Did lucas get lucky with the casting? - Star Wars Reviews

This is a wonderful film, but it's hard to know whether Lucas really intended it to be the way it is, especially when you look at the souless prequel he made later. You'd be forgiven for thinking that he just got lucky with the cast; Hamil almost doesn't act-which is perfect for 'New Hope', although begins to grate a little in 'Empire' & 'Jedi'. Fisher turns snotty teenage attitude into haughty regal impatience, something which is again lost to some extent as the trilogy progresses. The real find is Ford, who despite complaining about Lucas' script, sure DID find a way to say the words. Because of the varying accents and acting abilities, the film has a breadth which again, it's hard to believe Lucas intended. You never get the feeling that the cast was assembled; they are simply random characters from very different backgrounds thrown together. The fact that their abilities and characteristics clash on many levels actually gives the impression that there IS a vast, infinitely varied universe out there. Even with all the extra special effects Lucas has been able to harness for the newer films, he never engages that extra facility in the viewers head that made the original series so great.

Science fiction was never the same again - Star Wars Reviews

?Star Wars? was unquestionably a miracle in moviemaking. Before it happened, we only had ?2001: A Space Odyssey? and ?Planet of the Apes?. Science fiction was not yet powerful, and we needed more? much more. Suddenly, up came the director of ?American Graffiti? and ?THX 1138?. He was going to risk his career to make something extraordinary. If he failed, he would receive no more chances. But he was brave. He was firm. He was George Lucas, and when he created ?Star Wars?, he created a masterpiece. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the Dark Forces are the rulers. Their base is the Death Star, an armed space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. It is a period of civil war, and a small starship headed by Princess Leia (Carrie Fischer) races home to the planet Alderaan, in an attempt to save its people from destruction. Unfortunately, a large Death Star ship captures the starship, and as two Droids make their escape, Princess Leia inserts a message into one of them before she is caught and imprisoned by the Death Star ship?s leader, Darth Vader (David Prowse; voiced over by James Earl Jones). Everyone else on the starship is also imprisoned. The Droids, thankfully, get into an escape pod and are sent off to the planet Tatooine. The Droids are the tall, golden, and English-talking C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and the short, blue/white, beeping R2-D2 (Kenny Baker). They land on Tatooine and are suddenly captured by some small creatures called Jawas (which are brown-hooded figures with unseen faces). The Jawas sell the Droids to Owen and Beru Lars (Phil Brown and Shelagh Fraser). Their nephew, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), then finds Princess Leia?s message inside R2-D2, and finds out that the princess is asking for a man named Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke consults his elderly friend Ben Kenobi (Alec Guinness), who, it turns out, actually is Obi-Wan Kenobi. He looks at the princess? message and decides that Luke should save her, and quick. Luke protests about it until he goes back home and discovers his house in burning ruins? with his aunt and uncle?s corpses in it as well. Turns out that Imperial Storm Troopers, who are soldiers under Darth Vader?s command, caused this. Luke finds he has nothing left on Tatooine, so he, Ben, and the Droids decide to leave the planet. The foursome go to the local cantina and meet Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his furry Wookie pal Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), who offer to take them out of the planet on their starship, the Millennium Falcon. They agree, and then they all board the starship and blast out of the planet. Eventually they are caught in a ?tractor beam? and are inhaled into the Death Star, which is under control by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing), who is Darth Vader?s instructor. Princess Leia is also scheduled to be executed, and with Han Solo and Chewbacca now on their team, Luke, Ben, and the Droids sneak out of the Millennium Falcon and into the halls of the Death Star, where they must find the princess and then escape alive. Luke is fascinated with the legacy of the Jedi knights, who were the galaxy?s defenders until the Dark Forces wiped them out. Ben reveals that he was a Jedi, so he may in fact be the last of them. It is too awesome for Luke to keep hearing, so he decides that he wants to become a Jedi. What he has to do is adapt to a special power known as The Force, which allows a Jedi to go beyond what he/she believes. A Jedi also needs to be skilled with a lightsaber, and Luke will need some time to master it. For George Lucas and producer Gary Kurtz, ?Star Wars? was a living hell to make. Most of the pain especially went to Lucas, whom many of the executives at Twentieth Century Fox were getting annoyed by. Budgets increased, temperatures went awry, Lucas hated being away from home, he was upset with John Dykstra?s visual effects, and on a plane ride back to San Francisco, Lucas suffered serious chest pains that went so far as to make him conclude that he never wanted to direct a movie again. Twentieth Century Fox believed that their other movie being made at the time, ?The Other Side of Midnight? (a film starring Susan Sarandon) would succeed a lot more, since it was a long awaited book-adapted film. In that year of 1977, the movie that seemed like tough competition was the Burt Reynolds western ?Smokey and the Bandit?. But look what happened instead. ?Star Wars? was a gigantic hit. Fans formed and people kept seeing it over and over again. The full title of it is ?Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope?, but it may take some time before people can start calling it that. And the two movies rebelling against it? ?Smokey and the Bandit? was a success, but critics and audiences so much assaulted ?The Other Side of Midnight? that it failed, and barely anyone remembers it today. In 1995, ?Star Wars? became the highest grossing movie of all time (?Titanic? then broke the record in 1997). At the 1977 Academy Awards, ?Star Wars? won 7 Academy Awards, one of them for the Visual Effects (strange that Lucas had disliked them). Disappointingly, it lost Best Director and Best Picture to Woody Allen?s ?Annie Hall?, which the Academy believed was more ?sophisticated? (I haven?t even seen it, but it doesn?t look that great to me). People who were born in the 80?s, 90?s, or the new 21st century should probably remember how they first found out about ?Star Wars?. I remember that I first found out about it by looking in a Toys R Us magazine and seeing the action figures (I was either 4 or 5). After that I demanded to my parents that I see the movies, and when I saw them I became a young fan. To this day, ?Star Wars? is still a movie that amazes me. It is an American gem. John Williams? thundering score will live on through history. George Lucas is a genius, and after he risked his career and it all paid off, science fiction was never the same again. ?Star Wars? is an unforgettable achievement. For the children discovering it for the first time, I envy you. By Adam Zanzie (icebox482000)

