jan 15, 2016·4 votes·2,219 views

#Number 7 Episode I: The Phantom Menace http://1.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/G4cozBh.gif

#Number 6 Episode II: Attack of the Clones http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzips8BceP1rnfjl2o1_500.gif

#Number 5 Episode VI: Return of the Jedi https://media.giphy.com/media/dg7EVuAv0emkw/giphy.gif

#Number 4 Episode IV: A New Hope https://49.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ge9a6cyR1qjfkxmo1_500.gif

#Number 3 Episode V: The Empire Strikes back http://images.rapgenius.com/f2e4160c3d05d9ade8c2856b715eedd5.500x208x10.gif

#Number 2 Episode VII: The Force Awakens http://static1.techinsider.io/image/55cb8eb12acae710008bfbbc-/kylo-ren-star-wars-lightsaber.gif

#Number 1 Episode III: Revenge of the Sith http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/4586045/general-grievous-combat-stance-o.gif

21 Comments

DragfinJan 15, 20164 votes

Any poll that has any of the movies from the 2nd trilogy in the top 4 is not even close to being official. They rank 5,6 and 7. Don't care what order because they all sucked compared to the other 4. Empire Strikes back always has and probably always will be the best of the bunch to most people and critics. My personal favorite is Return of the Jedi.

Laughing FishJan 15, 20164 votes

Look, I understand the Prologue trilogy had its problems, but so did the originals. I think nostalgia has blinded some people to that fact. The thing is though, Star Wars is not popular or loved because it lacks flaws. It is loved for its beautiful and unique universe. True Star Wars fans love all 7 movies, flaws and all. https://45.media.tumblr.com/123b38534727a8bdf81354a742809ba0/tumblr_mn62vukpoJ1s917bwo1_500.gif

KinjishiJan 15, 20163 votes

"True Star Wars fans love all 7 movies, flaws and all." No, sorry. I won't just eat whatever the Mouse serves me. 7th movie is non-cannon in my eyes. It was very lackluster and campy imo. Could have been A LOT better. Prequels were better than this "7th" movie.

Laughing FishJan 15, 20163 votes

Episode VII was amazing and you know. Ease up on the hipster act. Just because something is popular does not mean you have to hate it. http://blog.edx.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/5Con116.gif

kile147Jan 15, 20163 votes

The 7th movie wasn't exactly amazing... It was basically a remade version of the 4th movie. I think it was a good movie in that it introduced likeable and developed characters, but the story was basically a copy paste from A New Hope, that just served as vessel for introducing the characters and new story arcs. What I'm trying to get across is that it creates a lot of potential for the future movies, but it would be seen as a very lackluster and unoriginal movie if no more were planned.

KinjishiJan 15, 20161 votes

"What I'm trying to get across is that it creates a lot of potential for the future movies, but it would be seen as a very lackluster and unoriginal movie if no more were planned."

It's incredibly lackluster and unoriginal regardless. The characters even say they had already performed that mission before, it's just a different scale. It lacks so much creativity and the plot is copy/paste. Ep. 1 was far better and didn't do the same thing over as IV. Too bad people gave Lucas so much flack for the prequels because he would have done a better job with Ep. VII.

kile147Jan 15, 20162 votes

Abrams had to play it incredibly safe with the movie because of how defensive people are about Star Wars. I think he played it too safe, but regardless it had to be very similar to 4,5,6 in order to not receive a ton of flak from the fans. From what he did with the movie I think that he didn't really take the series anywhere new (like, at all) but he set himself up so that he can make the other movies great. It's not a strategy I agree with entirely, but it makes sense.

The movie didn't set a new standard for Star Wars, but it didn't break the series (like the prequels kinda did) and it makes me hopeful that the new ones will raise the bar.

DrCyanideFeb 5, 20161 votes

My thing is I don't want to see another Death Star in the rest of the series. Seriously, at some point someone has to go to the treasurer and say "We spend years making these things, sink major amounts of money into the components, fill them with tons of personnel, fire them once, then they get blown up. It's not worth it!"

kile147Feb 5, 20161 votes

"Guys we are well trained engineers, we should be able to design something the size of a planet that can't be taken down by small arms fire and a fighter. It really shouldn't be this difficult!"

