STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Is The Lowest Rated Live-Action STAR WARS Movie On Rotten Tomatoes

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Is The Lowest Rated Live-Action STAR WARS Movie On Rotten Tomatoes

The final reviews are in for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as its theatrical run starts winding down, and it's officially the lowest rated live-action instalment of the franchise on Rotten Tomatoes...

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By JoshWilding - Jan 20, 2020 02:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's theatrical run is already winding down, and while the Skywalker Saga has passed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, it's performed nowhere near as well as the previous instalments in the sequel trilogy. Much of that can be blamed on the mixed reviews, and there's now more bad news for Lucasfilm! 

With the final wave of verdicts in (there may be a handful more when The Rise of Skywalker hits Blu-ray, but that seems unlikely as over 470 critics have weighed in thus far), it now has a score of 52% on Rotten Tomatoes. That means its the lowest rated Star Wars movie ever behind The Phantom Menace's 53%.

The only one that's rated lower than that is 2008's The Clone Wars animated feature with 18%, but the finale to this saga getting a lower score than the widely hated first prequel movie is definitely a shocker.

To see how each of the Star Wars movies have fared on Rotten Tomatoes, hit the "View List" button!

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)



Tomatometer: 93%

Audience Score: 96%

Critics Consensus: A legendarily expansive and ambitious start to the sci-fi saga, George Lucas opened our eyes to the possibilities of blockbuster filmmaking and things have never been the same.
 

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)



Tomatometer: 94%

Audience Score: 97%

Critics Consensus: Dark, sinister, but ultimately even more involving than A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back defies viewer expectations and takes the series to heightened emotional levels.
 

Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (1983)



Tomatometer: 82%

Audience Score: 94%

Critics Consensus: Though failing to reach the cinematic heights of its predecessors, Return of the Jedi remains an entertaining sci-fi adventure and a fitting end to the classic trilogy.
 

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)

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Tomatometer: 53%

Audience Score: 59%

Critics Consensus: Burdened by exposition and populated with stock characters, The Phantom Menace gets the Star Wars prequels off to a bumpy -- albeit visually dazzling -- start.
 

Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones (2002)



Tomatometer: 65%

Audience Score: 56%

Critics Consensus: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones benefits from an increased emphasis on thrilling action, although they're once again undercut by ponderous plot points and underdeveloped characters.
 

Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith (2005)



Tomatometer: 80%

Audience Score: 66%

Critics Consensus: With Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas brings his second Star Wars trilogy to a suitably thrilling and often poignant -- if still a bit uneven -- conclusion.
 

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

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Tomatometer: 18%

Audience Score: 39%

Critics Consensus: Mechanical animation and a less-than stellar script make The Clone Wars a pale shadow of George Lucas' once great franchise.
 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)



Tomatometer: 93%

Audience Score: 86%

Critics Consensus: Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy.
 

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)



Tomatometer: 83%

Audience Score: 86%

Critics Consensus: Rogue One draws deep on Star Wars mythology while breaking new narrative and aesthetic ground -- and suggesting a bright blockbuster future for the franchise.
 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)



Tomatometer: 91%

Audience Score: 43%

Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Last Jedi honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists -- and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for.
 

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)



Tomatometer: 70%

Audience Score: 63%

Critics Consensus: A flawed yet fun and fast-paced space adventure, Solo: A Star Wars Story should satisfy newcomers to the saga as well as longtime fans who check their expectations at the theater door.
 

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)

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Tomatometer: 52%

Audience Score: 86%

Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker suffers from a frustrating lack of imagination, but concludes this beloved saga with fan-focused devotion.
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99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 1/20/2020, 2:24 AM
Rian Johnson be like...
dracula
dracula - 1/20/2020, 2:50 AM
@WAKANDABATMANFOREVER - Really this shows this trilogies failure isnt on JJ or Rian, its on Kathleen Kennedy
DonDave
DonDave - 1/20/2020, 2:27 AM
Didn't the Phantom Menace originally have a higher Rotten Tomato score, but was lowered when it was re-released in 2011, and critics were able to dump on it?
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 1/20/2020, 2:52 AM
@DonDave - Yeah, it was in the low-to-mid 60s until they re-released it in 3D.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 1/20/2020, 7:40 AM
@DonDave - Critics can go into RT and edit their reviews & score whenever. So the score will always fluctuate.

