Top 10 Star Wars moments (don't worry, no prequels)

[DJCowboy]

http://techland.com/no-10-the-dagobah-training/

I thought this was actually a pretty good list. Still love the original three.

No. 10 The Dagobah Training



Long before Yoda was a jumping and swirling CG blob, he was a master teacher. And long before the central “Star Wars” characters were indestructible know-it-alls, Luke was a jedi in training, struggling to get his head around what it all meant. That's why sequences like this were pure magic – opening the doors to the wider Star Wars universe one revelation at a time.


No. 9 Return of the Jedi Ambush



Okay, okay, so I have lots of issues with “Return of the Jedi.” Too cute and coy and brooding and overlong…blah blah blah. But this is a damn fine moment, a great ambush in space, that slowly dons on the entire rebel fleet. I don't care how many times you've seen it, seeing the offensive turn to the defensive, the open space suddenly become cluttered chaos, is still electrifying.


No. 8: Obi Wan, Vanquished



Can you think back, to the first time you ever saw “Star Wars?” The first time that you saw this battle begin, where the lightsaber suddenly switched from some abstract gizmo into an immediate weapon? The first time your glee over this duel turned into a gob smacked realization that Obi Wan was sacrificing himself, that there was more to this series than right vs. wrong, as we veered into a place of martyrdom and succession? When you realized the teacher was now passing the torch to the student? This was shocking stuff.


No. 7: The Yearning For Adventure



The best quiet moment of the trilogy. The surreal dual-sunset, the sweeping music, the yearning for adventure and a sense of purpose. Just think of all the kids from remote small towns and suburbs who wandered into theaters in 1977, and connected with this scene of longing and hope.


No. 6: Vader Makes The Choice



It all goes down at 8:24. The great redemption of Darth Vader. The choice between son and master, between family and profession. And while his obsession over recruiting his son led Vader to saw off Luke's arm in “Empire Strikes Back,” this shows that when push really comes to shove, there's no way Daddy was going to let son die. It's a bond stronger than the Force.


No. 5: The Cantina Band



Such a great way of extending the reach of the “Star Wars” universe. After a very insular sequence on Tatooine, wrapped around a family in the desert, we arrive at Mos Eisely and get our first glimpse at a galaxy full of amazing creatures.

No. 4: Hoth Battle



It's the rapid pace of the revelations that makes this just so bone-chilling. Lando betrays Han. Leia confesses her true feels. Han is essentially killed in the pit. Vader then betrays even Lando, demanding Leia for himself


No. 2: Luke loses



Only seconds after Han's been killed, after Leia's been handed off to Vader, after the whole “Star Wars” universe seems to be flipping upside down in unexpected fashion, then this: Luke, so confident in his powers, starts to falter. Vader pummels away, shaking the young one's confidence. Then he chops off Luke's arm – the one holding the lightsaber – disarming him twice over. And then the bombshell about the family, reduing Luke to suicidal despair. Heart, body and soul – it is a perfectly imagined triple kill.


No. 1: The Death Star



There's no beating it. This is the sequence that sent fans right back in to see the movie a second time, the sequence that showed off all that Lucas had accomplished in terms of models, special effects, and the bridging of western motifs with outer space Flash Gordon excitement. It was electrifying, hypnotic even vertigo-inducing, as we plunged into that space canyon right with Luke. In fact, it was so integral to the success of “Star Wars” that “Return of the Jedi” basically had to replicate it a second time at the end of the original trilogy.

 

[dbradford8589]

Star Wars is still one of my favorite movies.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

To be fair, the prequels had their moments. Anakin and Obi-Wan's fight at the end of Revenge was pretty sweet.

 

[jod0565]

I like the original movies, without the extra effects in them.

Cool stuff.

 

[Bonezstorm]

Yeah Star Wars still rocks!
Can't wait for the Blu ray release, but we have to wait until next year. Those moments will be never forgotten for all true movie fans. An all-time classic!

 

[PirateKing]

#11: Boba Fett goes muffdiving

 

[~~whimsy~~]

Han Solo saying to Leia: I know.

When she told him, 'I love you.'

Harrison Ford actually said it would be better if Han said I know rather than I love you back.

 

[DJCowboy]

Han Solo saying to Leia: I know.

When she told him, 'I love you.'

Harrison Ford actually said it would be better if Han said I know rather than I love you back.

I'm guessing you saw that special that talked about that too? That was a great scene and solidified that Han was the smoothest smuggler-pimp ever.

 

[freeones_regina]

Loved these movies as a kid and have seen them many times after that but never owned a copy on dvd. Aparantly they are finally coming out on Blu-ray, can't wait for that.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

I'm guessing you saw that special that talked about that too? That was a great scene and solidified that Han was the smoothest smuggler-pimp ever.

What special?

 

[knowone]

What, Han Solo shooting first isn't a top scene?

 

[DJCowboy]

What special?

There was a special on History Channel about Star Wars and they talked about that line and how Ford wanted to change it to "I know."

 

[Johan]

Some great moment are missing, such as








And, even ifd the movies are quite bad, still there is some amazing moment in the prequels, such as :

 

[tunsty]

So I guess the 'Luke.. I am your father' wasn't that important, huh?


Oh.. and Princess Leia in a gold bikini?
fucking criminal that it was left out..

 

[Neutron66]

What, Han Solo shooting first isn't a top scene?

I thought that was gonna' be in the top 3.

 

[The Joker]

There was a special on History Channel about Star Wars and they talked about that line and how Ford wanted to change it to "I know."

Ford also spoke about that line on a VH1 special, "When Star Wars Ruled the World".

I think the History Channel documentary special went way more in depth on the series though.

 

[LukeEl]

I liked when Luke fought the Rancor monster in Jabba's palace too.

 

[Bonezstorm]

I liked when Luke fought the Rancor monster in Jabba's palace too.

And the fat guy crying for him

 

[JayJohn85]

meh the new movies.....

best moments for me



The fight takes place in the senate I found it rather symbolic maybe a bit cliche but hell still works.

PS> I love Yoda's Ataru form(aggression) pretty much only one who can match palpatine with a lightsaber.....Windu bested him with Form VII: Juyo / Vaapad but the rest of the jedi order got wtf pawned....Though Palpatine is considered probably the best swordsman in the lore and expanded universe bar OP new order Luke....It really didnt show in this movie they made him look too clumsy.

 

[JayJohn85]

Oh yea and not trying to hijack but fucking Yoda would have beaten Palpatine only for pure bad luck....I hate all the palpy lovers out there....They can get stuffed....Yoda was most powerful force user ever period....

Check out this break down of the fight....Ignore any drivel written after it....If it was fictional I would swear it was FACT

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=216035