The movie that made me a movie fan! - Star Wars Reviews

This was it! When I was growing up, this was the best and more influencial movie of my childhood. Classic good versus evil tale. I love watching this even more now that newer episodes have been releasing. Their are alot of references to what is going on in the new movies. This movie is a classic and ranks as one of my favorite movies. I love the story lines and for its time, the visuals were incredible. I watch other movies that came out around the same time as this movie, and visually, you cant even compare them. This was a movie that raised the bar. Nothing felt forced even though many movies were going to be spun off of this one. One of the greatest heroes and villans in the same movie. Everything about this movie is great, even if it is a little cheesy.

Star wars is a classic. - Star Wars Reviews

Star Wars is a classic. its this exciting fun movie. it always makes we wanna light saber fight. i always wanna go off in an adventure lol. its fun!!!

Star wars - Star Wars Reviews

The three original Star Wars are the best Star Wars ever! Now since the Jedi's have all died, it really a long and kinda boring. You'll truely like it if you understood the story of it. For the year of 1977, very good visuals. George Lucas is the right director for Star Wars. Out of five stars, it's a 4.5.

Star wars - Star Wars Reviews

a good movie.the visuals are not good at all. but everthing else is good. a different movie, than the any other movie that came out around its time, exsept star trek.

Super skywalking - Star Wars Reviews

In short, the standard by which all other movies of this genre will be measured. And rightfully so. Ford's Han Solo is fun but Sir Alec Guiness is absolutely wonderful in his role. No matter how absurd the dialogue Guiness treats the material so seriously...you'll almost feel you are in a galaxy far, far away.

