A Terrific space age epic

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2000)

Star Wars is a film that started it all. Not only the beginning of a 6 movie saga, but many other things as well. The film takes many things as influence (Shakespeare's Hamlet, Flash Gordon serials, old voodoo stuff, and Stanley Kubrick's 2001) and it turns it into a terrific movie experience. Some scenes are not all there, but they are made up for the extraordiary space fights and great quotes "May the Force be With You". So, all hail to George Lucas for creating a timeless masterpiece such as this and for many other things (by the way though, even though I think this film is well done, Episode 5 is my favorite).