The fight of good and evil, the legend that started it all.

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 1999)

The first of Lucas's greatest. From the first famous lines to the last battle, not a dull moment. When it first came out in 1977 it was a hit with great special effects, now, over two decades later, it is a legend with great special effects. After finding a message from Leia hidden in his new droid, R2D2, Luke follows Obi - Wan Kenobie, aka Old Ben, to Mos Espa, where they hire Han Solo to take them in his ship, the Millennium Falcon, to Alderaan to find Leia who is now Darth Vader's captive. In an attempt to get info out of her, he destroys her home planet of Alderaan. From there Luke, Leia, Han, and Ben go to the aid of the rebellion beginning the story that is known by heart to people of every race, age, and culture. It was one of the first film scores to take people captive, one of John William best. It set the expectations for future special effects and sound as well as sci - fi plots. The acting was none less than any other genre of film. The directing was that of a legend. It took the usual, and made it fantastically surreal. Box office earnings and critics are a over emphasized. Only the movie counts, the plot, the acting, music, effects, cinematography, its all there and thats what matters.
Go ahead, watch it. I dare you not to like it.