Star Wars

Star Wars

1997 "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars

8.6 | 2h1m | PG | en | Adventure

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

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8.6 | 2h1m | PG | en | Adventure , Action , Science Fiction | More Info
Released: January. 31,1997 | Released Producted By: Lucasfilm Ltd. , 20th Century Fox Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope
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Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

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Cast

Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher

Director

Leslie Dilley

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Lucasfilm Ltd. , 20th Century Fox

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MasterYoda9000 Star Wars (1977), aka A New Hope, is the first Star Wars movie. It is the movie that began the best movie franchise of all time. This movie is one of the best movies of all time. Star Wars is more than a movie. It is a emotional experience with characters that you can relate to. This movie is awesome for many reasons which I will state in my review.Storytelling: This movie had a fantastic story. This movie followed the classic hero's journey perfectly. This movie was more than just getting the Death Star plans to the rebellion and blowing up the Death Star. This movie was about Luke Skywalker and Han Solo leaving behind their past lives and moving on to something greater. Leaving behind the past and moving on to something greater is a major theme in the Star Wars franchise, and this movie started it. With Luke, it was leaving behind his life as a farmer and becoming a Jedi. With Han Solo, it was leaving behind his life as a smuggler and joining the Rebellion. This movie mastered the arts of excellent storytelling and character development. Characters:The characters were awesome, likable, relatable, and as a result, memorable. The characters were full of personality and charisma in this movie. Luke Skywalker: The best movie protagonist of all time. He was ambitious and sought a life greater than a farmer. He wanted to be just like his father. Han Solo: Great character. He was a smuggler in the beginning of the movie. Cocky and selfish on the outside but compassionate on the inside. Leia Organa: Very likable side character who was courageous and put the lives of others before herself.Ben Kenobi: Awesome character. He was Luke's first mentor. He was kind, patient, encouraging, and optimistic. Darth Vader: Awesome villain. He is seeking revenge against his old master.Emotion:With excellent characters and awesome storytelling, this movie is filled with tons of emotion. Here are the many emotional scenes in this movie:Leia gives R2-D2 the DiscBinary SunsetUncle Ben Finds LukeUncle Ben Teaching Luke The Force"For Luck" SceneUncle Ben Death SceneLuke Blows Up The Death StarEnding Celebration SceneActing/Dialogue:The acting and dialogue is excellent. It was perfect for its time and it is perfect today. Many memorable quotes from this movie.Pacing:This movie is paced perfectly. The editing between scenes is fantastic and the movie never feels too fast or too slow. It is a fun, enjoyable ride.Visuals/Sound Effects:The visuals and sound effects were perfect for its time and are still nearly perfect today. It's amazing how a movie that came in 1977 still looks better than almost every big blockbuster today.In Conclusion:This movie is an epic masterpiece and in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. This movie created the standard of what a Star Wars movie should be like. I love everything about this movie. It is near perfection. I am certainly going to give this movie the highest grade possible.Grade: 100%
Nominahorn I just finished re-watching all six Lucas-era Star Wars films in episode order (I-VI) with the commentary and want to give my reviews of each film. Let me preface by saying that I am a lifelong Star Wars fan who grew up with the original trilogy and literally have no memory of a time in my life before SW. As such, I am not going to be totally unbiased in my reviews, but I will try to be somewhat objective.Nineteen years after Palpatine reformed the Republic into the new Galactic Empire and destroyed the Jedi Order, we find ourselves following the story of some young rebels fighting against that Empire as they go on a mission to destroy the Empire's new planet-destroying battlestation, the Death Star.Going back to where the whole saga got its start, especially immediately after watching the prequels, is always a very special experience for me. Seeing how everything plays out in Episode III gives this movie so much more meaning and emotional resonance. When Luke whines and daydreams, one can't help but remember seeing his father do the same thing in the same settings in the prequels. When we see what a strong and confident leader Leia has become at age of only 19, we can't help but remember her mother, who became queen of Naboo at age 14. And then there's Anakin, now fully immersed in the persona of Darth Vader and embracing his evil choices, while still not quite being able to let go of his childish petulance we saw so much of in the prequels. Every character, setting, and passing reference to the galactic political scene has much more significance when viewed in the context of the prequels. THE GOOD-In many ways, this movie looks much better than the prequels. Even though they were extremely limited in what they could do technologically in 1976, the fact that every set and every prop and every person is fully and totally physical gives the movie a much more "real" feel to it than the often cartoonish previous three movies. I think the practical effects age much better too. Even though I've seen this movie probably over a hundred times, I still let out a small gasp at the opening shot of the Tantive IV being pursued by the star destroyer. The models used are amazingly detailed and real-looking and in many ways just look better than the cgi fests in the newer movies.