What an entertaining movie. - Star Wars Reviews

I love this movie so much. It will be one of the only movies I will ever give an A plus to. The first scene shocked everyone so much and pretty much everyone knows that theme music. I think it deserved best picture and director but that is only my opinion. Like I said before all the actors and actresses work really well with each other and all the characters are likeable. I especially think R2D2 and C3PO work best together and they were both born to play as them. Han Solo and Chewbaca also work pretty well. So do Mark and Carrie. There are so many things that make this great. But mainly and most importantly what would you think of this if it had nos special effects and creative costumes. I think it would have been very forgetable. This is the second biggest movie hit around the world. And I think it deserves a lot more.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... - Star Wars Reviews

This is the original series of how it all started. This series is coming upon being thirty years old, and is still the most popular franchise among new and old fans. Young farmboy, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamiil) leaves his home, teams with new befriended allies, and tries to rescue the beautiful Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) from the evil Darth Vader. Among the allies are cocky Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca, C3PO, and R2D2. Every fan should own the collection.

D - for dumb humor - Wedding Crashers Reviews

I am simply let down everytime I get talked into going to an american made comedy. Who's rating these comedy movies... post pubescent boys and girls? I guess if you think bare breasted women, stupid cliches' and just plain dumb writing is funny... more power to you. I'll stick to the foreign comedies, until Hollywood can produce something more funny than this type of garbage.

D - for dumb humor - Wedding Crashers Reviews

I am simply let down everytime I get talked into going to an american made comedy. Who's rating these comedy movies... post pubescent boys and girls? I guess if you think bare breasted women, stupid cliches' and just plain dumb writing is funny... more power to you. I'll stick to the foreign comedies, until Hollywood can produce something more funny than this type of garbage.

D - for dumb humor - Wedding Crashers Reviews

I am simply let down everytime I get talked into going to an american made comedy. Who's rating these comedy movies... post pubescent boys and girls? I guess if you think bare breasted women, stupid cliches' and just plain dumb writing is funny... more power to you. I'll stick to the foreign comedies, until Hollywood can produce something more funny than this type of garbage.

The best film of all time! - Star Wars Reviews

The Star Wars films have had a great impact on everyone. Every little boy in America has seen at least one of these films and LOVED it. The acting was a little cheesy, but hey, it is older. But, overall, these movies will go down in history as the best of all time!!!

An instant classic - Star Wars Reviews

I have seen this movie so many more times than any movie in the world. Well i wasnt born when it first came out but i was hooked the first time i saw it. All of those lasers blasting it was so cool. I still am one of the BIGGEST Star Wars fans out there today and love every film i see.

A sci-fi revolution. - Star Wars Reviews

In a galaxy not so far away, there was a man named George Lucas who today is not as polished in his work like he was before, created a vision out of his love and desire for motion pictures and created a true masterpiece known as Star Wars. Not only it succeeded with box office and critical success, it created a monolith fan base that lasted for decades and it's still alive. Although Lucas's current Star Wars franchises haven't been as good as it was. I will remember this work of art forever.

Greatest film ever made - Star Wars Reviews

Without question, Star Wars (1977) is the best film ever made. It captured my imagination and took me on a wonderful adventure. The special effects are revolutionary. George Lucas became a household name after this film was released. I've seen this film more times than I can count. And I have no problem watching it over and over. It still holds up well and does not appear dated. I can't say enough good things about Star Wars.

An all time masterpiece! - Star Wars Reviews

What can I say, this sprawling space epic revolutionized the way a generation would view movies, and forever changed the landscape of Hollywood cinema, as well as pop culture. This is Star Wars; the modern day sci-fi mythology that gave us Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, the force, light sabers, R2-D2, C3PO, Princess Leia, and Han Solo. Even now, I still get chills when Darth Vader makes his first appearance on the Rand Eliptic; smoke filling the hallways as he gracefully and menacingly steps over the bodies of Rebel troopers, while storm troopers stand at the ready. Luke Skywalker comes of age while rescuing the Princess from the Death Star, and manages to help resurrect a hero in Han Solo, a renegade space pirate running from his destiny to be a natural leader. For many, this is the standard for modern day mythology, and few films can ever hope to come close to the popularity, visual mastery, and themes of spirituality and friendship that make Star Wars one of the great films of all time.

