What little fight there was at least had potential, I guess. Great action scene, just not a great Star Wars scene.ġ0) Obi Wan v Grievous. Still, great soundtrack and choreography. Obviously one of the slowest, but with all movies now available it packs a bit more of an emotional punch.ĩ) Duel of the Fates. Again, very flawed, but it was an interesting moment to see these two titans go at it.Ĩ) Obi Wan v Vader ANH. Big decisions made in this scene.ħ) Yoda v Palpatine. Kind of a huge lynchpin part in the series. Kinda cringey at points, though, especially ragdoll Obi Wan.Ħ) Mace v Palpatine. I know this is the iconic scene for many fans, and it is good, but I think what I've listed above it is superior.ĥ) Anakin and Obi Wan v Dooku (ROTS) Great callback to the DSII throneroom fight. Emotional, great musical score, high stakes, and charged with dark tones.Ģ) Rey v Kylo (TFA) Beautifully shot and brutal, this feels like a return to form from some of the flashy, less fleshed out battles of the prequels.ģ) Battle of the Heroes (definitely flawed, but it has some great moments)Ĥ) Luke v Vader on Cloud City. I agree with much of what said regarding emotion vs flashiness.ġ) Luke v Vader (ROTJ) Easily the best in my opinon. Palpatineīattle of the Heroes (as "OB1 vs. If I were to rank them all, then, I guess the order would be. Palpatine? And that's the reason why YvP is not in the poll as a separate entry?) is obviously richer in terms of the conflicts it solves and the emotional texture, but after a while it gets boring and, towards the end, the visuals become so unintentionally ridiculous and over the top that they take me completely out of the movie. "Battle of the Heroes" (which, I believe, includes Yoda vs.
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OB1 gets pissed for about 3 seconds, then they dance a little more, then it's over. There's no personal involvement for any of them, right until the final moments and, even then.
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Even the characters don't really know each other. It happens between a couple of characters wee barely get to know and a bad guy we don't know at all. "Duel of the Fates" excited me when I was a teenager, because it was flashy and slick, but emotionally is a void. It's also short and to the point, which is definitely a plus. Ian McDiarmid: it's the 'less' "highly choreographed" one, it's the only moment in the PT in which SLJ is allowed to act with a bit of intensity, Palpatine looks evil AF without being silly (that will come a bit later) and, while is not the most emotionally charged fight in the PT, is the one that focus a bit more on the characters' feelings (mostly because is shot with a lot of close-ups).
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On the other side, I find TFA final duel to be visually more interesting and well executed, while still having a strong emotional impact - especially for a fight involving characters we, as an audience, only got to know for a couple of hours (but, of course, not as a strong as one between two characters we've spent 3 to 6 movies togheter).Īs far as the PT goes, I think my favorite is Sam Jackson vs. This is my vote on the poll, because I think the emotional punch is more important than the visual aspect. Vader (RotJ) is definitely the one I feel more invested in. In terms of character conflicts and emotional involvement, Luke vs.