A Very important film

Rating: 8/10 (26 September 2008)

It's difficult to look at this film without offering the comparisons of Empire and Jedi. Sure they had much bigger budgets and a more intricate plot in the case of Empire. But Star Wars must be viewed for what it was intended as, the opening of a whole new world. As a cynical 33 year old I watched Star Wars for the first time in years and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's true that some of the dialogue is stupid, the effects a little shaky and even the acting (Hammil's especially) is wooden in places. But film is craft and to imagine one mans vision crafted it is amazing. It could have been terrible, it could have been a stinker but he put a team together that to me, pulled off miracles. The story is not original, it's a composite of every fantasy adventure written but it makes for a dazzling spectacle. John Williams, the man who made Jaws the tension filled thriller it is, scores a dramatic, fan fare opening. It's as if he knows how important this film is. I have to love it. More accessible than Lord Of The Rings and a pure piece of pop history. Star Wars is not the greatest film ever made, but it's certainly an important one