Whats the best Lightsaber fight so far?

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Whats the best Lightsaber fight so far?

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For me it's got to be Darth Maul and co... :D
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I don't know. The acrobatics and so on from the sabre fight in Menace was truly spectacular. The punch that Yoda gave the fight in Clones was a fan's dream come true. I'm torn. (Notice I don't even mention any of the fights in the first trilogy.) Maybe the second set has something over the first eh?
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Well, my favorite remains Darth vs. Luke in Empire. I liked the way their fight progressed, from the "civilized" duel in the carbon-freezing chamber to the hack-n-slash fest over the wind tunnel chasm. I also liked how Vader used his environment to brutalize and wear down Luke. At the end, Luke is a mess, while for Vader it's just another day at the office. Vader's so baaad, and so coool. 8)
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I enjoyed watching the first trilogy saber fights. The Empire duel was particularly exciting. (Especially with the loss of a hand and the startling revelation that came with it.) The prequel fights are in my mind more visually stunning. They might have less significance but they are brilliant.
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1. Empire (Luke vs. Vader)
2. Phantom (Qui-gon/Obi-wan vs. Maul)
3. Jedi (Luke vs. Vader)
4. Clones (Yoda vs. Dooku)
5. Hope (Obi-wan vs. Vader)
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3. Empire (Luke vs. Vader)
1. Phantom (Qui-gon/Obi-wan vs. Maul)
4. Jedi (Luke vs. Vader)
2. Clones (Yoda vs. Dooku)
5. Hope (Obi-wan vs. Vader)

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To each his own. Live and let die.
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THunderball was better.
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Yes, Thunderball was one of the best Bond--oops, sorry, gentlemen. Please continue...
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I'd forgotten about the Yoda Dooku fight... Yes, I think that was the best now.
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Yoda blew me away. I'm over it now, but when I first watched it, it was very cool. :-)
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My local TV station was showing Phantom Menace couple of nights ago, so I tuned in (never bought the DVD). I must be mellowing with age or something, but it didn't seem all that bad, except Jar-Jar still irritated the heck out of me. Anyway, the Maul/Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon fight was still intense and exciting to my eyes. I think I might rank it right up there with Luke/Vader in Empire. BTW, I still liked that brief first encounter between Qui-Gon and Darth Maul on Tatooine, when they were taking off. I liked how there was no preamble, they just got it on. Qui-Gon was a cool customer; in his place I'd probably be frozen in terror if I suddenly saw this dark, hideous looking thing flying toward me out of nowhere.
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Great imagery, MM. I wouldn't have gotten through the "negotiations" at the beginning of the film. The Dioxin would have wiped me out from the get go. :-)
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SHATTERSTAR wrote:Great imagery, MM. I wouldn't have gotten through the "negotiations" at the beginning of the film. The Dioxin would have wiped me out from the get go. :-)
This from the guy who thinks "Bruce Campbell vs. The Army Of Darkness" is one of the all time best movies. :screwy:
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I wish I knew what you meant by that. I don't deny it, I just don't know what you mean.
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Matrixman wrote:My local TV station was showing Phantom Menace couple of nights ago, so I tuned in (never bought the DVD). I must be mellowing with age or something, but it didn't seem all that bad, except Jar-Jar still irritated the heck out of me. Anyway, the Maul/Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon fight was still intense and exciting to my eyes. I think I might rank it right up there with Luke/Vader in Empire. BTW, I still liked that brief first encounter between Qui-Gon and Darth Maul on Tatooine, when they were taking off. I liked how there was no preamble, they just got it on. Qui-Gon was a cool customer; in his place I'd probably be frozen in terror if I suddenly saw this dark, hideous looking thing flying toward me out of nowhere.
I don't know how you can even compare Maul/Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon fight with the Luke/Vader fight... All fights in the first or second Trilogy (Depending on how you look at it) were pretty crap...
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Please, Lord Revan, I'm only trying my best to find good things to say about the prequels...and that's not easy!

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LOL!
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The fight parts are good in the prequels...
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Perhaps it is simply a matter of style over substance.
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