Great for the time, but why now? - Star Wars Reviews

I get why there are some movies that never die out, and I can see why Star Wars would be one of them. Back in the seventies this was considerd a ground breaking movie, but what I ask myself everytime I see thses film rereleased, is why. These movies are so overrated it's not even funny, they're good movies for the time, but I think that they should be done now. They're still good to watch every now and then, but I wouldn't ever buy the new super duper deluxe versions of any of them. To me it's almost like they're just in it for the money, everyone that loves Star Wars alredy owns them. It would be such a rip off to buy brand new versios with new and improved sound quality and stupid comentaries that no one will watch anyway.

Not so good - Star Wars Reviews

this movie is extremlly boaring! i couldnt take it any more...lo i didnt even finsh the movie, it just wouldnt end. they just kept talkin and talkin and talkin, and i guess in the end someone, dies. wow big deal, u die by bright light, not the end of the world.... peace

No doubt about it, a classic! - Star Wars Reviews

I have seen this movie, I don't know how many times. It is a movie that I've loved ever since I was a wee-little wookie. Everytime I watch this I find myself saying "wow, I forgot how much I loved this movie!!" I will always love this movie. It was way ahead of its time, and still looks awesome today! It launched a lot of young actors into stardom, and made George Lucas famous! Everything about this movie pleases me. Darth Vader is my all-time favourite movie villain! He was cool, creepy but not all evil and thats what I like about him! I highly recommend this movie if you are into sci-fi, and if you're not, this movie will make you be!!

A true classic - Star Wars Reviews

I remember watching this, but just barely. So I went to rent all three movies from the first trilogy before I watched the new Episode III. I was dragged into the plot. Luke Skywalker is given his father's old lightsaber to save the hostage Princess Leia from Darth Vader. They catch a ride to Vader's ship, the Deathstar, with Han Solo and Chewbacca to rescue her. What seems like another save the day flick, Star Wars is truly unforgettable. The special effects were some of the best in the '70s. I suggest you to your local video store and rent Star Wars, now called Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Boyhood fantasy - Star Wars Reviews

How can anyone born in the late 60's / early 70's not love this classic sci-fi fantasy epic. George Lucas took old greek achitype heros and villians and set them in a galaxy far far away for all to enjoy! Kids slill enjoy this one today!

Awesome, awesome, & awesome - Star Wars Reviews

I refer to the entire saga in my heading. It came out in 1977, & it is now almost 2004, & the magic still has not worn off. There was something special about the blend of characters & the battle of good vs. evil. This saga is truly spectacular & epic. It is one of the few movies that is complimented by the love story between Han Solo & Princess Leia. Most of the time, love stories come across as corny, but not this time around! The scenary is breathtaking; the characters, believable. I have watched this saga over & over & over again. It is a must see!!!

My review... - Star Wars Reviews

"Star Wars" is one of the greatest action/adventure, science/fiction fantasy movies of all time.Back in 1977 the film wrote history.Of course it rereleased that's way the visual effects were so dated.Director George Lucas and the other stars achieved an almost perfect movie.

I love this movie! - Star Wars Reviews

Wow, what a great movie! The whole movie is way ahead of it's time, and even today the special effects still shine! It's so great to watch, especially after the disappointing prequels. Easily one of the best sci-fi and most beloved movies ever made! This is what going to the movies is all about!

Star wars - Star Wars Reviews

This isn't the best film ever made, but it's damn close. The best science fiction film ever made, Star Wars has always been held close to people's hearts. It has a great plot, and is acted out brilliantly, the chemistry between the actors is just phenomonal. This is without a doubt a masterpiece of cinematic proportions.

