Fans of lists and Star Wars, we are currently in a rare moment of list making history when we have exactly 10 theatrically released, live-action Star Wars films*. Thanks to the May 25, 2018 release of Solo: A Star Wars Story we can create a perfect top 10 list. We truly live in wondrous times. Of course, this moment of perfection will come to an end on December 20, 2019 when Episode IX adds an eleventh theatrically released, live-action Star Wars film forcing fans to finally choose which prequel film to drop from the list.
I haven’t taken the time to rank the Star Wars films since 2006. At that time my top six would have probably looked like this:
- Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars
- Return of the Jedi
- Revenge of the Sith
- The Phantom Menace
- Attack of the Clones
It wasn’t until Scott Aukerman posted the ultimate list of Star Wars films that I realized, “oh hey, we can make a perfect top 10.”
STAR WARS films:
1. A NEW HOPE (1977)
2. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
3. RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)
4. THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999)
5. ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002)
6. REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005)
7. THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
8. ROGUE ONE (2016)
9. THE LAST JEDI (2017)
10. SOLO (2018)— Scott Aukerman (@ScottAukerman) May 25, 2018
The comments on that thread are delicious.
After watching Solo I thought it was finally time to stare at a wall and consider my Star Wars top 10. However, before we get to that I need to tell you about the specific individual Star Wars fan that is me.