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Summary: shazaam
Review: a trilogy of epid proportions. these are always gonna be classic's to me and the making of them is great. though did we have to see Jabba The Hut getting all horny on Leia, ehhhh. but Han Solo, Chewy, Leia, Luke and the all star, Star Wars stars are great and the secret that shocked the world, Darth Vadar is Luke's father. if you having seem them then see them baby
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Summary: Best sci-fi series? Can't think of any others as fun.
Review: Star Wars: A New Hope-A highly enjoyable beginning to the saga, this is easily the most light-hearted and accessible film of the trilogy. Taking place in a galaxy far away, young Luke Skywalker is suddenly propelled into a galactic adventure against the Empire when he encounters two droids that bear an urgent message from Princess Leia, leading Luke to Obi-Wan Kenobi and pilot Han Solo. Little do they know they'll be in a battle not only for their own lives but for the freedom of the galaxy! Star Wars is first-rate escapist entertainment, with plentiful action sequences and high-tech visual effects. Unfortunately, much of the dialogue, quite truthfully, reeks and the acting is only somewhat better (Only Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness really impress).
****/*****The Empire Strikes Back-This superior sequel to Star Wars boasts a more complex and imaginative plot that bears plenty of intrigue and mystery (we get the first glimpse of Darth Vader's head, Yoda speaks of "another" hope), far superior special effects, and confident performances from almost the entire cast. Director Irvin Kershner crafts some of the series' most memorable action sequences, including the battle on ice planet Hoth and the climactic lightsaber duel between Luke and Darth Vader. The story separates into two threads, so the pacing isn't quite as consistent as the original. The storyline following the Millenium Falcon is much more interesting and faster-paced than Luke's quest to become a jedi, but the latter story is just as vital.
**** 1/2/***** Return of the Jedi-Long hailed as the weak link of the series, ROTJ boasts lots of rousing action sequences, terrific special effects, and decent performances, but little else. The cliffhangers in Empire Strikes Back are lazily resolved and the continuing story is fraught with head-scratchers. What exactly George Lucas was thinking when he included the Ewoks is beyond me, they're probably the trilogy's worst idea, period. As cute eye-candy, they serve their purpose but they should have been kept in the background. The battle of Endor Moon is cringe-inducing, with spear-toting teddy bears defeating high-tech imperial infantry troops with rocks and arrows. If the special edition should have made any changes, it would have to be excising these teddy bears altogether!
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Summary: A whole new mythic world as well as great movies
Review: Star Wars are not just great movies - though I still remember the thrill of seeing the first one 25 or so years ago (I am that old....). But they are a whole new, exciting mythic world, an alternative universe, but with the same battles between good and evil, tyranny and freedom, as our own. This new edition enables us to enjoy them even more than before - transport yourself to a distant galaxy a long time ago and enjoy!
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Summary: classic scifi
Review: Star Wars set the new bench mark for scfi film making previously held by 2001: Space Odyssey. This basically an action packed trilogy about good vs evil. The story is centered around Luke Skywalker who is drafted by obi won kenobi to recue princess Leia. Luke is trained to be a Jedi by Obi Won and Yoda. There are many classic monents such as blowing up the death star. Luke finds the power within him to do this task. THe movie consists of fantastic creatures and fantastic music by John Williams This is pure hollywood magic in which a small farm boy grows up to save the universe.
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Summary: This is where it all started.
Review: Before the Matrix, before Indiana Jones, there was George Lucas's Star Wars. You can tell it's hugely ambitious right away, with the announcement "Epiosde IV", which told people that they were starting in the middle of things. The first sequence is a great space battle. What makes this so special is that it's a Greek Myth told in sci-fi terms (Perseus rescuing Princess Andramada). The bad guy is the evil wizard Darth Vader. The hero is farmer Luke Skywalker, who gradually becomes aware of his great destiny to become a Jedi. It is a simple, almost innocent, tale of good triumping over evil that makes it so timeless and enduring.
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Summary: Best Movie ever
Review: These movies have it all, action, adventure, love, and one hec of a PLOT! It is a wonderland for the imagination. It is a classic tale with a space adventure twist. It truly is a movie that every one can enjoy no matter if you are young or old,or a man or a woman. Anyone who loves movies will love this!
