Best duel of the saga

[Young_Flame_]

"emotion?" Hayden is THE worst actor i've seen in awhile... not that i could do any better but still... even though he's hot, that's doe not make up for his whinying...and..

Originally Posted by Jives

1. Shock value, it was the first duel, and aside from the small practice by Luke, it was the first time anyone had seen a light saber duel and the amazing possibilites of that.

2. Obi-wan dies. If you saw this movie on it's first run, do NOT tell me that you saw that coming. I was in the balcony of a 70mm theater, and I doused the entire crowd below me with popcorn.

I must agree with you.. that was quite unespected.. my best friend almost cried cause obi wan was her favorite

[tiny99]

Vader v Skywalker the first, unbeleivable imagery, cinematic genius

[Coolhand]

In terms of fight choriography, I don't think any duel can touch the Dauth Maul Vs Obi Wan and Qui Gon. Not only for the 3vs 1 showdown (the Ep 3 version just doesn't convince, you can blatently see Anaking and Obi-Wan waiting thier turn to attack Doku, wheras Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan seem to be genuinly going all out to kill Maul) but also the framing and editing of the fight are far better than anything else in the series. My only gripe is that Maul suddenly looses his reflexes when Kenobi jumps over him and cuts him in half. That seems to happen a lot in these films, which is odd considering how skillful some of the other choriography is.

Both the duels that Anakin looses suffer from this. He just stands there and lets Doku take his arm in Ep2, and he jumps into Obi-Wan's blade in Ep3, possibly the dumbest saber move in the universe.

Yet for sheer emotion, it's gotta be Vader Vs Luke in Bespin. He beats the crap out of our hero, severes his hand (the first time we see a hero lose a limb in star wars) and then...
"I am your father..."
Shivers. I sill get shivers.

[carrie221]

Most impressive would be the battle between Yoda and Captain Dooku.

Most emotional either Ep5 Luke vrs. Vader (finding out that the evil guy is his father, aww....) or the battle in Ep1 where QuiGon dies that was really, really sad.

[WarlikeMenelaos]

I'll have to say Luke versus Vader in 'Return of the Jedi' followed by their fight in 'Empire Strikes Back'. Third on my list is the fight between Vader and Obi Wan in 'A New Hope'.

Due to me knowing a bit of swordsmanship I honestly hate all the 'stunt sequences' in the prequels, they just seem overly flashy to me and don't look like real fights. I seriously dislike the jumpy, flippy stuff because in reality a swordsmaster would just step back while you jump and land a strike on you as soon as you land!

Despite saying that, Darth Maul's fighting style was actually very good and seemed based on capoeira somewhat (from what I can remember) I might be wrong there but nonetheless his fighting style seemed more real and fluid than anything else I saw in the prequels.

[Trey Greyjoy]

ha!
Chewie vs. R2 in holo-chess. Absolutely classic.

[Nesacat]

Obi Wan and Darth Vader. It was the very first fight and as has been said, it showed us what the light saber was like in the hands of skilled users.

And I didn't see Obi Wan's death coming either. And after all these years it's still a shock.

The later fights may have had better stunts and choreography but for me nothing comes close to this first battle.

[alpierre]

The Jedi Jedi lightsaber is the weapon of elegance of a more civilized time. In the hands of a Master, a Jedi lightsaber is unstoppable. It slashes through blast doors or whatever type of enemies. Using the Force, a Jedi can predict and deflect incoming blaster rays, and fire them back at the opponent.

[alpierre]

The Jedi lightsaber’s color depends on the nature of the Adegan crystal it comes from, and while its length is fixed in the case of a single-jewel lightsaber, lightsabers equipped with multiple crystals can have their length varied by rotating a knob that allows the focusing crystal activator to subtly modify the refraction pattern between the gems.

[alpierre]

I wish that somehow they enhance further the original trilogy - most especially the last encounter bet anakin (now darth vader) vs obi wan in the New Hope. With today 3D tech - they can surely bring to life - and give more LIFE and action to the last encounter - much more intensity than the duel bet yoda and the emperor in the revenge of the sith

[alpierre]

I believe Lucas is set to re-release the entire starwars saga in 3D - I hope they enhance all the duels within episodes IV to VI

[alpierre]

The Jedi lightsaber is the weapon of elegance of a more civilized time. In the hands of a Master, a Jedi lightsaber is unstoppable. It slashes through blast doors or whatever type of enemies. Using the Force, a Jedi can predict and deflect incoming blaster rays, and fire them back at the opponent.

[alpierre]

The best would still be for me, Obiwan and Anakin in the revenge..side by side with yoda and the emperor...and also when yoda threw the saber into a trooper then jumping on to him to retrieve the sword - that was intense

[alpierre]

Although they can alway enhance again the duels in the original trilogy to be as intense

[TK-421]

Well, here's a tally of the votes so far (mainly because I was bored):

Darth Maul vs. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: 7
Luke vs. Darth Vader in ESB: 6
Obi-Wan vs. Darth Vader: 4
Obi-Wan vs. Anakin: 4
Luke vs. Darth Vader in ROTJ: 3
Obi-Wan vs. Grievous: 3
Yoda vs. Dooku: 2
Yoda vs. Palpatine: 1
and special mention of Chewie vs. R2: 1