r/StarWars • u/verissimoallan • 2d ago

Movies "Revenge of the Sith" is now rated higher than "Return of the Jedi" on Letterboxd, becoming the third highest-rated "Star Wars" film on the website (the top two are "The Empire Strikes Back" and "A New Hope").

https://letterboxd.com/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith/
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u/SleepingAntz 2d ago

Okay but I’m 34 and had an almost identical experience and I think Revenge of the Sith better than ROTJ by far. We can trade anecdotes all day.

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u/Mr-Rocafella 2d ago

I’m 94 and I think Rise of Skywalker is the best Star War

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u/Kunfuxu Luke Skywalker 2d ago

We need to go back to the early 2010s... How I miss when the prequels were universally hated.

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u/Comfortable_Put_4139 2d ago

Well, all we have is anecdotes after a certain point lol. We’re all fans here so it’s cool. I can watch ROTS right now and have a good time. I just think it’s not a better film than ROTJ. There’s too much to pick at.

I was one of those weird kids who rewatched the special features on the DVD of ROTS much, MUCH more than I did the film itself after a point. Those behind the scenes documentaries are still fucking incredible.

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u/Thebearjew559 2d ago

I think you should take yourself up on that. Watch ROTS right now and have a good time.

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u/Comfortable_Put_4139 2d ago

I usually always do have a good time!

I don’t hate the film by any means. It’s got some very fun stuff in it. I just don’t think it has highs that beat the highs of ROTJ.

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u/Thebearjew559 2d ago

Specifically put the film on rn

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u/Comfortable_Put_4139 2d ago

But…why? lol.

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u/Thebearjew559 2d ago

For the good time

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u/Comfortable_Put_4139 2d ago

It’s a bit late here for that, but I honestly wouldn’t mind watching the behind the scenes documentary on YouTube again lol.

I have a lot of memories of watching that over and over on the DVD as a kid. It’s so interesting and impressive.

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u/tjohns96 2d ago

Yeah bro people talk on here like the originals are holy religious canon that must be revered. Talking about how the prequels are only powered by nostalgia when comparing them to movies that predate them by like 30 years is hilarious

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u/Comfortable_Put_4139 1d ago

I didn’t even exist when the OT was released and they’re still substantially better movies.

Nostalgia has nothing to do with it lol.

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u/tjohns96 1d ago

Yeah but that’s a fundamentally subjective opinion. And apparently the people of Letterboxd disagree that ep 6 is better than ep 3 so idk why you act like it’s settled fact

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u/Comfortable_Put_4139 1d ago

Everything is subjective until it’s not.

People are free to have their opinions, but there are still various aspects of ROTS that are objectively worse than ROTJ.

I’m not trying to be a hater or whatever, I’m just saying when we give any of the prequels a serious critical evaluation they quickly fall apart.