Star Wars for me. Always have been, always will be a SW junkie. (I will admit though that episode 1 and 2, but especially 1, were very hard to sit through) But I watch them for what they are - fun movies that exist in a fantasy world. Didn't mind Braveheart, but it really isn't my type of movie, call me a chowder-headed Lucas drone if you will
This movie is clearly better than both of them put together: http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html
What's better, A science fiction movie with no science in it, or an historical fiction movie with little history in it? If we were talking about the best science fiction movies of all time, the choices would be Solaris or 2001. Sorry Decker, Blade Runner was nothing like Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep, but became something great on its own, by the sheer vision of the director. It's one of my all-time favorite flicks, but its more about Ridley Scott trying to recreate noir than it is about Philip K. Dick's sci-fi commentary. Mel Gibson is an underrated director, that thrives on character-oriented action films. Star Wars is popcorn fantasy/mythology for modern day filmgoers (which would include and appeal chiefly to, children and nerds). These movies are good, but they aren't like Wild Bunch good, or Last Picture Show Good. I think I'll abstain from voting
Braveheart is the better movie but Star Wars is a global phenomenon. You could probably go into the bush in africa and see little kids pretending to have lightsabers. I enjoyed seeing "the turn" much more than I ever liked Braveheart, even though I feel it is a really good movie. However, I cannot vote against Star Wars. ANH opened the year I was born. I have lived within the Star Wars universe my entire life and love it unconditionally. ROTS, while flawed, was awesome.
I haven't seen the new Star Wars but Braveheart made me want to puke, so I'm guessing the new Star Wars will win out when I see it.
Thank you Fatty....Braveheart ran in the Delt House on a constant loop, we watched that movie nightly. As much as I like ROTS, it didn't captivate me like Braveheart does. Now, for the Star Wars series, ROTS EASILY ties or edges out Empire as the best movie...in my opinion. Look, Longshanks is a better villian than Vader, The Emporer, Darth Maul and the Count put together. He is deeper, FAR and away a better actor than the chums who played those roles and manges to eminate an unstable, brooding, and aggressive presence that reeks of eeeeeevilllll. Longshanks and Stephen, the cussin' Irishman, almost took that entire movie away from Mel.
Fair enough, don't throw references to the "blah" middle class, simpleton suburbanites and their love of Braveheart and NOT include ROTS or the Star Wars franchise as part of the nucleus to that demographic.
Well after the initial fan boys put SW in the lead at 80%, Braveheart has made a bit of a comeback. DD
Plus, many people know that Braveheart is a better film than ROTS, but they are just voting for ROTS to spite you after your brutal review of the film. I did.
I liked both, but leaned on the ROTS because of the dark plot. I just love it. Sure the dialogue is weak, but there were enough positives to more than make up for it. The thread proves yet again that the people on this board will never over-whelmingly agree on anything.
When the Scots mooned the English, it did it for me. Totally ruined it. What a moronic scene. That and all of the inaccurate historical facts and dumb logic twists. Plus the blood and gores. I guess Mel knows how to get certain demographic's attention. Not me. Sith is a science fiction, great visual treat. It's simply entertaining.
Funny, Braveheart makes me cry ALL the times, I see it and I know WHEN and how long I will cry. How far apart is the feeling of "puking" from "crying"? (I guess that goes on the FaVorite Beer thread.)
