The Most Respected Action/Sci-Fiction Movie of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2002)

Star Wars brought respect to the action and science fiction movie genre. It was monumentally innovative, while providing an excellent example of a movie succinctly telling the story. The only thing lacking in the story is there are not enough dull moments and humorless comments compared to todays films.
This is by far the best movie ever produced with such a small budget and the sequels did not improve dramatically with increased budgets (although the special effects did improve). The cast was excellent, believable and sympathetic. Even Vader was a very likeable villain. The treatment of Darth Vader set the standard for powerful, unapproachable, and awe/fear inspiring villains. Luke played the confused teenager well while conveying a real sense of naivete. At the same time you could see his confidence and latent abilities grow throughout the movie. Harrison Ford provided humor and the loose cannon to keep things interesting. (Gueedo discovered that loose cannon early in the film).
The droids R2-D2 and C3PO were terrific. The were Bert and Ernie, Laurel and Hardy, the odd couple, grumpy old droids. If you just crawled out from under your rock, or recently landed on this planet go see it. It is a classic and will be remembered decades, maybe even centuries from now.