The Gone with the Wind of blockbuster films.An epic that still holds up.

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2000)

May 25,1977.The seventies were coming to an end.Disco was becoming popular.The eight track was a hot item.Drive in theaters still existed.The seventies were also a decade when movies were really moving on.Before May 25,1977,the most popular film of all time was "Jaws".Then,on May 25,1977,a film was released to theaters in the nation and over the next several months,became the most popular epic ever filmed.Nominated for 10 Academy Awards,"Star Wars" became the "2001" of science fiction/fantasy films that set a whole new meaning to the art of Hollywood film-making.The movie is presented on screen with a vision of a large comic book with cliffhangers,heroes and villains that we love to cheer or boo at.George Lucas,who was the director for such films as "THX 1138" and "American Graffiti" shows his genius and gave it to audiences when this film was released.A talented cast is helped by it's great story and screenplay.Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker represents the boy who wants to grow up quickly to be the hero.Harrison Ford as Han Solo represents the hotshot rebel.Carrie Fisher is charming as Princess Lea and Alec Guinness is masterful as Ben Obi Wan Kenobi."Star Wars" was the first film that I had seen.During that time,I knew this would not be the last film I would see.John Williams excellent score won him an Academy Award,a category in which he competed against himself with "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"."Star Wars" is my favorite because it made me discover how much of an imagination that I had.It was such a treat when my nephew saw the film nearly 25 years later.The effect it had on him reminded me how effective and wonderful a movie can be."Star Wars" is a movie that I respect."Star Wars" is definitely the real "Titanic" of movie entertainment.A spectacular epic that should be seen again and again.Make no mistake,"Star Wars" is the true king of epic films and I think this film is also one of the most respected in film history.