6. Vader And Obi-Wan Duel - A New Hope
One of the greatest scenes of A New Hope was the lightsaber duel between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi, which was also, of course, the first lightsaber duel in cinematic history. There was meaty, engaging dialogue and menace and a few fancy spin moves, and we were all blown away. The duel was in a relatively stable environment and it lacked any displays of computer-enhanced Parkour, but it was still exciting and new and not at all an acrobatic step-down from anything that had come before. I'll admit that the final duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith was pretty amazing, and a few of my reluctant heartstrings were tugged, even with all of the CGI. Nevertheless, there were too many acrobatics for there to be nearly as much emotional resonance as in A New Hope, the film which immediately followed in the Star Wars timeline. Who knew that the fall of the Republic would make everyone so much less gymnastic?