The one that started it all!!! - Star Wars Reviews

I am a big star wars fan, and can remeber when I first saw this movie when I was six years old. I fell instantly in the love with the movie!!! I still feel the same way about the movie that I did then!!! It is truely a "classic" film!!!

Sytehe6535y3g5y3$#@%#tgw@5423y - Star Wars Reviews

I cannot even explain how good this movie is. It is a great classic that will be remembered for ages to come. IT sparked the sixilogy(?) that will be remembered forver and movies are still being made today.

Realy good for its time - Star Wars Reviews

This is by far the best sci-fi film ever. The visual efects are not outdated at all. It has none of the kind of cheesy visual efects, you generaly will find in this age of movies.

The bible of movie making - Star Wars Reviews

This is it. Movies do not get better. What movie can be watched a 1000 times and still captivate an audience. Wow.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... - Star Wars Reviews

I've got a bad feeling about this." - Han Solo, Star Wars There's no reason to have a bad feeling about "Star Wars." The film is as shallow as a donut hole and a pure masterpiece. Rarely have I seen a shallow motion picture also be a memorably exciting and visually dazzling one, also. There's something more to "Star Wars" than just good visual effects, though. It is a fun movie, a playful movie, and it inhabits our memory. I've analyzed it many times before. I came to the realization that there is simply nothing there virtually. But was there ever anything filling up classics like "2001" or "Metropolis"? Well, maybe, but that's what seperates "Star Wars" - it's just fun. Fun with holes the size of the Grand Canyon. To fully understand the significance of "Star Wars," you must understand the time. It was 1977, and audiences were still raving about the special effects witnessed in Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." When word came out that "Star Wars" director George Lucas was borrowing the ideas of an outer space saga from Kubrick, it appeared to waiting audiences at first to be another rip-off. But something astonishing happened. Audiences were amazed to see that Lucas had actually improved upon Kubrick's space vision of the future. This was the first film to ever show a space-projected background move with the camera. This was the first film to see hyper-speed space fighters duking it out at lightspeed. "Star Wars" was the first of its kind. It wasn't as serious as "2001," it's not even necessarily a better film, it's just a different film, and no one and nobody expected that. To go into the plot is pointless, as (a) it really makes no particular sense and (b) it is already known by everyone around the world. I will say that the actors involved in this film (Ford, Hamill, Fisher, Guinness, Jones, etc.) all did a great job. How often do you see such a great cast make you care about their characters? Harrison Ford steals the show as Han Solo, and the robot droids R2-D2 and C-3PO have chemistry (I never thought I'd say that about robots). The film seems to be filled to the rim with nonsense spiritual dialogue about the Force - something that is all around us and joins our spirits together - but the dialogue is so cheesy it must be so awful on purpose. The actual story behind the film is a metaphorical study of the Bible. The Force is God and Darth Vader is Satan, and all the subplots going on are very reminiscent of spiritual warfare. "Star Wars" is an updated telling of the Bible, full of hyperspace battles and lightsaber fights. The special effects in "Star Wars" were so revolutionary that George Lucas started his own special effects company named ILM, and the film itself inspired so many rip-offs over the year it is amazing. Everyone - everyone - knows this movie. Just like "Casablanca," "It's a Wonderful Life," and so on and so forth, this is a film everyone remembers, and probably always will. And those in the future who may forget about this motion picture...well... May the Force be with them. If you like this movie, I also recommend: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Great - Star Wars Reviews

Star Wars changed the Sci-Fi genre forever, and is also a great film. The story is very developed and its a great film. The new sci-fi trash of today doesn't compare.

Movie that i will love forever - Star Wars Reviews

Star Wars is one of the best movies ever. This is a great sci-fi movie that had great visual effects for such a long time ago. When I first watched it and it said: "a Long Time ago in a galaxy far far away." i knew it would be great. The best performence is no doubt by Sir Alec Guinnes as Obi-Wan Kenobi. I also thought Han Solo quite amusing played by Harrison Ford. This movie has action, drama, and comedy. This is a great movie about good vs. evil.

