This is a film that forever changed the face of the motion picture industry. Even with the CGI effects and darkness of sci-fi, it holds up and keeps getting better every time it's seen.
Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher
In a distant galaxy, a long time ago, young Luke Skywalker assembles his motley crew of allies including space rogue Han Solo and two droids -- C3PO and R2D2 -- to rescue Princess Leia, the rebel lead...( read more
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Flixster Reviews (42,826)
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October 11, 2006
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August 28, 2009
This is a nice little film you might have heard of. Although I'm far from being an obsessed mega fan, I do like this film a lot because it reminds me of running around the playground at school pretending to be Chewbacca. Technically its quite far from being a brilliant film, it d...( read more)
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May 7, 2009
Errr, what can I say? you all know this, its the greatest movie ever made. Almost perfect, combined with the rest of the series its unbeatable. The first Star Wars film and the film that made cinematic history, it changed history and created film going for a new generation of vie...( read more)
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December 30, 2008
"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope."
The movie that changed the world of cinema. After Star Wars, special effects started to take a bigger role in the business. A lot of people love this series, the original I mean, but I've never got that far.
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December 25, 2008
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
The story, for the tiny number of people not familiar with it, concerns a farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who discovers that the used robot recently purchased by his family plays back a message from one Princess...( read more) -
November 21, 2009
Star Wars Episode 4- A New Hope is a fun and thrilling sci-fi adventure.In this story, the republic no longer exists and the Galaxy is ruled by an evil empire. When the emperor orders the construction of a dangerous battle station, the technical readouts are stolen by a rebel pri...( read more)
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November 21, 2009
The best movie ever made. Yeah, I know that's a pretty gigantic-assed statement based solely on some of the cinematic icons that have been made over the last 70 years, but this movie re-invented modern filmmaking. It changed how Hollywood operated financially and changed how we l...( read more)
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November 20, 2009
Has all the elements of a sci-fi classic. Where else do we get to meet Han Solo and Darth Vadar in the same movie!!
Critic Reviews
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July 23, 2008such a ashame they've been ruined with cgi story changes, i only watch my vhs's copied dvd remastered versions . HAN SHOOTS FIRST
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February 27, 2008this star wars film brings back so many memories.. a total classic.
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August 11, 2007Ah, my first movie experience.
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July 25, 2007This is a verry cool movie. I actuly Hate SCI-FI FILM but Star wars is the only one good film SCI-FI film
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July 21, 2007just want to say,
this is to the starwars fans.
if u had the chance what starwars planet would u live no
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May 31, 2007My name is bobby pounds,i went to see starwars when it came out in 1977, i was 13 years old i was in junior high school,at poplarville junior high school!i was a teenager,i have the star wars movie poster!i saw star wars twice!i grew up with harrison ford ,mark hamill,and carrie fisher!i wanted to be han solo,and luke skywalker!i always wanted to go hollywood to meet harrison ford,mark hamill,and carrie fisher! Bobby Pounds
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May 28, 200710 years ago my dad took me to the cinema to see the special edition release and my mind was officially warped, 30 years ago my grandpa took my dad to see the same film and the same happened. Truly and utterly timeless!! Happy 30th Birthday Star Wars.
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