My opinions of said films
1.0 is mostly just moderately good nothing spectacular.
expectable sense it was a adaption of the earliest and most standard mecha style anime episodes of the entire series.
however...
the last angel of 1.0 and all of operation Yashima takes the most boring battle of the entire original series and makes it one of the most epic military style battles I have ever seen period.
2.0.... heh is a MASSIVE step up... it is possibly my absolute 3rd favorite movie at the current time and I have seen A LOT of movies and have a lot of favorites.
now I think EOE Is a superior film on a artistic and film making level but I enjoy 2.0 more.
Gives rei character development she did not get in the original series, some bonding between shinji and Kaji That We Got In The Manga, some of the most fun and light hearted character interactions of the entire franchise. Touching stuff at the aquarium.
And IMO 2.0 has the absolute best ending to any movie I have ever seen. From when Mari picks shinji out of the bunker (hell maybe from when she activates beast mode unit 2) to the end credits scene. So poeticly beautiful heartfelt and tragic .
3.0 I thinks is just just below 2.0 almost equals, has a few more issues than 2.0 but the good in it is so good it FAR out ways the flaws.
Also if you or anyone else cares here is a poster tribute I did for 1.0
http://community.comicbookresources....on-1-0-Tribute