Watch Ep 4, Ep 5, Ep 6 stop. Watch Ep1 as a non canon. Throw the rest in the trash.
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Watch the original Star Wars, then The Empire Strikes Back, then Return of the Jedi. The versions you found are good.
Here's the important bit, turn off Jedi as soon as you see a fat fuzzy walking teddy bear creature. The introduction of the Ewoks is when Star Wars dies.
Watch the L8Wrtr edits of the prequel trilogy, then the Despecialized versions of the OG trilogy. Some say to watch in release order. I don't think it matters as much as watching the content as it was originally created, and without the stupid fluff in the prequel trilogy.
Watch the odd-numbered ones first, then the evens.
All jokes aside: my preference is the release order, though the Machete order seems like it would be a good plan (feel free to include Rogue One, it is superb in my book).
I think that 4K77, 4K80, and 4K83 are the best way of watching the original trilogy. As for the order I think that's really up to you if you prefer the release order, or chronological order, or something else.
Just watch Andor and Rogue One, the rest is for children.
I wish I knew, genuinely the only Star Wars I’ve ever seen is the holiday special. :0 I guess to some degree that’s one way to experience the franchise though!
While I don't recommend it for a first watch, I have access to a copy of the fulcrum cut, a super-cut of the last three episodes of Clone Wars and Revenge of the Sith.
You can DM me if you want it
Go for release order. People (including me) can complain about episode 1 all they want, I think it's better to get a good grasp of "what was intended" first before understanding the whole fan recommendations
- Don't listen to anything the fans have to say. It's well-known that the worst thing about SW is the fans. Especially their opinions.
- I suggest watching them in release order, including the sequels. That's how the rest of the world experienced it.
- I didn't hate the OT remasters. I actually liked the continuity with the prequels. CGI is about what you can expect from a 2000s remaster of a 1970s-era movie.
- I liked the prequels, I grew up with them. Jar Jar is funny. #1 is a bit more slow-paced and deals with politics more than action, but it's enjoyable (and quite relatable at the moment).
- Disregard anything the fans have to say. The worst thing about Star Wars is the fans.
- Fan theories are an absolute waste of time, and if you go down that rabbit hole, you'll get more hate than you've ever experienced before. SW fans suck.
Some things to keep in mind (spoilers):
7. "Somehow, Palpatine returned" is actually how it goes down. The memes are accurate. Seriously, it really is that stupid. It's a trainwreck. But you should enjoy the trainwreck anyway, because it's fun.
8. Kylo Ren is the perfect embodiment of a nepo-baby. Approach his character that way. He's supposed to be a whiny piece of shit who let the power get to his head. He's supposed to be annoying.
9. Snoke is a throwaway character. Don't think too hard about it.
10. At some point in the sequels, you will notice the "and then they fucked" tension.
4 (A New Hope) 5 (The Empire Strikes Back)
Aaaaand.... STOP
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Another vote for Machete order. Simply put, it is a good way to watch the original trilogy, experience the story plot in episode 5 and get the back story in the subsequent trilogy.
Watching it in episode order for new viewers will mean they will experience episode 5 very differently.
Rogue One, A New Hope, The Blackened Mantle, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and you're done.
Not a fan of Empire Strikes Back?
It's the worst Star Wars movie
get 6 screens and watch them all simultaneously, no audio, just subtitles.
4 5 6 stop
Machete order or bust.
watch them in release order for sure, starting with Episode IV and ending with Episode III.
As for prequel versions, wherever you got the 4kXX files from should also have Schorman's HDTV rips of the prequels that I recommend. That way you get to see ugly ass puppet yoda in The Phantom Menace the way god intended, but you don't have to suffer DVD quality. If you can't find them, shoot me a DM or just download any blu-ray/disney+ rip, the prequels didn't change too much over the years besides some effects being re-rendered here and there.
Also big recommend the Andor TV show and Rogue One once you're done with the prequels. They connect the two eras nicely.
edit: oh yeah, i totally forgot. watch the Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars Miniseries between Episode II and Episode III. It's not super important to the story but I have a lot of nostalgia for it, and you'll enjoy seeing General Grievous actually looking cool before they completely squander him in the movie.
What's the current recommend for the original trilogy? Last re-watch I picked up some fanmade recolours of the OG rips, but not sure what's hotness today. For clarity, I'm looking for watching Alderaan explode like a poorly rendered image of a candle, not any remastered shit.
Try to find the original versions of the first three movies without the added CG that messes with the story a little.
Could you explain how they mess with the story? Didn't know about that.
spoilers
Han shot first, establishes character.
Jabba would accept the disrespect of Han stepping on his tail.
After Han steps on Jabba's tail you tend to shit and cry for a good 20 minutes and that usually prevents you from having a clear undestanding of the following scenes.
Don’t bother with the sequels. Tfa was okay, but it’s shit by og standards.
skip it and watch stark trek TNG instead
Unpopular opinion: just watch Visions S1&2 and then forget about the rest.
Fan orders are a terrible idea don't do them. Watch in release order, feel free to skip parts that aren't interesting. The fact of the matter is that the entire series has been written by the seat of the pants of the people making it, meaning that there are absolutely no insights to be gained by watching prequels before the originals, and every entry in the series has taken great pains to be comprehensible on its own. If you skip stuff you might miss out on some "I RECOGNIZE THAT!" moments in later material, but that's fine.
Also... the prequels are really bad. You may want to skip them entirely. I would suggest watching the Original Trilogy, The Clone Wars (the 2D animated tv movie, not the 3D animated tv show), the Mandalorian season 1, and then Andor seasons 1 & 2. Those series represent everything worthwhile in the Star Wars TV and movie canon, literally nothing else is worth your time.
It's 2025 and people are still parroting "prequels bad" when the Disney sequels were a literal trainwreck. ishygddt.
Completely agree except you forgot Rogue One.
Also, the Han Solo movie was OK.
Prequels were bad, sequels were worse. Mandalorian was good but ended meh. Ahsoka looks promising.
Ahsoka looks promising.
It's a Rebels sequel (which is a decent enough show on its own, just more for children than the average Star Wars), so kinda hard to recommend.
I'd recommend watching them in release order, as that's how most people have experienced them. You'll have a better understanding of the commonly ascribed strengths and weaknesses of the respective films and trilogies if you watch them this way. It is also very common opinion that each trilogy is substantially worse than the previous one, so if you watch them this way then you have an off-ramp at the end of the first and second trilogies if/when you've decided you've had enough - you'll never have to sit through bad films to get to the good ones.
The Machete Order is an interesting idea but I'm a little hesitant to recommend it because so many of these fan edits are designed by people who are in so deep that they tend to skim/omit information that is actually relevant to first time viewers who have no idea what is happening. Star Wars fans, like all fans of these geek franchises, often have a hard time seeing things from the perspective of people who don't share their obsession. For that reason, I also strongly recommend against watching any of the TV series or filler/standalone films until you've finished at least the first two trilogies, because they are written for Star Wars fans to flesh out the events around the main films and are filled with tons of irrelevant references and fan service that are just going to confuse and/or bore you.
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