Beyond The Stars

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2020)

Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) joins forces with a Jedi Ben Kenobi(Guinness), Smuggler Han Solo (Ford) to save Princess Leia (Fischer) from the clutches of Darth Vader and the empire. Wow, how does one review what is possibly my favorite movie growing up? Everything about this film is why I grew up to love B. Movies, science fiction and so on. Star Wars (Now called A New Hope) is sadly a film I actually watched in theaters around Empire Strikes Back, cause I was 5 when it came out originally, and I'll never forget how enthralled I was. There are so many sequences like the garbage disposal escape, the final battle and of course even the fight between Ben Kenobi and Darth Vader while dated by today's standards was at the time the greatest thing ever. Also I was surprised at the outcome, not ashamed to admit this. Here's where I get controversial, as much as I loved Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, this one was always my favorite. You just had to be there at the time and understand seeing this before the others and having your mind blown. I should point out I've watched this so many times, I even took my wife (who was my girlfriend at the time) to the rereleases in the 90s and it's one I've never reviewed because I don't know if film criticism is in fact criticism if it's fan boy gushing. Therefore I merely say I love this film, it's one of my favorites and I can't recommend it enough. It's too much fun, not to be a 4 star rating.
**** Out of 4-(Excellent)