137434Jan 15, 20162 votes

I don't think you understand what campy means...

The Force Awakens has its flaws, but it is not a campy movie at all.

KinjishiJan 15, 20161 votes

Oh, it just appears that you think others have to have the same opinion as you and see the movie the same way. Yes, I know what campy means.

Good on you that you see it that way. It's a failure of a movie on the whole to me. Enjoy Disney SW (won't buy their crap here).

DragfinJan 15, 20161 votes

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Look, I understand the Prologue trilogy had its problems, but so did the originals. I think nostalgia has blinded some people to that fact. The thing is though, Star Wars is not popular or loved because it lacks flaws. It is loved for its beautiful and unique universe. True Star Wars fans love all 7 movies, flaws and all. https://45.media.tumblr.com/123b38534727a8bdf81354a742809ba0/tumblr_mn62vukpoJ1s917bwo1_500.gif

Not arguing. You asked and I answered. Sorry you do not agree but don't assume just because you think a certain way that it means that I do. The second trilogy pales in comparison and it's not even close.

kile147Jan 15, 20161 votes

The original trilogy suffered from its share of issues, but most of those were forgivable (incest aside) because we could suspend disbelief as long as the universe at least remained internally consistent. The prequels, alongside numerous major writing and story flaws, broke that internal consistency which makes them that much worse.

I actually like the prequels, but a lot of the hatred comes from the wasted potential the movies represent.

CremepieJan 15, 20162 votes

Laughing Fish Why? Why would start a generational based argument doomed to lead you to down votes? That being said I do agree that the prequels deserve more credit even if the phantom menace's only saving grace was darth maul hahaha.

KatastrophicJan 17, 20162 votes

I know nobody will agree with this list. But IDGAF

-7. Empire Strikes Back -6. Attack of the Clones -5. Return of the Jedi -4. Force Awakens -3. New Hope -2. Phantom Menace -1. Revenge of the Sith

Truly PridefulFeb 5, 20162 votes

I would go Empire - Force Awakens - Revenge, otherwise I agree. Might even flip 2 and 3, both good movies. Empire is just so good though, can't put the others above it personally.

Laughing FishFeb 5, 20161 votes

The empire strikes back is a true masterpiece. The entire list was close, but decisions had to be made.

4thHorsmanJan 15, 20161 votes

I disagree with this listing, in my opinion the rankings are:

-7. Attack of the Clones -6. Phantom Menace -5. Revenge of the Sith -4. A New Hope -3. Return of the Jedi -2. Force Awakens -1. Empire Strikes Back

KorilloJan 15, 20161 votes

Revenge of the sith #1? WTF

Empire
New Hope
Force Awakens
Return of the Jedi
Revenge of the Sith
Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones

DisneylordJan 17, 20161 votes

so you are hated from Miscellaneous aswell i see

EvilMerodachFeb 5, 20161 votes

-7. Attack of the Clones -6. Phantom Menace -5. Force Awakens -4. Revenge of the Sith -3. Empire Strikes Back -2. A New Hope -1. Return of the Jedi

--As someone who spent 100's of hours reading "Legends" Star Wars books growing up...and..you know..knowing what Star Wars was before 1999...Force Awakens was about as good as Shurima's lore. Was the movie good? I ...uh..guess.... Was it worth killing off my childhood's worth of Star Wars lore like Courtship of Princess Leia, New Jedi Order: Star by Star, Rogue Planet, and Tales of the Bounty Hunters?

https://45.media.tumblr.com/632132e0293906528fc3a935b5a014be/tumblr_nzsjv0jZYM1siqprbo1_400.gif

I'm hoping Episode 8 makes up for my lost lore.....like Rito's Soon(tm) on giving us a world map and...stuff. But the movie in itself...as a replacement for all the old lore....was bad. Really bad. Only reason I didn't rate it 7th was because of the hope of things to come. It has potential to make some cool things, but in itself, does not have those cool things. Unlike Ep 1 and 2...which pretty much expended all the potential to make cool things it will ever make...and..they weren't worth it. Though the Toonami Clone Wars thing was pretty neet. But yeh...if Ep8 ends up being bad... item 3070