-In a similar vein as above, I love how dirty and grimy everything is in this movie. And the props also are amazing looking. It probably helps that they were modified real life guns, but Han's German Mauser-based blaster pistol and the stormtroopers' Sterling submachine gun-based carbines in particular are absolutely gorgeous props. Everything in the movie has such a tangible quality that is lacking in the prequels.-Harrison Ford. What a massive stroke of luck for George Lucas to find him and cast him for this role and this movie. He is perfect in every way, both as an actor and specifically as Han Solo. He is one of the very few people who can speak Lucas-written dialogue and make it sound great. And really, there is no better compliment I can think of for an actor.-Alec Guinness adds a lot of legitimacy to what could have potentially been a very silly movie. He is the another rare actor who delivers his dialogue so well that you never notice if it is poorly-written or not.-The third great actor in this movie is Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin. He posses a calm confidence and air of supreme authority that the petulant Vader does not provide. He is the real villain of this movie and without him the Empire would probably seem cartoonish and not seriously threatening. His cold, calculating menace really adds to the sense of danger for Leia and the rest of the Rebels.-I really like that the special edition added in the scene with Jabba and Han in the docking bay. Han's actions make a lot more sense with that context added.-Aurally, this movie is stunning. Between John Williams' legendary score and Ben Burtt's genius sound design the whole movie is a treat on the ears. This is true of all the SW movies, but since this was the first one made and set the tone (literally) for the others, it gets the mention.THE BAD-Luke is kind of whiny and annoying. Not nearly as bad as his dad was, but he's a little hard to like, especially when next to charismatic figures like Obi-Wan and Han. -All of the added cgi for the special edition sticks out like a sore thumb and just plain looks bad. The only exception is maybe some of the stuff from the space battle, which looks ok but not great.THE UGLY-The security on the Death Star is atrocious. Why, on a station with millions of Imperial troops, do only a handful stormtroopers at a time ever go after the heroes? And why, in the face of a fighter attack, do you scramble only 6 TIEs for defense when you have thousands on the station? The movie's budget could explain the latter, but it's all extremely silly if you think about it.-It also makes no sense for the Rebel fighters to enter the trench so far away from the thermal exhaust port, where they are sitting ducks for the TIEs. And why do the fighters who aren't participating in the trench run not cover the ones in the trench?
TheBigSick The music score, story, and editing of this film A New Hope is among the best I've ever seen, even as of today, and you can hardly find a film better in these aspects. The sound editing is also truly world-class. The visual effects and action sequences may be out of date from the point of view of present, but definitely groundbreaking at the time of release.
BiiivAL NEW HOPE - a film that does not require presentation. The phenomenal creation of George Lucas for decades has become the standard of a fantastic adventure in the best possible form.Now it's hard to believe that in the distant seventies the studios did not believe in the success of the Star Wars. In the movie series that broke all box office records and spawned the world's most gigantic army of fans.Of course at that time in America, light cinema was not in high esteem. The Vietnam War, mass rallies, crises ... The situation was just like the then movie. And the young Lucas decided to wake up the society from this gloom and show that there is still a hope for peace and happiness in the world.Having written a somewhat unsightly script called The Adventures of Mace Windu - the Reverend Jedi-Bandu from the planet Ofucci, and afterwards having rewritten it several times, Lucas got the go-ahead from the 20th Century Fox studio. Basically thanks to the same as he is a revolutionary with Fox-Alan Leddu-jr.About those troubles that hit the film crew can be spoken for hours, but it's best to watch the wonderful documentary film The Dream Empire - the story of the original Star Wars trilogy.Looking for the first time Episode 4, I began to look at the movie differently. This is the ideal mixture of various components - from the Star Trek to the Lord of the Rings. Lucas took the best stories from different stories and put them together into one. Probably, Star Wars is the most organic fantasy of all time! And although the story takes place in the Far-away galaxy, it will directly affect each of you.As for the soundtrack, you can say one thing - He's great! Taking composers John Williams (who constantly works with Steven Spielberg), the creators also took a little of their main special effect. Well, who does not agree that the March of the Empire and the Introductory melody are the most memorable melodies of the cinema!Just as true was the decision to take on the main roles unfamiliar to the mass audience of actors, because they will not obscure their starry history itself. And the more it is pleasant to know that New Hope gave the world Harrison Ford.Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo and Chewbacca, Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, Princess Leia and Wedge Antilles - each of us in our dreams associated ourselves with some of those icons. Empire and Alliance, Jedi and Sith - in all of us there is something from them.I watch Star Wars 33 years after their premiere and clearly understand that they give odds to each of today's megadoro blockbusters.In 1977 Lucas released STAR WARS to raise the spirit of people, to make them believe in a dream! It's 2010 now. Turn on your DVD and relax. All will be well, and may the Force be with you!