Say what you will about the prequels, but the opening to the trilogy closer is nothing short of awesome. Star Wars Episode III вЂ“ Revenge of the SithВ (2005) This chaotic epic battle is a highlight of the film.Дў. They attack back, but then he jumps right into Alliance space, distracting their villainous leader from him. Attaching a gun to his ship, he attacks the Reavers, an army of zombie, pirate things. Malcolm Reynolds, the baddest scoundrel this side of Han Solo, has quite a surprise for the Alliance. This is definitely the saddest battle on the list, but not without blazing special effects. As a classic character is born among a tragic space battle, his father (who you might now recognize as Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor) becomes a hero the Starfleet would not soon forget. The special effects donвЂ™t hold up as well as the other films in the trilogy, but as far as a built action sequence they barely come better than this. Where better to start than the first ever space battle? The climax of the original Star WarsВ sees dog fights over the Death Star and its eventual destruction. A list that will likely be undone Wednesday night.ДҐ. Abrams will be tackling next? Here are the five best space battles ever filmed. But where does it rank among the best? Among the classics from a certain other franchise J.J. It helps that it opened with a wicked cool space battle.

The 2009 reboot made it cool to be a Trekkie again. Star Trek Into DarknessВ crashes into theaters later this week and we couldnвЂ™t be more excited.

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