To all who read or write these comments:

Rating: Null/10 (18 April 2002)

Several points have I to make.
1) Star Wars is not essentially Science fiction, and judging by today's standards, it simply is not Sci-Fi. It's an escapist fantasy, a "space opera," as George liked to call it. It's a story.
2) Action is not all there is to movies. Star Wars was about a space-based fairy tale. WITH action, to be sure, but not BASED solely around it. Those who think the Matrix is better because it's not based on action and special effects need their heads examined.
3) An escapist fantasy is a GOOD thing. It allows viewers to recover their lost childhood and become amazed and awed. If you shun the film because of its fantastic story, you are denying yourself a good tale. Chances are you're a teen in the stage of life in which you despise anything that links you with your earlier childhood, and it makes you feel "cool" to mock anything you find "immature."
4) Why do I get the feeling most of the critics are simply trying to disagree for the sake of disagreeing? Fellow fans, don't mind the trolls.