Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition) | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford

Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition) | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford | A Science Fiction Classic-may the Force be with you!

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	Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford 20th Century Fox, 2004 average customer review:based on 807 reviews view larger image
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Exactly What I Wanted

I bought this and the two like Star Wars DVDs as a gift for my father who had seen the remastered versions and wished that they were never made. I wanted to find the original films, just like the VHS tapes I grew up with, for him to add to his collection. There may be a box set out there somewhere with those films but I wanted to be positive of what I got and this was perfect. It contains both the Original and the Remastered on two DVDs which is perfect. No bells and whistles, which is just fine with me. I would suggest this to anyone who wants the unchanged films that we grew up with.

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A Science Fiction Classic-may the Force be with you!

"Star Wars" stands as one of the breakthrough science fiction classics. George Lucas drew on timeless archetypes (thanks to his friendship with mythologist Joseph Campbell) to make an adventure for the ages. "Star Wars" has an outwardly simple story. Luke Skywalker,an orphan growing up on Tatooine with his aunt&uncle,wants to leave his homeworld and explore the cosmos. His grizzled mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi,leads him into an unexpected adventure. Little does Luke know what's in store for him. On the way,he meets up with the witty robots C3PO and R2D2,as well as the handsome smuggler Han Solo. Luke learns the ways of the Force, goes to rescue Princess Leia... and the rest is cinematic history.

"Star Wars" succeeds not just because of its simple story (Lucas was daring in having it be in media res as "Episode Four") and astounding special effects,but because of its talented actors. Alec Guinness achieved cinematic immortality as Luke's cranky mentor. Carrie Fisher is spunky as Princess Leia. Peter Cushing is appropriately menacing as the Grand Moff Tarkin. James Earl Jones voices Darth Vader,giving him a diabolical screen presence. Finally, Harrison Ford is appealing as the swaggering,sexy anti-hero/heroic smuggler Han Solo. Needless to say,Han Solo was my first screen crush. Unfortunately,the original Star Wars trilogy is all about Luke's Hero's Journey,and Han is a supporting character. No director's cut can make the trilogy All About How Han Saved the Universe and Won Princess Leia's Heart.

"Star Wars" has staying power. Nearly 3 decades later,it's still a fun popcorn classic. Once,in a galaxy,long long ago.....

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The best of the series.

These are the best Star Wars movies. It's not that I don't like the star wars prequels, it's just that I think they may have relyed a little too much on special effects and not the story. The Phantom menace was the best of the first three.
What's good about Star Wars 4 is it comes with the remastered AND the original. It's a shame though that you have to watch the original in anaphormic 4:3, so basically it appears as a tiny image with black lines all around if you have a widescreen TV, but if you have a full screen TV it looks fine. I like the Digitally Remastered versions better anyway. They are full widescreen and it looks and sounds better. So what that Han doesn't shoot first. 2 seconds of film will ruin the WHOLE movie? It still ends up the same! It doesn't matter to me. I hope you feel the same way and I highly reccomend this movie to anyone who doesn't already own it. Don't waste your money if you already have the 2004 versions because they are the same thing apparently.

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the gold-standard of sci-fi

this film has influenced many sci-fi film-makers and inspired many fans since it was released a generation ago. Whether you like the original version or the special edition version, the film itself is a treaure of cinema. It re-shaped and revolutionized the way films have been made since its time. It also has a great moral spirit to it, if you look beneath all the action scenes.

Star Wars

Star Wars plots are inconsequential. Only nerds, dorks and geeks know them. It is the characters we remember: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Obi-Wan, C3PO, R2D2 and Chewbacca. George Lucas could have done the world a favor and let Darth Vader die at the end of A New Hope. I was 31 in 1977 and, although I thought the film was okay, I was not swept away like the kids. I thought much of the dialogue was stiff and unemotional. Carrie Fisher has little if any charisma. My favorite is Obi-Wan. He is the one with perseverance, the one who waits years to set things right.

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