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Summary: TIMELESS CLASSICS, well they were, until CGI.......
Review: ......kidnapped George Lucas and brain washed him and than made him turn these timeless classics into any other CGI film! Great quality, still fun to watch, but I just don't get the joy I used to get from watching the origanals.
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Summary: Special Edition Isn't So Good
Review: "A Famous Filmmaker Once Said 'Film's Are never Completed; They're Only Abandoned.' And Rather Than Living With My Abandoned Movie I Really Wanted To Go Back And Complete It." George Lucas Strong words indeed, but everyone around the world from 1977 to 1996 seemed to feel "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" were pretty complete movies that were able to please the whole family. Everyone, that is, except George Lucas. Lucas says he was never satisfied with how the movies turned out and since finishing the original trilogy had visions of an ultimate version. Little would he know that much of the world would absoloutly dispise his ultimate versions of the movies. Lucas said these are the way he's always visioned the movies, and yet, these versions ...... Hope this review helped.
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Summary: An Ok Collection.
Review: i don't think any other motion picture has ever been re-released as much as Star Wars and it's two sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. These films have been released so many times only the biggest die-hard fans buy all of them. This newest release is acceptable but dissipointing. George lucas is waiting until he's finsished with episode 3 to release the original trilogy on DVD, and all the fans are waiting anxiously. The problem with this newest collection is that all the films are presented in their redone special editions from 1997. For the anniversary, lucas went through each and every film and added pointless extra scenes and stupid new special effects which do nothing but degrade the film and make it lose it's historical value. None of the additions hurt the film extremely, but none of them were necessary in the slightest. An added scene with Jabba the Hut is marred because of awful CGI effects and dialouge repeated from a scene we just saw five minutes ago, not to mention Jabba is being a pretty nice guy in this scene (Han steps on his tail, for goodness sake). Another extra scene where Luke meets his friend Biggs before the fight at the death comes off as pointless because we have no idea who the guy is unless we've read the script or the old books. The so-called "improved" special effects downgrade the movie and stick out like a sore thumb. There you are, looking at a solid model alien and suddenly a new CGI monster comes walking across the screen. There are some senseless dialouge changes, as well. The excellent sequel remains the least fiddled with film of the trilogy, but still featues unneeded additions and pointless dialougue changes (including a james Earl Jones impersonator doing a new line after a fight with Luke Skywalker). If this is the defenitive version of the film that lucas always wanted, why does it feature an outtake from Return of the Jedi? Return of the Jedi, the weakest of the trilogy also features ridiculous new things, including an awful new ending that nobody wanted, complete with a new, sentimentaly score. The presentation of the films is OK, but nothing compared to DVD. The best version to go for now is the widescreen version of this (the films look terrible in fullscreen). however, if you should happen to track down the old widescreen original trilogy box set, buy that, because THAT is the defenitive version. PS George Lucas has stated that the Special Edition is his ultimate version of the movie and when the films are finally released on DVD, they will include the Special Editions ONLY. I can only hope it's not true and he changes his mind. I may be twelve, but I can still recognize the importance of the Star Wars trilogy and Lucas is playing with it like a toy. Thanks for reading!
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Summary: Special in which way?
Review: I am sad to say that the special editions were not what i expected them to be. While for the most part I welcoemd the additions and clarifying of special effects, there are a number of scene additions that ruined trhe movies for me. Of these scenes none stick out more than the Jabba/Han Solo scene in the first movie. To call this scene lacking is a serious understatment. The part where han "steps" on Jabba's tail looks oike it was put together on a home computer by a kid in junior high. Along with the poor quality of this scene comes the explenation that Jabba has a disease to account for the color change. Two other scene of negative maret are the musical scene in Return of the Jedi, and the complete changing of the final scene. The first is a computer graphics song and dance routine straight from hades. Out of nowhere comes this long, annoying, and uneeded musical scene. And as for the replacement of the Ewok celebration, as I set waiting for th beloved song that i had grown accoustum to hearing at the end of my favorite sceries of movies i was suprise to hear a newly composed song with new backgrounds and scenery. Call my old fashioned and a traditionalist, but i loved the sense of nostalgia for the origanal ending. All and all this triology offers a few great improvements, and a whole lot of terrible change. My advise skip this triology and buy the THX version that was released a few years before this one.
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