Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars

[DorkyFresh]

Well as movies, Star Wars IS the original as it wasn't directly adapted from something else.

i agree that it was original in the sense that no one had seen anything like it at the time (same could be said for LotR), but not original in a story or character sense. George Lucas drew heavily from Akira Kurosawa's films.

Star Wars gets my vote because its what I grew up on.I love Star Wars like most of you do,but I think sometimes our judgment is clouded by seeing things threw the eyes of our past.

i totally agree. if i take nostalgia and childhood love into account then Star Wars definitely has the upper hand but when i watch the movies today i just can't say Star Wars is better. Star Wars doesn't tug on my heart strings, today, the way LotR does.

 

[tyler-durden]

LOTR is boring as hell, I vote Star Wars

 

[DeaDheaD]

Rings' production was better all around, so I went with Rings, but honestly both trilogies, 3 really, have the dumbest, most out-of-place endings so far.

 

[JTStarkiller]

The Lord of the Rings trilogy has better acting and writing for sure, but the Star Wars films are set in a more interesting universe, have a better overall story, and a certain charm that The Lord of the Rings will just never be able to match.

I'm a huge, huge fan of LOTR, but Star Wars will always be my obsession.

 

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Rings has better acting, effects and far superior production quality. But its also overlong, dull in many places and just a little too (for wont of a better word) gay.

Star Wars has lightsabers. That alone makes it rule.

 

[QueerMike]

The question should be:

Bigger Dorks -

Star Wars fans
LOTR fans

 

[Timstuff]

This is an unfair question. I was raised on LOTR and SW, and was introduced to them around the same time. But if I must choose which had a bigger impact on me as a MOVIE, it would be Star Wars, since the LOTR films weren't out until I was a teenager, and I must have seen the Star Wars movies dozens of times as a kid.

 

[Warhammer]

My favorite trilogy? The Lord of the Rings trilogy, by a hair.
However, the trilogy that made the biggest impact? Star Wars

 

[Ghostvirus]

Why must we choose. We had 3 of the greatest trilogies ever in one Decade. Matrix, LOTR, & Star Wars. Why not love them all equally? I love them for certain things they bring to the table.

 

[CrypticOne]

I voted for The Lord of the Rings.

 

[tyler-durden]

the matrix doesn't count because the second two are completely different from the first

 

[DorkyFresh]

Lord of the Rings is a more well rounded trilogy (better acting, script, dialogue, etc.), however Star Wars is more appealing (brighter visuals, different worlds, lightsabers, etc.)

LotR = fulfills the nerd in us
Star Wars = fulfulls the geek in us




may the one ring be with you...

 

[tyler-durden]

Eww, don't try and merge the two, that's disgusting

 

[DorkyFresh]

Eww, don't try and merge the two, that's disgusting

They're taking the Hobbits to Alderan!!!

 

[tyler-durden]

AHHHHHHHHH, my ears are bleeding

 

[Ghostvirus]

the matrix doesn't count because the second two are completely different from the first

How are they different?

 

[primemover]

Let's do the math, here are the movies ranked:

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. The Return of the King
4. The Two Towers
5. Return of the Jedi
6. The Fellowship of the Ring

Star Wars wins 8 to 14.

 

[JTStarkiller]

How are they different?

They're not. I don't understand that statement.

 

[tyler-durden]

I mean how two and three have a storyline that directly connects each other, where the first one stands as an actually good movie.

 

[Nightmare]

AHHHHHHHHH, my ears are bleeding

Were you hearing britney on the radio??

 

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

I mean how two and three have a storyline that directly connects each other, where the first one stands as an actually good movie.

Pretty much. Just because a movie has two sequels does not make it a trilogy per sé. The style and the tone changed totally between 1 and 2/3 (as did the quality, but watcha gonna do?).

 

[Doctor Baywatch]

Lord of the rings movies were so boring. Jackson failed. He didn't really understand the story.
And George Lucas made a series where no movie fit another one.

 

[CrypticOne]

Let's do the math, here are the movies ranked:

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. The Return of the King
4. The Two Towers
5. Return of the Jedi
6. The Fellowship of the Ring

Star Wars wins 8 to 14.

I don't agree with that.

A New Hope over Return of the Jedi?

 

[CrypticOne]

Lord of the rings movies were so boring. Jackson failed. He didn't really understand the story.
And George Lucas made a series where no movie fit another one.

Say what!?

The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars are classics.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Star Wars has been around longer and has more nostalgia.
Also spawned more iconic characters.