A fairy tale in space - Star Wars Reviews

Star Wars: A New Hope is truly a timeless classic. Grown-ups and children alike can relate to the characters and can appreciate the wholesome story of good versus evil / man versus machine. Very few films can stand the test of time and have so many loyal, devoted fans almost 30 years after it was first released. This is a must in your movie collection!!

One of the greats scifi films ever - Star Wars Reviews

This is a very good movie, better then all of the new ones. This is definitley something you should see, even if you don't the new films.

A classic movie that nobody will forget !!! - Star Wars Reviews

In 1977, George Lucas created a movie that would go down in history as one of the best scifi movies in history. Starring Mark Hammil, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher, this movie takes place on a series of planets, starships, and battlestations. This movie had some of the best graphics for its time. To anyone who has not seen this movie you have been missing out on a classic.

Visionary & brilliant; lucas' sci-fi hero perfect - Star Wars Reviews

Creating a masterpiece is something few people ever truly do. Rarely does work become known as the pinnacle achievement of a genre, and almost never does that happen in creators lifetime. But this is the enduring legacy of Star Wars and its creator, George Lucas. "Star Wars: A New Hope" is our "first step into a larger world". In it we see into the realm of Jedi Knights, the mythical worlds of Tatooine and the vast Empire of evil led by Darth Vader and his powerful master, Emporer Palpatine. The story of Star Wars was first introduced to the world through this movie, which is somewhat strange since this begins the story precisely in the middle of the tale. But if Lucas was going to create a platform for telling more of the story, the only way to do that is present the best foot forward. Star Wars: A New Hope is certainly that. It provides the clearest character contrast, most crucial plot conflicts, and introduced (in its time) the significant visual effects advancements to enter film since the addition of color movies. While the greater Star Wars saga actually revolves around Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker character, who presides across all 6 major commercial movie releases (played by 3 different actors of different ages), Episode 4 is centered around the "son of Skywalker", Luke Skywalker. Introduced as a teenage farm boy on the planet of Tatooine in a galactic expanse in a far away universe, Luke plays the perfect hero for the all the millions of young people who saw this movie in 1977. Impatient, skilful, adventuresome and somewhat rebellious, he was an archetype for the generation the film spoke to in 1977, and frankly for most post-WWII generations of North Americans. Lucas knows how to look into a generation and speak directly to it (having mastered that by his 60's time set piece, "American Graffiti"). He takes the elements of cowboy, Romeo & Juliet, evil empire vs. democratic rebel forces, and sci-fi and rolls them altogether in perfect synchronicity. And while he spins these archetypes into oblivion later on through plot twists (his infatuation with the princess Lea turns out to be so wrong), this movie stands on its own as a brilliant model for so many that followed. Not only did Lucas make this film into a building block for a legacy of his own, but hundreds of sci-fi films since then have been trying to catch up by writing actually thoughtful plots, using real characters (not just superheroes), and employing ever amazing levels of the computer enhanced visuals pioneered by this one film. So powerful and successful was the visual and audio works that created the imagery and sound in this movie that several companies were spun off as the result of the technology developed to make this film (this includes Industrial Light and Magic, Skywalker Sound, Lucasfilm, and later Lucasarts, Lucas Digital and more). The young farm boy, Luke Skywalker, has his world torn apart when his surrogate uncle and aunt (and their entire farm) is vaporized by a regimen of Imperial Storm Troopers. The troopers are looking for secret plans, which were hidden in a droid that was sent, lost, stolen and eventually sold to Luke's uncle. The droid makes its way, however, to the destination of its requestor (Princess Leia Organa). An old hermit, who is really a Jedi Knight in seclusion, Ben Kenobi is the intended recipient of the message contained in the droid. Kenobi and Luke meet up and thus begins Luke's tutelage under the old Jedi Master. With his home destroyed, Luke goes with Kenobi on a quest to deliver important plans to a rebel force. The plans are meant to help decipher (and hopefully attack and destroy) the components and weaknesses of a new Imperial super weapon known as the "Death Star". As the plot moves on, the characters added are excellent in supporting this fascinating story. Most notable, Harrison Ford plays the rogue smuggler Han Solo. This witty and earthy character makes the Star Wars saga wonderfully enjoyable. Without Ford's intensely engaging dialog style and sarcastic wit, the Star Wars we know today would not exist. Every character falls in line after that. And each one plays well in this galactic soup of alien races and far away planets. I will let you watch the film for the plot depth and conclusions, but it is a great ride. The only lacking thing here is that in later films the Luke character never develops as a human being, let alone as a Jedi. While this doesn't hinder Episode 4: A New Hope, it does harm the continuity of the Star Wars story, which requires that we eventually end up with a well-trained, mature Luke Skywalker to pass on the Jedi legacy and create an entire academy to develop Jedi for the following generations. Neither here, nor in Episodes 5 or 6 is Mark Hamil (Luke Skywalker) able to develop maturity into the Skywalker character, even though he clearly develops skill. I don't think this was a plot error, as you do see him in increased responsibility and situations, but its clear that his childish responses and acting don't create the nuance for all of us thinking Luke Skywalker could lead anyone else, let alone train a generation of Jedi. Barring that one problem, Mark Hamil is, however, perfect for the impatient, suppressed teenager needed for this introductory story of Luke. He and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) play their parts effectively and with wit themselves. Lucas direction is epic, and through it, he gave sci-fi notable honor as "real film". If you have never seen this classic, it is one you absolutely must see. I would encourage you to see the films in the order they were released, as well, rather than the chronology they espouse. This is because I think the story moves more consistently when viewed this way, and you also see Lucas development of thought in a linear way. Overall, the best sci-fi picture you will ever see.

