The Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Lord of the Rings.

I'm not going to bore you with the details but this exact question was presented to me in a very real world situation and I quickly chose The Lord of the Rings.

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I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.

TLotR

It's like confronting two different generations, for me obviously Star Wars by a light-year.

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If we were simply comparing directors, Spielberg is way way better than Jackson. But. LoTR has the benefit of awesome source material and more or less sticks to the source material. Not to mention, Jackson's special effects back then weren't the high-budget horror they are today.

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Nope. George Lucas actually had little to do with the original trilogy by the end of it. He had the original idea, but a lot of his ideas had to be taken out or changed by better writers and directors than him. We're talking about the man responsible for the prequel trilogies and Howard the Duck. George Lucas had a great imagination, but little skill. He was tempered by some good writers and a great director.

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Lord of the Rings, hands down.

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Polymorphia wrote:

Nope. George Lucas actually had little to do with the original trilogy by the end of it. He had the original idea, but a lot of his ideas had to be taken out or changed by better writers and directors than him. We're talking about the man responsible for the prequel trilogies and Howard the Duck. George Lucas had a great imagination, but little skill. He was tempered by some good writers and a great director.

Fair enough but he also gave us American Graffiti, THX 1138, and wrote most if not all of Episode 4; If you're gonna knock him you might as well credit him where he's due.

And Spielberg sucks eggs. He hasn't done anything good since Close Encounters and his best film was probably Duel forty-three years ago.

Edited by Atavachron - December 08 2014 at 00:10

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Atavachron wrote:

Polymorphia wrote:

Nope. George Lucas actually had little to do with the original trilogy by the end of it. He had the original idea, but a lot of his ideas had to be taken out or changed by better writers and directors than him. We're talking about the man responsible for the prequel trilogies and Howard the Duck. George Lucas had a great imagination, but little skill. He was tempered by some good writers and a great director.

Fair enough but he also gave us American Graffiti, THX 1138, and wrote most if not all of Episode 4; If you're gonna knock him you might as well credit him where he's due.

And Spielberg sucks eggs. He hasn't done anything good since Close Encounters and his best film was probably Duel forty-three years ago.

True about George Lucas. Maybe I went a bit far trying to prove my point about Lucas' hand in SW. But Spielberg is better than Peter Jackson at the very least. To Kubrick he does not compare, obviously.

Edited by Polymorphia - December 08 2014 at 20:34

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Lord of the Rings. By faaaaaaaaaar the best movies.

I recently watched all three of the original Star Wars flicks and boy do I wish that I hadn't. I grew up with them and must've watched them a 100 times each.

Seeing those movies without the rose-tinted glasses however made me realise how bad most of the actors are. The only one really worth his salt is, perhaps not too surprisingly, Alec Guiness. Mark Hamill is absolutely dreadful and the same goes for Carrie Fisher....and don't get me started on the dialogue!

...and to think that I worshipped these movies back when I was 10 Shocked

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Poll Question: Which film series do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
The Lord of the Rings	22	[66.67%]
Star Wars	11	[33.33%]
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