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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.
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A boy's adventure yarn in the most traditional, unabashedly entertaining sense. Dec 12, 2017 | Full Review…
A boy's adventure yarn in the most traditional, unabashedly entertaining sense.
Perry Stewart
Oh, the astronomical audiences; oh, the mundane story; oh, the over-cute little robots (one fat, one thin); oh, the vapid actors, the galactic shootouts; oh, the brilliant technology and oh, the boredom of it all. Dec 12, 2017 | Full Review…
Oh, the astronomical audiences; oh, the mundane story; oh, the over-cute little robots (one fat, one thin); oh, the vapid actors, the galactic shootouts; oh, the brilliant technology and oh, the boredom of it all.
Helen Frizell
It's a "fun movie", as they say. Meaning that it doesn't mean anything, it's a superior, pop plaything to play with, to be innocently enjoyed and thrown away like a four-dollar comic book. Dec 12, 2017 | Full Review…
It's a "fun movie", as they say. Meaning that it doesn't mean anything, it's a superior, pop plaything to play with, to be innocently enjoyed and thrown away like a four-dollar comic book.
Colin Bennett
I haven't had as much fun at a movie in years. With its technical wizardry, high-velocity storytelling and spirited good humor, Star Wars dazzles the child in us. Dec 12, 2017 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
I haven't had as much fun at a movie in years. With its technical wizardry, high-velocity storytelling and spirited good humor, Star Wars dazzles the child in us.
Joseph Gelmis
Star Wars is nothing short of pure unadulterated entertainment, something that has been sorely lacking in a great majority of recent films. Dec 21, 2015 | Full Review…
Star Wars is nothing short of pure unadulterated entertainment, something that has been sorely lacking in a great majority of recent films.
Vern Perry
In addition to being a slickly produced and highly entertaining adventure suitable for the whole family, Star Wars is richly evocative of a whole range of old film forms. Dec 16, 2015 | Full Review…
In addition to being a slickly produced and highly entertaining adventure suitable for the whole family, Star Wars is richly evocative of a whole range of old film forms.
Robert Martin
What George Lucas accomplished is truly remarkable. Apr 18, 2019 | Rating: A+ | Full Review…
What George Lucas accomplished is truly remarkable.
Rachel Wagner
This is one film that exceeds its tremendous pre-release ballyhoo. Few movies have ever been so much fun to watch. Feb 6, 2019 | Full Review…
This is one film that exceeds its tremendous pre-release ballyhoo. Few movies have ever been so much fun to watch.
Dale Pollock
It's so fun to watch, even now I'm in my 30s and I've seen it 100 times (not literally). The characters, setting, soundtrack and story are all top-rate. Watch it: now! Jan 26, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
It's so fun to watch, even now I'm in my 30s and I've seen it 100 times (not literally). The characters, setting, soundtrack and story are all top-rate. Watch it: now!
David Hogan
With iconic characters and moments, A New Hope blazed a trail for cinema and helped by being a damn fine movie too. Dec 17, 2018 | Rating: 8.5/10 | Full Review…
With iconic characters and moments, A New Hope blazed a trail for cinema and helped by being a damn fine movie too.
Matt Hudson
It is the cinematic magic and the sense of joyous fun that makes "Star Wars" a very special film. Jan 3, 2018 | Full Review…
It is the cinematic magic and the sense of joyous fun that makes "Star Wars" a very special film.
George Anderson
Star Wars is, indeed, a movie that dares to be different, not only in setting, but in theme at a time when imagination has surrendered to realism in motion pictures. If you don't enjoy Star Wars, you are not as young at heart as you think you are. Dec 12, 2017 | Full Review…
Star Wars is, indeed, a movie that dares to be different, not only in setting, but in theme at a time when imagination has surrendered to realism in motion pictures. If you don't enjoy Star Wars, you are not as young at heart as you think you are.
James Meade
An all time classic and many people's favourite all time film. Well ahead of itself and launched the Star Wars series. Always entertaining, a land mark in film making!!
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Created a pop culture phenomenon that probably has no equal and deservedly so as A New Hope is a classic that only gets better the more they try to expand this universe with sequels and prequels. It has a sense of wonder and discovery that no other film in the series can match. The plot is pretty simple, but the characters really make it come to life. Empire Strikes Back would expand on all the things done well in this movie, but because it was darker it wasn't as fun as this one. That's not a complaint, just an observation. A New Hope was as good of a start as you can get for a franchise.
The start of an amazing mythology, and the beginning of one of the most well known movie franchises of all time. This story tells the journey of how a young man gains knowledge of the universe he lives in, and becomes a force to be reckoned with. It is classic storytelling at it's finest. It may not have perfect dialogue, and the action is a bit weak for most of the film, but in the end, that is not at all what matters. The characters, the world, and the meaning behind everything is what really sticks out, and I love this film for that. A movie does not have to be perfect, to feel perfect. "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" is fantastic filmmaking and perfect storytelling!
Star Wars changed everything. That could be the review of the film. Nothing else needs to be said, but I will. It changed how movies were made, merchandise, released, controlled. Everything. Film was going into a transition period that saw the collapse of the huge studio systems into small, independent, personal films. A summer blockbuster was a foreign animal. The 1970's were a decade of sadness and disgust in far more than Hollywood films. Society dictated what film presented on the screen in 1977. Star Wars changed that. It was ok to escape. It is a watershed moment in film history, commercial history, and holds a place in billions of lives across the globe. Billions. Those are religion numbers and people actively practice it. The scaled down plot of the film is simple. A princess in danger. A young farm boy with no sights of a future is wrapped up in an adventure with an old wizard, a scoundrel, and sidekicks to stop the evil that has engulfed the galaxy. It's all there and it was so different in 1977. In a decade that gave us Straw Dogs, Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon, and all of those disaster films Star Wars was a breath of fresh air. It was a turning point for the dark view of American society in the 1970's. It harkens back to yesterday when heroes were heroes and villains were villains. A simpler time. Lines were not blended at that time. The acting and the dialogue aren't the greatest with Harrison Ford delivering the best performance, but director George Lucas creates a world out of nothing but ancient religious beliefs. It carries on more than it's movie serial tradition, but an ideal of being one with the world. It wasn't just the marketing that pushed this film from beyond the silver screen, but those universal ideas of accepting what is good and shunning the evil that we encounter in our lives. I'm getting really deep on this so bare with me. Overall, Star Wars is a magnificent film that captures not just one spirit, but multiple ideals from throughout history. There's thousands of years of beliefs rolled up into 125 minutes of intergalactic adventure. Of course Star Wars is a phenomenon, but when you get back to the basics of the film itself it stands on its own and has become a high standard that other filmmakers try to achieve
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