'The force is strong with this one'

Rating: 10/10 (1 April 1999)

This is one of the best science fiction films of all time along with "Star Trek." "Star Wars" set the pace for just about every sci-fi film -- including the sequels -- in terms of special effects and story telling. I was only five-years-old when I saw the original and enjoyed it.
The "Special Edition" is cool, but the story remains unchanged; only appended with 90s-style visual effects and new scenes -- some funny -- including Han Solo's (Harrison Ford) interaction with Jabba the Hut.
The theme is simple. It's good versus evil. A young farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hammill) who obtains two obnoxious runaway droids -- R2D2 and C-3PO -- is recruited by an old hermit named Ben (Obi Wan) Kenobi (Alec Guinness) to help rescue Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) from the clutches of Darth Vader (David Prowse). Luke must also destroy the Death Star, a powerful weapon that's capable of destroying planets -- including Leia's home planet, Alderaan. Enough said. "May the force be with you." My evaluation: **** out of ****.