Excellent

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2006)

Pure excellence. From the mind blowing battle scene at the start to the mind blowing space fight at the end. Star Wars is truly out of this world. If you want to see a film (not to analyse it), with believable characters and a plot that will grab you by the shirt from start to finish, Star Wars is for you.
It has everything, Religion, the outsider, a young man trying to make his way in life and, obviously, the tremendous tyranny of Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire.
The special effects of the time WERE mind blowing, that first scene when you grasp the sheer scale at which this film is trying to achieve, the effects of the massive Death Star, the special effects in the space battles. The visual effects of the aliens in the cantina and the Jawa Sand Crawler with the robots.
This film was perfect for it's time and still holds relevance today, it defined a generation, the vision of George Lucas was spectacular, each scene was perfect.
The special thing about Star Wars is that it's so tangible, the backgrounds with the people going about their day-to-day lives is believable, each time you watch it, you find something, see something new, that you missed previously. That is what makes it special.
Star wars, in two words, is pure excellence.
10/10