What else is there to say? One of the greats.

Rating: 10/10 (17 March 2000)

Star Wars,quite simply, is one of the great film spectacles of all time. Watching this movie reminds me of precisely what makes the cinematic experience so wonderful. Some people go one way and talk about the poor acting or the stock characters, but what they forget or ignore is that this is possible the most purely, thoroughly entertaining film ever. And that it certainly is- it's an escapist movie. From the opening shot of the Imperial ship looming overhead, to the supreme adrenaline rush of a climax in the Death Star trenches, this film is completely absorbing in its escapism. Truly one of the great adventures of all time.