I rewatched Ep. 1 -8 before 9, and the worst one to me is still 2 Attack of the Clones.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 1/20/2020, 9:05 AM
@DonDave -
It's still more interesting than anything made lately and if they had gotten someone other than the horrible Hayden Christensen it might have been good.
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 1/20/2020, 10:02 AM
@Goldboink - no, Hayden wssnt the problem. Daniel Day Lewis himself couldnt have made that script look good on film.
Nebula
Nebula - 1/20/2020, 2:34 AM
KWilly
KWilly - 1/20/2020, 2:34 AM
Maybe it's because I don't know much about Star Wars, but when I saw TROS, I thought it was complete nonsense by the third act.

Turns out, actual fans thought that too.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/20/2020, 2:43 AM
Although it did enjoy it quite a lot, in terms of actual quality I think it's just a bit better than The Phantom Menace.

Better than Attack of the Clones though? No way, in my eyes that one has one of the most underrated stories of all saga movies.
Matfin93
Matfin93 - 1/20/2020, 4:18 AM
@MalseMarcel - I will honestly never understand how people shit all over The Last Jedi yet say Attack of The Clones is good. I’ve loved every single Star Wars film, whilst AOTC is good visually/story wise, it’s a terribly made film with bad acting, awful dialogue. It’s really not underrated I’m actually surprised it’s not the worst rated.

TROS, whilst I enjoyed it is tied with AOTC for the worst Star Wars Movie imo
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 1/20/2020, 4:43 AM
@Matfin93 - I guess it comes down to personal preference. Some people value the visuals/story more than acting/dialogue.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/20/2020, 5:29 AM
@Matfin93 - Oh I'm not surprised that AOTC has such a bad rating, since the bad things definitely outweigh the good things in that movie. AOTC and TROS are both enjoyable, but AOTC has a better story in my opinion.

And I agree with people shitting on TLJ whilst saying AOTC is good, I guess we're one of the few people who like and enjoy all of em (although might not agree on how well regarding each entry)
jj2112
jj2112 - 1/20/2020, 2:43 AM
I saw the original in a theater in 77, and won't even bother to torrent this one. It's not that I'm a disgruntled fanboy, for me the story ended with ROTJ, and I'm glad there are people who enjoy these films.
RedHood92
RedHood92 - 1/20/2020, 2:49 AM
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 1/20/2020, 2:55 AM
CaptaCornflakes
CaptaCornflakes - 1/20/2020, 3:00 AM
@MUTO123 - There is no, abram did it, or just rian, or Kathleen. It was a joint effort. They all took part. A true team effort.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 1/20/2020, 3:02 AM
@KyloBen - I didn’t make the meme. I’m a complete moron when it comes to photoshop and making memes, but if I wasn’t, I would go in and add “& Kathleen Kennedy & Bob Iger” to this.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 1/20/2020, 3:12 AM
@EmpressCipher - Done. (I'd forgotten I already had an imgflip account)
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 1/20/2020, 4:06 AM
@MUTO123 -



This is top tier quality
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/20/2020, 4:32 AM
@MUTO123 - this is fcking perfection bro, fanfckingtastic job!!!
Kyos
Kyos - 1/20/2020, 5:15 AM
@MUTO123
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/20/2020, 5:30 AM
@Kyos - Probably the most accurate one so far
Kyos
Kyos - 1/20/2020, 3:02 AM
As far as I'm concerned Star Wars is now in a worse place than the DCEU. Which isn't an easy feat, because BvS is one of my least favourite movies of all time. But they simply have more options to deal with failure.

Batfleck sucks? Reboot with Pattinson.

Luke Skywalker sucks? Guess Luke Skywalker sucks now.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 1/20/2020, 7:03 AM
@Kyos - But I'm not sure Battinson is actually part of the DCEU tho. So the DCEU Batman still sucks.
RodPilgrim
RodPilgrim - 1/20/2020, 3:05 AM
I haven't seen it. I really don't care about star wars now (i wasn't the biggest fan either but for example, i enjoyed Rogue One A LOT). What really killed SW was TLJ. It's fine if you liked the movie but if the director trash on the target audience, treat you like an idiot and such, well...you can expect the audienxe to not care about this story that much anymore. That's what happened to Solo, and now this. It's sad but it is what it is. Rian Johnson ruined the whole franchise by taking the fun and the joy of it.
DemonTweeks
DemonTweeks - 1/20/2020, 3:08 AM
Well i enjoyed Rise of Skywalker so there!
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