Great, Just Simply Great

Rating: Null/10 (9 January 2001)

"Star Wars" is just amazing film-making that never does get old or seem dated. It was released in 1977, but could pass for 1997 very easily. George Lucas combined all the great elements of cinematic technology and story-telling from the past to create this impressive "outer-space western". The film deals with a young man (Mark Hamill) who must rescue a beautiful princess (Carrie Fisher) from the evil clutches of Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones). Harrison Ford is also along for the ride and veteran British actor Alec Guiness (Oscar-nominated) gives the film a dimension of style and grace that makes the movie work on so many cinematic levels. Exceptional. 5 stars out of 5.