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Summary: Star Wars, Yeah
Review: It simply doesn't get any better than Star Wars.
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Summary: Star Wars the best in film storytelling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Star Wars is beyond a normal movie, its so good it trasports you to another time and place. I didn't know really anything about star wars as a kid living the the 80's. It wasn't until I grew up and was in my teenage years that I really took to the galaxy far, far away. Now I'm a huge fan and can't wait to see the trilogy fully completed. These films changed hollywood forever(you could debate forever if it was for the good or bad). One thing is for sure at one point in everybodys life we've all felt like Luke Skywalker longing to be are own person!!!! Long live the galaxy far, far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: The Destruction of a Treasure
Review: Greedo shooting first? What the [heck] is that all about? It had to be one of two things. Lucas thought that Solo's character wasn't noble enough and shooting Greedo unexpectedly just wasn't nice so he had him defending himself. If this is the case then it is a total rewrite and rape. The guy is a smuggler come on! The only other reason would be that the original script called for it and with this new edition he wanted give everyone a look at the way it was supposed to be. If you want to digitally remaster it great, but don't rewrite history you turkey. I don't care if he directed it...I had to give this version three stars. The orginal deserves ten of course.
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Summary: See Star Wars as was in Theatres
Review: Anyone who thinks that apparently, Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, or Return of the Jedi will never be released widescreen will be proven wrong. Now that this Trilogy has been released in Widescreen Format, you have access to all four released STAR WARS movies in Widescreen. If you have a widescreen TV, this is recommended. The Star Wars films have all been updated from the original 1977, 1980, and 1983 releases. First off, there are new scenes that were never seen before in the actual film. Second of all, Lucas updated the Battle of Yavin and Hoth with effects that couldn't be done before. Third, the explosions have been updated with energy rings that weren't there before. Fourth, the Star Wars: A New Hope print has been cleaned up, actually "Better than the Theatrical Release". I only gave this package four stars because the scenes with Biggs Darklighter(Tatooine) from SW:ANH, the Hoth scene with the Snowtroopers getting clobbered by the Wampas in TESB, and the Sandstorm scene from ROTJ haven't been restored into this, or any for that case, release.So, overall, getting these movies in this Widescreen Package is better than to get the package that can be found easily for 29.99. These are the only movies that are really needed in a "full" video library: Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. BONUS: Comes with a 10-Minute Behind the Scenes Featurette on Star Wars: Episode II(Now known as Attack of the Clones.) PS: For the last time, it's not "STAR WARS", it's A NEW HOPE or Star Wars: A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back is not Part 2, it's Part 5, Return of the Jedi is Part 6, and A New Hope is Part 4. Then technically, it's not a "real" trilogy, because there are prequels.
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Summary: Great series, but tell Lucas we're waiting for the DVD.
Review: Lucas needs to see beyond his greed and attend to the needs of his fans: we want the DVD for these movies, and we want them now!
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Summary: It's Quality is In Doubt
Review: As a kid of 6 when this movie first hit the movie palace, I was taken aback - and still am when I think of the memories that were spawned from this film and the two original sequels. Over the years, I returned to see this film time and time again -- marveling at it's ability to still captivate after so many viewings and so many years; not to mention its impact of pop culture, filmmaking and merchandising. Star Wars became more than a movie phenomenon, it became part of the public trust. However, when George Lucas decided to return to his so-called well of imagination for the notoriously divisive and no doubt reprehensible Phantom Menance, he forever marred the earlier works - completely. One truly can no longer appreciate the original three films, because of the near butchery of the magic done by Episode I. I'll even wager that the Episode II: Attack of the Clones does more to denigrate the Star Wars trilogy. And let's not forget the incessant tampering that Lucas has continued to do with the original trilogy when he re-released them back in 1997. I'm so glad that I have the THX laserdisc boxed-set, so I can see these films as they were first introduced to the public, not some retooled pieces of digital wizardry that they have become. Can anyone truly justify (with a straight face) the re-edit that has Greedo shoot at Han first? Or how thoroughly ananchronistic the CGI Jabba appears? There is even rumor that Episodes IV-VI will be rejiggered again when they finally appear on DVD. If one doesn't leave a work alone can the subjective rating of that work remain constant? One could argue the continual tampering lessens the overall quality of the original. Star Wars circa 1996 was a classic film, now... I don't know what it is, perhaps the continual workings of an obivously misdubbed, misguided and spent creative spirit.
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Summary: Forever Star Wars:Video Memoirs? Yes! that's the way it is!