Can a movie stand the test of time? - Star Wars Reviews

Is it possible for a movie to ever stand the test of time? Certainly the special affects, graphics, and to a lesser extent the acting will look different from modern film. Yet can a movie be more than the sum of those features? After all, is not Homer's The Odyssey still read after thousands of years, despite it being "dated"? Surely, it is hard to compare film to literature. Yet if it is ever possible for a film to be timeless, Star Wars and the trilogy it launched is it. This film not only represented, but represents to this day, the very best of what it means to be a sci-fi epic. Though revolutionary in the realm of special effects, groundbreaking in other areas and breathtakingly creative, it does not rely solely on its original themes or new quirks to achieve acclaim, as many "good" sci-fi films do. This film, combines the best of science fiction with a story and a spirit that has meaning-- an underdog struggle, a coming of age tale, a morality play, behind an incredibly rich backdrop and a timeless cast of characters that fits it perfectly. At the heart of it all is a celebration of faith in a world of science, of heroism and spontaneity that touched and should continue to touch first time viewers. Watching this film again after many years, I cannot help but compare it to the stale and formulaic films that have dominated the box office in recent years. In a world crammed with media, much of the spontaneity that once used to characterize American life seems to have quietly disappeared. Let's keep Luke, Han, Leia, Ben, Yoda, and the other unique characters that struggled against 'the dark side' alive for future generations.

Way ahead of it's time. - Star Wars Reviews

it's hard to review a movie that's almost 25 years old without some bias - i mean, the special effects will inevitably look dated, their concept of the future is a bit screwy, and acting seems to have improved as a general rule over the last two decades. nevertheless, Star Wars is a stunning movie that is truly the best film of the 1970's. that the special effects can stand the test of time is an astonishing fact in and of itself. the true genius, however, of this film is the story itself - a timeless tale that set the stage for the (soon-to-be) 5 additional films that came after it. the characters are well-thought out, the action sequences are beautiful, and the film is just pure sci-fi poetry.