With Star Trek currently warping up the DVD/Blu-ray charts as Kirk and Co. make a triumphant return to the big screen with the promise of even better to come, here at STS we thought we’d spare a thought for that other massive space franchise that’s been sadly humbled of late, victim of shoddy prequels and dodgy Saturday morning cartoon shows- Star Wars is not the all-conquering merchandise Death Star it once was.
Despite these varying fortunes however, around the STS office ..Empire is still on a constant loop, the first three films unarguably some of the best movies ever made.
So – who’s the best? It’s a toughie, which is why we’ve rated both sides according to strict criteria and let these twin titans of star-spanning adventure battle it out for the prize in: Star Wars Vs Star Trek!
Ah, Phantom Menace. Has it really been over ten years? It feels like only yesterday that Jar-Jar Binks led Liam Neeson and Obi-Wan Kenobi down into the depths of the Gungan City, dragging with him the respect of thousands of loyal Star Wars fans. Yes, Phantom Menace has a great many things wrong with it. Listing these and working oneself into a frothing rage has, for over a decade now been the pub-conversation of choice for nerds the world over. Well, now I’m going to throw in my two cents on the issue.