Review: This is an outstanding 3 video set of the Star Wars trilogy. It's one of the best. I'm glad my family and I have this video. This set has stories from Star Wars A New Hope all the way to Return Of The Jedi. This has been in our video collection for almost 7 years. We have this with the new film of The Phantom Menace. This 3 video set is highly recommended to future Star Wars fans. If you like Star Wars! then this is for you. Forever Star Wars: Video Memoirs
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Summary: Star Wars: Now and forever
Review: To misappropriate an old quote: a person who doesn't like Star Wars doesn't like life. What is there not to love? Star Wars is perfection in celluloid form, a gourmet blend of comic books, pulp sci-fi novels, soap operas, westerns, swashbucklers, sword and sorcery, the Wizard of Oz, and the best of our own cultural mythologies. As a result, it's one of the few "space" movies where being a science fiction nut is not a prerequisite to enjoying the film. To call Star Wars "technically innovative" is an understatement for the effect it had on audiences in 1977. No one had ever seen anything like Star Wars before: when I saw it for the first time that year as a 10-year-old, my mouth dropped open within the first five seconds of the movie and didn't shut until well after the final credits. It must have been the same feeling for audiences the first time a "talkie" replaced a silent film -- sheer, unadulterated joy at seeing something that had never been seen before. I saw Star Wars in the theatre a good 25 times on its initial run, and it never lost one iota of its power and fascination for me, or for the rest of the audience, who applauded after each showing, even after it had been playing for well over a year. In fact, Star Wars just seemed to get better -- and more real -- with each viewing. Although everyone knew that it was "only a movie", what kid didn't want to live on Tatooine, and join the Rebel Alliance to go after the evil Empire? To this day, there is an entire "Star Wars generation" who can't pick a stick up off the ground without thinking of the sound a lightsaber makes. And that's part of the fun of watching Star Wars today. Not only does the film have the power to transport you to that galaxy far, far away, it's become so ingrained in our cultural consiousness, it's impossible not to also be transported back to childhood and the first time you were ever mesmerized by that giant Imperial Star Destroyer as it swooped down from the top of the screen. Star Wars' story is deceptively simple. The good guys fight the bad guys for control of the galaxy and get in and out of scrapes along the way. Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill are the prince charmings, Princess Leia is the damsel in distress (with attitude), Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi is the father figure, and R2-D2 and C-3P0 are the comic relief. The film's grandeur, however, is mostly in the details. Starting the series at "Episode IV" was a great way to build buzz for Episodes I to III a good 20 years before they'd even be a glimmer in Lucas' eye, but it was also something more. It gave the film an instant "history" -- that we were unaware of that history made the "mystery" of Episodes I to III that much more compelling. The worn-out look of the spacecraft and vehicles only added to that mysterious sense of history. The X-Wing fighters looked like they'd been kit-bashed from nine or 10 different spacecraft and Luke's landspeeder reminds me of the 1977 Chevy Nova I drove in high school: pretty in its day, but well past its prime by the time I got my hands on it. Nowhere is the scope of George Lucas' vision more vividly presented than in Star Wars' famous cantina scene, which features aliens of all shapes and sizes, some drinking, some fighting, some falling in love, and some just hanging around -- one look, and you know the possibilities in the Star Wars universe are as big as the universe itself. Star Wars is one of the few films ever made that's at once artistic and entertaining, ground-breaking and familiar, critically acclaimed and popular. With apologies to Cats: Star Wars is now and forever.
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Summary: Best Science Fiction ever!
Review: Director George Lucas certainly new what he was doing when he made these movies, unlike with Phantom Menace. I liked A New Hope best, Return of Jedi second, and Empire Strikes Back least. I give it five stars for the following reasons: 1. The first star is for the superb acting of Harrison Ford as the braggish space pilot Han Solo. He did a great job! Also, James Earl Jones' deep voice was excellent for the evil Darth Vader. Carrie Fisher was ok as Princess Leia and Mark Hamill did will in the first two, though he was kinda weird as a Jedi in the last. Other voices include Alec Guinnes as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anthony Daniels as c-3PO. 2. The second star is for the magnificent special effects, especially during the destruction of the first Death Star and the lightsaber duels. This 1997 edition also include some specially done computer-generation for a new scene with Jabba the Hutt and some interesting new creatures in his palace. 3. The third star is for the droid duo in itself. The arguments and antics of C-3PO and R2-d2 are just so hilarious anf the way Han snaps at Threepio all the time and calls him "Goldenrod!" 4. The fourth star is for the music. John Williams is my favorite American composer. His music in the SWT was strong, powerful and at times, sad. I intend to buy the Trilogy's soundtracks as soon as possible and any other Williams soundtracks too. Any recommendations would be helpful? 5. The fifth star is for thr story and the plot, which is rather simply when you come down to. A farmboy, longing to leave his dusty planet, journies to become a Jedi knight and discovers that an evil Imperial leader is his father. A young Princess and a small band of Rebels fight against a consuming force threatening the galaxy. And in the meantime, the Empire is building a strong, planet-destroying machine. These are great films, and though the theology is a little rusty and the movies are not for little kids (violent and scary), I highly recommend them to any sci-fi lovers.
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Summary: "...one of the most influential movies of our time."
Review: The genesis of the most popular movie trilogy of all time, Star Wars is a wonderful film, with dazzling special effects and action. Aside from that, it remains a groundbreaking picture and one of the most influential movies of our time. It's old-fashioned story telling, with a sci-fi twist. The film is more or less a western (not kidding) with previously unheard of special effects and filmmaking techniques. Full of colorful characters and bursting at the seams with memorable moments, Star Wars has few equals in historical importance and creative significance.
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